<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: llbeansandrice</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=llbeansandrice</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:34:06 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=llbeansandrice" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by llbeansandrice in "You can just say it"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>If they do not want to fund it they do not support it.<p>The purpose of the system is what it does. Or in this case, the actions of the billionaire class and their capital are their values and morals.</p>
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<p>You don’t need to outperform an LLM tho. The experience of working on it together is incredibly meaningful.<p>I generally reject this litmus test that someone has to be “better” and an LLM in order for the human interaction and effort to be worthwhile.<p>You’re now part of the journey of this novel. They will thank you in the acknowledgements section. It’s this foundation upon which our lives, communities, culture and societies are built.<p>You do not need to be better. This act you did for a friend is not suddenly pointless and meaningless upon the release of the next model.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 21:13:30 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48329345</link><dc:creator>llbeansandrice</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48329345</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48329345</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by llbeansandrice in "Can we have the day off?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This is anticipatory obedience and it's actively harmful.<p>You are also wrong. Contracts, ordinances, and everything related to governance get rolled back or changed all the time. Especially at the local level.<p>If you have lost the initial battle you can do the same thing as them: you keep attacking their presence and you only need to win once to undo it.</p>
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<p>This is just anticipatory obedience. Deciding that you've already lost before even trying is actively harmful, especially when paired with a lack of any other action.<p>If you don't believe in this system then start setting things on fire[0] I guess. Otherwise shut up, people are actually trying to fight it.<p>[0] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Kimberly-Clark_distribution_center_fire" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Kimberly-Clark_distributi...</a></p>
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<p>They are absolutely hoovering up the excess profits are you fucking stupid? That’s literally how capitalism works.<p>When have you ever saved the company money and been given a bonus that was even 1/10th of that money?</p>
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<p>Those flock cameras arrived in many places in the US bc people did not show up to public city council meetings to oppose them, aka “activism”.</p>
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<p>I read something a while ago that talked about this. Friendships are solidified mostly by asking for help. It shows the other person that you trust them and people are often honored that you would do so. Even if the request is small.<p>So being on a quest is a great approach! You often need help and are in a discovery phase where you need to interact with people. Even if the interactions don’t go anywhere most of the time.</p>
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<p>From a user perspective this makes sense. But if you’re MSFT or GitHub this number is pretty embarrassing.<p>They would love if everyone on the platform used all of the features and had massive lock-in right? So if some part of that is always broken, it’s not a confidence booster for users to adopt more of the feature set.<p>Sure the more things you use the more likely it is that one has an issue but clearly stability isn’t a goal for these type of companies anymore.</p>
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<p>Does this truly play out? I’m sorry but I don’t buy that this is true based on a stereotypical Japanese exceptionalism trope.</p>
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<p>The parent comment is specifically talking about abusing zoning laws. It’s also a very generic term and I’m interested in what would be an abuse of zoning laws specifically.<p>There are many kinds of zoning laws going as far as to say how tall and how open fences have to be depending on the type of yard the fence encloses. Eg a backyard can have a 7ft high 100% closed fence while a front yard is limited to 4ft and must be 50% open.<p>How someone can “abuse” sections of the law that can get so wildly specific as to restrict paint color is lost on me.<p>I don’t buy into the Japanese exceptionalism in such generic terms. Show your work.</p>
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<p>It’s a bike lane not a road. It’s mine as a cyclist gtfo.</p>
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<p>Dang maybe they shouldn’t be allowed to drive then</p>
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<p>Idaho stops are legal for cyclists in some form in a dozen states.<p>There are tons of cycling specific laws that are separate or different from cars.</p>
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<p>First, in many states cyclists explicitly do not have to stop at stop signs, it’s called an “Idaho stop” and it’s legal in my state. This is much safer for cyclists since most crashes occur in intersections and allowing cyclists to move thru faster is much much safer.<p>You’re also assuming equity of consequence. Someone not obeying the law on a bike is significantly different than not obeying the law when operating a multi-ton vehicle.<p>Finally, every single group of people breaks the law. There is no demographic of reasonable size that does not break the law. This argument is silly and pointless. What is your goal with pointing this out? Literally everyone breaks the law, this grandstanding is stupid.<p>Have you tried driving the speed limit recently? You know, the maximum speed you are legally allowed to drive? Do you always come to a full stop at every stop sign?</p>
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<p>What do you mean by “abuse”?</p>
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<p>Money is a form of acknowledgement. Other forms of acknowledgement are a way to keep HR and your boss accountable for giving you more money ime.<p>If you’ve delivered a bunch and thats been seen then its much easier to advocate for higher pay and call them out when you don’t get it.</p>
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<p>> - Attempts to squash 1st amendment, particularly on gender<p>explain yourself</p>
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<p>> People largely weren't on their deathbeds with covid claiming it was a hoax<p>There were actually lots of people doing exactly this. Perhaps "largely" is the key word here but there were plenty of people dying of covid and refusing ventilators because they believed it was a conspiracy theory.</p>
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<p>If you're going to be snarky you should try being right.<p>You said<p>> "Congress" usually refers to the House of Representatives.<p>Which is incorrect and what I was responding to. Reading comprehension doesn't seem to be your strong suit either eh?</p>
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<p>His dissent in this case was basically "Don't over turn the tariffs because it will be too hard to make everyone whole" Which doesn't strike me as "principled" at all.<p>Wasn't it JFK who said "We choose to Not do these things bc they're kinda hard actually"? /s</p>
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