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by devnavigator | 2025-12-26 17:00:31+00:00
As reinforcement learning increasingly shifts from isolated research experiments to agentic systems embedded in real workflows, infrastructure has become the limiting factor. Training modern AI agents often requires distributed GPUs, complex orchestration, and tight coupling between environment design and execution. OpenTinker addresses this challenge by delivering agentic reinforcement learning as a service. Its cloud-native architecture cleanly separates environment design, training orchestration, and execution, allowing teams to scale learning without owning or managing GPU infrastructure. This article breaks down what OpenTinker is, how it works, and why this design matters as organizations move toward production-grade AI agents.
by jongjong | 2025-12-26 17:00:33+00:00
What I find infuriating is that it feels like the entire financial system has been rigged in countless ways and turned into some kind of race towards 'the singularity' and treating everything; humans, animal, the planet, as disposable resources. I think the way that innovation was funded and then centralized feels wrong on many levels.

I still can't get over OpenAI being converted from non-profit to for-profit.

I already took issue with the tech ecosystem due to distortions and centralization resulting from the flawed design of the fiat monetary system. This issue has bugged me for over a decade. I was taken for a fool by the cryptocurrency movements which was soon corrupted... Then I felt betrayed as a developer having contributed open source code for free for 'persons' to use and distribute... And now my work and that of my peers has been mercilessly turned back against us. And then the OpenAI being turned into a for-profit gave me a bad feeling... Then there was the issue of all the circular deals with huge sums of money going around in circles between OpenAI, NVIDIA, Oracle... And then OpenAI asking for government bailouts. It's just very nasty when you consider everything together.
by mft_ | 2025-12-26 17:01:39+00:00
OP could make it more generic by removing the Time Machine mandate, and instead using any of a raft of cloud-based backup options. (e.g. I use pCloud, and my approach to a new system is equally quick and pain free.)

Then it just comes down to the time delta between buying a new Mac from a shop in a city (assuming you want one of the immediately-available specifications) versus waiting for Framework parts of be delivered. Framework could optimise this if it was worth their while by having a limited number of common replacement items at fast-shipping fulfilment centres.

However, in reality it sounds less like a genuine question, and more like someone justifying their decision to buy a Mac post-hoc with a range of specific requirements only a Mac could meet.
by tasn | 2025-12-26 17:02:07+00:00
This is how I've been doing it: https://stosb.com/blog/using-openpgp-keys-for-ssh-authentica...

Slightly different as I generate a PGP key on the computer and then load it to the Yubikey, which means I can have backup keys with the same secret keys.

I never really got "touch to use" working though, if anyone knows how to do it with GPG keys I'd really appreciate it!
by holg | 2025-12-26 17:02:23+00:00
Thanks for the link! I didn't know about the XLISP controversy.

My interpreter doesn't aim for full compatibility - just enough to run
the schematic generation workflow from 1991. The core is: defun, setq,
car/cdr, recursion, and the (command ...) interface to draw entities.

The interesting part was how templates could trigger other templates -
inserting a contactor (Schütz) would automatically generate its coil
in the control circuit. Code writing code, classic LISP.
by Esophagus4 | 2025-12-26 17:02:24+00:00
Jobs was one of the original product managers. He brought the customer perspective right into engineering.

Unlike a lot of CEOs, he was willing to do what most product managers aren’t: make hard trade off decisions.

He cut losing product lines, made big bets (killing floppy disks) and was deeply technical… I wish my CEO had the guts to make these calls. (More importantly, when he does, I want him to be right!)
by rawgabbit | 2025-12-26 17:02:30+00:00
In enterprise, you are dealing with many years of decisions, integrations, and changes in architecture. Business processes changes, development team processes change, IT vendors change, and leadership changes. You also do not have the source code to everything that the business depends on. What you have are the glue scripts and integrations to various black boxes that change their behavior every update. This is not a question about DevOps. It is also not a question about business process or change management. With large organizations, this is really more about governance and regulating the different independent vested interests.
by Imustaskforhelp | 2025-12-26 17:03:10+00:00
But you left because you were feeling like google was going in gutter and wanted to make an ethical choice perhaps on what you felt was right.

Honestly I believe that google might be one of the few winners from the AI industry perhaps because they own the whole stack top to bottom with their TPU's but I would still stray away from their stock because their P/E ratio might be insanely high or something

Their p/e ratio has almost doubled in just a year which isn't a good sign https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/googl/alphabet/pe-...

So like, we might be viewing the peaks of the bubble and you might still hold the stocks and might continue holding it but who knows what happens after the stock depreciates value due to AI Bubble-like properties and then you might regret as why you didn't sell it but if you do and google's stock rises, you might still regret.

I feel as if grass is always greener but not sure about your situation but if you ask me, you made the best out of the situation with the parameters you had and logically as such I wouldn't consider it "unfortunately" but I get what you mean.
by cyphar | 2025-12-26 17:03:17+00:00
> See also "instagram is spying on you through your microphone". It's not, but I've seen people argue that it's OK for people to believe that because it supports their general (accurate) sentiment that targeted ads are creepy.

I used to be sceptical of this claim but I have found it increasingly difficult to be sceptical after we found out last year that Facebook was exploiting flaws in Android in order to track your browsing history (bypassing the permissions and privilege separation model of Android)[1].

Given they have shown a proclivity to use device exploits to improve their tracking of users, is it really that unbelievable that they would try to figure out a way to use audio data? Does stock Android even show you when an app is using its microphone permission? (GrapheneOS does.) Is it really that unbelievable that they would try to do this if they could?

[1]: https://localmess.github.io/
by SilverElfin | 2025-12-26 17:03:56+00:00
China has been in the farmer caviar business for years so this isn’t new. As the article notes, the largest manufacturers are all in China. The part that doesn’t sit well with me is the product being shipped through other countries, repackaged or relabeled, and hiding the origin. Given the poor controls on food safety in China, this can be a health risk.

But the bigger picture question remains. Should the other countries just tariff China heavily? If so, why hasn’t Trump done so - America still has higher tariffs on some other nations even though the trade deficit is larger with China.

Finally, what’s the point? I bet if BYD or Xiaomi were able to sell cars in America, consumers would buy them. They’re great cars and are cheaper. These companies aren’t poor imitations anymore - they’ve grown to become innovative companies with unique features and products. Isn’t it expected that American or European companies have to compete and do better?
by pluc | 2025-12-26 17:03:56+00:00
Are you waiting for things to get cheaper? Have you been around the last 20 years or so? Nothing gets cheaper for consumers in a capitalist society.

I remember in Canada, in 2001 right when americans were at war with the entire middle east and gas prices for the first tine went over a dollar a litre. People kept saying that it was understandable that it affected gas prices because the supply chain got more expensive. It never went below a dollar since. Why would it? You got people to accept a higher price, you're just gonna walk that back wheb problems go away? Or would you maybe take the difference as profits? Since then it seems the industry has learned to have its supply exclusively in war zones, we're at 1.70$ now. Pipeline blows up in Russia? Hike. China snooping around Taiwan? Hike. US bombing Yemen? Hike. Israel committibg genocide? Hike.

There is no scenario where prices go down except to quell unrest. AI will not make anything cheaper.
by stocksinsmocks | 2025-12-26 17:04:10+00:00
I see why people like it, but personally, I find their brand of longer form journalism extremely tiresome. Most often I read articles because I want to know the facts, and not just for the pleasure of reading for its own sake. Ponderous and meandering details of how the journalist interviewed so-and-so at such and such location and what the journalist thought about the food and the ambience and all of that just makes me furiously angry at what a waste of time it feels like. I just want to know the facts. I feel like AI is a godsend for impatient people like me who just want instant information And I have no interest in what a cool experience the journalist had or particular details of how they got paid or who they borrowed money from while they were writing.
by ekjhgkejhgk | 2025-12-26 17:05:23+00:00
Fixing problems as they appear is unethical? Ok then.

You realize, there are people who think differently? Some people would argue that if you keep working on problems you don't have but might have, you end up never finishing anything.

It's a matter of striking a balance, and I think you're way on one end of the spectrum. The vast majority of people using Julia aren't building nuclear plants.
by chihuahua | 2025-12-26 17:05:33+00:00
I did stay at Microsoft for a total of 15 years, but in retrospect it's the least interesting place to work. 5% coding, 95% overhead.

Of the places I've worked, none of them had anything where I can now say "I should have stayed there for longer." Amazon and Meta have obnoxious aggressive culture. Microsoft is a place where you can chill out and collect a paycheck and good health insurance. But very boring.

I also worked at some much smaller companies, but not for long. Maybe those are more interesting, but also less stable.
by bwfan123 | 2025-12-26 17:05:45+00:00
> greater focus on the fundamentals versus the implementation

I am seeing this too. Folks are suddenly saying - lets implement this in Rust (or insert any other language here) without thinking about what this does to the fundamentals. A bandwagon effect which developers are swept by. And for managers it is a great way to show how innovative your team is. This applies not just to languages but entire development stacks almost like fashions in clothing.
by Ekaros | 2025-12-26 17:05:50+00:00
Think of difference between buying bunch of cars from someone making cars. Instead of buying the factory making cars.

Or maybe currently RAM. You found pile of money somewhere. You buy big amount of RAM. RAM prices go up, you do not care you have money. In a few years DDR6 comes out. The RAM you bought is not that expensive anymore. You do not really have either money or something currently expensive.

Wealth is owning the land, the machines, the buildings, the knowledge(more so now). Being rich is owning lot of what can buy those things. But if you keep spending liquid wealth, eventually it is gone and you are not wealthy anymore.
by zemvpferreira | 2025-12-26 17:06:46+00:00
I could never get into the New Yorker. It has always felt to me like every piece is deliberately drawn out. They take you to the precipice of something interesting only to pull back into an origin story, over and over again. I think it's the opposite of good writing: bloated, conceited, style over substance. It's not even meandering, it's just teasing. I'm sure it earned its place at the table long ago but the only part of it I can enjoy are the cartoons.

My biggest reading pleasure used to be the LRB but it was infected with the politics virus years ago. It used to be a place to learn minutiae through wonderful language and now it feels mostly like virtue signalling. I don't know where the best writing is these days but it sure as shit doesn't feel like it's in major print.
by tombert | 2025-12-26 17:06:55+00:00
Exhaustive testing is hard, to be fair, especially if you don’t actually understand the code you’re writing. Tools like TLA+ and static analyzers exist precisely for this reason.

An example I use to talk about hidden edge cases:

Imagine we have this (pseudo)code

fn doSomething(num : int) {
if num % 2 == 0 {
return Math.sqrt(num)
} else {
return Math.pow(num, 2)
}

}

Someone might see this function, and unit test it based on the if statement like:

assert(doSomething(4) == 2)
assert(doSomething(3) == 9)

These tests pass, it’s merged.

Except there’s a bug in this; what if you pass in a negative even number?

Depending on the language, you will either get an exception or maybe a complex answer (which not usually something you want). The solution in this particular case would be to add a conditional, or more simply just make the type an unsigned integer.

Obviously this is just a dumb example, and most people here could pick this up pretty quick, but my point is that sometimes bugs can hide even when you do (what feels like) thorough testing.
by 578_Observer | 2025-12-26 17:07:14+00:00
Watching this from the Japanese countryside.

Johnny's conclusion that "the system is working exactly as designed" is chilling but accurate.
From a systems engineering perspective, this is a classic "positive feedback loop" without a dampener. In any physical machine, this leads to thermal runaway and eventual breakdown.

It reminds me of the concept of "Shinise" (long-established companies) here in Japan. We have businesses that have run for 500 or 1000 years.
Their secret? They intentionally rejected the "Scale or Die" algorithm. They optimized for "Duration" instead of "Growth."

The billionaire "fortress" described in the video is the end state of an overheating CPU.
Maybe the patch we need isn't just a wealth tax, but a cultural OS update that values "Cooling Down" (Sustainability/Tradition) over "Heating Up" (Unchecked Scaling).
by cons0le | 2025-12-26 17:07:54+00:00
So there's no point in pushing for pasture raised, and it's either all or nothing ?

I think incremental progress is possible. I think rolling back and gag laws would make a positive difference in animal welfare because people would be able to film and show how bad conditions are inside.

I think that's worth pushing for. And it's more realistic than everyone stopping eating meat all at once.
Show HN: Ad-sentinel – An AI powered ad-blocker
by jmkni | 2025-12-26 17:08:00+00:00
I've been frustrated at how much worse ad-blocking in Chrome has gotten since Manifest v3, so I've built this.

I don't have it on the Chrome store yet (I'm not sure if they'll allow it) but you can pull down the code and install it into Chrome yourself, then just add your OpenAI API key (stored locally).

The way it works is pretty simple, it inspects the DOM for suspected ads, verifies using the gpt-4o-mini model and if it is indeed an ad, it simply gets removed from the DOM

From my admittedly limited testing, it's working pretty well, but feel free to suggest any improvements to the code or submit a PR

Hope someone finds this useful
by quickthrowman | 2025-12-26 17:08:01+00:00
> Questions for folks who’ve done larger installs (10–50m) or more “production” setups:

> Do you design power delivery first or physical layout first?

I’m not sure I understand the question, power delivery isn’t designed, you calculate how much power you need and then buy an LED driver that outputs enough power.

LED drivers are typically 24W or 96W, so if you use LED tape that needs 2W/ft you can power 12’ with a 24W driver and 48’ with a 96W driver. You can use multiple drivers in a single installation, just keep the 12VDC output cables to the tape light approximately the same length.

> Any favorite diffuser/channel profiles that minimize hotspots without killing too much output?

Deep channel with a regular diffuser, preferably architectural/commercial grade. WAC Lighting makes decent stuff. You can get high output LED tape too, 200 lumens per ft which is 8W per foot, so a 12’ run would be 2400 lumens and 96W.

Cove lighting using LED tape is my favorite, it gives off a nice indirect light but building coves in a ceiling is time consuming.

> For long addressable runs, what’s your go-to strategy for signal conditioning (buffers, differential, etc.)?

I would use a DMX controller with shielded cables and let the equipment handle that.
by Imustaskforhelp | 2025-12-26 17:08:13+00:00
> LLM:s that are wanted by the user

If they want LLM, you probably don't have to advertise them as much

No the reality of the matter is that people are being shoved LLM's. They become the talk of the town and algorithms share any development related to LLM or similar.

The ads are shoved down to users. Trust me, the average person isn't as much enthusiastic about LLM's and for good reasons when people who have billions of dollars say that yes its a bubble but its all worth it or similar and the instances where the workforce themselves are being replaced/actively talked about being replaced by AI

We live in an hackernews bubble sometimes of like-minded people or communities but even on hackernews we see disagreements (I am usually Anti AI mostly because of the negative financial impact the bubble is gonna have on the whole world)

So your point becomes a bit moot in the end but that being said, Google (not sure how it was in the past) and big tech can sometimes actively promote/ close their eyes if the ad sponsors are scammy so ad-blockers are generally really good in that sense.
by foolmarshal | 2025-12-26 17:08:19+00:00
i didn't quite understand the first part of question. but i'll try to answer what I think you wanted to ask.

1. why waitlist - to gauge the audience and demand of the solution which the product is addressing and to check how many people resonate with the problem statement and is it even worth the build a solution around it.

2. impulse & instagram ad - i do not visualize eze as a "1 time utility app" or "i saw it on IG, lets try it out once" kinda app. i visualize eze as an integral part of startup building suite which founders can use to streamline ambiguous next steps in startup building journey and keep track of tasks at each milestone.

3. Monetization - subscription based model. different tiers with different offerings based on use-case and how much of "ambiguity and disorganized learnings" you're willing to offload to eze.
by tmseidman | 2025-12-26 17:08:29+00:00
On the contrary, there's absolutely a reasoned, principled position here. Pike isn't a hypocrite for creating a Markov chain bot trained on the contents of an ancient public domain work and the contents of a single usenet group, and still complaining about modern LLMs; there's a huge difference in legality and scale. Modern LLMs use orders of magnitude more resources and are trained on protected material.

Now, I don't think he was writing a persuasive piece about this here, I think he was just venting. But I also feel like he has a reason to vent. I get upset about this stuff too, I just don't get emails implying that I helped bring about the whole situation.
by Retric | 2025-12-26 17:08:32+00:00
> current price and value is fairly close

I’m talking orders of magnitude here. Supply and demand curves generally have a slope. As in the demand for goods by industry increases as the price decreases. A significantly larger portion of minded gold is used for jewelry than industry or investment, but a price drop would also reduce the amount mined.

Combine those and yes gold could get significantly cheaper especially with the vast quantities on hand, but it would still be a very expensive metal vs steel, aluminum, etc.
by jandrewrogers | 2025-12-26 17:08:37+00:00
> A high-trust community like a village can prevent a tragedy of the commons scenario.

No it does not. This sentiment, which many people have, is based on a fictional and idealistic notion of what small communities are like having never lived in such communities.

Empirically, even in high-trust small villages and hamlets where everyone knows everyone, the same incentives exist and the same outcomes happen. Every single time. I lived in several and I can't think of a counter-example. People are highly adaptive to these situations and their basic nature doesn't change because of them.

Humans are humans everywhere and at every scale.
by ashirviskas | 2025-12-26 17:09:23+00:00
Where is Asahi not far enough if I may ask? I've been daily driving it for 2 years by this point.

While it was not really useable for mainstream usecases in the beginning (no speakers, no webcam, other random issues), it did get better month by month and problems got resolved, I find useability equal to my x86 laptops now.
by wasting_time | 2025-12-26 17:09:24+00:00
I had the same confusion. Even without considering NixOS, "learnix" is awkward to pronounce and somewhat pretentious.

I would suggest the name "Leanix" if the author is willing to rename.

It rhymes with Minix which is the OG curriculum for a POSIX kernel, and is "lean" in many senses of the word.

In any case an excellent writeup. It's detailed enough to implement in any programming language.
by Capricorn2481 | 2025-12-26 17:09:32+00:00
> These kinds of messages read to me like people with superiority complexes. We get that you don't need AI to help you write a letter. For the rest of us, it allows us to improve our writing, can be a creative partner, can help us express our own ideas

The writing is the ideas. You cannot be full of yourself enough to think you can write a two second prompt and get back "Your idea" in a more fleshed out form. Your idea was to have someone/something else do it for you.

There are contexts where that's fine, and you list some of them, but they are not as broad as you imply.
by Aurornis | 2025-12-26 17:10:03+00:00
> Most software houses spend so much time focusing on how expensive engineering time is that they neglect user time. Software houses optimize for feature delivery and not user interaction time.

I don’t know what you mean by software houses, but every consumer facing software product I’ve worked on has tracked things like startup time and latency for common operations as a key metric

This has been common wisdom for decades. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard the repeated quote about how Amazon loses $X million for every Y milliseconds of page loading time, as an example.
by Juliate | 2025-12-26 17:10:46+00:00
The ethical issue is consent and normalisation: asking individuals to donate to a system they believe is undermining their livelihood and the commons they depend on, while the amplified value is captured somewhere else.

"It barely changes the model" is an engineering claim. It does not imply "therefore it may be taken without consent or compensation" (an ethical claim) nor "there it has no meaningful impact on the contributor or their community" (moral claim).
by mackeye | 2025-12-26 17:11:00+00:00
if a handwritten letter is a "faithful image," then say a typed letter or email is a simulacra, with little original today. an AI letter is a step below, wherein the words have utterly no meaning, and the gesture of bothering to send the email at all is the only available intention to read into. i get this is hyperbole, but it's still reductive to equate such unique intentions