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New comment by morgengold in "Peter Thiel's private society attendance list leaked via hard-coded HTML"

morgengold — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:03:17 +0000

Jens Spahn. Interesting for all Germans.

New comment by morgengold in "The seed oil panic is hurting my cardiac patients"

morgengold — Sun, 24 May 2026 16:13:04 +0000

Just kicking out seed oils replacing them with animal fat while still having a shitty diet is for sure of no help. But what I would like to know: how bad is having a lot of beef steak in the context of a mostly unprocessed food context? Like basically berries, nuts, eggs, vegetables, fruits + beef.

New comment by morgengold in "Tell HN: I'm sick of AI everything"

morgengold — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:08:49 +0000

Bombardement of social media with AI blob could very well lead to a complete abadonment from these platforms.

New comment by morgengold in "OpenAI ad partner now selling ChatGPT ad placements based on “prompt relevance”"

morgengold — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:46:47 +0000

It's not so easy for them to integrate ads. I happily use LLMs to help me find the best product. As long as it really delivers on that. If I realize the results are manipulated by ads, i'll stop using it. Or I'll switch to a competitor LLM which does a better job. It would be a problem, if we had only one player in the market. But there are a few. And they need to be careful to not skrew their reputation. LLMs have a fundamental aspect baked into them. Namely the final goal of giving you "the truth" about a subject. This is an inherent problem for ads or any other kind of manipulation.

New comment by morgengold in "Claude Opus 4.7"

morgengold — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:42:48 +0000

Tried it for different Vue, Nuxt, Supabase projects. Think of CRM SAAS or Sales App like size. Also for my personal bot with which i communicate via telegram.

First feelings: Solves more of the complex tasks without errors, thinks a bit more before acting, less errors, doesnt lose the plot as fast as 4.6. All in all for me a step further. Not quite as big of a jump like 4.5 -> 4.6 but feels more subtle. Maybe just an effect of better tool management. (I am on MAX plan, using mostly 4.7 medium effort).

New comment by morgengold in "The future of everything is lies, I guess – Part 5: Annoyances"

morgengold — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:41:04 +0000

Fair point gtowey. I am with you up to a point. But we have to admit, the new AI way is often faster and needs less brain power. Let's be honest, consumers love that.

New comment by morgengold in "The future of everything is lies, I guess – Part 5: Annoyances"

morgengold — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:45:22 +0000

My father just changed his car key battery with the help of ai and he likes that. He also consulted it about about car insurance regulations and he got more out of it than searching the web himself.

For most simple mainstream questions I just ask ai instead of googling shitty results.

Most of the time ai is good enough and often better than the status ante.

People do not care if it is a stupid token prediction machine as long as the job gets done.

New comment by morgengold in "The open web isn't dying, we're killing it"

morgengold — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:35:50 +0000

The closed web is dopamine optimized. You cannot win against that.

New comment by morgengold in "Palestinian boy, 12, describes how Israeli forces killed his family in car"

morgengold — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:08:51 +0000

I have no doubt isreali forces are responsible for a lot of war crimes. At the same time i see how one they cannot think and feel clearly anymore if your neighbours dream constantly about your elimination. All sides just need to stop with that hatred. It leads to so much pain.

New comment by morgengold in "Obsession with growth is destroying nature, 150 countries warn"

morgengold — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:49:18 +0000

I do not know how policymakers should act on that if poor people want to consume like the rich ones and rich people do not want to give up even an inch of their wealth.

New comment by morgengold in "GPT-5.4"

morgengold — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:03:19 +0000

Have fun with sonnet 3.5

New comment by morgengold in "Ask HN: How are you all staying sane?"

morgengold — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:29:10 +0000

I understand your point and I would agree. Most likely there is no general right approach. One has to navigate based on skillset, personality, environment and so on. I see the problem only if all the "good" people withdraw, there are always some on the other side who will take advantage thereof.

New comment by morgengold in "Ask HN: How are you all staying sane?"

morgengold — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:11:45 +0000

I'm all in on a healthy information diet. I was more concerned with comments like:

"I am apathetic to everything because there is nothing I can do about any of that. I am a speck of dust on a cog of a machine. There is absolutely no point of worrying about any of this."

New comment by morgengold in "Ask HN: How are you all staying sane?"

morgengold — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:59:40 +0000

I am astounded by how many comments recommend completely withdrawing from worldly matters. While I can understand why this may seem like a smart move, it cannot be the right choice ethically (think of Kant’s categorical imperative). Of course, you cannot directly influence world politics. But choosing a small area where you can make something better—anything that positively affects your fellow human beings—seems to me the more appropriate path. In the end, it will likely also lead to less nihilism and more happiness. And more sanity.

New comment by morgengold in "Ask HN: How are you all staying sane?"

morgengold — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:49:20 +0000

I agree with you. Withdrawing into one’s own little world cannot be the answer. And saying it’s the only realm you can control isn’t really true.

For me personally, doing that would always feel like avoiding responsibility. It might bring a kind of shallow happiness, but not a real sense of meaning or connection.

That only comes from taking responsibility—not just for your own small world, but for the world around you as well.

New comment by morgengold in "Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War"

morgengold — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:31:08 +0000

Hey Anthropic, come to europe. We ll find you a building.

New comment by morgengold in "Semantic ablation: Why AI writing is generic and boring"

morgengold — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:38:18 +0000

I wonder how much of it could be prompted away.

For example the anthropic Frontend Design skill instructs:

"Typography: Choose fonts that are beautiful, unique, and interesting. Avoid generic fonts like Arial and Inter; opt instead for distinctive choices that elevate the frontend's aesthetics; unexpected, characterful font choices. Pair a distinctive display font with a refined body font."

"NEVER use generic AI-generated aesthetics like overused font families (Inter, Roboto, Arial, system fonts), cliched color schemes (particularly purple gradients on white backgrounds), predictable layouts and component patterns, and cookie-cutter design that lacks context-specific character." 1

Maybe sth similar would be possible for writing nuances.

1 https://github.com/anthropics/skills/blob/main/skills/fronte...

New comment by morgengold in "Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month"

morgengold — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:09:04 +0000

I hope this time it really sinks in that law and rules are only for the little man. Time to think about the system from scratch.

New comment by morgengold in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)"

morgengold — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:56:51 +0000

Interesting! How does it work under the hood? If you can share. Would like to understand if this improves my Claude Code's understanding of my codebase.

New comment by morgengold in "Omega-3 is inversely related to risk of early-onset dementia"

morgengold — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:14:24 +0000

So you can reduce your dementia incidence risk from Q1 -> Q5 by a whopping 0.08%-points. But in media you surely will read about a 40% reduction.

*edited: %-points instead of %