Hacker News: luigi23

New comment by luigi23 in "“Your frustration is the product”"

luigi23 — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 03:45:58 +0000

so much easier to collect your data and having their app on your screen is extremely valuable

New comment by luigi23 in "Porsche sold more electrified cars in Europe in 2025 than pure gas-powered cars"

luigi23 — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 02:36:30 +0000

yes, because when cars were bad and chinese brands were cheap, it was virtuous to pinpoint human rights vs 'chinese cars are yucky and i want to look cool'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumental_and_intrinsic_val...

New comment by luigi23 in "Handy – Free open source speech-to-text app"

luigi23 — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:31:59 +0000

it's trash if:

- you're not a native speaker or have accent

- using airpods mic

- surroundings is noisy

- use novel words like 'claude code'

- mumble a bit

New comment by luigi23 in "Code is cheap now, but software isn't"

luigi23 — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 04:53:58 +0000

you won't get clicks and you can't build brand with it. sad but true.

New comment by luigi23 in "Google Opal"

luigi23 — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:54:27 +0000

I dont think so. They also triggered SEO race where businesses pump out same bland blogposts to optimize ranking. Content made by humans for those companies was the only viable way at that time, and now new synthetic method emerges - whatever generates revenue will win. AI reels and tiktoks get views, so why bother with human generated content after the training on models have been done? Sad but true.

New comment by luigi23 in "Icons in Menus Everywhere – Send Help"

luigi23 — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 02:42:01 +0000

yearning for old apple and order, current times and genz are more chaotic. not sure if it's generational, old apple was obsessed about design, now HIG is mostly optional. they now even use hamburger on websites which was a big no in the past.

New comment by luigi23 in "The effect of H-1B quota on employment and selection of foreign-born labor (2018)"

luigi23 — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 07:15:18 +0000

this is the thing that is missed often in recent convos. h1b not only enables you to hire cheaper, but also give much bigger leverage and power over worker. maybe now there are plenty of candidates on the market, but still having immigrant on visa for cheaper is, cynically, much better deal for corps.

New comment by luigi23 in "Niantic plans a “Large Geospatial Model” trained on Pokémon Go player data"

luigi23 — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 04:02:25 +0000

Was here before comment got removed!

New comment by luigi23 in "Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency"

luigi23 — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 10:18:59 +0000

Grover Cleveland would like a word

Ask HN: Recommendations for Thought-Provoking and Controversial Books

luigi23 — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 04:33:51 +0000

I am on the lookout for books that are controversial or capable of stimulating vigorous discussion. I’m particularly interested in literature that offers unconventional perspectives on trending societal issues. For example, while there are plenty of texts discussing the birth rate crisis from the viewpoint of supporting economic growth and sustaining societal systems, i'd love to explore works that argue from the opposite angle—perhaps suggesting that there might already be enough people and that we should focus more on quality of life rather than quantity. im also interested in books that provide diverse views on other hot topics such as gender equality, political ideologies, and social structures. Essentially, I am eager to dive into material that might be considered contentious but offers substantial, fresh perspectives.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41834213

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

Has the digital nomad trend evolved over the years

luigi23 — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:19:32 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240925-the-evolution-of-the-digital-nomad

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41696315

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by luigi23 in "Show HN: Bullshit Remover"

luigi23 — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:38:37 +0000

Just so I understand: you’re talking about setting up an FTP account, using curlftpfs, and SVN/CVS for Linux users? And even with all these, you’d still need USB drives for connectivity issues? Plus, you're naming it Dropbox? Is there more?

New comment by luigi23 in "The data on extreme human ageing is rotten from the inside out"

luigi23 — Sat, 14 Sep 2024 15:33:10 +0000

selection bias. also survival of the fittest.

New comment by luigi23 in "Web scraping with GPT-4o: powerful but expensive"

luigi23 — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 22:20:37 +0000

Got it, but why is it booming now and often it’s a showcase of llm model? Is there some secret market/ usecase for it?

New comment by luigi23 in "Web scraping with GPT-4o: powerful but expensive"

luigi23 — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 22:15:44 +0000

Why are scrapers so popular nowadays?

New comment by luigi23 in "Founder Mode"

luigi23 — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 11:18:42 +0000

Strawman comment

Buildspace Is Shutting Down

luigi23 — Sat, 24 Aug 2024 01:02:42 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/farzatv/status/1827030900456169849

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41334635

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by luigi23 in "Procreate's anti-AI pledge attracts praise from digital creatives"

luigi23 — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 05:19:31 +0000

its quite cynical, dont you think. you can benefit in both - morally and in business.

New comment by luigi23 in "Differences in cancer rates among adults born between 1920 and 1990"

luigi23 — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 05:07:52 +0000

no, they just mentioned it because they're aware of that but cannot control it and might affect the end result. makes sense - it used to be underdiagnosed and now with bigger push for prevention this might introduce more false positives.

New comment by luigi23 in "An AI bot-war destroyed the online job market"

luigi23 — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 17:15:30 +0000

But I don’t think this is something groundbreaking isn’t it? Similar to dating apps, when the pool is enormous It’s very cheap to keep the options open. With the automation and growing value of the personal data, everyone should keep that in mind when applying for a job. Also, I suspect there is a reason but the responders are too lazy or are too ashamed to provide it. My wild guess would be, as cited as before: this position has been allocated but it almost cost nothing to keep it open to farm data and to keep perception that the business is growing.