MurphyA/hacker-news huggingface dataset:
by physix | 2025-08-08 02:36:47+00:00
For those who happen to have a subscription to The Economist, there is a very interesting Money Talks podcast where they interview Anthropic's boss Dario Amodei[1].

There were two interesting takeaways about AGI:

1. Dario makes the remark that the term AGI/ASI is very misleading and dangerous. These terms are ill defined and it's more useful to understand that the capabilities are simply growing exponentially at the moment. If you extrapolate that, he thinks it may just "eat the majority of the economy". I don't know if this is self-serving hype, and it's not clear where we will end up with all this, but it will be disruptive, no matter what.

2. The Economist moderators however note towards the end that this industry may well tend toward commoditization. At the moment these companies produce models that people want but others can't make. But as the chip making starts to hits its limits and the information space becomes completely harvested, capability-growth might taper off, and others will catch up. The quasi-monopoly profit potentials melting away.

Putting that together, I think that although the cognitive capabilities will most likely continue to accelerate, albeit not necessarily along the lines of AGI, the economics of all this will probably not lead to a winner takes all.

[1] https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2025/07/31/artificial-int...
by quacker | 2025-08-08 02:37:00+00:00
> Gradle suffers the same exact issue by default, because it inherits it from Maven

It's not the exact same issue because Gradle and Maven have different conflict resolution:

Maven dependency conflict resolution works with a shortest path, which is impacted by declaration ordering. Gradle does full conflict resolution, selecting the highest version of a dependency found in the graph.

from https://gradle.org/maven-and-gradle/
by nmstoker | 2025-08-08 02:37:44+00:00
Prices vary around the world but this seems pricey: they say it's at cost but it feels like a premium/markup on London prices, not a city known for being cheap!

Surely most people dropping work to focus on blogging would be looking for minimal costs (whilst they have limited income as they hone a skill) rather than maximal costs?!

If you rent sharing for maybe $1,500 pcm and then spend $50 a day you'd finish with $500 left vs Inkhaven.
by cam_l | 2025-08-08 02:38:00+00:00
I liked my old 'rolla that I could start with any key at all.. or even a paddlepop stick.

Every time I start thinking about these little modern inconveniences, I re-arrive at the idea that this is yet another example of the difference between a product and a tool.

A product ideally works the same for everyone, with as little friction to the immediate function as possible. All other functions are hidden or deleted. Trying to use a product as a tool is slow and frustrating, because the experience never gets better than the first time you use it.

A tool on the other hand needs learning. Sometimes that learning curve is shallow and long, like a hammer, or steep and long like CAD.

Smart home stuff can be pretty great if you treat it like a tool, and only use it where it is the right tool for the job (so, not light switches).

Anyway, I prefer tools.
Show HN: Scheduled PC Tasks, automatically schedule simulations of actions on PC
by AmirHammoutene | 2025-08-08 02:38:50+00:00
Hello everyone,

You would like to: – Create a loop of silent screenshots every time your PC starts up to monitor its activity. – Send a message via any application at a specific time. – Simulate precise mouse clicks and typing activities in applications or video games. – Simulate your presence (anti-AFK). – Schedule your PC to shut down by playing music that lowers its volume to accompany your sleep. – Automate repeated actions. - and much more...

This Windows tool allows you to schedule simulations of actions you would perform on your PC automatically.

Actions can be executed in a loop, and also at each system startup.

This tool is quite complete. Feel free to share your ideas.

Available for free on the Microsoft Store: Scheduled PC Tasks https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/xp9cjlhwvxs49p

Open source ^^ (C++ with Qt6): https://github.com/AmirHammouteneEI/ScheduledPasteAndKeys
by throw0101d | 2025-08-08 02:39:07+00:00
> That requires ext4 AFAIK, whereas many systems use XFS, BTRFS, or ZFS.

All three of these support immutable files:

* https://man.archlinux.org/man/xfs.5.en#FILE_ATTRIBUTES

* https://man.archlinux.org/man/btrfs.5.en#Attributes

* 2016 OpenZFS bug where it was broken and fixed: https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/pull/5486
by epiccoleman | 2025-08-08 02:39:08+00:00
Yesssss. Something I'd really like is some kind of virtual drummer pedal with an expression pedal (pedals?) so that it can be tweaked in real time.

One of the most fun things about jamming with other musicians is that things change with the ebb and flow of the band's energy. i always miss it when I'm just fooling around at home with a looper.
by myrmidon | 2025-08-08 02:39:50+00:00
> europe has the same "supermarket brands" of cheese that the US does.

I'm not certain about your exact meaning, but I disagree here. Cheese availability in supermarkets is strongly regional even within Europe, and most non-local varieties are either impossible to get, or have to be ordered at 4 times the price outside their regions.

E.g. You can buy perfectly adequate taleggio cheese in an Italian "Lidl" supermarket, but stores (from the same chain!) just 2 car hours away wont have it, and there is no "unbranded" local replacement either.

You do get some very generic kinds of cheese pretty much everywhere ("vegan cheddar", sandwich slices mostly consisting of emulgators and color, Emmental, Gouda, Parmesan, ...) but the availability/selection even for very well-known cheeses (like pecorino) decreases quickly as you leave their regions.

I do agree that a big motivation is to reduce competition and protect regional monopolies basically, but in many cases this also protects and preserves the identity/taste of that product itself, by preventing large international producers from turning distinct regional products into lowest-common-denominator mass-market trash.
Ask HN: Other options for better resolution on macOS?
by coro_1 | 2025-08-08 02:39:54+00:00
Are there options other than BetterDisplay or SwitchResX to enable real Retina mode on macOS? The experience of it true HiDPI on Mac hardware is fantastic and much desired for productivity.

By default in Sequoia you’re not getting true Retina. You’re not getting what the hardware is capable of. Even the advanced options with many resolutions revealed don't offer this. BetterDisplay comes close.

In BetterDisplay yes you can choose the Retina enabled modes (Use Display Placer to see the scaled options in terminal with it active, that’s Retina). But because of the way BetterDisplay renders options, for the trained eye there may be a noticeable thinly veiled beam/overlay that’s not actually native. It just, feels a bit off. I believe EasyRes was once capable of this, but can't find it anywhere.

Are there any other options?
by tomhow | 2025-08-08 02:40:12+00:00
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by mmorearty | 2025-08-08 02:40:18+00:00
About the risk that vibe coding may go astray. Some irresistible quotes:

> […] Claude is a fuckin' slot machine, not a human. Every query is a pull of the lever, with potentially infinite upside or downside. It's addictive, sure. Lots of dopamine and adrenaline, and what's more, over time, your outcomes are even improving. But your slot machine doesn't "get" you. You don't have a beautiful rapport with it. You're just getting better at prompting, and getting consequently luckier with your pulls. Any bond you might perceive there is illusory.

and

> Paraphrasing astronaut Frank Borman, you should be using your superior judgment (only vibe code when there's an instant Undo) to avoid having to use your superior skill (vibe coding your way out of the mess you made.)
by chamomeal | 2025-08-08 02:41:54+00:00
Agree on the weirdness of “PhD-level knowledge”.

Most of the phd’s I know are studying things that I guarantee GPT-5 doesn’t know about… because they’re researching novel stuff.

Also, LLMs don’t have much consistency with how well they’re able to apply the knowledge that they supposedly have. Hence the “lots of almost correct code” stereotype that’s been going around.

I was using the fancy new Claude model yesterday to debug some fast-check tests (quickcheck-inspired typescript lib). Claude could absolutely not wrap its head around the shrinking behavior, which rendered it useless for debugging
by saljump | 2025-08-08 02:42:52+00:00
We launched Supernovas AI LLM for teams and businesses that need more than what a single AI provider can offer.

It can be frustrating hopping between different AI tools, juggling API keys, and getting locked into one provider’s strengths and weaknesses.

Supernovas AI is one place where you can:

- Chat with *every top AI model* from OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Mistral, plus hundreds of models via OpenRouter – all from a single account. - Use a *knowledge base* – upload PDFs, spreadsheets, docs, images, or connect databases/APIs so the AI actually knows your context. - Automate workflows with *MCP and AI agents* – connect to your databases, web browsing, code execution, integrations with tools like Notion, Microsoft 365 and more.

A few things that make it different from just using OpenAI or Anthropic directly:

- You’re not tied to one model – pick the right one for each job. - It’s *multi-modal* – text, code, images, spreadsheets, PDFs all in the same workspace. - You can combine your private data with public LLMs securely. - You can choose to purchase credits as you go or subscribe to a monthly plan for easier usage.

Setup is just 1 click and takes minutes – no complex configuration required. It’s the easiest way to get AI access for your whole team within a day or two.

We’d love feedback from the HN crowd – what would make this more useful for your business or team?
by nopinsight | 2025-08-08 02:43:12+00:00
Au contraire, AlphaGo made several “counterintuitive” moves that professional Go players thought were mistakes during the play, but turned out to be great strategic moves in hindsight.

The (in)ability to recognize a strange move’s brilliance might depend on the complexity of the game. The real world is much more complex than any board game.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AlphaGo_versus_Lee_Sedol
by didibus | 2025-08-08 02:43:14+00:00
I don't think we'll have more than 2 players. I think it's like AMD and Intel, the LLM is almost like providing hardware. The software that exposes the LLM capabilities to the user is the layer that will be able to differentiate.

The models are just going to be fighting performance/cost. And people will choose the best performance for their budget.

And that's ignoring how good local models are getting as well.

It's not that they'll have their launch eaten by Cursor, it's just that they can't be as focused on user experience when they're also laser focused on improving the models to stay competitive.
by SecretDreams | 2025-08-08 02:44:20+00:00
> I want AI tools, not companions or peers or (gulp) masters.

This might be because you're a balanced individual irl with possibly a strong social circle.

There are many many individuals who do not have those things and it's probably, objectively, late for them as adults to develop. They would happily take on an agi companion.. or master. Even for myself, I wouldn't mind a TARS.
by tomhow | 2025-08-08 02:44:35+00:00
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by knowaveragejoe | 2025-08-08 02:45:55+00:00
> METR also conducted an in-depth study that asked experienced developers to code with a popular AI assistant. After they finished their tasks, the developers claimed that using the AI had made them 20 percent more productive. But independent evaluators in the study actually concluded that using AI did the opposite: it increased task completion time by about 20 percent.

This somewhat reflects my experience... I can totally see the back-and-forth dance taking longer in some cases.

But I also think there is more than efficiency being unlocked here. Sure, a developer might have cranked out a rough MVP in less time, but with this they're also often continuously updating a README, tests and other infrastructure as they go.

One could argue about whether that's its own footgun - relying on tests that don't really test what they should, and let critical bugs through later.
by benbayard | 2025-08-08 02:46:50+00:00
I have had the exact opposite experience. Claude Code in any meaningful codebase for me gets stuck in loops of doing the wrong thing. Then when that doesn't work it deletes files and makes its own that don't have the problem it's encountering.

Cursor on the other hand, especially with GPT-5 today but typically with Sonnet 4.1, has been a workhorse at my company for months. I have never had Claude Code complete a meaningful ticket once. Even a small thing like fixing a small bug or updating the documentation on the site.

Would love any tips on how to make Claude Code not a complete waste of electricity.
by godelski | 2025-08-08 02:46:59+00:00
Looks like they're missing one. I'm pretty sure the discussion goes further back[0,1] but this one has been on going for years and seems to be the main one[2]

05/26/23(?) Datetimes in EXIF metadata are cursed

[0] https://github.com/immich-app/immich/discussions/2581

[1] https://github.com/immich-app/immich/issues/6623

[2] https://github.com/immich-app/immich/discussions/12292
by amy_petrik | 2025-08-08 02:47:05+00:00
He founded the frankling institute in philly and declared it shall have a giant heart, he founded the university of pennsylvania state university, he invented electricity, the very pipes series that the internet interconnected, he invented glasses (that you wear, not drinking glasses those were Jefferson's invention), he invented karate, he invented the public library, he invented volunteer firefighters, he invented doggystyle position, he invented viral books and meme books, he invented french fries, he invented swimming fins, he invented swimming snorkel, he invented the wood stove (cooking AND heat), he invented urinary catheters, he invented the cotton gin, he invented an early type of musical synthesizer called the arm-monica, he invented the odometer, he invented oil pressure gauge, he invented the limbo dance, but most of all, he definitely founded the franklin institute and it definitely wasn't named after him after the fact
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by voidhorse | 2025-08-08 02:47:37+00:00
> by any reasonable standards, an attack on that person

huh? If I said "gwern is a worthless hack" or if I said "gwern is just too stupid to give anybody advice" without any presentations of evidence toward this, I could reasonably consider those attacks. The stuff you quoted doesn't read as an "attack" to me. Rather, it is a claim that someone did something which may or may not be true, and, under the presumption that it is true , a claim about how the person on the receiving end felt. I don't see how that constitutes an "attack"—maybe an accusation, but certainly not an attack.

I have little more than a passing knowledge of gwern, but I would say that the response in this thread does in fact give me doubt that they are really prepared to stand in an advisory role toward hopeful strangers. If we are too focused on our own fragile egos we can't muster the focus that truly recognizing the distinct potential in others and championing them requires.

Often the right thing to do when facing feedback in an advisory role is not to be immediately defensive and demand evidence, even if you feel the claims may be illegitimate. Instead you need to approach with an open posture, hear the persons concerns, show willingness to do better in case you were in fact in the wrong, and only then, if necessary, voice your objection to try and reach a point of re-established harmony.

But this just goes to show you the problems entailed when you elect participants not on relevant experience but merely on popularity. I assume gwern is probably a fantastic blogger, but being a fantastic blogger and being a fantastic advisor for would-be-bloggers are two different things. Maybe gwern has experience doing this sort of thing, I don't know, but I wouldn't assume so given the response in this thread. A more seasoned bearer of fame would know it would be best not to even respond in this particular case, probably (as you are about to enter an environment in which people need to feel psychologically safe with you and seeing immediate defensiveness in response to direct critique or disagreement does not send the right signal).
by gsf_emergency_2 | 2025-08-08 02:47:44+00:00
Related phys org on the Hubris Arc https://phys.org/news/2025-08-hubris-arc-visionary-politicia...

(I submitted for lols & it got a quick bump within minutes but I expect dang's auto-karma to move it off the frontpage so please don't bother uvoting)

I skimmed through Thurow seeing if he mentions anything about positive-sum, so far, not much it seems, might dig into his analyses of energy allocation later. There's also his other book on solutions and a (official not official) rebuttal from US Steel itself ("Mathematics of Liberalism")

The single Mellon mention was inspirational however.. it suggested that speed (jerk?) of wealth accumulation can be used as a proxy to measure luck (vs investment "schlep"). Thanks!

Related:

https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-abstract/116/3/901/1899...

"Are CEOs Rewarded for Luck? The Ones Without Principals Are"

>...crankish ... manosphere

Yes the blogger-reviewer sounds like a crank. My intention though was to point out that Emmanuel Todd has some interesting takes on... fraternity. He's also taken seriously by academics, see this talk at IAS

https://youtu.be/4yz4zUGlhK8

Related: I think Niall Ferguson's something of a right wing crank that's taken too seriously by economic historians, but I try to watch out for interesting stuff he says that might be ignored just because of that :)
by ryukoposting | 2025-08-08 02:49:16+00:00
> Custom tools support constraining by developer-supplied context-free grammars.

This sounds like a really cool feature. I'm imagining giving it a grammar that can only output safe, well-constrained SQL queries. Would I actually point an LLM directly at my database in production? Hell no! It's nice to see OpenAI trying to solve that problem anyway.
by rvz | 2025-08-08 02:50:20+00:00
One deliberately gate-keeps people (and they should) who don't have the credentials to practice the law whereas the other opens the entire industry to those without the need of passing an accreditation exam or getting a degree in the field.

But the most distinctive difference is that it is illegal to practice law without a license. You can be a programmer and vibe code something without any credentials.

They are not the same.
by obloid | 2025-08-08 02:50:58+00:00
Interesting. Yes, that's basically what I've been going for but none of my prompts ever gave a satisfactory response. Plus I noticed you just copy/pasted from my initial comment and it worked. Weird.

After my last post I was eventually able to get it to work by uploading an example image of Santa pulling the sleigh and telling it to use the image as an example, but I couldn't get it by text prompt alone. I guess I need to work on my prompt skills!

https://chatgpt.com/share/689564d1-90c8-8007-b10c-8058c1491e...
by godelski | 2025-08-08 02:54:48+00:00
Those don't have to be mutually exclusive. Often those with clout are targeted for supplychain attacks. Take xz as an example. Doesn't seem unreasonable that a solo dev or small team looks to either sell their projects or transfer them to someone else (often not even with money exchanging hands). Or even how old social media accounts are hacked so that they can appear as legitimate accounts.

I'm big on Hanlon's Razor too, but that doesn't mean the end result can't be the same.
by cpncrunch | 2025-08-08 02:54:51+00:00
Yes, that second image was initially hidden on iOS due to the scrolling bug in the site (now fixed).

So they spotted what seems to be an unintentional error in a chart in a youtube video, and created a completely different chart with random errors to make a point, while due to their own coding error the (somewhat obtuse) explanation wasn't even visible on mobile devices.

Not sure why this was voted to the top of the first page of HN, although I can surmise.
by dissent | 2025-08-08 02:54:56+00:00
That's not entirely true.

It just moved the work somewhere else, generally an Apache config on a shared host. The user could very often just dump some PHP files in place and they'd be served up, but if you had to set up a new host then it was as fiddly as anything else.

This pattern also meant dropping everything the docroot, using .htaccess to hide things, having different behaviour depending on the global php.ini. All architectures had to be mashed into a request/response cycle (and anything more complex was no longer just drop the files in). It was a very long way from the idea of reproducable builds.

I agree it was popular, but not really for the right reasons.