Hacker News: muh_gradle

New comment by muh_gradle in "Asking authors about their own papers"

muh_gradle — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 05:35:16 +0000

completely necessary.

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

muh_gradle — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:43:42 +0000

This is sick.

New comment by muh_gradle in "How I use LLMs to learn complex topics"

muh_gradle — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:38:27 +0000

> In plan mode (using CC, or OpenCode) I ask a model to build the foundational knowledge for X topic.

Makes sense.

> I ask it to review the accuracy of the knowledge base it built in the previous step.

Ooookay that sounds good.

> I proceed asking it to build a simulation of that topic in a low-poly, Rollercoaster Tycoon-like animation.

wat.

New comment by muh_gradle in "The Joy of Folding Bikes"

muh_gradle — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:51:58 +0000

I live in NYC and I was tempted to buy a Brompton but ended up not doing so in the end. A friend of mine that always lives in the city said he regretted his because it's surprisingly heavy and bulky even when folded.

New comment by muh_gradle in "Will vibe coding end like the maker movement?"

muh_gradle — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 02:15:41 +0000

noooo we have to go back to stackoverflow to feel small.

New comment by muh_gradle in "Myocardial infarction may be an infectious disease"

muh_gradle — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 04:35:29 +0000

I'm curious how you managed to get access to testing centers in NYC. I thought there was a law that restricted this last I checked.

New comment by muh_gradle in "TikTok goes dark in the US"

muh_gradle — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 07:28:14 +0000

Don't bother, it's always crickets on this one. China doesn't play by the rules in literally anything and "well that's too bad".

New comment by muh_gradle in "Shopify discourages meetings by shaming employees with cost calculator"

muh_gradle — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 16:40:52 +0000

I used to feel this way as well. But meetings can spiral out of control. In my previous company, my stand ups were taking 30 min minimum and sometimes up to an hour. At one point, I was looking at 3 hours of meetings a day. As an IC, I felt pretty powerless because it was my EM that was making these decisions.

New comment by muh_gradle in "Kelly Rowland couldn't have used the =HYPERLINK() function to message Nelly"

muh_gradle — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 21:36:48 +0000

This is what the Internet is for.

New comment by muh_gradle in "PoisonGPT: We hid a lobotomized LLM on Hugging Face to spread fake news"

muh_gradle — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 18:03:35 +0000

Poor comparison

New comment by muh_gradle in "Being “rockstars”: when software was a talents/creatives industry"

muh_gradle — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 19:40:00 +0000

> Turns out reading HN comments is not a good way to run a company. Who would have thought?

Literally everyone thought this, and probably even the talentless hacks that you hired. Strange that you had to create a throwaway account to figure this one out.

New comment by muh_gradle in "Being “rockstars”: when software was a talents/creatives industry"

muh_gradle — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 19:02:30 +0000

Why hire these people then

New comment by muh_gradle in "New York City will charge drivers going downtown"

muh_gradle — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:38:05 +0000

> Penn Station is fine.

Yeah you either don't live in NYC, or you just have a lower standard for basic hygiene. But let's agree to disagree.

New comment by muh_gradle in "New York City will charge drivers going downtown"

muh_gradle — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 20:37:24 +0000

Have you ever visited the 155th station? Maybe you should actually try living in the city before talking. Or maybe Penn station which is next to the biggest methadone clinic in the city. If you think that I'm saying the station is literally covered from floor to ceiling with feces and syringes, then no that's not what I'm saying. But maybe you're just so comfortable with the griminess that it doesn't bother you.

New comment by muh_gradle in "New York City will charge drivers going downtown"

muh_gradle — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 22:55:25 +0000

I live in NYC, have taken the tube when I lived in London. I've also lived in other cities like Seoul, Tokyo with superior public transportation. The "aesthetics" aspect that you describe is an incredible understatement. The nearest MTA station is covered in feces and used syringes and I'm not exaggerating. Trains are constantly late. Apparently building a barrier and a gate on the platform is a 10 year, trillion dollar project. I have to put my back to a wall because I'm worried some crazy person will push me onto the track. Yeah, I wouldn't concur with the statement on MTA being so functional.

New comment by muh_gradle in "Ban all gambling adverts, say more than half of Britons"

muh_gradle — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 17:43:19 +0000

Sports betting has gotten out of control. I used to be an avid UFC and NBA fan, but the constant betting lines being pushed has really hurt sports.

New comment by muh_gradle in "I Quit Reddit in 1 Day"

muh_gradle — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 18:51:22 +0000

Agree. I think reddit will eventually die like Digg in a few years. I've been on reddit for 15 years now. It's been getting steadily worse.

New comment by muh_gradle in "Incompetent but Nice"

muh_gradle — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 01:18:06 +0000

Context is important. There's a way to say that nicely like sending that person a DM to let them know. And then maybe send a note to the team chat if the rest of the team need to know and it would be a blocker.

But your friend should also have less of an ego about it and accept responsibility.

That being said, I've been in team environments where the language felt personal and like I was being thrown under the bus unnecessarily. So I've been on both sides.

New comment by muh_gradle in "Ivy League Prices Are Pushing $90k a Year"

muh_gradle — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:50:07 +0000

Oh I'm sure it has. But I think not taking on $200k in debt was worth it. 10+ years later, I don't regret my decision.

New comment by muh_gradle in "Ivy League Prices Are Pushing $90k a Year"

muh_gradle — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 21:04:43 +0000

I was set to go to an Ivy League school 12 years ago and a couple years after the 08 recession. Back then, tuition, combined with room & board came out to $50k a year. I ended up backing out and following a less conventional path because I couldn't afford tuition. It's hard to imagine that we're now seeing $90k a year now in 2023. It's just absolutely ludicrous. College in this country is a scam.