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New comment by standardUser in "Claude Fable 5: mid-tier results on coding tasks"

standardUser — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:36:59 +0000

You have to build up a context, or otherwise seed the memory, to get anything useful out of these LLMs on a large or existing project.

New comment by standardUser in "Claude Fable 5: mid-tier results on coding tasks"

standardUser — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:36:05 +0000

At a certain point, people value reliability over improved performance. I think a lot of us have hit that point as this technology becomes indispensable to our work. I'm sure I'll use Fable... eventually. But at 2x the cost, I'll skip the inevitable learning curve for now. And thanks for your insights! Not surprising to me that any new model would, as this juncture, be more cryptic and inconsistent than the current models.

New comment by standardUser in "Waymo Premier"

standardUser — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:23:18 +0000

Yes, someone is asking you to consider the personal situation of the stranger you are critizing. My deepest condolences for your inconvenience.

New comment by standardUser in "Waymo Premier"

standardUser — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:12:32 +0000

I appreciate this comment immensely - too many people seem to mindlessly assume that every other person shares their own situations, and it could not be less true.

New comment by standardUser in "FCC wants to kill burner phones by forcing telecoms to get all customers' IDs"

standardUser — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:15:18 +0000

The Trump administration has been working overtime trying to build databases of people in this country. Leaving no stone unturned, legal or otherwise. I vaguely remember a time when American conservatives were against precisely this, often as a first principle. Maybe that's just an idealized memory on my part.

New comment by standardUser in "Larry Ellison: "Citizens will be on their best behavior because we’re recording""

standardUser — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:12:16 +0000

Sometimes I wonder, if we were actually allowed to engage in the consensual drugs and sex that constitutes 95% of the activity people want to "get away with", would our societal response to infringements on our privacy be even weaker than it currently is?

New comment by standardUser in "Shift will clean homes for free to train future robots"

standardUser — Sat, 30 May 2026 13:49:51 +0000

I used to have an easier time ignoring the mass surveillance angle. If I'm 1 in 300,000,000, then someone would have to have a good reason to waste resources on investigating little ole' me. But with AI, safety via obfuscation no longer exists (to the degree it ever did). It doesn't matter if I'm 1 of 30 records or 1 of 30 billion records - the difference is a a few minutes of processing time.

New comment by standardUser in "The dead economy theory"

standardUser — Fri, 29 May 2026 18:12:12 +0000

Every technological revolution spreads more rapidly than the last, so it's novel almost by definition. The internet gradual expanded over 2-3 decades, long enough to give most people, and the economy, the chance to keep up. This is happening far more rapidly.

New comment by standardUser in "Is AI causing a repeat of Front end's Lost Decade?"

standardUser — Fri, 29 May 2026 14:37:25 +0000

Honestly I think what is missing is not developers but designers. Or, I should say, designers hired to create competent designs that serve people well and not to instead manipulate users. If you want better front ends - get more and better designers! As for front-end code, I don't expect to ever write a line of that again in my life.

Trump admin drawing up plans to stop processing intl flights in sanctuary cities

standardUser — Wed, 27 May 2026 23:05:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/27/dhs-international-flights-sanctuary-cities

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48301973

Points: 17

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New comment by standardUser in "Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift from US suppliers"

standardUser — Wed, 27 May 2026 20:24:54 +0000

As an American with mostly headline-level knowledge of Canadian politics, this Mark Carney seems unusually competent and effective, as far as heads-of-state go.

New comment by standardUser in "Uber, Lyft drivers in Massachusetts form first US ride-share union"

standardUser — Tue, 26 May 2026 16:30:31 +0000

The end of driving as a profession is going to hit the economy hard. Teamsters may have the organizational strength and political influence to protect themselves. But they only represent ~20% of US truck drivers and none of the other ~3 million people who drive for a living in this country.

I don't see either American labor or American government being anywhere near strong enough or capable enough to facilitate a soft landing.

New comment by standardUser in "Artificial egg hatched 26 healthy chickens"

standardUser — Sun, 24 May 2026 16:18:30 +0000

Creating a food system that is more cruel to animals than what we already have is a very high bar. Not that I doubt we can clear it.

New comment by standardUser in "Sam Altman Won in Court Against Elon Musk. But, We All Lost"

standardUser — Fri, 22 May 2026 14:57:38 +0000

Jargon isn't a scam. I get more and better work done with AI, to my own satisfaction and to the benefit of my employer. People using dumb terms to describe this doesn't make it less true.

Operation Epic Furious (Trump-Inspired Game by the Secret Handshake)

standardUser — Mon, 11 May 2026 18:05:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.epicfurious.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48098436

Points: 5

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New comment by standardUser in "Agent Skills"

standardUser — Tue, 05 May 2026 16:09:21 +0000

> It produces code, declares victory, and moves on.

Not when I'm in charge. It proposes changes based on my detailed instructions, I review the proposed changes, only then do I have it implement code, and then I review it again. I understand my AI agent would prefer a quicker way but for the meantime, I'm still the one in charge.

FCC Orders a Review of ABC's Broadcast Licenses

standardUser — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:24:47 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/business/media/fcc-abc-television-kimmel.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47940180

Points: 35

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New comment by standardUser in "Waymo in Portland"

standardUser — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:10:29 +0000

Waymo and Baidu are the only big players and both are working on launching in foreign markets for the first time this year, in addition to big expansions in their home markets. But country roads are not on the agenda. I predict an eventual public-private partnership to bring AVs to rural areas. It would be a cost-effective way to support the healthcare of ageing rural populations who are facing hospital closures.

New comment by standardUser in "SF is obsessed with the safest drivers – and ignoring the ones killing people"

standardUser — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:53:15 +0000

https://archive.is/2026.04.18-123609/https://www.sfchronicle...

SF is obsessed with the safest drivers – and ignoring the ones killing people

standardUser — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:49:39 +0000

Article URL: https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/pedestrian-death-driver-accident-22210904.php

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47825623

Points: 4

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