Hacker News: smukherjee19

New comment by smukherjee19 in "Mullvad to China: Block This. We Dare You"

smukherjee19 — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:24:44 +0000

Clickbait and aggressive title, shallow article. I read it and not worth clicking.

Merle: Why Even Signal Calls Apple and Google [video]

smukherjee19 — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:51:14 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3ennD3wKn0

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48489106

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by smukherjee19 in "Gmail thinks I'm stupid, so I left"

smukherjee19 — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:17:34 +0000

That's weird. I use Gmail regularly and did not experience anything like that; it works just the way it did for the past 10+ years. And auto categorization still works just fine, and no AI summarizing my email or trying to write my drafts. I wonder what difference we have in settings.

Also, not to be disrespectful to the OP, but seems quite an... overblown reaction. To each their own, though.

New comment by smukherjee19 in "Microsoft's "fix" for Windows 11"

smukherjee19 — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:23:53 +0000

Just a guess, with Macbook Neo releasing, M$ likely got scared of mass exodus to MacOS (the average PC user can now consider a Macbook and it likely wipes the floor with all Windows laptops out there) and decided to throw in a damage control piece.

New comment by smukherjee19 in "Working and Communicating with Japanese Engineers"

smukherjee19 — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 14:46:39 +0000

Yes, especially if people living in the city. I have known Japanese people who can’t speak English well but can read technical CS papers and understand well enough to give a summary and presentation in Japanese.

Just keep in mind they are usually very good in reading, okayish in listening, and kinda needs work on speaking. But that’s expected. If you live a daily life in Japan like the Japanese, you barely need to speak English, or hear it, if at all. Even the foreign staff at the convenience store speak Japanese good enough for them to carry on their duties.

ChatGPT "Physics Result" Reality Check: What It Did [video]

smukherjee19 — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 07:19:05 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_2NvGVl554

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47021699

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by smukherjee19 in "Updates to Consumer Terms and Privacy Policy"

smukherjee19 — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 15:12:23 +0000

I clicked "Accept" because I didn't want to deal with it later, especially given the new terms, and Claude training on new chats and resuming existing chats from September 28th,

but the "Accept" and "Not Now" are for the new terms of use.

So by toggling off and clicking "Accept", it will accept the toggled version. You can check the setting after accepting it at: https://claude.ai/settings/data-privacy-controls It's the "Help Improve Claude" button.

New comment by smukherjee19 in "110M subs YouTuber pewdiepie degooglifies his life [video]"

smukherjee19 — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:41:02 +0000

Guy actually went full-in. Amazing.

New comment by smukherjee19 in "AGI is Mathematically Impossible 2: When Entropy Returns"

smukherjee19 — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 07:45:00 +0000

Agree on the formatting. Also, not using LaTeX, when it is pretty much a standard in this field.

New comment by smukherjee19 in "Claude 4"

smukherjee19 — Fri, 23 May 2025 05:54:13 +0000

Is there any way to access the models without:

- Linking the chats with my personal account - Having Anthropic train the model with my data?

Like, having the knowledge of the model with the privacy of local LLMs?

How Microsoft Developers Use AI in Real-World Coding | BRK103

smukherjee19 — Wed, 21 May 2025 14:10:05 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieL0bxyTUU

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44051637

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

React Native Isn't as Popular as You Think [video]

smukherjee19 — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 00:27:20 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3Yjx0fFeaA

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43723681

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Thundermail and Thunderbird Pro Services

smukherjee19 — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 07:29:36 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/04/thundermail-and-thunderbird-pro-services/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43619223

Points: 8

# Comments: 0

New comment by smukherjee19 in "Ask HN: Best AI Code Assistant?"

smukherjee19 — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 14:20:11 +0000

I personally don't use any AI Code Assistant, but I did find the below video a level-headed and nice analysis of the subject, where the author uses 4 different AIs to build an HTTP server in Python.

Kinda different from your specific use case, but should give some hints on which one would serve you best, and is an interesting watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ONQvxqLXqE

New comment by smukherjee19 in "After 10 years, Yelp gave my app 4 days"

smukherjee19 — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 01:54:08 +0000

Sorry to hear how Yelp treated the OP...

Given how many stories of greed and throwing people under the bus for money I hear nowadays, we might already be living in a dystopia.

Firefox: The Data Collection, Advertising Browser [video]

smukherjee19 — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 09:03:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiT24EVcngY

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40993799

Points: 4

# Comments: 3

What's new at Evernote? April 2024 [video]

smukherjee19 — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:09:22 +0000

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

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40562772

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by smukherjee19 in "Notes on Japan"

smukherjee19 — Wed, 15 May 2024 12:28:51 +0000

As someone who moved to Japan over 8 years ago, the observations make sense!

Also, if you're considering "living" in Japan (which is a totally different beast from visiting as a tourist), here's a hypothetical scenario. See how you feel the first time you read it.

You, alongwith a group of friends/group tour members are walking down the street towards the station to go to your next (sightseeing) destination in Tokyo. Assume none of your friends/group tour members are ill-meaning (as in, they don't behave like bad tourists, littering the streets, being loud because they want to etc.).

Now, assume that the group you are with is being louder than other locals around you, possibly because they are in good spirits after a good meal or sightseeing experience. What is your way of thinking:

a) Do you realize that your group is being louder than other locals around you?

b) If you realize so, do you still not feel anything and keep walking with the group?

c) Or do you feel uncomfortable that your group is being louder than others around you, and want to distance yourself away from your group?

If you're more inclined towards c), then your way of thinking is closer to the Japanese people.

Source: had the same experience when I visited Japan over 10 years ago for the first time, and I was so uncomfortable it felt like torture just walking with the same group.

Japan, for better or worse, is "unique" in many ways even today, including how people think and behave. It's not for everyone, but if you think the article's observations and the scenario above are something you like and want to be a part of, you'll likely not have too much of a hard time adapting to life here.

Also, if time and energy permits, please, learn the language. It'll expand your world so much here.

Algorithm Afternoon: discover and code clever algorithms on lazy afternoons

smukherjee19 — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:26:26 +0000

Article URL: https://algorithmafternoon.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40163852

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Debunking Devin: "First AI Software Engineer" Upwork Lie Exposed [video]

smukherjee19 — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:07:56 +0000

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

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40008109

Points: 302

# Comments: 43