<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: sailfast</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=sailfast</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 18:39:16 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=sailfast" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sailfast in "Show HN: I made an emergency page for my family"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Why did you let me send you a message? That’s what came up when I hit this page.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 18:11:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48298175</link><dc:creator>sailfast</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48298175</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48298175</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sailfast in "Last.fm is now independent"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>For me curation was better but I was really missing the ability to quickly seed a playlist with a specific vibe and build from there for specific moods.<p>That, and the desktop app and confusion between library and Apple Music streaming was annoying to manage. They need to unify that experience or split it completely.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 18:09:31 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48298138</link><dc:creator>sailfast</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48298138</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48298138</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sailfast in "I'm Tired of Talking to AI"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Same.<p>AI is a hugely powerful tool, but I’m sick of having to treat a human’s AI-based verbatim reply as a real thing.<p>Anybody that does this is going to be calmly corrected as much as possible, and if the behavior doesn’t change then something will have to change.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:49:04 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48296059</link><dc:creator>sailfast</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48296059</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48296059</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sailfast in "I'm Tired of Talking to AI"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Easily configurable via router rules at home!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:46:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48296033</link><dc:creator>sailfast</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48296033</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48296033</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sailfast in "Using AI to write better code more slowly"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I think you can get to "easier" if you have the a) budget to hire the people that are good enough and b) the time and discipline to create the abstractions so it gets easier over time.<p>Most shops will not have that kind of time and money, so the default will be "harder". Also, to be fair, most shops will not be led by individuals that understand why ensuring things get easier / faster is important in the short term, so that also complicates things a bit.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:32:18 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48282920</link><dc:creator>sailfast</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48282920</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48282920</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sailfast in "Using AI to write better code more slowly"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This approach works well, and leads to better code being shipped. The key disconnect for me is not always the code being of high quality, but ensuring my understanding of the "Why" of the bug and the fix is good enough to justify it and then also explain it if the time comes.<p>That said, I'm learning to let go as much as I can and trust these things when it's "safe" and seeing how that shakes out. The risk is something falls over and I don't know how to fix it (of course) but I know it's a risk and I'm trying to avoid it so it probably won't be as bad as I catastrophize.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:27:09 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48282851</link><dc:creator>sailfast</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48282851</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48282851</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sailfast in "Ferrari Luce"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This looks really good in that Blue color when the light is just right.<p>Otherwise, I think this car has a lot of excellent new tech in a package that just won't get the motor(s) firing for most people - especially at a 650K price point.<p>It's a shame they couldn't figure out a way to make the shape look a bit more sporting. Who cares about practicality when you're driving a ferrari?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 02:22:52 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48274243</link><dc:creator>sailfast</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48274243</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48274243</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sailfast in "AI has a multiplying effect on existing technical skills"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I don’t know that people think their jobs will go away because AI will be better.<p>I think most understand that their jobs are going away because we will need fewer engineers to build the software their companies currently need.<p>Now - huge opportunity for new companies and markets, but not sure if they will be as profitable.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:49:23 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48238383</link><dc:creator>sailfast</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48238383</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48238383</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sailfast in "Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I’m assuming you are European? Do you get the impression that the EU parliament is a body that is respected across Europe as competent and able to enforce laws reliably and properly? It can’t even keep the bloc together.<p>I’m not skeptical of Europe - but I’ve studied governments long enough to know that it’s hard to enforce these things at any sort of reasonable cost / level. You need to be defensive in your thinking, and the FUD here is completely reasonable.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:27:32 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48236343</link><dc:creator>sailfast</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48236343</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48236343</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sailfast in "Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Where are the fines for the tech companies breaking the law? I’ll look on my end as well, but if they’re not being fined more than they’re making by breaking the law your data is still going to leave your vehicle.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:25:40 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48236308</link><dc:creator>sailfast</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48236308</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48236308</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sailfast in "The Companies Cutting Headcount for AI Will Lose to the Ones Who Didn't"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Where are you finding engineers at 100K/yr all-in? Also how many of them will be as good at coding as the models you deploy on the rack?<p>Also you need both now. It’s not enough to just have humans, and that OpEx needs to come from somewhere.<p>I’m not happy about it - just the way it is.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:13:35 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48235423</link><dc:creator>sailfast</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48235423</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48235423</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sailfast in "Seattle Shield, an intelligence-sharing network operated by the Seattle police"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I don’t understand. This seems like some version of NextDoor / neighborhood watch but for companies and larger interests in the Seattle area that might have their own security apparatus.<p>Why are folks jumping to some conclusions that this is some illuminati threat to democracy? Why is the article so breathless?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 19:38:34 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48227937</link><dc:creator>sailfast</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48227937</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48227937</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sailfast in "DOS Zone"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Need For Speed worked just fine for me, FWIW. Macbook Pro, a couple years old using Firefox.</p>
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<p>These are all just bets that eventually someone wins anyway, right? Adoption is good but marginal revenue doesn’t matter if and when these models and solving world hunger - or have created the next yakuza mega corp that governs the world - right?<p>Feels like an unspoken rule here. Everyone wants to own a chunk of nuclear weapons and it doesn’t matter whether it’s profitable. You just need the nukes to survive and have a seat at the table</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:17:08 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48195355</link><dc:creator>sailfast</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48195355</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48195355</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sailfast in "Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas to be published May 25"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This is very much trying to create a consensus around what being human means and why it’s valuable in an age where it will be easy to dismiss the intrinsic value of a human. Probably a bit more important than a marketing stunt.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 01:20:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48188110</link><dc:creator>sailfast</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48188110</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48188110</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sailfast in "Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Sure, and Volkswagen’s diesel cars are totally clean and pass emissions tests as written.<p>Your trust in the law (EU law! Haha) to do the enforcing itself is nice, but history and lived experience tell me that these laws are going to be skirted if there’s money in it.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 11:26:25 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48147260</link><dc:creator>sailfast</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48147260</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48147260</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sailfast in "Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Yes.<p>Or, more succinctly - they are likely following the law but have figured out a way to avoid it as written using consumer opt-in and dark patterns.<p>You call it FUD, but this is hacker news and with overwhelming incentives it is not unreasonable to ask for verification that data isn’t being exfiltrated.</p>
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<p>NO. WAY.<p>This made my whole day. Thank you.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 03:54:27 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48130927</link><dc:creator>sailfast</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48130927</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48130927</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sailfast in "The US is winning the AI race where it matters most: commercialization"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Just spitballing here but I think the financial system’s already set up for this.<p>Whatever derivative structures and equity and options need to exist will be easily created.<p>I don’t think we need any additional motivation or incentives to cultivate this for AI. We need to keep some in the tank to handle the fallout.<p>As a more personal aside: the US would do well to put up some sensible barriers to outrageous financialization and reduce moral contagion risk. Otherwise all these folks trying to multiply their money end up leaving the bag with the folks that don’t have it in the first place - and then the folks with money end up, uh… well, it won’t end well.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:23:28 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48124807</link><dc:creator>sailfast</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48124807</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48124807</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sailfast in "Dutch suicide prevention website shares data with tech companies without consent"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This is not a comment on gun rights, but, IF you are having issues with suicide and depression I would absolutely remove those weapons from your house and access. Talk to a friend you trust. Have them stored. Something. Having them nearby is only going to increase the odds you end up dead.</p>
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