MurphyA/hacker-news huggingface dataset:
by ThrowawayR2 | 2025-06-19 12:05:55+00:00
Yes, it's called "becoming proprietary software" because what are you going to do to get that oh so reasonable compensation? Create your own billing department and manage tax payments on your revenue? Hire a legal team to create and enforce your license? Sic the BSA (apparently they still exist after all these years!) to threaten to audit organizations who aren't paying? Fend off lawsuits from users, competitors, and patent trolls? (Once you start collecting money, other people inevitably want a piece of it.)
by simion314 | 2025-06-19 12:07:04+00:00
In Romania, a pig gave birth to two piglets. The farmer was disappointed and worried (since 2 is a very low number; a good number from a farmer's perspective would be between 8 and 12). So, he reported to his superior that there were 4 piglets. This superior also thought the number was not good enough, so he reported 6 to his superior. That person then reported 8 to his superior, and finally, the dictator Ceaușescu received the final number as 10. He decided that 2 of them would be exported, and the remaining 8 would be used to feed the people.
by FranzFerdiNaN | 2025-06-19 12:07:05+00:00
Free markets have absolutely nothing to do with capitalism. You can have markets without capitalism. You can have free trade without capitalism, and you can have unfree trade with capitalism too.

It’s one of the great achievements of capitalism that it managed to convince people that trade == capitalism and that without capitalism you are reduced to the Soviet Union, because no other options are possible.
by jajko | 2025-06-19 12:07:36+00:00
> Competition is fun!

A bit, sometimes, maybe, for some. The only person you really need to compete with is your past you. The rest... it certainly leads to less happy life, unless you keep winning way more often than the rest.

And uncontrolled, it can very easily spiral into rather destructive personality patterns over time. Parents often fuck up their kids having them compete as much as possible, laying seeds for later issues. Competitive people always compare themselves to others, never happy with what they have, regardless of how much they achieved. Literal opposite of searching for happiness in life.

I don't know about your peers but I see this behavior often in high performance environment, high achievers with sad inner lives.
by b112 | 2025-06-19 12:08:57+00:00
I recall reading the engines blew up in testing, the rockets on the pad, on and on. And why wouldnt it?

No one has ever built a plane, or even a car without breakage during testing. The very idea is absurd. There's a whole profession called "test pilot".

I don't know why anyone would suggest otherwise.

I'm sure there are links aplenty, but the absurd suggestion here would be building a rocket and having zero incidents of failure. That beyond weird. That's what needs a "do you have a link" question.
by beAbU | 2025-06-19 12:09:32+00:00
At this point games like call of duty, especially warzone, is completely unplayable to me due to the massive skill gap. I spend more time in the game lobby than actually playing the game. Warzone is especially bad as you are kicked out when you die, no respawn. It makes for very frustrating gameplay.

I seriously considered cheating at some point just so that I can actually have some fun and get to the end-game without constantly fucking dying. But then I remembered there are other games that I also enjoyed playing, and then I stopped playing CoD.
by diggan | 2025-06-19 12:09:33+00:00
> A truly terrible and demotivating way to work and produce anything of real quality

You clearly have strong feelings about it, which is fine, but it would be much more interesting to know exactly why it would terrible and demotivating, and why it cannot produce anything of quality? And what is "real quality" and does that mean "fake quality" exists?

> million monkey interns banging on one million keyboards and submit a million PRs

I'm not sure if you misunderstand LLMs, or the famous "monkeys writing Shakespeare" part, but that example is more about randomness and infinity than about probabilistic machines somewhat working towards a goal with some non-determinism.

> We’re beyond doomed

The good news is that we've been doomed for a long time, yet we persist. If you take a look at how the internet is basically held up by duct-tape at this point, I think you'd feel slightly more comfortable with how crap absolutely everything is. Like 1% of software is actually Good Software while the rest barely works on a good day.
by robviren | 2025-06-19 12:09:42+00:00
I feel this depends entirely on how you use it. Using it as a rubber duck to talk through ideas? doubt my brain activity is lower because of that. Using it to stub out boiler plate code? I'm glad my brain activity is lower for that.

I won't use AI for emails or creative content, but I'll for sure use it as a sounding board and as a trivial task completer. I bet my brain activity is lower using a calculator.

Nuance does not make for a flashy article title.
by chiph | 2025-06-19 12:10:42+00:00
Late 1970's for me. I set a timer on Sunday nights to record it and would listen to it after school on Mondays.

It's where I first heard gems like the Star Trek spoof by Bobby Pickett. "Plot complication showing up on ship's sensors now, Captain. Switching to visual."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtZS8JAfNE4
by hennell | 2025-06-19 12:12:23+00:00
I think it's sort of like those no-code style things like powerautomate and wsiwyg editors - it removes the pesky syntax and understanding bits of code while still giving you a custom app result. Except here it replaces drag and drop or flow diagram style editing with 'ai prompts' and then the AI does the code - making it more powerful (although with less control).

I'd guess in a platform they probably pre-prompt it with a context and rules on top of that so users don't have to say things like 'make sure AWS keys are not in the code' and 'users should be authorised for only their data' etc, and give it tools to use to make standard features.

No idea what the end result of the finished apps is though.
Show HN: Home Cam – turn an old iPhone into an offline hidden security camera
by chrisBHappy | 2025-06-19 12:13:18+00:00
I built Home Cam because I needed a security camera I could trust. Every app I tried either streamed to someone’s server or buried analytics in the code.

What it does: • Turns any iPhone (iOS 15+) into a motion-activated camera • Records locally up to 4K 60 fps, stores clips in an AES-256 vault • Works fully offline by default so nothing leaves the device unless you enable iCloud Photos • Discreet modes: fake calculator screen or pure black (coming soon) • Battery Saver dims screen and throttles sensors for longer sessions

Why it might interest you: • No signup, no ads, no trackers. Privacy is the core feature. • Built entirely in Swift/SwiftUI. • I’m a solo indie dev & feedback from HN has shaped many of my past projects.
by 1970-01-01 | 2025-06-19 12:13:32+00:00
Ironic how the shiny new paradigm in software (AI) was not leveraged for cleaning up the transcription. We are not baking a new kind of pie, we're simply proving that you can bake with the microwave. We're not heading into a new "3.0" era. We're growing new branches to the trunk. AI will be mistaken for causing a paradigm shift in coding right until it fails to overtake the trunk and high quality code is necessary again.
by robertlagrant | 2025-06-19 12:13:34+00:00
> It’s one of the great achievements of capitalism that it managed to convince people that trade == capitalism and that without capitalism you are reduced to the Soviet Union, because no other options are possible.

Never heard anyone say this before, although it may be pretty much the case[0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_trade_of_the_Soviet_Un...
Show HN: 4oimg.org – GPT-image tool that renders text correctly in AI images
by Caron77 | 2025-06-19 12:13:41+00:00
I built 4oimg.org after getting frustrated with AI image generators that consistently butcher text rendering. It's powered by OpenAI's new GPT-image technology and focuses on solving real workflow problems. Key technical features: Accurate text rendering – No more garbled fonts or broken letters in generated images Multi-turn conversation interface – Refine images through natural language instead of prompt engineering hell Complex object management – Handles 10-20 different objects while maintaining their relationships 60-second generation time – Fast enough for actual production use Style consistency – From photorealistic to artistic styles (Ghibli, Pixar, etc.) Why I built this: Current AI image tools are great for artistic experimentation but fail at practical applications like creating infographics, educational materials, or marketing visuals where text accuracy matters. The conversational refinement approach means you can say "make the logo bigger" or "change the background color" without starting from scratch. Technical stack: GPT-image API integration Next.js frontend with TypeScript 99.9% uptime SLA Multi-language support (EN/ZH/RU/KO) Try it at 4oimg.org – I'm particularly interested in feedback from anyone working on design automation or educational content creation. What's been your biggest pain point with AI image generation tools?
by rsynnott | 2025-06-19 12:14:22+00:00
> I recall reading the engines blew up in testing, the rockets on the pad, on and on. And why wouldnt it?

You're recalling wrong, or you were reading nonsense. Lots of engines were destroyed in testing (particularly before computer modelling, this was basically how rocket engines were _developed_), but no, no Saturn V ever exploded on the pad. Prior to this incident, the most-impressive on-pad boom was one of the N1s.

No fully assembled Saturn V ever failed, though a few of them had near-misses.
by diggan | 2025-06-19 12:14:32+00:00
> If you're very critical of code quality then it's much tougher

I'm not sure, I'm hearing developers I know are sloppy and produce shit code both having no luck with LLMs, and some of them having lots of luck with them.

On the other side, those who really think about the design/architecture and are very strict (which is the group I'd probably put myself into, but who wouldn't?) are split in a similar way.

I don't have any concrete proof, but I'm guessing "expectations + workflow" differences would explain the vast difference in perception of usefulness.
by JohnBooty | 2025-06-19 12:16:51+00:00
That seems hyperbolic

I think maybe you skimmed instead of reading. I'm referring to the parent poster's practice of turning music off ASAP on first boot as standard operating practice, because they find it to be part of what they consider "keyword bingo for usually poor implementations" Here's what they said:

Every game I first start requires a trip to turn off music, in-game VoIP, HDR, bloom, lensflare, screenshake if possible. It's like a keyword bingo for usually poor implementations

But as you suspected: yes! I can imagine turning off game music, in general. Thank you for believing in me!

I have turned the music off in many games.
by hobofan | 2025-06-19 12:16:59+00:00
I do think that at least on the conceptual level there is some more merit to it. People often through around remarks like "just like Black Mirror", so I think it's interesting to dive into it a bit more, and decypher whether those are just vapid remarks or there is some substance behind it.

Especially on some of the more technologically advanced topics the average viewers might not be aware that those technolgies already exist in the early stages.

But yes, the execution is quite lacking (hopefully it's just a start?), with most of the content trying to mostly tick the content boxes rather than being of substance, and there being quite thin justification to the percentages. (What needs to happen for Lock Henry to go beyond 80%? I'd wager apart from that concrete instance happening we are essentially there.)
by elric | 2025-06-19 12:17:32+00:00
What's surprising is that, over time, Firefox has done virtually nothing to reduce the impact of fingerprinting.

Why on earth are we, in 2025, still sending overly detailed User Agent strings? Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:139.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/139.0 .... There are zero legitimate reasons for websites to know I'm running X11 on x86_64 Linux. Zero.

Why are Refer(r)ers still on by default?

Why can JS be used to enumerate the list of fonts I have installed on my system?

We need way more granular permission controls, and more sensible defaults. There are plugins to achieve this, but that's a big hassle.
by mrtksn | 2025-06-19 12:17:39+00:00
This doubles as an excellent episode guide, I was wondering what I've already watched and what I want to watch again and the short analysis style of this is superb.

That said, I don't agree with the assessments that much. For example, the Metalhead episode which is about a robotic dog chasing people is stated as %40 achieved but IMHO it is %90 achieved and it just takes a will for this to happen. They are already doing it on the battlefield in Ukraine BTW, just needs better batteries for similar fiercity.
by matiasmolinas | 2025-06-19 12:17:54+00:00
Andrej Karpathy's recent AI startup school talk described LLMs as "new computers programmed in English" with properties of operating systems. We built LLMunix to explore these concepts practically.

Core concept: Everything is defined in markdown documents that Claude interprets as functional system components - no traditional code, just natural language specifications. Key experiments: - Pure markdown OS where .md files become agents, tools, and system processes - Sentient state architecture with behavioral constraints that evolve dynamically - Memory-driven learning where each execution contributes to behavioral intelligence - Agent/tool duality for autonomous workflows Example: llmunix execute: "Monitor 5 tech sources and generate intelligence briefing" - the system adapts its approach based on API limitations, user sentiment, and historical patterns. This is early-stage research into how far we can push natural language computing. The results suggest Karpathy's vision of LLM operating systems might be closer than expected. Links: - Karpathy's talk: https://x.com/karpathy/status/1935518272667217925 - LLMunix repo: https://github.com/EvolvingAgentsLabs/llmunix Looking for feedback from the HN community on this approach to LLM-native computing.
by samuel | 2025-06-19 12:17:56+00:00
I'm currently reading Yudkowsky's "Rationality: from AI to zombies". Not my first try, since the book is just a collection of blog posts and I found it a bit hard to swallow due its repetitiveness, so I gave up after the first 50 "chapters" the first time I tried. Now I'm enjoying it way more, probably because I'm more interested in the topic now.

For those who haven't delved(ha!) into his work or have been pushed back by the cultish looks, I have to say that he's genuinelly onto something. There are a lot of practical ideas that are pretty useful for everyday thinking ("Belief in Belief", "Emergence", "Generalizing from fiction", etc...).

For example, I recall being in lot of arguments that are purely "semantical" in nature. You seem to disagree about something but it's just that both sides aren't really referring to the same phenomenon. The source of the disagreement is just using the same word for different, but related, "objects". This is something that seems obvious, but the kind of thing you only realize in retrospect, and I think I'm much better equipped now to be aware of it in real time.

I recommend giving it a try.
by tialaramex | 2025-06-19 12:18:04+00:00
Meta IIRC is one of several outfits which unsurprisingly discovered that (as a corporation) the cure is just purchasing policy. When your new Doodad vendor sells you a product that is IPv4 only instead of saying "Oh, shame, OK, set all corporate systems to IPv4-only" you point them to the line in your purchase contract which says you require IPv6 and it's not your problem it's their problem, do they want to fix it or refund you ?
by suninsight | 2025-06-19 12:18:07+00:00
Most of our stuff is built in house actually, simply because everything else is still kind of catching up. You can find a bunch of information on the blog (https://www.nonbios.ai/blog)

The only software that we use is Langfuse for observability and that too was breaking down for us. But they launched a new version - V3 - which might still work out for us.

I would suggest to just use standard non-AI specific python libraries and build your own systems. If you are migrating from N8N to a self hosted system then you can actually use NonBioS to build it out for you directly. If you join our discord channels, we can get an engineer to help you out also.
by bsenftner | 2025-06-19 12:18:17+00:00
I'd like to see the prompt. I suspect that "literal infant" is expected to be a software developer without preamble. The initial sentence to an LLM carries far more relevance, it sets the context stage to understand what follows. If there is no introduction to the subject at hand, the response will be just like anyone fed a wall of words: confusion as to what all this is about.
by swalsh | 2025-06-19 12:18:18+00:00
I don't know if you understand the role the LLM is playing here. The mechanism used to execute the command is not the relevant thing. The LLM autonomously executing commands has intelligence, it's not just a shell script. If I ask it to do a task, and it runs into an issue... LLMs like Claude can recognize the problem, and find a way to resolve it. Script failed because of a missing dependency, it'll install it. Need a config change, it'll do it. The SSH mcp is just the interface for the LLM to do the work.

You can give an LLM a github repo link, a fresh VPC, and say "deploy my app using nginx" and any other details you need... and it'll get it done.
by tomgs | 2025-06-19 12:18:33+00:00
I helped out in their recent hackathon - https://base4good.com/ - mentoring folks on the app, and I also admin one of the user groups.

I am not a paid member of the team, just an admirer who wanted to get closer to the action. This felt right to me from the first moment, and I'm happy I had a small part in the journey.

I met Maor (the founder of base44) and team and had beers with them. Good people.

--

Let me clarify a few things:

1. I don't know exactly how much vibe coding went into building base44 itself. I can attest that Maor's rate of releasing features was absolutely insane - I'm talking major updates every 1-2 days. I assume he's good with Cursor and the like. He's also very, very decisive on what to build and what not to build. Aggressive, even, I would say.

2. Maor had, for the majority of the life of this, no team. The employees joined way after base had customers. Most of what Base is was built by Maor, with 1-2 close friends helping cut out everything that wasn't relevant or wasn't great (so I'm told).

3. It's a different take on lovable/bolt etc. No one argues this.

4. Maor opted to include the db within the platform, rather than enable persistence externally. This really made the output great, and made fixing cross-application things very easy.

5. To me, base44 is PHP. It's a bit ugly, but it works, easy to explain to people, and once you get a hang of it it's a great hammer. It's not going to win the space race anytime soon, but it'll build you a house.

6. Base has resolve with AI functionality, which is far superior to anything I've seen outside of an IDE. It just works.

--

To folks trying to win the AI race by building exceptional technology on the bleeding edge, good on you. I don't think Base is that.

I think Maor symbolizes something different: we're in the fast-grab era.

Big cos are not able to build killer AI apps at the rate they're expected to, which means they're circling around looking for what they can snatch with money/equity.

My take?

Build AI things that just work for a specific use case. Release them fast. Make people fall in love with them because they "do AI" for the use case.

Some bigco is flying close by, trying to build it but failing. Be there for the purchase.
by tyeth | 2025-06-19 12:18:59+00:00
Maybe contact Sensirion about the STCC4, better form factor and due for release any moment...They have a contact sales option and are usually helpful. https://sensirion.com/products/catalog/STCC4 (Not sure but thought maybe used in the SEN66 which is available now and covers most things including PPM/CO2/VOC/NOx)
by HappMacDonald | 2025-06-19 12:19:52+00:00
You can't run N bots in parallel with testing between each attempt unless you're also running N tests in parallel.

If you could run N tests in parallel, then you could probably also run the components of one test in parallel and keep it from taking 2 hours in the first place.

To me this all sounds like snake oil to convince people to do something they were already doing, but by also spinning up N times as many compute instances and run a burn endless tokens along the way. And by the time it's demonstrated that it doesn't really offer anything more than doing it yourself, well you've already given them all of your money so their job is done.
by pieds | 2025-06-19 12:20:47+00:00
It think the site is an interesting exercise. If nothing else to show that science fiction doesn't have to happen like we might think it does. There is no space elevator, but 1 million people in the air at any given time. There is no matrix, but many lifetimes have been spent in World of Warcraft. Reality doesn't need to switch context for things to change, which is often what science fiction does.
by gruez | 2025-06-19 12:20:59+00:00
>That doesn't sound like you've actually read any of the widely adapted and used techniques, employed by everyone from PornHub to Meta, nor does it sound like you're willing to.

It doesn't look like you read the comment you're replying to either, because you failed to respond to any of the specific objections that were raised. Let's try again with the first one: do you have any proof that "canvas jitter" as you described it (ie. it varies between devices of the same model) actually exist?
by tbcj | 2025-06-19 12:21:03+00:00
I had two accounts banned - one for Claude and one for the API. I tried to appeal both asking for more information. The response from Anthropic was non-specific and only that it violates usage. One account had only been minimally used. One never used. The accounts used email addresses using a domain I control - e.g., anthropic-claude@domain.xyz for example. I think that might have something to do with it.

I have a new account now using a Google account and it hasn’t been banned.
by throwaway290 | 2025-06-19 12:21:33+00:00
> It wouldn't be enough to just express a political opinion that the US State Department has expressed, like "China is committing a genocide of the Uyghurs". Maybe if you're saying it in Chinese

In 2025 if you are a public person saying it you will get consequences. See Hobhouse case.

There are other people like John Cena apologizing for saying something "wrong" in English but no idea if they were threatened by CCP or by their managers
by Out_of_Characte | 2025-06-19 12:22:08+00:00
What's really vexing to me is how spacex refuses to build a triple stage rocket. Their 'reusability' adds a significant amount of mass in terms of heatshield and in terms of fuel margins for landing. Using additional stages benefits them more than saturn V. They likely thought they could get away with two stages and have them both return to the launch site, one the short way, the other the long way around. But the exclusion of a multi stage reusable architecture means that their empty mass fraction becomes a linchpin in bringing anything into orbit.

No wonder there's a v2 and v3 with much, much larger fuel tanks and less payload.