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The Pond of Golden Light – A Fable about AI

manjuc — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:57:36 +0000

Article URL: https://www.immaculateconstellation.info/the-pond-of-golden-light/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47962597

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New comment by manjuc in "The West forgot how to make things, now it’s forgetting how to code"

manjuc — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:00:17 +0000

Wrote something about this same dynamic as a fable a few weeks ago. https://www.immaculateconstellation.info/the-pond-of-golden-...

New comment by manjuc in "AI Will Never Be Conscious"

manjuc — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:26:15 +0000

Very interesting.

I explored a related angle on how AI challenges our assumptions about self and awareness.

https://www.immaculateconstellation.info/why-ai-challenges-u...

New comment by manjuc in "I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and the thing I loved has changed"

manjuc — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:02:58 +0000

Same, been a product designer for years, still love design deep down but the essence is somehow not there anymore. reading this hit different. It's refreshing to see someone put it into words instead of the usual "stuff".

It lines up a lot with what I've been thinking as well and this is what I wrote today on my blog. https://www.immaculateconstellation.info/why-ai-challenges-u...

New comment by manjuc in "Former intel officer says 'non-human biologics’ found at alleged UFO crash sites"

manjuc — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 19:26:13 +0000

If these witnesses who have served and defended our country are lying under oath, Pentagon has all the means to prosecute them for misleading the congress, the senate and the public.

Watch this 5 min clip for additional context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FrloSlst1A