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New comment by northstar702 in "Pop!_OS bans AI-generated code from much of its codebase"

northstar702 — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:10:44 +0000

Feels like AI on autopilot running OSS projects is the dream everyone is trying to get to. Tokens will never be free. Anthropic needs to go IPO. You make an interesting point about personal spend, but bad PRs are unlikely to be on purpose. But the discipline to review/clean up the slop might not be there?

New comment by northstar702 in "Pop!_OS bans AI-generated code from much of its codebase"

northstar702 — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 23:37:03 +0000

there is an ongoing thread here on a similar topic from an AWS expert (former AWS CTO)

"Apparently, AI doesn't lead to positive results in all software development teams. Customers are asking me whether they should slow down the adoption of AI in their teams.

How do you respond to that? Yes? No? "

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7510679...

Feels like part of it is a learning habit, getting proficient in use of the tools (AI agents) themselves, and better workflow around it, but it remains AI is not perfect yet?

New comment by northstar702 in "Talk Is Cheap: The Operational Impact of LLM Use"

northstar702 — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:27:58 +0000

Looking forward to that hiring. So far, just layoffs. That said, there reports that consulting firms are hiring to fuel the demand around AI adoption itself. LLMs are a breakthrough like machines were. We will create new business models around them, and perhaps drives more humans. Wrt software, LLMs can make learning very easy. But with all the AI generated code, who is the "architect"?

New comment by northstar702 in "Talk Is Cheap: The Operational Impact of LLM Use"

northstar702 — Sun, 31 May 2026 19:37:26 +0000

Fair. I suppose, the question behind my question is -- what else do we need. Thanks.

New comment by northstar702 in "Talk Is Cheap: The Operational Impact of LLM Use"

northstar702 — Sun, 31 May 2026 19:21:09 +0000

Definitely not unique. Thats said, given how "easy" it is to scale LLM output, compared to human output, this pattern could be messier in the LLM era? The whole tokenmaxxing motion assumed more output equals more outcomes. What do you think?

New comment by northstar702 in "Attackers hijacked popular NPM packages to replace crypto wallet addresses"

northstar702 — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:51:25 +0000

On September 8, 2025, NPM reported that several libraries were compromised in a user-side man-in-the-middle attack. This research dives into the details about how the attack works.

Attackers hijacked popular NPM packages to replace crypto wallet addresses

northstar702 — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:51:25 +0000

Article URL: https://www.exaforce.com/blogs/snake-in-my-package-npm-wallet-hijack

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45184754

Points: 1

# Comments: 2

Show HN: Redpanda 100M raise for "real-time enterprise agents""

northstar702 — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:55:05 +0000

Article URL: https://www.redpanda.com/blog/autonomy-future-of-enterprise-ai-agent-infrastructure

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43573837

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Engineering Siem at Rippling

northstar702 — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 17:28:14 +0000

Article URL: https://www.rippling.com/blog/engineering-siem-part-3

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41140774

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Keeper to KRaft migration: a brief overview and a simpler alternative

northstar702 — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 04:46:02 +0000

Article URL: https://redpanda.com/blog/migration-apache-zookeeper-kafka-kraft

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41116454

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by northstar702 in "FQL vs. SQL Examples"

northstar702 — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 21:53:31 +0000

This is interesting. Do you find this simpler?

FQL vs. SQL Examples

northstar702 — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 21:53:31 +0000

Article URL: https://fauna.com/fql

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37242360

Points: 3

# Comments: 3

New comment by northstar702 in "Kafka vs. Redpanda performance – do the claims add up?"

northstar702 — Mon, 15 May 2023 19:08:19 +0000

Curious which version you tried and what k8s environment did you explore?

Why Apache Kafka Doesn't Need Fsync to Be Safe

northstar702 — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 22:21:19 +0000

Article URL: https://jack-vanlightly.com/blog/2023/4/24/why-apache-kafka-doesnt-need-fsync-to-be-safe

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35694046

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by northstar702 in "In Cod’s Shadow, Redfish Rise"

northstar702 — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 19:40:26 +0000

Are you referring to redpanda.com or something else?

New comment by northstar702 in "When to choose Redpanda instead of Apache Kafka?"

northstar702 — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 23:44:12 +0000

Data streaming emerged as a new software category. It complements traditional middleware, data warehouse, and data lakes. Apache Kafka became the de facto standard. New players enter the market because of Kafka’s success. One of those is Redpanda, a lightweight Kafka-compatible C++ implementation. This blog post explores the differences between Apache Kafka and Redpanda, when to choose which framework, and how the Kafka ecosystem, licensing, and community adoption impact a proper evaluation.

When to choose Redpanda instead of Apache Kafka?

northstar702 — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 23:44:12 +0000

Article URL: https://www.kai-waehner.de/blog/2022/11/16/when-to-choose-redpanda-instead-of-apache-kafka/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33632685

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

The future of Python is written in Rust

northstar702 — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:09:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.arecadata.com/the-modern-python-stack-is-written-in-rust/

Hacker News: northstar702

New comment by northstar702 in "Pop!_OS bans AI-generated code from much of its codebase"

New comment by northstar702 in "Pop!_OS bans AI-generated code from much of its codebase"

New comment by northstar702 in "Talk Is Cheap: The Operational Impact of LLM Use"

New comment by northstar702 in "Talk Is Cheap: The Operational Impact of LLM Use"

New comment by northstar702 in "Talk Is Cheap: The Operational Impact of LLM Use"

New comment by northstar702 in "Attackers hijacked popular NPM packages to replace crypto wallet addresses"

Attackers hijacked popular NPM packages to replace crypto wallet addresses

Show HN: Redpanda 100M raise for "real-time enterprise agents""

Engineering Siem at Rippling

Keeper to KRaft migration: a brief overview and a simpler alternative

New comment by northstar702 in "FQL vs. SQL Examples"

FQL vs. SQL Examples

New comment by northstar702 in "Kafka vs. Redpanda performance – do the claims add up?"

Why Apache Kafka Doesn't Need Fsync to Be Safe

New comment by northstar702 in "In Cod’s Shadow, Redfish Rise"

New comment by northstar702 in "When to choose Redpanda instead of Apache Kafka?"

When to choose Redpanda instead of Apache Kafka?

The future of Python is written in Rust

Engineering a more robust Raft group reconfiguration

Show HN: 60-Second Guide for Redpanda on Kubernetes