Hacker News: solfox

New comment by solfox in "Show HN: Superlog (YC P26) – Observability that installs itself and fixes bugs"

solfox — Tue, 19 May 2026 16:34:08 +0000

Love the concept! Some feedback: I went to sign up to give it a go, but the set up process left me feeling a bit untrusting - so I backed out for now. I'd prefer more explanation about what to expect, what I will get, how it is safe, etc before asking me to run a prompt.

New comment by solfox in "We've made the world too complicated"

solfox — Sun, 17 May 2026 14:11:28 +0000

I agree with this sentiment. And it's hard to change. But there are plenty of examples of people exiting the normalized system and choosing a different life. Even small changes can make a big impact on mental health, like stopping reading the news.

But I'd encourage the author to consider what setting an example might look like for them. What does a less complicated life look like? Then live it, and eventually, more will follow.

New comment by solfox in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)"

solfox — Mon, 11 May 2026 15:34:46 +0000

[BestInterest](https://bestinterest.app) helps coparents find peace by automatically filtering out anything that isn't child-focused from their coparent's messages. Ensures court order compliance and reduces conflict.

New comment by solfox in "The Onion to Take over InfoWars"

solfox — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:38:16 +0000

It seems strange to me that our laws allow someone to declare personal bankruptcy to avoid paying on liabilities, while somehow maintaining interests in other companies… resulting in that weird situation where another of his companies tries to buy the “bankrupt” company? (If you didn’t read the article, the only other bidder against the Onion was one of Alex’s own companies)

New comment by solfox in "Netflix Prices Went Up Again – I Bought a DVD Player Instead"

solfox — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:40:17 +0000

> I think their shipping took 2 days

Yeah, it was fast. And yet, for it to work financially, they were still using plain old USPS. The trick (which required the levels of volume they had at the time) was to have a bunch of distribution centers positioned all throughout their service area. For a modern day service trying to do the same with significantly less volume, they won't be able to afford the extra distribution centers.

New comment by solfox in "I've been waiting over a month for Anthropic to respond to my billing issue"

solfox — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:07:30 +0000

Fin is actually Intercom’s branded agent, so if Anthropic is using their own model for support at all isn’t clear.

New comment by solfox in "Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)"

solfox — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:24:03 +0000

Love it! I appreciate the ethos of doing more with existing hardware. Adding an actual touchscreen would add real COGs to a macbook, and many potential failure points. Using the existing camera hardware + software seems to produce a "good enough" result for most people for casual use. I'm sure with some time and eng, Apple could make the "hack" shippable. But it doesn't earn product managers the big big bonuses, so it'll never happen.

New comment by solfox in "Meow.camera"

solfox — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:55:42 +0000

I am tempted to get a cat as an accessory for a cat aquarium

New comment by solfox in "The 'paperwork flood': How I drowned a bureaucrat before dinner"

solfox — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:42:17 +0000

Great read. While I admire the spite, I question the wisdom of pissing off a government employee with the power to deny your benefits.

New comment by solfox in "The 'Paperwork Flood': How I Drowned a Bureaucrat Before Dinner"

solfox — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:40:43 +0000

It actually doesn't say that.

New comment by solfox in "Launch HN: Canary (YC W26) – AI QA that understands your code"

solfox — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:06:01 +0000

Not a direct competitor but another YC company I use and enjoy for PR reviews is cubic.dev. I like your focus on automated tests.

New comment by solfox in "Launch HN: Canary (YC W26) – AI QA that understands your code"

solfox — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:03:52 +0000

Looks interesting! Looks like perhaps no support for Flutter apps yet?

New comment by solfox in "We do not think Anthropic should be designated as a supply chain risk"

solfox — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 21:59:50 +0000

Actions as it were, speak louder than words.

New comment by solfox in "Addressing Antigravity Bans and Reinstating Access"

solfox — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:33:16 +0000

Not just Google. This seems to be the default for most tech giants. I was banned on Facebook for an unknown reason, not provided any explanation, and given zero recourse. Had to resort to reaching out to a friend who worked there.

New comment by solfox in "Don't trust AI agents"

solfox — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:17:02 +0000

So, nanoclaw requires agents to code extensions on the fly to get to feature parity with openclaw… and you're celebrating nanoclaw having fewer LOC. How's the code smell after nanoclaw gets to feature parity?

New comment by solfox in "I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk"

solfox — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:50:08 +0000

If anything, isn’t this admitting that the government thinks Anthropic has better technology than OpenAI, Grok, etc?

New comment by solfox in "Flock cameras gifted by Horowitz Foundation, avoiding public oversight"

solfox — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:52:15 +0000

This is the type of self-interested philanthropy that gives tech non-profits a bad name. Whatever happened to giving without the expectation of return?

New comment by solfox in "Amazon closing its Fresh and Go stores"

solfox — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:58:58 +0000

It's confusing why they are discontinuing that feature. It seemed incredibly accurate/fast and was a great way to pay at Whole Foods.

New comment by solfox in "It's hard to justify Tahoe icons"

solfox — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:16:20 +0000

100% this. I recall watching their launch video about Liquid Glass. It was filled with ego-driven "we're changing the world here" nonsense. They were designing in a bubble and wanted to do something different so they could justify the work. It was never about the user.

New comment by solfox in "Tesla reports another Robotaxi crash"

solfox — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 04:33:36 +0000

To tell what? Waymo is easily 5 years ahead of the tech alone, let alone the roll out of autonomous service. They may eventually catch up but they are definitely behind.