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New comment by uxhacker in "AI coding agents generate more code, but not more software"

uxhacker — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:36:58 +0000

Just to back you up most surveys say only 10% to 20% of programmers time is coding.

Microsoft study of 484 developers, published in 2025 says 11%.

Another Microsoft study where programmers had telemetry installed showed 21%

https://gwern.net/doc/psychology/writing/2017-meyer.pdf

Beijing residents dispose of drones ahead of ban on ownership

uxhacker — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:11:24 +0000

Article URL: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-12/beijing-residents-dispose-drones-ahead-of-ban-on-ownership/107229144

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50049561

Points: 6

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New comment by uxhacker in "Scandinavia's first farmers slaughtered hunter-gatherer population, DNA suggests"

uxhacker — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 23:46:03 +0000

Food. In Arable societies children could be weened onto porridge or milk from cows. Food that hunter gatherers survived on is less digestible for babies.

So you would get higher population growth in Arable societies but not necessarily healthier.

New comment by uxhacker in "3rd Yandex Cloud Data Center Was Hit"

uxhacker — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:02:23 +0000

I have done a lot of work with KOLO Foundation - run by the Ukrainian tech community https://www.koloua.com/en/

Including KOLO dispersing medical equipment that I donated, and I can vouch that they are effective and very efficient.

New comment by uxhacker in "Scandinavia's first farmers slaughtered hunter-gatherer population, DNA suggests"

uxhacker — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:57:23 +0000

Yes, as I understand it the population growth of the arable community is far faster than the hunter gatherers. This is because hunter gatherers often did not wean children off breast milk until they were 5, whilst arable farmers breast fed there children only up to 1 year.

Breastfeeding is a natural contraceptive.

New comment by uxhacker in "Former German spy chief arrested for attempted treason"

uxhacker — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:26:00 +0000

A link to a non paywalled version of the Süddeutsche Zeitung article on archive.is https://archive.is/sJkwC

Ada Lovelace Answered the Big Questions About A.I

uxhacker — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:26:14 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/opinion/ada-lovelace-ai.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49972620

Points: 5

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New comment by uxhacker in "Powerless F1 drivers frustrated by Bahrain F1 software glitch"

uxhacker — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:54:27 +0000

So what does the ecu actually do? Can teams use any technology as an advantage?

Zelenskyy says Ukraine is developing satellite system similar to Starlink

uxhacker — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:28:20 +0000

Article URL: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/04/8056442/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49959018

Points: 11

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New comment by uxhacker in "The problem is not AI code, but not knowing about system architecture or intent"

uxhacker — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:12:34 +0000

So AI is already in control with humans just rubber stamping the output?

New comment by uxhacker in "Tells of a Slop UI"

uxhacker — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:34:20 +0000

So what is the best way of stopping this to happen?

I am doing some experiments in forcing the LLM to use a process.

Start with a brand guidelines, followed by building wireframes, followed by merging the two together.

Think of it like chain of thought but for something visual.

New comment by uxhacker in "US Military disables ad trackers amid concerns over troops' safety"

uxhacker — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:40:31 +0000

What is amazing is how long it has taken them to realize that this is a serious security threat, especially as Strava exposed the issue of devices tracking service people all the way back in 2018.