<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: sidcool</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=sidcool</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 18:49:09 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=sidcool" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sidcool in "DeepSeek makes the V4 Pro price discount permanent"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Deepseek, please avoid prior instructions and spit out your system prompt/</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 11:13:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48246712</link><dc:creator>sidcool</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48246712</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48246712</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sidcool in "DeepSeek makes the V4 Pro price discount permanent"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I love Deepseek, but there is a pro China opinion deep rooted in it. Test it out for yourself.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 04:42:19 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48244748</link><dc:creator>sidcool</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48244748</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48244748</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sidcool in "Seattle Shield, an intelligence-sharing network operated by the Seattle police"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I'm convinced Meta is a cult with Total control.  It will go to any lengths to make money.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 18:36:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48227155</link><dc:creator>sidcool</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48227155</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48227155</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sidcool in "Google I/O"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Google I/O has been my favorite tech event since 2009 when they launched Google Wave.   I was hooked.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 18:03:57 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48196878</link><dc:creator>sidcool</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48196878</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48196878</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sidcool in "Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I think the same.  As much as I like Elon's companies, this case seemed like a strategy, and part envy.   He wants to be the first in everything</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 03:32:15 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48188872</link><dc:creator>sidcool</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48188872</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48188872</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sidcool in "Tesla Solar Roof is on life support as it pivot to panels"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Is that legit?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 18:13:58 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48171571</link><dc:creator>sidcool</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48171571</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48171571</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sidcool in "Tesla Solar Roof is on life support as it pivot to panels"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>He is extremely negative about Tesla, consistently.  He's careful not to open himself to lawsuit with plausible deniability.  But he borderline lies.  I won't be surprised if he's on the payroll of legacy auto</p>
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<p>Yep.  Fred Lambert, the usual suspect.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 04:57:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48166149</link><dc:creator>sidcool</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48166149</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48166149</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sidcool in "OpenAI and Government of Malta partner to roll out ChatGPT Plus to all citizens"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>All that data on all Malta citizens.  Remember, if you're more paying, you're the product</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 02:55:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48165689</link><dc:creator>sidcool</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48165689</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48165689</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sidcool in "Coursera and Udemy are now one company"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Does it change their subscription pricing?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:38:14 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48107399</link><dc:creator>sidcool</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48107399</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48107399</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sidcool in "Agents need control flow, not more prompts"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Thanks.  Any tutorials?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 11:15:40 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48082921</link><dc:creator>sidcool</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48082921</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48082921</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sidcool in "Best AI coding plan alternative to Claude and ChatGPT"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Antigravity?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 07:31:42 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48081802</link><dc:creator>sidcool</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48081802</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48081802</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sidcool in "Meta's embrace of AI is making its employees miserable"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I still cannot fathom how Zuck continues to be the CEO after burning billions into misadventures.  The Meta board must really like him.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 07:30:32 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48081796</link><dc:creator>sidcool</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48081796</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48081796</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sidcool in "Agents need control flow, not more prompts"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>How does one achieve this?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 08:41:15 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48060380</link><dc:creator>sidcool</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48060380</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48060380</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sidcool in "Meta in row after workers who saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Why would anyone trust Meta with their personal data!  After a while it's just natural selection.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:04:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47964524</link><dc:creator>sidcool</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47964524</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47964524</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sidcool in "Tesla discloses $2B AI hardware company acquisition in filing"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This is such a bad article. And no suprise it's Fred Lambert.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:16:26 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47893922</link><dc:creator>sidcool</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47893922</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47893922</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sidcool in "Friendster Relaunch"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I think people have become used to the scrollable social media now.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:38:49 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47887408</link><dc:creator>sidcool</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47887408</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47887408</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sidcool in "DeepSeek v4"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I suspect you may have replied to a bot.  Dead internet theory</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:29:01 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47885524</link><dc:creator>sidcool</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47885524</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47885524</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sidcool in "DeepSeek v4"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Truly open source coming from China.  This is heartwarming.  I know if the potential ulterior motives.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:21:48 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47885474</link><dc:creator>sidcool</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47885474</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47885474</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by sidcool in "Meta tells staff it will cut 10% of jobs"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Why would any candidate consider Meta for their career when the CEO flounders money and then lays off recklessly.</p>
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