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New comment by neuracnu in "A New Internet Business Model?"

neuracnu — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:53:42 +0000

In short: we'll have the machines tell the creators what to create.

> You could imagine an AI company suggesting back to creators that they need more created about topics they may not have enough content about. Say, for example, the carrying capacity of unladened swallows because they know their subscribers of a certain age and proclivity are always looking for answers about that topic. The very pruning algorithms the AI companies use today form a roadmap for what content is worth enough to not be pruned but paid for.

New comment by neuracnu in ""If nothing changes, all remaining Nitter instances will go down eventually""

neuracnu — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 07:07:53 +0000

I literally reached this discussion thread via the RSS feed for HN.

It’s out there. Social networking sites with a vested interest in monopolizing your attention don’t use it. So I don’t use them.

New comment by neuracnu in "The whale fact chapters in Moby-Dick are among the most memorable"

neuracnu — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 02:00:26 +0000

I refuse to read any creative analysis of Moby-Dick that doesn't take a serious stand as to WTF was going on in Melville's head when he wrote Chapter 94, A Squeeze of the Hand. Or is it just meant to be a hidden treat for the freaks whose eyes didn't glaze over during the whale-facts portion?

https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/42/moby-dick/775/chapter-94-a-squ...

New comment by neuracnu in "Permission Slip: Consumer Reports app to take back control of your data"

neuracnu — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 23:07:16 +0000

From the EULA:

“We do not sell your personal information in a way that most people would think of as a sale. However, we do participate in online targeted advertising and use analytics which allows tech companies, in exchange for our use of their services, to use user information collected from our App to improve their own products and to improve the services they provide to others. Under some laws, this is considered our “sale” of your user data to third parties. You can opt-out of this as provided in the “How to Submit a Request” section below.”

New comment by neuracnu in "Daft Punk announce drumless edition of random access memories"

neuracnu — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 14:58:21 +0000

Muting the percussion on a track allows the melodies to be more easily sampled in other songs and mixes. I imagine that this is a way to help their music be plugged into future songs.

New comment by neuracnu in "New tool from curl creator – trurl – for URL parsing and manipulation"

neuracnu — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:22:45 +0000

The readme should include a pronunciation guide for the name.

tru-rul? tee-ru-rul?

New comment by neuracnu in "Is Babylon 5 secretly the most influential TV show of the past 25 years? (2021)"

neuracnu — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 22:40:51 +0000

In terms of influence, it's disappointing that the author neglected to mention the considerable online fandom around the show during its original run. A television show with a genuine series-long narrative arc screamed out for debate over cryptic hints and plot twists, which all found their home within a handful of usenet groups.

And the definitive online reference to the show, The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5, is still there, unchanged since the mid 90s: http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/

New comment by neuracnu in "Twitter to employees: all office buildings closed, badge access suspended"

neuracnu — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 05:53:32 +0000

To be honest, this sounds like bloody red meat to any black or grey hats out there interested in having some infiltration fun. Why not show up at Twitter’s hq with a mouth full of smart sounding engineering babble and a backpack full of spycraft toys?

New comment by neuracnu in "Using a Canon EOS camera as a webcam in Debian"

neuracnu — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 00:04:29 +0000

I'm curious if this is any more consistent than the webcam software that Canon provided for Windows and Mac. I tried the Mac implementation briefly, but found it to be _extremely_ glitchy (even with hard-wired power).

New comment by neuracnu in "Cloudflare's abuse policies and approach"

neuracnu — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:07:13 +0000

Regarding Cloudflare donating their service fees to an LGBTQ support org, that's some genuine D-grade advocacy. I feel bad for the ERG members who were put in the position of choosing that charity.

If someone keeps starting fires on my property, I don't want you to donate to the local fireman's fund, I want you to stop giving that person matches.

New comment by neuracnu in "Netflix to Its Techies: Shut Up"

neuracnu — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 21:09:31 +0000

I'm really tired of the implied narrative around the Netflix-Chapelle-Trans debate being that transgender people are insisting that 'The Closer' be removed from the Netflix platform. That was never a request of their ERG. In fact, you can read the specifics of what they asked for here: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/18/22733098/netflix-trans-e...

The overall theme of what they were asking for was around harm reduction and seeking equal time (and money) for trans-affirming content. Demanding that any art that offends you be eliminated isn't something that a wise person would broadly argue for, and that argument wasn't being made here.

The person talking loudest about cancelling Dave Chapelle... is Dave Chapelle.

New comment by neuracnu in "Ask HN: Who is hiring right now?"

neuracnu — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 06:02:14 +0000

+1 for Akamai here; the TPM roles are excellent for SDEs who have hung up their coding hats for more managerial roles. And none of us are being forced to come into the office at the moment.

New comment by neuracnu in "Slack is the opposite of organizational memory"

neuracnu — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 03:15:33 +0000

We are at my org, but my only exposure is cross-team / cross-division chatter. I collaborate with my team across offices through an old Jabber client. This isn't ideal, but pulling it away from a browser window allows you to disconnect, set DND status, that sort of thing.

Zulip's focus on streams & discussion topics (over people-groups) is terrifically handy for tuning into large-scale group chatter, looking at things that are interesting to you and sharing conversations with others. Project/task management via Slack or any similar tools just seems bonkers to me.