Hacker News: sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=sonicrocketmanHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sat, 22 Aug 2026 01:57:27 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by sonicrocketman in "I'm becoming AI-blind"]]>Part of me likes the cliche Claude voice. Not because it's good, but because I can immediately recognize it. When I see it in the Claude app/code then it's fine. In the wild it's a sign to me that I shouldn't keep reading.

]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:47:13 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49392991sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49392991https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49392991<![CDATA[New comment by sonicrocketman in "It is a sign of the times that Amazon gets to call this fair use"]]>Original full title (too long): It is a sign of the times that Amazon gets to call this fair use while huge corporations try to sue the Internet Archive out of business.

]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:34:32 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49382201sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49382201https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49382201<![CDATA[It is a sign of the times that Amazon gets to call this fair use]]>Article URL: http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/it-is-sign-of-times-that-amazon-gets-to.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49382200

Points: 118

# Comments: 90

]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:34:32 +0000http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2026/08/it-is-sign-of-times-that-amazon-gets-to.htmlsonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49382200https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49382200<![CDATA[New comment by sonicrocketman in "Mathematics in the age of AI"]]>Tao's Rule of Thumb (which applies very well to software):

> My own suggested rule of thumb: if the authors cannot convincingly demonstrate that they are able to give a clear, expert-level talk on their results, one that is correct and properly attributed, then the result should not be published. A proof that no human can properly explain should be viewed as incomplete, even if it has been formally verified.

]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:18:20 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49364378sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49364378https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49364378<![CDATA[New comment by sonicrocketman in "Mathematics in the age of AI"]]>Anyone else print their white papers before reading? (At least the short ones)

]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:36:42 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49363818sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49363818https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49363818<![CDATA[New comment by sonicrocketman in "With Flying Pen, When Mortals Sleep"]]>Before it gets away from me, I'd just like to reiterate my thanks to the Royal Society of London for privileging me, a lil-old blogger, with the chance to unveil this letter to the public.

]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:51:15 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49246313sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49246313https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49246313<![CDATA[With Flying Pen, When Mortals Sleep]]>Article URL: https://brianschrader.com/archive/with-flying-pen-when-mortals-sleep/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49246274

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:49:36 +0000https://brianschrader.com/archive/with-flying-pen-when-mortals-sleep/sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49246274https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49246274<![CDATA[New comment by sonicrocketman in "LLMs reward expertise"]]>This has been my experience as well. I’ve also been thinking a lot about Terrence Tao and his chats and presentation.

]]>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:38:41 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49162752sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49162752https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49162752<![CDATA[New comment by sonicrocketman in "Claude Is Down"]]>Loving my self-hosted model in general, but here's one more reason.

]]>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:43:47 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49102826sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49102826https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49102826<![CDATA[What Is Potential Energy, Really?]]>Article URL: https://brianschrader.com/archive/what-is-potential-energy-really/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49071965

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

]]>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:28:55 +0000https://brianschrader.com/archive/what-is-potential-energy-really/sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49071965https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49071965<![CDATA[It's a shame what's happened to radio]]>Article URL: https://blog.jimgrey.net/2026/07/21/its-a-shame-whats-happened-to-radio-3/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48999825

Points: 230

# Comments: 281

]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:33:31 +0000https://blog.jimgrey.net/2026/07/21/its-a-shame-whats-happened-to-radio-3/sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48999825https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48999825<![CDATA[Friendship Is an Exponential Function]]>Article URL: https://brianschrader.com/archive/friendship-is-an-exponential-function/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48894731

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:04:21 +0000https://brianschrader.com/archive/friendship-is-an-exponential-function/sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48894731https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48894731<![CDATA[From Quantum Relative Entropy to the Semiclassical Einstein Equations]]>Article URL: https://journals.aps.org/prl/pdf/10.1103/lmq8-nsty

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48828351

Points: 1

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]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:35:48 +0000https://journals.aps.org/prl/pdf/10.1103/lmq8-nstysonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48828351https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48828351<![CDATA[New comment by sonicrocketman in "Because It Speaks in Words"]]>Author here. Great to see this making its way up HN! I've been thinking about this topic for a while and it's nice to see people engaging with it.

]]>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:17:37 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48751819sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48751819https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48751819<![CDATA[Because It Speaks in Words]]>Article URL: https://brianschrader.com/archive/because-it-speaks-in-words/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48721064

Points: 18

# Comments: 4

]]>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:06:54 +0000https://brianschrader.com/archive/because-it-speaks-in-words/sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48721064https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48721064<![CDATA[Would You Believe That This Is It?]]>Article URL: https://brianschrader.com/archive/would-you-believe-that-this-is-it/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48543434

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

]]>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:13:31 +0000https://brianschrader.com/archive/would-you-believe-that-this-is-it/sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48543434https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48543434<![CDATA[The True Expense of Nature]]>Article URL: https://brianschrader.com/archive/the-true-expense-of-nature/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48359234

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

]]>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:41:53 +0000https://brianschrader.com/archive/the-true-expense-of-nature/sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48359234https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48359234<![CDATA[New comment by sonicrocketman in "A Field Guide to Learning"]]>Well and succinctly said.

]]>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:37:25 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48097284sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48097284https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48097284<![CDATA[A Field Guide to Learning]]>Article URL: https://brianschrader.com/archive/a-field-guide-to-learning/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48097157

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

]]>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:27:39 +0000https://brianschrader.com/archive/a-field-guide-to-learning/sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48097157https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48097157<![CDATA[Bubbles]]>Article URL: https://bubbles.town/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47927289

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

]]>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:05:17 +0000https://bubbles.town/sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47927289https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47927289