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New comment by xXSLAYERXx in "OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.5 Pro in the API"

xXSLAYERXx — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:13:09 +0000

I know of a publicly traded company which in its early years was built on beer. Literally. 3 guys in a co-working space in Cambridge, MA. Beer fueled their progress. 15 years later the software is still the backbone of the org.

New comment by xXSLAYERXx in "LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer"

xXSLAYERXx — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:35:13 +0000

I worked for a company that sold b2b contact data and they had (maybe still have) a linkedIn extension. It basically enriched the linkedIn profile. I wonder if linkedIn is trying to block these, or heavily target, in some way, these types of users to push folks towards their sales navigator.

New comment by xXSLAYERXx in "Oracle slashes 30k jobs"

xXSLAYERXx — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:59:05 +0000

When i was first laid off during the dot com bust I was working on a sales floor. All open no cubes. We didn't know layoffs were coming. Manager walks in and taps this one guy on the shoulder, says grab your personal things and come with me. Manager came back in did the same to a few others. Then it was me. Talk about embarrassing! Also, was 2 weeks before quarter ended. If you were not working for the company at the end of the Q, no bonus. 2 weeks! I'll never forget that. That was my first taste of how nasty a company can be. Not the layoffs, hey things happen. But the timing. Feels diabolical.

New comment by xXSLAYERXx in "AI overly affirms users asking for personal advice"

xXSLAYERXx — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:15:25 +0000

We really do love dirty laundry don't we? I'm sure whatever the context is, it is deeply personal. Do you also have your popcorn ready?

New comment by xXSLAYERXx in "Microsoft's "fix" for Windows 11"

xXSLAYERXx — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:23:13 +0000

While crazy to us, I bet we're in the minority. Average computer user might actually like it or at worse (to MSFT) not even notice it. Their web experience is bombarded with "1 weird trick" ads everywhere.

New comment by xXSLAYERXx in "Bombarding gamblers with offers greatly increases betting and gambling harm"

xXSLAYERXx — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:08:49 +0000

It was truly a wild time. All the books desperate for action in this new online gambling world (US). I went from book to book, took "advantage" of their promos, never collected a dime. When I was up, I bet more. Hit zero? Go to the next book. Their lines were better anyway ;)

New comment by xXSLAYERXx in "Bombarding gamblers with offers greatly increases betting and gambling harm"

xXSLAYERXx — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:01:12 +0000

At this point I question whether they should even be allowed to advertise.

New comment by xXSLAYERXx in "Polymarket gamblers threaten to kill me over Iran missile story"

xXSLAYERXx — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:17:56 +0000

Great article, thanks for sharing. Reminds me of here in the states during early covid. Betting on darts in some Eastern European league knowing full well the fix could be in.

New comment by xXSLAYERXx in "Polymarket gamblers threaten to kill me over Iran missile story"

xXSLAYERXx — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:10:29 +0000

The marketing is what bothers me the most. These books market very aggressively in app: Take Daves 5 leg parlay; Share your picks! 30% profit boost if you do a 4 leg parlay that'll never hit. Its constant engagement. Contrast this to a real bookie: Open app. Place bet. Meet once a week in parking lot. Small chatter. Pass envelope.

New comment by xXSLAYERXx in "Show HN: The Mog Programming Language"

xXSLAYERXx — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:44:05 +0000

Gosh - I thought I was bleeding edge with my instructions to codex, with all my .md files and such. Lots more to learn!

New comment by xXSLAYERXx in "An interactive map of Flock Cams"

xXSLAYERXx — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:16:57 +0000

Why even deploy such systems? I would support less for sure.

New comment by xXSLAYERXx in "An interactive map of Flock Cams"

xXSLAYERXx — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:11:28 +0000

There must be some level of acceptable failure.

New comment by xXSLAYERXx in "An interactive map of Flock Cams"

xXSLAYERXx — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:52:09 +0000

> However, I've seen multiple times where cops initiate a felony stop

At what point do we accept that all systems are flawed? There could be many variables as to why the perp wasn't in the car. Maybe the perp stole the car. Maybe the perp borrowed the car. Maybe these systems do not work well in fog etc etc. I don't know how we're supposed to advance technology that makes us safer without getting into these muky situations from time to time.

New comment by xXSLAYERXx in "Agentic Engineering Patterns"

xXSLAYERXx — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:19:30 +0000

> Code review should be mandatory and reviewers should ask big PRs to be broken up

Always, even before all this madness. It sounds more like a function of these teams CR process rather than agents writing the code. Sometimes super large prs are necessary and I've always requested a 30 minute meeting to discuss.

I don't see this as an issue, just noise. Reduce the PR footprint. If not possible meet with the engineer(s)

New comment by xXSLAYERXx in "Agentic Engineering Patterns"

xXSLAYERXx — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:18:59 +0000

I'm curious what you've used it for? I was firmly in your camp until about a month ago when i used codex to dust off an old side project. I hadn't touched the project in six months. This was literally my first prompt:

"Explain the codebase to a newcomer. What is the general structure, what are the important things to know, and what are some pointers for things to learn next?"

Once I saw the output I giddyup'd and haven't looked back.

New comment by xXSLAYERXx in "Agentic Engineering Patterns"

xXSLAYERXx — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:57:54 +0000

I'd argue you still have to stay engaged, if not more-so. Its a different type of engagement. Look at you: You're the CTO now.

New comment by xXSLAYERXx in "Agentic Engineering Patterns"

xXSLAYERXx — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:47:48 +0000

I still write code but do not push everything off to the agent. Try my best to write small tasks. ~20% of the time I have to get in there. If someone says they're absolutely not writing a line of code they must have amazing guardrails.

New comment by xXSLAYERXx in "Agentic Engineering Patterns"

xXSLAYERXx — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:11:35 +0000

> This is such a strange take. Your words remind me of past crypto hype cycles, where people pushed web3.0 and NFT FOMO hysteria.

Thats a little harsh. I think most everyone would agree we're in a transformative time for engineering. Sure theres hype, but the adoption in our profession (assuming you're an engineer) isn't waning.

New comment by xXSLAYERXx in "GPT‑5.3 Instant"

xXSLAYERXx — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:06:32 +0000

Recent developments offer us evidence but did you really think this wouldn't be the case?

New comment by xXSLAYERXx in "I'm reluctant to verify my identity or age for any online services"

xXSLAYERXx — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:42:38 +0000

Feel similarly. And to be honest, even when I do select decline all, I have little confidence that the function does what it says it does.