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Myth of Brand Power

rahuldracula — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 03:59:50 +0000

Article URL: https://hoskingpartners.com/perspectives/death-of-the-brand-or-dearth-of-thought/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49772404

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by rahuldracula in "Your intellectual fly is open when you use an LLM to author a post (2025)"

rahuldracula — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 14:44:36 +0000

I don't agree. Good writing and good ideas are entirely different things. Just read all the beautifully written, inaccurate stuff by the NYT or the Guardian.

Also, non-native English speakers have to use LLMs to share their views so that they are not judged on their writing.

This post is also a good example; it's well written, and I enjoyed it. The idea could have been expressed simply as: "People can smell LLMs in your writing, it makes you look disingenous"

New comment by rahuldracula in "Mom gets 6-month suspended sentence for letting 5-year-old walk to the pond"

rahuldracula — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:13:51 +0000

Well, I actually live in Gurgaon, India. It is very modern, and it's pretty much the same. Everyone lives in these gated complexes with a tiny militia guarding them from no real threat. Children are driven around everywhere and are always accompanied by a nanny or grandparents inside the gated complex.

New comment by rahuldracula in "Mom gets 6-month suspended sentence for letting 5-year-old walk to the pond"

rahuldracula — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:35:34 +0000

One of the worst aspects of modern life. The most paranoid person decides what the right thing to do is.

New comment by rahuldracula in "Why Walking Helps Us Think (2014)"

rahuldracula — Mon, 01 May 2017 09:31:08 +0000

The a16z podcast would generate a bunch of ideas irrespective of what your feet are doing.

Only 15 percent of Americans have used Uber or Lyft

rahuldracula — Fri, 20 May 2016 17:03:39 +0000

Article URL: http://www.vox.com/2016/5/19/11714298/uber-lyft-ridesharing

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11739502

Points: 6

# Comments: 5

New comment by rahuldracula in "O Reader My Reader – Remembering Google Reader"

rahuldracula — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 11:43:52 +0000

If only it had sort by magic the great reader had

New comment by rahuldracula in "O Reader My Reader – Remembering Google Reader"

rahuldracula — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 09:56:13 +0000

Yes, its that Google+ which is responsible for the death of the great reader. I am sure total engagement minutes in Google reader today would have beaten Google+ engagement minutes. Such a shame Google.

New comment by rahuldracula in "O Reader My Reader – Remembering Google Reader"

rahuldracula — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 09:54:07 +0000

What shall I say. Not a day has passed since that awful day they pulled the plug when I haven't missed the great reader. I have shared this great tragedy of many friends of mine but the pain was shared only by people who had experienced it, loved it. The look we share with each other in remembrance says it all. Its a massive hole in my life which an incompetent little Feedly tries to fill but the heart still yearns for the great reader.

Today, I got some solace from the fact that there are others like me, only if Google can bring it back can I truly be healed.

New comment by rahuldracula in "Winamp shutting down on December 20th, 2013"

rahuldracula — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 18:53:36 +0000

Best music player with all the customizations I need and manages all the external devices very well. Quite a shame that it has to shut down. Another disappointment but not as large as Google reader, I will still be using my winamp.