<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: smitec</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=smitec</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:19:25 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=smitec" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[Autoresearch, Claude and Constrained Optimization]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.elliotcsmith.com/autoresearch-claude-and-constrained-optimization/">https://www.elliotcsmith.com/autoresearch-claude-and-constrained-optimization/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48740094">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48740094</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:29:36 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.elliotcsmith.com/autoresearch-claude-and-constrained-optimization/</link><dc:creator>smitec</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48740094</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48740094</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PostHog Code]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://posthog.com/code">https://posthog.com/code</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48101511">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48101511</a></p>
<p>Points: 5</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 22:23:58 +0000</pubDate><link>https://posthog.com/code</link><dc:creator>smitec</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48101511</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48101511</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do AI based layoffs say about their ability to scale?]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.elliotcsmith.com/what-do-ai-based-layoffs-say-about-tam/">https://www.elliotcsmith.com/what-do-ai-based-layoffs-say-about-tam/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48055522">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48055522</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:45:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.elliotcsmith.com/what-do-ai-based-layoffs-say-about-tam/</link><dc:creator>smitec</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48055522</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48055522</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Llama.ttf: a font file which is also a large language model and inference engine]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://fuglede.github.io/llama.ttf/">https://fuglede.github.io/llama.ttf/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48000990">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48000990</a></p>
<p>Points: 3</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 20:18:39 +0000</pubDate><link>https://fuglede.github.io/llama.ttf/</link><dc:creator>smitec</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48000990</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48000990</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Product Teams vs. Feature Teams" in an AI World]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.elliotcsmith.com/product-teams-vs-feature-teams-in-an-ai-world/">https://www.elliotcsmith.com/product-teams-vs-feature-teams-in-an-ai-world/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47495119">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47495119</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:06:21 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.elliotcsmith.com/product-teams-vs-feature-teams-in-an-ai-world/</link><dc:creator>smitec</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47495119</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47495119</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output language]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://translate.kagi.com/?from=en&to=LinkedIn+speak">https://translate.kagi.com/?from=en&to=LinkedIn+speak</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47408703">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47408703</a></p>
<p>Points: 1469</p>
<p># Comments: 345</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:39:42 +0000</pubDate><link>https://translate.kagi.com/?from=en&amp;to=LinkedIn+speak</link><dc:creator>smitec</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47408703</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47408703</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to, mostly, guarantee success in your career]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.elliotcsmith.com/how-to-mostly-guarantee-success-in-your-career/">https://www.elliotcsmith.com/how-to-mostly-guarantee-success-in-your-career/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46807263">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46807263</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 08:22:41 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.elliotcsmith.com/how-to-mostly-guarantee-success-in-your-career/</link><dc:creator>smitec</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46807263</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46807263</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has AI removed the appeal of vertical SaaS?]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.elliotcsmith.com/has-ai-removed-the-appeal-of-vertical-saas/">https://www.elliotcsmith.com/has-ai-removed-the-appeal-of-vertical-saas/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46662857">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46662857</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 22:44:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.elliotcsmith.com/has-ai-removed-the-appeal-of-vertical-saas/</link><dc:creator>smitec</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46662857</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46662857</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AlgoVPN 2.0 Release]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://github.com/trailofbits/algo/releases/tag/v2.0.0">https://github.com/trailofbits/algo/releases/tag/v2.0.0</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44994936">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44994936</a></p>
<p>Points: 4</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 10:37:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://github.com/trailofbits/algo/releases/tag/v2.0.0</link><dc:creator>smitec</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44994936</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44994936</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunny days are warm: why LinkedIn rewards mediocrity]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.elliotcsmith.com/linkedin-toxic-mediocrity/">https://www.elliotcsmith.com/linkedin-toxic-mediocrity/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44930186">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44930186</a></p>
<p>Points: 473</p>
<p># Comments: 389</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 09:29:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.elliotcsmith.com/linkedin-toxic-mediocrity/</link><dc:creator>smitec</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44930186</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44930186</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Accuracy of the Incumbent]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.elliotcsmith.com/the-accuracy-of-the-incumbent/">https://www.elliotcsmith.com/the-accuracy-of-the-incumbent/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43598918">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43598918</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 04:15:39 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.elliotcsmith.com/the-accuracy-of-the-incumbent/</link><dc:creator>smitec</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43598918</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43598918</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cautions on Being 'Experiment Driven']]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.elliotcsmith.com/cautions-on-being-experiment-driven/">https://www.elliotcsmith.com/cautions-on-being-experiment-driven/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43521971">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43521971</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 06:56:23 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.elliotcsmith.com/cautions-on-being-experiment-driven/</link><dc:creator>smitec</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43521971</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43521971</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compressed Complexity]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.elliotcsmith.com/compressed-complexity/">https://www.elliotcsmith.com/compressed-complexity/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43392263">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43392263</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:07:12 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.elliotcsmith.com/compressed-complexity/</link><dc:creator>smitec</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43392263</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43392263</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Can't Delete the Default]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.elliotcsmith.com/you-cant-delete-the-default/">https://www.elliotcsmith.com/you-cant-delete-the-default/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43216197">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43216197</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 05:13:21 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.elliotcsmith.com/you-cant-delete-the-default/</link><dc:creator>smitec</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43216197</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43216197</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by smitec in "If your customers don't talk, NPS is a vanity metric"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>One day I hope to do enough that Google doesn’t suggest my name is a typo.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 07:16:02 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42970259</link><dc:creator>smitec</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42970259</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42970259</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If your customers don't talk, NPS is a vanity metric]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.elliotcsmith.com/if-your-customers-dont-talk-nps-is-a-vanity-metric/">https://www.elliotcsmith.com/if-your-customers-dont-talk-nps-is-a-vanity-metric/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42926845">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42926845</a></p>
<p>Points: 38</p>
<p># Comments: 55</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 02:22:55 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.elliotcsmith.com/if-your-customers-dont-talk-nps-is-a-vanity-metric/</link><dc:creator>smitec</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42926845</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42926845</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Bubble Green Bubble]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.elliotcsmith.com/red-bubble-green-bubble/">https://www.elliotcsmith.com/red-bubble-green-bubble/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42876570">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42876570</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:33:39 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.elliotcsmith.com/red-bubble-green-bubble/</link><dc:creator>smitec</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42876570</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42876570</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Vids – AI-powered video creation for work]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://workspace.google.com/products/vids/">https://workspace.google.com/products/vids/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42676646">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42676646</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2025 20:31:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://workspace.google.com/products/vids/</link><dc:creator>smitec</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42676646</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42676646</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manage Risks, Not Methods]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.elliotcsmith.com/manage-risks-not-methods-2/">https://www.elliotcsmith.com/manage-risks-not-methods-2/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42663885">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42663885</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 06:55:28 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.elliotcsmith.com/manage-risks-not-methods-2/</link><dc:creator>smitec</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42663885</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42663885</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thoughts on Service and Tech Startups]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.elliotcsmith.com/thoughts-on-service-and-tech-startups/">https://www.elliotcsmith.com/thoughts-on-service-and-tech-startups/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42290350">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42290350</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 20:01:19 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.elliotcsmith.com/thoughts-on-service-and-tech-startups/</link><dc:creator>smitec</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42290350</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42290350</guid></item></channel></rss>