Hacker News: sideway

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought

sideway — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:58:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/critical-atlantic-current-significantly-more-likely-to-collapse-than-thought

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47795316

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

Anthropic sues US defense department over blacklisting

sideway — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:04:12 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/09/anthropic-defense-department-lawsuit-ai

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47311836

Points: 16

# Comments: 1

The Anthropic Hive Mind

sideway — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:28:59 +0000

Article URL: https://steve-yegge.medium.com/the-anthropic-hive-mind-d01f768f3d7b

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47133979

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

The Great Displacement: AI and the Next Fifty Years

sideway — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:08:31 +0000

Article URL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nm0wOCJJvGS0WI737XHJ7VVDkjQrbgXf/view

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46951348

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

The AI revolution is here. Will the economy survive the transition?

sideway — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 16:42:36 +0000

Article URL: https://post.substack.com/p/the-ai-revolution-is-here-will-the

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46577235

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

New comment by sideway in "Claude Code On-the-Go"

sideway — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 21:32:43 +0000

I'd love to believe that, but unless our timeline is disrupted (world war / climate change / regulation re: power generation and consumption), I unfortunately can't imagine a future different to the one I described - and I've tried!

New comment by sideway in "Claude Code On-the-Go"

sideway — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 21:25:12 +0000

Pandora's box is open; we're moving towards a world where white collar workers will be working 24/7 and they'll be expected to do so.

It won't matter if I'm washing the dishes, walking the dog, driving to the supermarket, picking up my kids from school. I'll always be switched on, on my phone, continuously talking to an LLM, delivering questionable features and building meaningless products, destroying in the process the environment my kids are going to have to grow in.

I'm a heavy LLM user. On a daily basis, I find LLMs extremely useful both professionally and personally. But the cognitive dissonance I feel when I think about what this means over a longer time horizon is really painful.

The only trait for success in the AI era [video]

sideway — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 14:28:00 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWYb7tImErI

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45004511

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by sideway in "I pulled data on 1378 restaurants from Google Maps to rank them in order"

sideway — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 07:15:53 +0000

I've used this approach in the past with great success:

https://www.evanmiller.org/ranking-items-with-star-ratings.h...

All Evan Miller's posts on user ratings are excellent - https://www.evanmiller.org/ and search for "Mathematics of user ratings".

Where Do You Put the Camera? [video]

sideway — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:17:05 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa1O3nqW5hQ

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42698223

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by sideway in "Ask HN: Is patio11's salary negotiation guide relevant in today's market?"

sideway — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 22:51:48 +0000

Thank you for your reply. I'm not a native speaker and find your writing style quite intriguing, which always makes me wonder "what does this person read?". Could you suggest a couple of your favourite books?

Apologies for this public private message, there seems to be no contact info in your profile.

Ask HN: Is patio11's salary negotiation guide relevant in today's market?

sideway — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 21:33:14 +0000

The market has changed a lot since this classic blogpost[1] on salary negotiation was written. With no specific numbers to back it up, it feels like demand for generalists SWE has decreased, while supply has increased by a lot.

In this market where every company out there tries to minimise costs, is there still room for salary negotiation for generalists that interview with non-FAANG? Do you have any industry insights or anecdotes to share?

[1] https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42000626

Points: 116

# Comments: 192

New comment by sideway in "Is the world really running out of sand?"

sideway — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:11:39 +0000

If you found this article interesting, definitely give "Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future" a read. One of the most eye-opening books I've read in the past few years.

New comment by sideway in "Ask HN: My son might be blind – how to best support"

sideway — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:32:23 +0000

If this is your first kid, keep in mind that the negative emotions you may be feeling are amplified a lot by all the exhaustion - physical and mental - a new baby brings.

FWIW, in one of my previous jobs, in a company with 1.5K employees, there was this engineering architect with great insights, deep understanding of the overall architecture, and true impact across the board. I would always follow the slack threads he was contributing to as there was always something to learn in there. It took me by extreme surprise when I learned he was completely blind.

I wish the best to you, your kid, and your family.

New comment by sideway in "Full text search over Postgres: Elasticsearch vs. alternatives"

sideway — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 10:14:06 +0000

Semi-related: I guess some companies have already started augmenting their search with the use of LLMs. If you've worked on a similar project, what is your (very) high-level architecture? Did you see a noticeable difference in relevance and query time?

Why the CrowdStrike bug hit banks hard

sideway — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:07:24 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/crowdstrike-bug-hit-banks-hard/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41119874

Points: 164

# Comments: 238

New comment by sideway in "Butterflies flew 2,600 miles across the Atlantic without stopping"

sideway — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 04:39:29 +0000

One has to appreciate how someone put conscious effort to write a "Synopsis" that's larger than the book itself.

How to Price a Data Asset

sideway — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:37:52 +0000

Article URL: https://pivotal.substack.com/p/how-to-price-a-data-asset

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40704985

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Eurovision 2024 Results: Voting and Points

sideway — Sun, 12 May 2024 07:12:22 +0000

Article URL: https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2024

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40332719

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by sideway in "Dear Europe, please wake up"

sideway — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 18:48:32 +0000

Genuine question - could someone give some insight on why the post was flagged? I found the article interesting and it wasn't my intention to divide the audience. If anything, I believe lots of the comments here contribute positively in forming a more educated and all-round view on the matter.