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New comment by johnny_canuck in "Google changes its search box"

johnny_canuck — Wed, 20 May 2026 00:59:21 +0000

But ultimately that strategy is good for the consumer right?

In this context, if Google is going to give me the recipe without having to scroll through the story, that seems like a win to me.

The ad-revenue driven Internet of web 2.0 is finally dead and I'm not sure I'm all that sad.

Even in North Korea, someone's in your parking spot

johnny_canuck — Fri, 15 May 2026 20:06:41 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/even-north-korea-someones-your-parking-spot-2026-05-12/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48153179

Points: 2

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New comment by johnny_canuck in "Iran war energy shock sparks global push to reduce fossil fuel dependence"

johnny_canuck — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:23:31 +0000

> The whole "reduce your carbon footprint PSA" was just a ruse.

It is especially true in the context of this war when the US is attacking oil infrastructure which is causing catastrophic environmental damage: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/world/middleeast/iran-oil...

Similarly related to the paper straw meme that has been circulating the last while.

New comment by johnny_canuck in "US Job Market Visualizer – Andrej Karpathy"

johnny_canuck — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:43:26 +0000

Reminds me of trying to pick an available campsite on Parks Ontario.

New comment by johnny_canuck in "Layoffs at Block"

johnny_canuck — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:35:07 +0000

That's true. For context, I reside in Canada where good tech jobs fit the definition of the low end of upper class (250k CAD) where I am not sure the same is true in the USA? Regardless my definition is wrong.

New comment by johnny_canuck in "Layoffs at Block"

johnny_canuck — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 02:18:24 +0000

> I think the scary thing going forward is that, over the past 25-30 years or so, tech provided a huge amount of the average wage growth, at least in the US.

This is the thing that keeps me up at night. Tech has allowed a very solid middle class lifestyle for a lot of people. I can't think of another good paying job where someone is self-taught, or went to a 12-month certificate program at their local community college and now has a very good career.

If those jobs disappear, or wage growth is non-existent, I don't know where the next generation will find those jobs.

New comment by johnny_canuck in "Stripe valued at $159B, 2025 annual letter"

johnny_canuck — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:35:43 +0000

Are there caps on how much you could sell during the tender offer? I had one come through my email ~3 years ago for a company I previously worked for. IIRC it allowed you to sell up to 10% of your stock.

New comment by johnny_canuck in "The $100B megadeal between OpenAI and Nvidia is on ice"

johnny_canuck — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 01:29:44 +0000

Interesting to see this follow the news of their plan IPO in Q4 just yesterday. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-ipo-anthropic-race-69f06a...

Data centers will consume 70 percent of memory chips made in 2026

johnny_canuck — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:15:50 +0000

Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/data-centers-will-consume-70-percent-of-memory-chips-made-in-2026-supply-shortfall-will-cause-the-chip-shortage-to-spread-to-other-segments

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46692646

Points: 6

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New comment by johnny_canuck in "ChatGPT terms disallow its use in providing legal and medical advice to others"

johnny_canuck — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:11:39 +0000

It is awful, but at the same time this isn't new. People have for a long time used Google searches to self diagnose their issues. ChatGPT just makes that process ever easier now.

From my viewpoint it speaks more to a problem of the healthcare system.

New comment by johnny_canuck in "Live Stream from the Namib Desert"

johnny_canuck — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 15:22:00 +0000

Does anyone know what type of camera the stream uses? Or recommendations of an outdoor camera/microphone that could accomplish the same thing? I'd love to do this sort of thing in our rural backyard

New comment by johnny_canuck in "Bank of England flags risk of 'sudden correction' in tech stocks inflated by AI"

johnny_canuck — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:43:41 +0000

Scott Galloway had a podcast episode about this topic just over a week ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oeepx2ZLrCA

I used to scoff at the idea of the AI-bubble (or any recently called-for tech bubble) being like the 90s given the way technology/the internet is now so integrated into our lives, but the way he spelled it out it does seem similar.

New comment by johnny_canuck in "Ask HN: Do you still use search engines?"

johnny_canuck — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 02:17:58 +0000

When searching something non-programming related, I do. For example, I'm building an addition on our home. Searching for building materials, ideas, and any building science questions I have, I often find LLMs lacking. Even then, maybe 40% of the time Gemini gives me a good enough response.

On the flip side, any time I'm searching for something programming (FE, JavaScript in my case) it's last resort because an LLM is not giving me the answer I'm looking for.

This is still shocking to me, I really never thought I would replace my reliance on Google with something new.

New comment by johnny_canuck in "Happy 10k Day"

johnny_canuck — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:26:44 +0000

Yes, I know the issue you're talking about. The fix I've found is to always maintain the same grip on the wheel. If you want to change it up then yank the wheel a bit to let it know you're there and then do so.

I'm surprised it got implemented in such a manner.

New comment by johnny_canuck in "Happy 10k Day"

johnny_canuck — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 03:10:42 +0000

I've never heard of this so I've got a silly question - I own a Subaru Outback base model with adaptive cruise and lane keep. What is the difference that this offers?

New comment by johnny_canuck in "Justin Trudeau promises to resign as PM"

johnny_canuck — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:41:55 +0000

It always is this. Same reason the CAD was at parity during the financial crisis.

New comment by johnny_canuck in "Justin Trudeau promises to resign as PM"

johnny_canuck — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:40:25 +0000

Such an odd anecdote given that it wasn't that long ago Igor Kenk was the king of bike theft in Toronto.

New comment by johnny_canuck in "OpenAI O3 breakthrough high score on ARC-AGI-PUB"

johnny_canuck — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:56:18 +0000

Start learning a trade

New comment by johnny_canuck in "Dumb TVs deserve a comeback"

johnny_canuck — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 02:34:54 +0000

I happened to notice this article in my HN feed a few minutes after cursing at my Samsung TV about how poor it's internal software is. It's shocking how slow and clunky it is. I have a shield connected to it to skirt it for the most part but it's impossible to avoid it entirely. Not to mention how confusing it is for the less technical persons in my family.

New comment by johnny_canuck in "Netflix buffering issues: Boxing fans complain about Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson"

johnny_canuck — Sat, 16 Nov 2024 04:33:40 +0000

It's far from perfect here in Canada, I keep having to pause it or go back and then load it again.

Oddly having watched PPV events via the high seas for years, it feels normal...