MurphyA/hacker-news huggingface dataset:
by franga2000 | 2025-08-03 06:34:39+00:00
What do you mean over reach? It's the FTC's job to prevent consumer market consolidation. Adobe is already too big and they already abuse that to the detriment of consumers. Buying Figma would make that even worse.

A company exists primarily to make things for consumers and the FTC ensures they do that fairly. The IPO, stock price and everything else is secondary.
by 9rx | 2025-08-03 06:35:14+00:00
The subsidy is received by way of reduced insurance premiums. While that does make insurance affordable where it mightn't otherwise be, the rate of reduction is the same across all crops, so the insurance is made equally affordable no matter which crop you grow. Thus, for all intents and purposes, we can completely ignore the subsidy and simply focus on the insurance as that is ultimately what you are suggesting is significant. After all, if the subsidies were taken away, all it would really mean that you theoretically couldn't afford insurance anymore and would do without.

But what is significant about insurance? Since no good discussion is complete without a car analogy, let's go there. Say you always drove a truck. By your logic, auto insurance encourages you to keep driving trucks. Which suggests that if you could no longer get auto insurance, you would start driving a bus/van/car/whatever instead. But what makes you think that? If auto insurance disappeared for some reason, why wouldn't you still keep driving trucks as opposed to buses/vans/cars/whatever? There is probably a reason why you started driving trucks in the first place that doesn't go away even if insurance did.

In the case of corn and soybeans, there is a really good reason why they are grown so much: Because that's where the market is. It is what people want to buy. They are the most competitive and highest value crops in the regions they are grown.
by DicIfTEx | 2025-08-03 06:35:52+00:00
Pretty much. Here's an in-depth look at mortality patterns in pre-modern societies: https://acoup.blog/2025/07/18/collections-life-work-death-an...

> One quirk to these model tables I want to note, because it sometimes confuses folks, is that they express ‘life expectancy’ not as a total expected age, but as average years of life expectancy from a given age, so a 25-year-old with 26.6 years of life expectancy is expecting to life to age 51, not just a year and a half.

> What we see in these models is that life expectancy (female:male) at birth is very low, 25:22.8, but after the first year rises dramatically to 34.9:34.1 (note the gender gap narrowing) and by age 5 to 40.1:39.0 (remember to add the five years they’ve already lived). So life expectancy goes up quite a lot over the first several years of life, which is not, intuitively, the pattern we expect: we normally assume the more you’ve lived, the less years you have left.
by __loam | 2025-08-03 06:36:05+00:00
There's a brand new thin wrapper for this bullshit every month. First we had Langchain, then MCP servers, and now this. The industry has been constantly trying to wrap the stochastic bullshit generator with frameworks and guardrails, for years, and the heart of it will always be the same model. I wouldn't care, but you all insist on inflicting this on every code base while a clueless leadership class has started using it as a performance metric.
by ToJans | 2025-08-03 06:37:00+00:00
Wow, that is a huge instruction set.

I've created a (way smaller) "/hire" command that does something similar, but I should probably turn it into an agent as well, as the commao is only creating agents, and I still need to do further adaptation with individual promoting and edits

It's these little, but crucial insights that make all the difference, so thank you!

I have the exact same feeling about losing time, for me it's starting to turn into an addiction,

I'm buiding a new side product, and the sense of urgency combined with the available capability makes it hard for me to stop working.

Progress is going so fast that it feels like the competition might catch up any time now.

I now restrained myself upfront with predefined timing windows for work, so the I manage to keep my sanity & social life from disappearing...

"What a great time to be alive"
by boredhedgehog | 2025-08-03 06:38:43+00:00
> still people paint, still people pay for paintings

But in what environment? It seems to me that most of the crafts that have been replaced by the assembly line are practiced not so much for the product itself, but for an experience both the creator and the consumer can participate in, at least in their imagination.

You don't just order such artifacts on Amazon anonymously; you establish some sort of relationship with the artisan and his creative process. You become part of a narrative. Coding is going to need something similar if it wants to live in that niche.
by vunderba | 2025-08-03 06:38:50+00:00
That confused me as well. The whole point of CLAUDE.md is that it is automatically injected into the rolling context of any Claude interaction/thread.

That CLAUDE.md file that they've posted is also HUGE - Anthropic themselves recommend keeping it on the more concise side. If you need more, consider just creating dedicated subagents for "UI/UX reviewer", "search", etc.
by seuros | 2025-08-03 06:39:22+00:00
I did have backups. Multi-region. Redundant. I followed AWS’s own best practices to the letter.

The only failure I didn’t plan for? AWS becoming the failure.

The provider nuking everything in violation of their own retention policies. That’s not a backup problem, that is a provider trust problem.

The reason i did not kept a local copy, was that i formatted my computer after a hardware failure, after the nurse dropped the laptop in the hospital i was on. Since i have a AWS backup, i just started with a fresh OS while waiting to get discharged to return home and redownload everything.

When i returned 6 days days later, the backup was gone.
by whoknowsidont | 2025-08-03 06:41:30+00:00
>This is unduly meanspirited.

No it's not? It's accurate.

>Your passion projects are not even considered to probably the vast majority of the world; that doesn't make you a loser.

A Windows UI project is not a "passion project" and the only """person""" that really benefits here is Microsoft.

>But I respect the people that take this on and want to keep it going.

Contribute to something else that doesn't only help the bottom line of a mega global corp?

Why are you defending this?
by weitendorf | 2025-08-03 06:43:18+00:00
It’s not the specific agent config or anything like that I’m after, just the genuine interest+enthusiasm in an area we’re actively working on. The central premise to what we’re building is our system for reusable and composable AI workflows.

Shit’s moving fast and the math works out such that it’s probably better to just find someone at the bleeding edge and offer to pay them really generously to work with us than to recruit for this work normally. If you change your mind you can find my email on my profile!

Edit for more context: We’ve basically had the same thing as Claude’s slash commands (we call them workflows) since November, but then we switched gears and made our cloud IDE/agent sandbox and other components of our infrastructure layer the top priority.

That’s working and the timing is amazing since we should be able to just glue all these new cli (sub) agents in between our workflows and agent infrastructure. I suspect someone who understands terminal agents well could do it about 4x faster than me.
by gexla | 2025-08-03 06:44:25+00:00
I think the basic issue for me is that people put this stuff out as if it's some big discovery, and yet my own usage is way different and serves me just fine thank you. These have the feel of a developer who has just discovered development and then want to tell you about all the best tools. But it's not really about showing you the best tools, is it? Rather, it's about riding the hype train and creating slop for more eyeballs.
by pjmlp | 2025-08-03 06:46:32+00:00
WPF uses DirectX 9, in any case it is good enough for many businesses use cases.

UWP never had feature parity with neither Forms nor WPF, so already it has a hard sell to businesses.

Microsoft marketing always cool about cool experiences and design, without the actual meat in features.

That is why there were API reboots between Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

Then comes along Project Reunion, which is supposed to properly unify Win32 and UWP execution models, instead a few months in, they do yet another reboot, that to this day is a shadow of UWP features, endless bugs, and a team that everyone thought was also part of the layoffs, has they were radio silence for months.

GDI32 you say? At least it works.
by bruce511 | 2025-08-03 06:48:24+00:00
Um not down voting you, but your argument has some flaws.

Firstly your appeal to authority , and then using Steve Ballmer as your authority is perhaps not the best way to start.

Secondly you say that "no professional programmer" - but the statement is false. For starters it's a sweeping generalization which is trivial to show is untrue for at least 1 programmer.

Thirdly the existence of Open Source alternatuve does not make a product uncompetitive. You need look no further than Windows to see that's true. Indeed if we has to list all the commercial software that exists with an Ooen Source clone, we'd be here all day. I'd also argue that Joe public doesn't even know what open source is, much less factors it into a buying decision.

If you are building tools for programmers (already a tiny niche target market) then you need a hook other than Open Source anyway, cause programmers are a terrible target market.

I say this as someone who builds tools for programmers, and who sells commercial into a space that contains Open Source alternatives. And I do ok.
by robocat | 2025-08-03 06:48:42+00:00
Psychiatric institutions are even worse. Seeing a friend with a mental problem getting locked up with a bunch of other mentally unwell - it is just extremely unhealthy.

Paranoid conspiracies, threats of violence, rape, forced submission to powerful doctors, sadistic nurses, general craziness, etcetera.

Last resort when someone is a danger to others or themselves.

Modern skills with psychiatry are frighteningly similar to the medical dark ages. We really don't understand much about the brain or how to resolve problems.

They are still mental asylums - toxically dangerous for patients. Also physically dangerous for staff (my ex worked as a nurse at one for a while).
by gethly | 2025-08-03 06:49:47+00:00
Not surprising. Windows 11 is a huge failure. Add with that blatant spyware and telemetry, Microsoft will be bleeding Windows users left and right once the Windows 10 support ends. I am a Windows users but even I won't be moving to Windows 11 - ever. I will either stick with Windows 10 as is before Windows 12 or move to Linux. Mac is not for me but new Windows is not for me either.

Plus, thanks to the west completely isolating itself from the east, we are not seeing new OSs being developed. Like the Chinese HarmonyOS for example. On of many. There will be finally solid competition for desktop and mobile.
by andy_ppp | 2025-08-03 06:52:00+00:00
Why would Figma have sold to Adobe if they were not paying a premium, assuming they’d grow?

I can understand you looking at the headline valuation but as an independent company traded with lots of potential to grow with AI tools their stock will probably double… a quick Google appears to suggest a 250% uplift from the IPO price so the company would potentially have added $58bn (the figure I’ve seen quoted) to Adobe’s bottom line.

Lina Khan was right at least on this merger!
by anonymous_sorry | 2025-08-03 06:52:10+00:00
I think this disagreement stems from the fact that, by instinct, you think socially. When I hear the word "rational", I think of the economist's model of a individual acting to optimise their own utility.

Of course in many (most?) situations, we get the best outcome overall by acting socially. But, to me, free-riding on the socially-motivated activities of others is a "rational" strategy (with a insignificant chance of one brick/vote making a difference), if not a laudable one. Which is why I don't advocate the "rational" strategy.

I appreciate your point that if everyone took that strategy we'd all suffer. I can never control what everyone does, but maybe I can build or support a big enough coalition to improve outcomes for the majority, or at least people like me. But free-riding will still be an option many choose, unless punished severely (which most countries don't when it comes to voting).

I don't argue that people "choose to get poor results", I argue that some proportion may recognise their possible effect on the democratic outcome is so small that on some level they have no effective choice at all. That's just the reality of being one among an elaborate of many millions. Democracy is still the best option we have, I hasten to add.

In Prisoner's Dilemma, as originally formulated, I believe communication is expressly forbidden. And even where it's allowed, in a one-off game the optimal strategy for an individual uninterested in the welfare of their comrade is to collaborate with the authorities. If both participants take this strategy, it's to the detriment of both. This apparent paradox is what makes it so interesting. Now you can solve the paradox with communication through repeated games, which I think is what you allude to.
by lukaslalinsky | 2025-08-03 06:52:34+00:00
This is typically the outcome, when you have it look at a generic problem and fix it, especially if the problem depends on external information (like specific version numbers, etc). You have to either tell it where to look it up, or ask it to ask you questions how things need to be resolved. I personally use it to work on native code, C++ (with CMake), Zig, some Python. Works fine.
by aw1621107 | 2025-08-03 06:52:54+00:00
I don't think the objection in the first sentence makes sense because I don't think replacing the existing C++ compilers was ever in the cards. If anything, the fact that the Safe C++ proposal has a section titled "Implementation Guidance" seems to point to precisely the opposite - that the intent was for existing C++ compilers to be updated to add the new features, not that Circle was to replace them.

I'm not sure about the second sentence either? Circle (supposedly?) implements everything in the Safe C++ proposal, so in that respect Safe C++ exists. Alternatively, you can say Safe C++ doesn't exist because major compilers don't implement it, but that's kind of the point of the Safe C++ proposal (and many (most?) other C++ language proposals, for that matter) - it's describing new features that don't currently exist but might be worth adding to the standard.

> people might be interested in alternatives that they expect might be available sooner.

This is also a bit funny because this was one of the more contentious points of debate in the Safe C++ vs. profiles discussion, and the impression I got is that between the two Safe C++ was generally considered to be closer to "might be available sooner" than profiles.
by UniJen | 2025-08-03 06:53:01+00:00
I stumbled across FakeFind the other day — it looks like a new tool that checks for fake reviews on Amazon, Walmart, eBay, etc. Seems similar to what Fakespot used to do before it shut down.

You paste in a product link, and it gives you a Trust Score, an "adjusted rating," and a short breakdown of whether the reviews look manipulated or legit. It also shows some recommended alternatives.

I’ve tested it on a few listings, and the results seem reasonable — but I’m wondering if anyone here has looked into how it works, or how accurate it actually is?

Would love to hear what others think — especially if you used to rely on Fakespot or ReviewMeta.
by troupo | 2025-08-03 06:53:22+00:00
> You can also get a 40-50mpg brand new sedan here if you want, but they serve different purposes.

They don't. Your average truck is hauling a person from home to work to grocery store to home 10% of the time. 80% of the time it's parked. 90% of the remaining 10% is also covered be a sedan
by pjjpo | 2025-08-03 06:53:57+00:00
It's sad how OSS enables predatory practices by the mega corps. It's definitely not just Microsoft, Google, Amazon at least also behave the same way, and the worst part is how the audience is captive - if they're stuck on any platform (since all the platform owners behave the same way), despite paying for it, the only way to fix broken parts of the platform is to fix it yourself.

For any time a legitimate bug gets a "we always accept pull requests" comment from a $XXXK paid engineer, I really wish I had control of an orbital laser, or a deathnote with eyes that work with text.
by Too | 2025-08-03 06:53:58+00:00
What's a reasonable scenario where average citizen need to haul 10, let alone 20 tons, on such regular basis that they need to own that capability themselves? Just rent or hire help. I would imagine that to also require special driving license, even if the car technically can handle it? We are not talking about professional use here, for that, use as big of a truck as you want.
by valentin_k | 2025-08-03 06:54:23+00:00
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by __loam | 2025-08-03 06:55:22+00:00
The point is that it costs more than $1200, you're just not the one paying all the costs. It seems like there are a ton of people on HN who are absolutely pumped to be totally dependent on a tool that must rugpull them eventually to continue existing as a business. It feels like an incredible shame that the craft is now starting to become totally dependent on tools like this, where you're calling out to the cloud to do even the most basic programming task.
by kijin | 2025-08-03 06:55:51+00:00
There is no consumer market for 4TB+ SSDs. There never was, and there probably won't be for the foreseeable future. Most non-technical people have been conditioned to store their data on their phones and/or in the cloud these days. When they need more storage, their first thought is to upgrade their cloud plan, not to open up their device and void the warranty.

Professionals like us know of course that the SSD is an easily upgradable component. But we also tend to know how to set up a NAS with 4x 18TB HDDs in a zfs pool that can saturate the bandwidth of any reasonable home network when transferring large files. So the market for professionals and enthusiasts don't always translate into a market for large SSDs.
by WalterBright | 2025-08-03 06:56:00+00:00
> I call BS on the expectation that hurricane victims will read the fine print about a $120/month rate increase after they’ve just lost their homes.

They can simply cancel.

> If Musk’s goal is to “help” hurricane victims, maybe he can offer them something better than a bait-and-switch.

Again, FEMA offered nothing. Musk came in with Starlink. I should look into Starlink. It's cheaper than my cell phone plan plus internet plan.
by troupo | 2025-08-03 06:56:41+00:00
> This is a hilarious take for anyone who has spent any time living outside of a big city.

People outside of big city need big trucks about as often as people in the city.

Source: lived in the middle of nowhere in North Carolina.

Living outside of big city doesn't mean you're immediately a farmer who needs to haul tons of forage or lumber. The absolute vast majority of people don't.
by akoboldfrying | 2025-08-03 06:57:33+00:00
> I'm afraid I don't accept that you can split this

I don't see how else to interpret your original remark:

> To make these kinds of accusations as a woman tears your life apart in unimaginable ways

> At least one of the victims started to raise concerns in the community several years beforehand and their concerns were not taken seriously

That's fair I think, though I don't share the conviction that it's the responsibility of a convention to prosecute criminal allegations (and especially not if the allegations are "sub-criminal" -- any behaviour that is sufficiently damaging to warrant any kind of formal punishment deserves to be a crime).

> I'd also be very, very deeply skeptical that two public claims were the only claims made. We should bear that in mind.

OK, but this is pure speculation. I prefer not to bear such in mind.
by cyberax | 2025-08-03 06:59:28+00:00
I mean, I don't hide my despair at large cities. They're destroying the fabric of the Western civilization by acting as black holes for population.

> You've also glossed over the more painful statistic: for every lifetime-equivalent lost on mass transit inefficiencies, there are hundreds lost to gridlock in NYC.

Here's the thing. A well-designed human-oriented city like Houston has FASTER commutes than ANY similar-sized city in Europe.

The fix for cities like NYC is to stop building them and start de-densifying them.
by hansvm | 2025-08-03 06:59:35+00:00
Your experience echoes my own for sufficiently trivial tasks, but I haven't gotten any of this to work for the actual time-consuming parts of my job. It's so reliably bad for some tasks that I've reworked them into screening questions for candidates trying to skate by with AI without knowing the fundamentals. Is that really not your experience, even with claude code?