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New comment by scripper1 in "What It Takes to Get a Job at Anthropic"

scripper1 — Thu, 28 May 2026 14:29:59 +0000

Would someone be able to explain what Anthropic’s values are around a shrinking required workforce? Based on the emphasis on their values I would hope for something more thoughtful than “in the past some jobs went away and others were created.” Past innovations replicated a much more narrow slice of human ability than AI.

What It Takes to Get a Job at Anthropic

scripper1 — Thu, 28 May 2026 14:16:55 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-05-28/anthropic-job-recruiting-brings-in-diverse-careers-to-build-claude

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48309285

Points: 3

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New comment by scripper1 in "A New Internet Business Model?"

scripper1 — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 17:41:23 +0000

Personally, I’m of the view that the internet is like a bulletin board: If you post your content publicly then it can be read publicly. Paywalls and required log-ins are perfectly OK.

I think what Cloudflare is advocating for is preservation of a “public+Ads” bundle where ads are viewed by a human. So they want to disentangle a computer reading something (the core premise of the internet) from a human putting eyes on it.

I wouldn’t mind see a world in which more content is private and the creator can decide how to monetize. It feels like Cloudflare stepping in to say public != public is an overreach.

New comment by scripper1 in "Show HN: I recreated Windows XP as my portfolio"

scripper1 — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 02:14:30 +0000

That CRT effect is dope. It's amazing it's even possible.

New comment by scripper1 in "Python: The Documentary [video]"

scripper1 — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 02:35:06 +0000

I remember learning it in college. How easy it was to pull and parse a webpage and allow me to store and study the world’s information. I was hooked.

New comment by scripper1 in "Claude Code IDE integration for Emacs"

scripper1 — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 01:11:38 +0000

Haha. Yeah I feel they’re exact opposites. Emacs is so DIY/wanting to control your experience and create the perfect tool for you.

New comment by scripper1 in "Ask HN: What if I open on a malicious PDF AirDropped to my iPhone by a stranger?"

scripper1 — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 18:31:26 +0000

Yeesh. Thanks. I guess that makes swapping for a used phone not an option.

New comment by scripper1 in "Ask HN: What if I open on a malicious PDF AirDropped to my iPhone by a stranger?"

scripper1 — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:14:17 +0000

I’m a rando. This was on a street in New York. There’s a chance he was just spraying and praying he’d find someone who hadn’t updated iOS, but I guess I can’t know for sure. Would you know if it’s possible to check how any info has left my phone? My email, text, and iCloud look OK, and I’ve changed my passwords, but I’m not sure if it’s possible to wipe records here or communicate otherwise.

New comment by scripper1 in "Ask HN: What if I open on a malicious PDF AirDropped to my iPhone by a stranger?"

scripper1 — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:10:44 +0000

Thanks. I rebooted it. For previous exploits, do you think that would be enough?

New comment by scripper1 in "Ask HN: What if I open on a malicious PDF AirDropped to my iPhone by a stranger?"

scripper1 — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 05:53:11 +0000

Yeah, that's about what I was thinking, that a zero-day would do it. Thank you. Fingers crossed.

Ask HN: What if I open on a malicious PDF AirDropped to my iPhone by a stranger?

scripper1 — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 05:30:52 +0000

The title says it all. I made a mistake. I opened my iPhone to receive AirDrop photos from a stranger. I later found a PDF in Files and tried to open (after disconnecting from the internet), but Files crashed and the file disappeared. I was on 18.4. Do you think it's possible that there's a PDF exploit I've been victim to?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44808028

Points: 1

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Ask HN: How is Apple's text recognition so good?

scripper1 — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 01:18:47 +0000

My iPhone's ability to quickly identify text across the thousands of photos I have taken is very good. For example, today I searched a word that was found in small print in a newspaper I had taken a photo of. What makes this technology so good? Is it possible to build something similarly good myself? Are there any great open-source text recognition packages?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36660891

Points: 5

# Comments: 2