Hacker News: karakoramhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=karakoramHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:20:48 +0000<![CDATA[Ask HN: What's the Culture at Google Like Now? For Core Teams Like Ads, Search?]]>What's the culture at Google like these days? For Core Teams Like Gmail, Search, Ads.

What's it like working in these traditionally critical departments now?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50274836

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]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:01:48 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50274836karakoramhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50274836https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50274836<![CDATA[New comment by karakoram in "Most Americans Say AI Is Bad for Society, Oppose More Data Centers"]]>This is a categorically unfair metric as for most if not all online services there is literally no opt-out from AI for consumers. It is embedded into products we have to use for daily life like email. You can't disable it even if you wanted to.

> AI is the most rapidly adopted service in human history.

Do you have any sources for this or how this was calculated?

]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 22:58:13 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50236892karakoramhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50236892https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50236892<![CDATA[Low Birthrates in England Could Lead to 'Closure of 800 Primary Schools by 2029']]>Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/sep/25/low-birthrates-in-england-could-lead-to-closure-of-800-primary-schools-by-2029

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50233234

Points: 6

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]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:22:00 +0000https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/sep/25/low-birthrates-in-england-could-lead-to-closure-of-800-primary-schools-by-2029karakoramhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50233234https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50233234<![CDATA[US Households Pay 62% More for Water Than They Did a Decade Ago, Study Finds]]>Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/06/households-drinking-water-cost-study

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50233081

Points: 12

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]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:07:22 +0000https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/06/households-drinking-water-cost-studykarakoramhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50233081https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50233081<![CDATA[How AI Saved My Company From a 2-Year Litigation Nightmare]]>Article URL: https://tylertringas.com/ai-legal/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50221750

Points: 4

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]]>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 14:44:27 +0000https://tylertringas.com/ai-legal/karakoramhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50221750https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50221750<![CDATA[Ask HN: Has The Software Engineering Career Lost a Lot of Respect?]]>Generally speaking, a career in computer science/SWE was respected and highly regarded by the public before AI.

I understand there was always the "weird" & "nerd" stereotype but it seems like a majority of people don't see SWE in the same light as other "white-collar" careers after AI.

Do you think this field has taken a reputational hit compared to Management, Law, Medicine, Finance, and Engineering?

What are your thoughts? Have you seen or noticed this shift? Thank you.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50211346

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]]>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:13:04 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50211346karakoramhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50211346https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50211346<![CDATA[Most Americans Say AI Is Bad for Society, Oppose More Data Centers]]>Article URL: https://abcnews.com/Politics/americans-ai-bad-society-oppose-data-centers-abcpostipsos/story?id=137414085

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50200843

Points: 93

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]]>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:51:23 +0000https://abcnews.com/Politics/americans-ai-bad-society-oppose-data-centers-abcpostipsos/story?id=137414085karakoramhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50200843https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50200843<![CDATA[Speeding Up Code Review With `Small-Change`]]>Article URL: https://lethain.com/small-changes/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50184998

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]]>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:57:10 +0000https://lethain.com/small-changes/karakoramhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50184998https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50184998<![CDATA[Beijing's Population Expected to Become Super-Aged by 2035]]>Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/beijings-population-expected-become-super-aged-by-2035-2026-10-19/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50173356

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]]>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:07:50 +0000https://www.reuters.com/world/china/beijings-population-expected-become-super-aged-by-2035-2026-10-19/karakoramhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50173356https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50173356<![CDATA[Mont Blanc, the 'Roof of Europe', Loses More Than a Metre of Height in a Year]]>Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/14/mont-blanc-loses-metre-height

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50171081

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]]>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:03:13 +0000https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/14/mont-blanc-loses-metre-heightkarakoramhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50171081https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50171081<![CDATA[New comment by karakoram in "British Airways: Filming Crew W Meta Glasses Could Get Your Tickets Cancelled"]]>Reading books on planes is really underrated. You can catch up on so much reading on a long-haul flight.

]]>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:40:11 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50150723karakoramhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50150723https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50150723<![CDATA[International Bureau of Weights and Measures Votes to Redefine Time]]>Article URL: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-vote-to-end-leap-seconds-redefining-how-the-world-keeps-time/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50143546

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]]>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:57:53 +0000https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-vote-to-end-leap-seconds-redefining-how-the-world-keeps-time/karakoramhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50143546https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50143546<![CDATA[New comment by karakoram in "British Airways: Filming Crew W Meta Glasses Could Get Your Tickets Cancelled"]]>Amazing news! Something like this should implemented in all areas. What if my family and I are on the flight and I don't want them filmed?

I have heard the middle east has some very strict public filming laws, especially for women and children. Would be very popular globally!

]]>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:35:58 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50143309karakoramhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50143309https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50143309<![CDATA[New comment by karakoram in "Data Centers Are Turning Trump Voters into Democrats"]]>https://archive.li/ZEMTt

]]>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:26:31 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50143210karakoramhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50143210https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50143210<![CDATA[Data Centers Are Turning Trump Voters into Democrats]]>Article URL: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/10/12/data-centres-are-turning-trump-voters-into-democrats

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50143209

Points: 18

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]]>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:26:31 +0000https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/10/12/data-centres-are-turning-trump-voters-into-democratskarakoramhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50143209https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50143209<![CDATA[The Last Skeuomorph in iOS?]]>Article URL: https://www.jarrettfuller.blog/2026/09/camera-shutter-skeuomorph/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50143126

Points: 2

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]]>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:19:16 +0000https://www.jarrettfuller.blog/2026/09/camera-shutter-skeuomorph/karakoramhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50143126https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50143126<![CDATA[Desire to Move Permanently to U.S. at New Low]]>Article URL: https://news.gallup.com/poll/708614/desire-migrate-drops-new-low.aspx

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50120664

Points: 206

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]]>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:38:02 +0000https://news.gallup.com/poll/708614/desire-migrate-drops-new-low.aspxkarakoramhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50120664https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50120664<![CDATA[China's Growth Machines]]>Article URL: https://worksinprogress.co/issue/chinas-growth-machine/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50120269

Points: 3

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]]>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:14:44 +0000https://worksinprogress.co/issue/chinas-growth-machine/karakoramhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50120269https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50120269<![CDATA[Americans' Confidence in Food Safety Drops to New Low]]>Article URL: https://news.gallup.com/poll/715430/americans-confidence-food-safety-drops-new-low.aspx

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50120194

Points: 6

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]]>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:09:28 +0000https://news.gallup.com/poll/715430/americans-confidence-food-safety-drops-new-low.aspxkarakoramhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50120194https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50120194<![CDATA[New comment by karakoram in "Ships' Captains Paid $100k a Month to Transit Strait of Hormuz"]]>https://archive.li/Gii22

]]>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:54:48 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50119976karakoramhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50119976https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50119976