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New comment by thisisrobv in "Do your own writing"

thisisrobv — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:52:28 +0000

I think we're beyond this already for most Claude/ChatGPT users they just assume that everything is written by AI because that's what they'd do. Credibility has been lost, but certainly there are many cases where human thinking will improve the final artifact, I think it's enough to focus on improving quality vs some moral high ground.

New comment by thisisrobv in "The Longflow Manifesto"

thisisrobv — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 23:00:00 +0000

> If the task turns out to be unneeded, go back to 1.

No one person should decide that a task is "unneeded".

Most items in this suggested workflow are actually attainable via SCRUM.

New comment by thisisrobv in "Apple Sucks Now, Here’s a ThinkPad Buyer’s Guide"

thisisrobv — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 20:38:49 +0000

Was really interested in reading this until.. "ditches the Escape key for a dedicated emoji bar".

Twitter Buyout Bubble Bursts, Shares Plummet

thisisrobv — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 21:49:09 +0000

Article URL: http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveschaefer/2016/10/06/twitter-takeover-bidders-google-apple-salesforce/#51f7c6ec189e

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12656412

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

BitTorrent Fires CEOs, Closes Los Angeles Studio, Shutters BitTorrent Now

thisisrobv — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 21:47:36 +0000

Article URL: http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/bittorrent-fires-ceos-closes-los-angeles-studio-exclusive-1201880391/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12656403

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by thisisrobv in "Transcription, organization and analysis of user studies"

thisisrobv — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 16:06:54 +0000

The use case at the moment is around media that includes audio of the user. Usertesting.com sessions work well, but because you don't get any audible feedback from Inspectlet we can't really do much analysis on those sessions as our tech is focused on transcriptions and analyzing user testing transcriptions.

Transcription, organization and analysis of user studies

thisisrobv — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 15:49:11 +0000

Article URL: http://www.tryv.io

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11345505

Points: 1

# Comments: 2

New comment by thisisrobv in "Why poor kids don’t stay in college"

thisisrobv — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 22:47:59 +0000

It's hard to read stories like this. It's so clear that the diversity issues in the tech industry are in part a signal of a much larger issue in our nation. Under represented minorities have such a tough time getting a decent education let alone one in computer science.

That said, I'm hopeful that the industry that I'm a part of can play a large role in fixing this.

New comment by thisisrobv in "Twitter Sees 6% Increase in “Like” Activity After First Week of Hearts"

thisisrobv — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 22:36:14 +0000

This seems potentially misleading without proper context, like... were "favorites" growing before, if so at what rate?

New comment by thisisrobv in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2015)"

thisisrobv — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 19:51:39 +0000

BitTorrent • San Francisco

We currently have openings in our San Francisco (SOMA) office, located at 303 2nd Street. If you don’t see a role that fits your profile, send us your resume at jobs@bittorrent.com. We want to build stuff with brilliant people.

• Data Engineer

• EA Engineer

• Full Stack Web Developer

• iOS Software Engineer

• Senior Software Engineer (C#, C/C++)

• Software Engineer, Windows Developer (C#)

Apply at: http://www.bittorrent.com/company/about/jobs

Visualizing BitTorrent's DHT

thisisrobv — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 21:13:49 +0000

Article URL: http://blog.bittorrent.com/2015/10/29/how-bittorrent-finds-torrents/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10474337

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by thisisrobv in "BitTorrent's DHT"

thisisrobv — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 21:12:53 +0000

+1 not sure where "to store the information in the DHT you'd have to attach it to a torrent" comes from.

New comment by thisisrobv in "On-demand pick up of your unwanted items. $5 a bag"

thisisrobv — Sat, 16 May 2015 22:08:00 +0000

Sounds like they're sorting through the contents: "We'll give away or properly dispose of your items."

On-demand pick up of your unwanted items. $5 a bag

thisisrobv — Sat, 16 May 2015 21:26:53 +0000

Article URL: http://goodandtidy.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9557691

Points: 89

# Comments: 55

New comment by thisisrobv in "Distributed Browser Expands Test Group, Introduces Developer Tools"

thisisrobv — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 18:59:02 +0000

Thanks for the feedback. We'll definitely be focusing on stability and getting updates out as often as possible in the next few weeks. Definitely send in any other feedback you have if you continue to give it a shot.

New comment by thisisrobv in "Project Maelstrom: The Internet We Build Next"

thisisrobv — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 07:45:53 +0000

The BitTorrent protocol will remain open. This is a private alpha release of a version of it that is more focused on web content. - Project Maelstrom team member.

New comment by thisisrobv in "Project Maelstrom: The Internet We Build Next"

thisisrobv — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 07:44:32 +0000

Thanks for the thoughtful comment. We've thought about a lot of this. This is our first stab at trying to push a lot of these thoughts and ideas forward.

New comment by thisisrobv in "Apple – Live – September 2014 Special Event"

thisisrobv — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 17:30:37 +0000

This works for me too!

New comment by thisisrobv in "Orfox: New Firefox-based Android Private/Secure Browser"

thisisrobv — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 22:48:50 +0000

Privacy is a factor, it's just not the factor that drives most decisions around consumer software (at least mass market adoption). It's true that Facebook and others have emphasized privacy, but they have not compromised the user experience. Projects like this are challenging because you're forcing some behavioral changes for additional security.

New comment by thisisrobv in "Reconciling Mozilla’s Mission and the W3C EME"

thisisrobv — Wed, 14 May 2014 19:35:16 +0000

They pulled the plug on this pretty quickly. It's not really clear how they'll transform it in the future, but I think the larger point is still valid. They should not be dependent on a single source of revenue.