Hacker News: ourguile

New comment by ourguile in "The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran"

ourguile — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 07:20:52 +0000

NYT gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/28/world/iran-strikes-t...

New comment by ourguile in "SlopStop: Community-driven AI slop detection in Kagi Search"

ourguile — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:48:42 +0000

I would assume then, that someone can report it as "not slop", per their documentation: https://help.kagi.com/kagi/features/slopstop.html#reporting-...

New comment by ourguile in "Some people can't see mental images"

ourguile — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 18:39:54 +0000

I have seen it and unfortunately, I'm a 5. I quite literally cannot picture an apple in any form. I understand what I'm supposed to be picturing but when I try there's nothing that appears. It's fascinating to me too, since I typically have quite vivid dreams and I've been able to lucid dream on a number of occasions.

Now, I've chatted with friends, and my one friend is close to a 2, or maybe a 1 from how he described it (being able to visualize the apple and rotate it 3-dimensionally).

New comment by ourguile in "Some people can't see mental images"

ourguile — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 18:09:47 +0000

I've seen some sections discussing memory, but not necessarily internal monologue.

New comment by ourguile in "Some people can't see mental images"

ourguile — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 18:07:28 +0000

https://archive.ph/iMdvd

I have aphantasia and it always astounds me when I see an article like this, or hear a friend talking about it (about not having it) and realize that their experience of the world is so fundamentally different than my own.

New comment by ourguile in "Pentagon orders states' national guards to form 'quick reaction forces'"

ourguile — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:48:15 +0000

Yes, I definitely agree with you!

I also think it's asking for trouble (between ICE, CBP and/or National Guard) especially considering how reckless these other agencies have been (I'm thinking of a recent raid where agents were rappelling from helicopters) and the administration now reassigning ICE leadership to intensify ongoing campaigns.

New comment by ourguile in "Pentagon orders states' national guards to form 'quick reaction forces'"

ourguile — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 18:40:38 +0000

I know you're being sarcastic, but I believe there's a legitimate argument in demonstrating that the administration is contributing to circumstances that would lead to this exact response.

I can envision these exact same sentiments coming from the national guard, ICE, CBP, etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings#Guardsmen...

New comment by ourguile in "Rivian's TM-B electric bike"

ourguile — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 18:39:42 +0000

Very interesting, really liking the swappable components in the quad. I'm a big cyclist but have been looking for something new to take around for commuting that isn't a scooter.

Great to see more manufacturers getting in on micromobility options.

New comment by ourguile in "State of AI Report 2025"

ourguile — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:32:11 +0000

I agree there is some implicit bias in this reporting, particularly because Nathan is colleagues (or at the very least previous colleagues) with Ian Hogarth, who is currently the chair of the UK AI Safety Institute, recently renamed to the "AI Security Institute".

So, I would have to take reporting on safety with a grain of salt. That said, I do think there are a lot of other interesting insights throughout the presentation.

New comment by ourguile in "Tor browser removing various Firefox AI features"

ourguile — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:09:26 +0000

Very good news, this would have raised a major red flag for me if I went to use their browser and saw any AI integrations.

New comment by ourguile in "The Prairie Farmers Preserving the Most Threatened Ecosystem – Forever"

ourguile — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 14:59:11 +0000

This is fascinating, they're linked to the Arbutus Foundation (founded by David Byrne) which reported almost $850k in revenue in 2023. Seems like quite a few of big donors are involved. Some of their other affiliates also have major donors (such as the Solutions Journalism Network). https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/831...

New comment by ourguile in "[dead]"

ourguile — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:47:41 +0000

IMO there's a massive difference between genuine curiosity and discussion over topics which have an outsized impact on domestic and global politics and actual polemics and 'ideological battle'.

FWIW I am not disagreeing, I do genuinely believe this is why people flag posts.

New comment by ourguile in "Why are so many pedestrians killed by cars in the US?"

ourguile — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:55:56 +0000

I'm convinced this is a big cause as well. Reduced visibility greatly exacerbates this (as a driver looking for visibility while in the turning lane) trying to see if walkers or cars are coming over the very high hoods of other vehicles. Multiple lanes, signs and etc. all vying for attention all cause a drain on focus which wouldn't exist if the turn was outlawed in the first place.

I'll also say, it's not only pedestrians affected by this, anecdotally just this morning a car turned right on red directly into my path, while the driver was making eye contact with me as I was turning left through a green arrow.

New comment by ourguile in "Guy running a Google rival from his laundry room"

ourguile — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:27:39 +0000

I greatly prefer Kagi https://help.kagi.com/kagi/company/ but it's very nice to see more competition in this space in general.

New comment by ourguile in "Microsoft is officially sending employees back to the office"

ourguile — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 17:16:55 +0000

Anecdotally, I'm at a larger multinational corporation and our site has been mandating a new RTO policy and have not been granting exceptions based solely on seniority. In my personal opinion I believe it's mostly a soft layoff, so they can approve exceptions on a case-by-case basis.

New comment by ourguile in "US AI Action Plan"

ourguile — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:00:45 +0000

Interesting that you mention it, because the NYT just released their ethicist commentary from today and the question was "how do I tell my rich friends to stop talking about fleeing the country": https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/magazine/rich-friends-fle...

New comment by ourguile in "They Paid $3,500 for Apple's Vision Pro. A Year Later, It Still Hurts"

ourguile — Thu, 15 May 2025 13:32:35 +0000

I'm honestly surprised by this. I still use my AVP about once a week or more, it's my preferred method for watching shows, movies and YouTube. I would be interested to hear what others are using for 3rd party straps and I also wish there were more apps and more environments. But I'm very happy with what there is so far.

New comment by ourguile in "Ask HN: How do you store the knowledge gained in a day?"

ourguile — Tue, 13 May 2025 19:48:18 +0000

I use Obsidian for kanban (with urgent tasks) and for drafting longer writing, while using Remnote for tracking most other general information. Both work really well for me, for different purposes. I use Obsidian more as a visual information processing medium.

I will say, it's really helpful to open up excalidraw through Obsidian and create a quick flow chart or drawing with my team.

New comment by ourguile in "The great displacement is already well underway?"

ourguile — Tue, 13 May 2025 18:58:36 +0000

There are also quite a number of medical device and pharmaceutical companies on the east coast (based in upstate NY here), along with defense industry contractors. So, there are some more options.

New comment by ourguile in "NYC New Subway Map"

ourguile — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:32:42 +0000

Yes, that's what it is, just in case NYT locks the article behind a paywall.