<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: robot_jesus</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=robot_jesus</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:27:06 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=robot_jesus" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by robot_jesus in "Universal health coverage could save $1T and 114k lives a year: study"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Exactly this. They need to offset the areas where they lose money. And we have federal laws (justifiably so, IMHO) that ERs must provide stabilizing services regardless of insurance and ability to pay.<p>And while that law is obviously humane and reasonable, my only gripe is that the rest of our system is so backwards that it increasingly forces people to leverage that. There was a story about a woman who needed dialysis but had no insurance. So basically, she had to wait every couple weeks until she started breaking down, go to the ER, get emergency dialysis, get sent home. Rinse, repeat.<p>I don't blame her but really just the system that made this her best possible option.<p><a href="https://kdvr.com/news/local/every-week-this-woman-nearly-dies-before-she-can-get-medical-treatment/" rel="nofollow">https://kdvr.com/news/local/every-week-this-woman-nearly-die...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:49:19 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49335795</link><dc:creator>robot_jesus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49335795</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49335795</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by robot_jesus in "WhatCable: Know what your USB-C cable can do"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I'm curious if this also works for USB-A to USB-C. The use case: My Suburu has USB-A inputs and only allows wired Carplay. When I upgraded my iPhone and ditched Lightning, I had to try 6 different cables from my cable drawer to find one that supported data transfer.<p>I have so many cables I've accumulated over the years, I should either purge or at least categorize the functionality of each.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:58:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49299591</link><dc:creator>robot_jesus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49299591</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49299591</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by robot_jesus in "About Rx Kids"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Yeah. And the first chart on the page highlights that. It's the drop in income or (to your point, even the opportunity cost of missed promotions) that is most challenging.<p>Though my kids are amazing and absolutely worth it, no questions asked, I did feel like i was playing catchup in my career starting in my mid-30s.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:44:16 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49256694</link><dc:creator>robot_jesus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49256694</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49256694</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by robot_jesus in "My phone detects going on a run as “someone snatching my phone and running off”"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Pretty much. I have an Apple Watch, my wife has a Garmin.<p>I’m jealous of the advanced metrics and data she has on all of our workouts and the accuracy. And that battery life.<p>She’s jealous of all the slick bells and whistles (unlocking my laptop automatically, deep app ecosystem, managing grocery lists etc).<p>Neither is perfect but both have their uses. You have to pick a side (or spend twice as much and pick both sides ;-)).</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:09:27 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49209178</link><dc:creator>robot_jesus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49209178</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49209178</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by robot_jesus in "Show HN: I created a project management system"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Not even going to bother replying to the original poster, but thanks for recognizing. Just have never seen anyone on HN misconstrue feedback so badly. Doesn't bode well for their ability to adapt and succeed with a product if they take genuine feedback (corroborated by several others in this thread, mind you) as not constructive and dishonest.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:54:29 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49186406</link><dc:creator>robot_jesus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49186406</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49186406</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by robot_jesus in "Show HN: I created a project management system"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Oh, good catch. Absolutely no chance those are legit and definitely dubious at best, illegal at worst (depending on the region)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:36:44 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49155649</link><dc:creator>robot_jesus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49155649</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49155649</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by robot_jesus in "Show HN: I created a project management system"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Congrats on getting to this place. Wishing you success in the long run. But, if I can be honest for a second, there are some pretty rough spots here.<p>First, we're all (or, almost all) using AI and aware of its power. But this site is just so clearly the pure, unfiltered output of an LLM. A human touch on the messaging and positioning would go a long way. The now-common saying: if you can't be bothered to write something once, why should you expect humans to read it? The marketing copy and platform comparisons use so many words to say very little of value.<p>Second, the main video is pretty cringe. The voice alternates between shouting at me and seductively whispering.<p>Third, project management systems are a burned-over district. There are a million competing platforms out there. This is hard to solve and bold promises like "Replace Jira + Slack + Miro with one canvas" just sound preposterously over-the-top.<p>Fourth, the "Built for the people who decide" section looks like quotes but surely those are just AI-generated fake testimonials right? I'm already skeptical of the product but that really kills it for me.<p>On the plus side, it seems you've zeroed in on your niches which is very small, nimble startups and dev teams. Maybe that will help.<p>Sorry,l I hope you take this in the spirit it's given which is honest feedback and I truly do wish you well and hope to see this refine and succeed.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:57:28 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49153057</link><dc:creator>robot_jesus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49153057</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49153057</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by robot_jesus in "Show HN: Qwen Scribe – local transcription and dictation for Apple Silicon"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>That is such a refreshingly fair and honest assessment. Thanks for sharing! To me, that engenders a lot of trust in what you’ve built.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:11:42 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49102402</link><dc:creator>robot_jesus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49102402</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49102402</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by robot_jesus in "Our position on open-weights models"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> For example, I worry that biology will have a strong attacker-defender asymmetry, where sufficiently capable models may be able to quickly weaponize pandemic-level viruses with widely available materials, whereas defense against these agents is a multi-year operational task in the best case (as we saw with Operation Warp Speed)5. Questions like this should be empirically answered by rigorous pre-release testing, not assumed in advance.<p>One of two outcomes are true in this scenario: 1) this is unrealistic fear-mongering or 2) we're all fucked.<p>I just don't see how our solution to this can be export controls or bans. If the fear of a bioweapon engineered by an open weight AI is a legitimate threat, our only option is to develop effective countermeasures (and perhaps the same AI will assist with protecting). Open weights are not going away and pretending like some sort of "ban" will prevent bad actors from accessing them is a fairy tale.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:24:40 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49080104</link><dc:creator>robot_jesus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49080104</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49080104</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by robot_jesus in "Our position on open-weights models"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Some real "You wouldn't download a car" vibes at points in this thread.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:20:01 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49080076</link><dc:creator>robot_jesus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49080076</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49080076</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by robot_jesus in "Firefox Containers Preview"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Is there a way to assign certain domains to always open in a certain container? e.g., if I type the url of my bank that it immediately becomes a banking container? That would be great.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:09:08 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49043841</link><dc:creator>robot_jesus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49043841</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49043841</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by robot_jesus in "Launching Health in ChatGPT to US Users"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I’m intrigued by the power of these models to help me take more control of my healthcare.<p>Sure, doctors’ advice is best, but sometimes I wait 6 months to get to see a specialist who seems hell bent on getting through our appt as quickly as possible.<p>Models are infinitely patient and can see a lot more context about my health.<p>But, the privacy is a big question mark. The page extensively reassures on privacy (no model training, encrypted, no ads, can be deleted). There’s only one part that stands out to me:<p>> Memory remains in your control. To personalize future chats, memories  can be created from your Health conversations. Memories are not created directly from connected medical records and Apple Health information. If you’d like to have a conversation without creating memories, you can use Temporary Chat (opens in a new window) or turn memory off in Settings > Memory.<p>Great that you can turn it off in settings but I wonder how many people will do that and how much sensitive context leakage will come out of your conversations and suddenly you’ll get ads for rashes and whatnot.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:53:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49034282</link><dc:creator>robot_jesus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49034282</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49034282</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by robot_jesus in "SpaceX stock erases all its gains and slides below IPO price in intraday trading"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>There's a lot to unpack here, but a few thoughts. SpaceX wasn't added to the Nasdaq until two days ago, which is right around the time the stock was reaching it's current lows. Doesn't make sense to say that they prices exploded because of that.<p>Second, I don't know the details but it's extremely unlikely that most SpaceX folks have been able to sell any shares. Typically there's a 90–180 restricted window where pre-IPO holders are not allowed to sell.<p>The limited float could theoretically drive up, but as I noted, it wasn't added to the Nasdaq 100 until two days ago, so it's not something we can really attribute to that.<p>Btw, I loathe Elon Musk as a human, but am just clarifying some facts.</p>
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<p>Weird, right? Especially on a website with an owner who so ardently supports free speech. </heavy sarcasm></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:51:20 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48893621</link><dc:creator>robot_jesus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48893621</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48893621</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by robot_jesus in "The shingles vaccine may reduce the risk of dementia"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It's a fair callout, but for me (and increased propensity for Alzheimer's) the calculus is a bit different. Making to to my mid-70s with full mental faculties would easily be worth the tradeoff of an increasing likelihood of shingles at that point. And besides, I would presume I would be able take the vaccine again?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 20:08:32 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48884235</link><dc:creator>robot_jesus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48884235</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48884235</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by robot_jesus in "The shingles vaccine may reduce the risk of dementia"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I'm in my 40s with genetic predisposition for Alzheimer's. Been seriously considering the past year or two paying out of pocket for Shingrix. I think it would be ~$500 total for two doses.<p>Sure, I could wait 7 or 8 years until I qualify via insurance, but is that really worth the risk for what is an easily absorbed cost to me? Especially when I have a friend in her late 30s who just went through a very rough bout of shingles?<p>It makes sense to have targets like age 50 for population-wide public health recommendations. But it can and does infect people of much earlier ages.<p>Recent articles like this make me think I'll go ahead.</p>
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<p><a href="https://archive.ph/PzPop" rel="nofollow">https://archive.ph/PzPop</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 16:24:08 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48882315</link><dc:creator>robot_jesus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48882315</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48882315</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by robot_jesus in "The classifiers Anthropic puts in front of Fable are too zealous"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Same. I really am curious if either 1) I am using it in genuinely different ways or 2) these people are being willfully disingenuous.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:25:27 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48837643</link><dc:creator>robot_jesus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48837643</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48837643</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by robot_jesus in "Show HN: Searchable directory of 22k+ products from worker-owned co-ops"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Neat project and I love the motivations behind it.<p>A few friendly recommendations:<p>• The images on the results pages are in desperate need of optimization. Plenty of 500KB+ thumbnails and even a couple 2MB+ thumbnails I saw in there. Could easily be optimized 90%+ with no loss of quality<p>• The instant live search can be a little distracting, particularly paired with the heavy loading of the thumbnails<p>• I know you don't want to create your own full ecomm site, but even just a hover PDP without having to click off could be nice, if you could pull in the key product details. I know the goal is to support the destination sites but it was a lot of back and forth to me<p>• Any ability to validate that a product is available vs sold out (and note that on the results pages) would be appreciated. Probably 75% of the items I checked on ttgaming.quest were sold out. A banner across items not in stock would be helpful. Or a filter on the search results page.<p>Keep up the good work!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:54:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48754693</link><dc:creator>robot_jesus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48754693</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48754693</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by robot_jesus in "Fable 5 is Back"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Personal prediction: I do think the market will essentially force their hand to include it in subscriptions before too long. OpenAI, local models, Chinese models will continue to improve.<p>But, there are also harsh realities of compute volume and cost to run all of these will be fighting against.<p>What I do expect is a multi-tiered rollout of future models. You want the latest SOTA release? Usage credits.<p>Subscription plans will end up getting models on a lagging interval of a few months.</p>
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