Hacker News: low_common

New comment by low_common in "CIA to Sunset the World Factbook"

low_common — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:58:29 +0000

No link to the World Factbook in the article, sloppy journalism.

New comment by low_common in "Your brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of cognitive debt when using an AI assistant"

low_common — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:18:33 +0000

How are you applying what you learned to your business? I think that would be interesting to share if you can.

New comment by low_common in "Beyond Meat fights for survival"

low_common — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 19:06:45 +0000

I live in the US and it's normalized here as well. Not sure where you lived but there's ample variety of dairy alternatives that are offered at grocery stores, coffee shops, etc.

New comment by low_common in "Building a Personal AI Factory"

low_common — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 01:41:38 +0000

That's a pretty trivial example for one of these IDEs to knock out. Assembly is certainly in their training sets, and obviously docker is too. I've watched cursor absolutely run amok when I let it play around in some of my codebase.

I'm bullish it'll get there sooner rather than later, but we're not there yet.

New comment by low_common in "U.S. bombs Iranian nuclear sites"

low_common — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:08:28 +0000

"We wanted a regime change, but not at the hands of Israel and US."

You've had decades to change the regime and you didn't do it. If not now, when?

New comment by low_common in "Prohibition and ice cream in the US Navy"

low_common — Thu, 29 May 2025 14:44:39 +0000

You're so cool dude, enlighten us more.

New comment by low_common in "When the Dotcom Bubble Burst"

low_common — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 14:01:04 +0000

> IMO it is not the case. And I'd go farther in thinking LLM won't even be a component of AGI if we get there.

And why do you think that?

New comment by low_common in "A layoff fundamentally changed how I perceive work"

low_common — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:59:25 +0000

What sites do you use to find good contract work?

New comment by low_common in "TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday"

low_common — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:22:32 +0000

Haha there's no shot. Apples and oranges - completely different platforms and features.

New comment by low_common in "Guide to attending a space launch in person"

low_common — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:41:54 +0000

You won't need it.

New comment by low_common in "Ask HN: What skillsets/stacks will keep me employable over the next 5-10 years?"

low_common — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 17:39:42 +0000

My LinkedIn inbox says otherwise.

New comment by low_common in "Apple introduces M4 chip"

low_common — Tue, 07 May 2024 15:09:01 +0000

You get a new laptop every year?

New comment by low_common in "Ontario family doctor says new AI notetaking saved her job"

low_common — Fri, 03 May 2024 13:41:38 +0000

It's a Canadian-developed tool used by Canadian doctors. It's popular on the internet to offer up overly-generalized platitudes like yours but do us a favor and at least read the article first.

New comment by low_common in "M 4.8 – 2024 Whitehouse Station, New Jersey Earthquake"

low_common — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 19:32:33 +0000

I throw on a dry suit and go surfing. It's awesome.

New comment by low_common in "Baltimore's Key Bridge struck by cargo ship, collapses"

low_common — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 17:10:39 +0000

"I have thought about it for hours by now, and read literature on the matter." Ah, the classic, pompous Hacker News user. The Baltimore Port Authority should've hired you to prevent this disaster - you're a genius!

New comment by low_common in "Baltimore's Key Bridge struck by cargo ship, collapses"

low_common — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:25:41 +0000

Your last sentence is pretentious and condescending.

New comment by low_common in "Baltimore's Key Bridge struck by cargo ship, collapses"

low_common — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:10:20 +0000

You good dude?

New comment by low_common in "Fentanyl Is Killing American Kids. Most Don't Even Know They're Taking It"

low_common — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 19:59:46 +0000

My comment was rebuttal against the overall opinion of the OP. The user was saying that NYC, and the US in general, had become frightening and dystopian. As someone who lives here, I refute that.

If you want to get into a petty argument over details of what I said, then you're missing the point.

New comment by low_common in "Fentanyl Is Killing American Kids. Most Don't Even Know They're Taking It"

low_common — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 18:00:08 +0000

Show me where I conceded anything.

You listed several cities, excluding Mumbai, that have some of the harshest drug laws on the planet. And I'd say that the suffering and squalor in Mumbai is more disturbing than a few mentally disturbed individuals on the subway in NYC.

Not sure how you think you're winning here.

New comment by low_common in "Fentanyl Is Killing American Kids. Most Don't Even Know They're Taking It"

low_common — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 15:42:54 +0000

Contrasting that part of Harlem and the Upper East Side is like comparing one of those rough areas you mentioned to a prestigious neighborhood in the same city. What did you expect? Harlem is famous for being rough, although it's way better than it used to be.

I live here, I ride the subway every day. Are there mentally unwell people who ride the train? Sure there are. Is it even close to "100% of the time"? Absolutely not. It's like you had this fantasy about NYC and when you came here and it wasn't this sterile Disneyland you imploded. I could say the same things about Paris and London. Rampant pickpockets, drug use, poverty.