<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: wmeredith</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=wmeredith</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:10:12 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=wmeredith" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wmeredith in "Ozempic and Wegovy linked to surprising drop in violent behavior"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This is a known potential side-effect of these drugs. When I started them my doctor warned me about a possible lack of motivation. These drugs trigger your body's satiation mechanism (as I understand them–not a doctor) and that can apply to more things than just eating.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:48:17 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48589734</link><dc:creator>wmeredith</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48589734</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48589734</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wmeredith in "SpaceX to buy Cursor for $60B"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Both teams I run use Cursor as their daily drivers. It's fantastic. I am annoyed with this acquisition.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:45:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48570523</link><dc:creator>wmeredith</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48570523</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48570523</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wmeredith in "SpaceX to buy Cursor for $60B"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>"SpaceX told investors during the IPO process that it sees an addressable market for AI products worth $26 trillion, roughly equivalent to U.S. GDP."<p>This is unhinged.</p>
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<p>As all programmers know: naming things (abstracting ideas for human interpretation) is hard.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:44:16 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48416555</link><dc:creator>wmeredith</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48416555</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48416555</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wmeredith in "Shopify outage [resolved]"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>If you're asking the question, most likely yes. If you have evidence of the problem being AI slop, no.</p>
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<p>Essentially, yes, as I understand it. Elon's "investment" of millions in the current administration is paying dollars on the penny.</p>
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<p>It's also broken for Safari (on Mac).</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:52:08 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48373664</link><dc:creator>wmeredith</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48373664</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48373664</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wmeredith in "When AI Crosses the Line: The Matplotlib Incident"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It's the formality of the language. It sounds robotic.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:34:24 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48356680</link><dc:creator>wmeredith</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48356680</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48356680</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wmeredith in "Private Equity Bought America's Essential Services"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>As a Missourian who is regular embarrassed by Senator Hawley, I must say that he brings the goods when he has the opportunity to grill an oligarch.</p>
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<p>I think it's reasonable to request the person making the assertion to back it up. It's not on the audience to either only debunk or accept the assertion. It can just be rejected.<p>Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.</p>
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<p>It's a $600,000 car. I don't think they're widening access.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 16:06:14 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48281635</link><dc:creator>wmeredith</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48281635</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48281635</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wmeredith in "The memory shortage is causing a repricing of consumer electronics"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> most of the tech leadership has to play along<p>Many of them orchestrated the situation.</p>
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<p>That's a pretty sinister system when the dam builders are suing the work of those downstream to build their damn. What happens when everyone downstream has been starved to death?</p>
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<p>> If I start driving south from Seattle then I'll eventually reach Los Angeles. How long will it take me to drive to Honolulu?<p>I like this analogy, but I'll be replacing Honolulu with The Moon when I steal it in the future.</p>
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<p>Eh, Topps did in the 1950s and The American Tobacco company did it in 1909.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 21:09:21 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48041886</link><dc:creator>wmeredith</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48041886</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48041886</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wmeredith in "VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This is what I sees getting missed in a lot of LLM conversations. They're amplifiers. Full stop. If you have good practices they supercharge them, if you had bad practices, same thing.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 15:03:16 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47997638</link><dc:creator>wmeredith</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47997638</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47997638</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wmeredith in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>AxisCare | Senior + Mid-Level Software Engineers | Remote (US/Canada, ET/CT/MT) | <a href="https://axiscare.com/careers" rel="nofollow">https://axiscare.com/careers</a><p>We build the market-leading SaaS platform for the home care industry: scheduling, billing, payroll, CRM, and clinical documentation for agencies across all 50 US states and 6 countries. ~10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day; the agencies using our software help them stay in their homes.<p>We're are small, fast teams that have gone deep on AI-augmented development. Not as a talking point; as the actual way we work. We prototype aggressively, put working software in front of stakeholders before a traditional process would finish a PRD, and iterate from there. We're looking for engineers who already work this way: driving agents on real codebases, maintaining quality when the machine is doing the typing, and knowing when to throw the output away.<p>Stack: PHP (backend), React + TypeScript (frontend), MySQL, RESTful APIs, AWS. You'll work across the full stack.<p>Senior (5+ yrs): Product-minded, systems-thinking engineers. You'd lead 1–2 engineers while still taking substantial features from concept to production solo. You mentor others in code design, systems thinking, and driving AI agents effectively.<p>Mid-Level (2+ yrs): This is a senior-track role. You'll ship real features with mentorship from senior and staff engineers who are deeply invested in your growth. We want engineers who see where things are heading and want to get ahead of it; going deep on architecture, design, and understanding the problems, not just writing the code.<p>Both roles: We want concrete evidence you use AI as a real tool, not a novelty. Push the tools until they fail, then tell us about it. We care about quality software that's easy to change, clear writing, and engineers who get curious about the customers, not just the tickets.<p>Compensation: Salary TBD based on experience. Medical/dental/vision covered in full for the employee. Company-provided equipment.<p>Apply with a brief resume and a cover letter (written or video — video goes to the front of the line). <i>The cover letter matters; we read it first.</i> Tell us what you've built, how AI has changed the way you work with specific examples, and why this team at this moment.<p>Candidates only, no recruiters. Feel free to reach out directly via email to wademeredith [at] axis care [dot] com if you have questions. Apply through the website.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 19:28:27 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47979095</link><dc:creator>wmeredith</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47979095</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47979095</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wmeredith in "Ask HN: Is Zuckerberg just a „one-hit-wonder"?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Being lucky can't be replicated.</p>
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<p>> their engineers are excellent... they work 12 hours plus a day regularly<p>What? In my experience people who are good at their job can get it done in a reasonable amount of time. Working 12 hours a day is obsession, no competence. There can be overlap, but there is no causation.</p>
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<p>I think it's a given. OpenAI's product is their hype.</p>
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