MurphyA/hacker-news huggingface dataset:
by dapangzi | 2026-02-01 22:13:12+00:00
This matches my experience so hard that I wrote a novel below, have seen this pattern a lot, wanted to expand so people can understand the cycle/pattern.

Let's propose a generic scenario that shows why being able to engineer and read code is still important, and is a story we've all heard or seen a thousand times since the great LLMing of 2025.

"Just deliver the feature/product, we expect `ridiculousMetric` increase in productivity due to LLM" screeching from management and product/business.

A junior engineer will find someone who is willing to rubber stamp their LLM PRs so seniors or designated product experts don't even get a chance to check.

The LLM modifies existing tests to game everything to pass, the junior doesn't know any better, and so it quietly makes it to prod.

Because management is thinking in sprints, the way they see it, the ticket is closed, it's a win.

Then the broken production code, which junior will eventually be promoted for because the ticket is closed on paper, breaks prod, causes a huge outage costing `hugeNumber` dollars to the organization, and senior engineers have to clean it up. To boot, the spend metric is trash because of the LLM not knowing how to scale infra.

Since juniors can't meaningfully debug due to the toxic cycle, seniors spend too much time cleaning things up and it blocks their deliverables, and seniors look bad to leadership. Then they get managed out for not delivering, while the juniors lacking engineering experience due to the toxic cycle continue to rise through the ranks for delivering, even though their deliverables are trash.

I don't blame the juniors, they are under immense pressure and genuinely don't know better.
I blame short-sighted leadership.

I've heard this story from contacts at any of the big names you can think of.

It seems US tech industry is flying head-first into having giant teams of mid and senior level engineers who don't know how to debug or deliver efficiency within the next five years.

We're failing our juniors, and punishing seniors for having standards.
by pdntspa | 2026-02-01 22:13:19+00:00
No, there was gatekeeping, it was knowledge. You had to be knowledgeable enough to work the system. You had to have the time to dedicate to learning the system and how the internet and how computers worked. Those twin gates kept the internet as it was in its early days.

Unfortunately every peabrained enterpreneur saw that and began eroding the moat until it was gone. The knowledge required to build things has been on a steady decline, and now with AI that decline has completely destroyed it. Now, every fucking hack with an "idea" is not only able to act on them but now they act like they are as good as the people who paid a heavy price to get to the same level through years of study and hard work.
by piskov | 2026-02-01 22:13:29+00:00
> human rights group Dadban reported

Riiight. Trustworthy good old “human rights” group. Usually USAID, CIA front and what have you type of group.

I heard this kind of shit for reasons not to employ even emigrated Russians. Because good old scary FSB/GRU will come to Babushka with some pliers.

Nonsense (because one should know a type of scandal that would follow if only a single case of this would be true).
by benoau | 2026-02-01 22:13:32+00:00
No. The "competition" is artificially limited to buying an Android phone, and mobility between platforms can be very complicated, not by accident, while apps like Patreon can simply be forced to comply with massive fees even if it makes their service much more expensive.

Stripe, PayPal and a bag full of other payment options would be able to compete just fine with IAP and its fees.
by voxgen | 2026-02-01 22:13:33+00:00
I'm working in AI, but I'd have made this anyway: Molty is my language learning accountability buddy. It crawls the web with a sandboxed subagent to find me interesting stuff to read in French and Japanese. It makes Anki flashcards for me. And it wraps it up by quizzing me on the day's reading in the evening.

All this is running on a cheap VPS, where the worst it has access to is the LLM and Discord API keys and AnkiWeb login.
by rekabis | 2026-02-01 22:14:00+00:00
I would love to see a bus-sized version for year-long temperature moderation. Like, drop house heat into it during the summer so it can re-heat the house over the winter, and pull all the heat out of it by Spring so that it can cool the house over the summer.

Bus sized because that amount of thermal mass is bound to take up a lot of space, but capable of being buried so that it doesn’t actually take up property space.
by tartoran | 2026-02-01 22:14:53+00:00
Yes, the genie is out of the bottle but could get back right in when it starts costing more, a whole lot more. I'm sure there's an amount of money for a monthly subscription that you'd either scale back your use or consider other alternatives. LLM as technology is indeed out of the bottle and here to stay but the current business around it is is not quite clear.
by capitainenemo | 2026-02-01 22:16:33+00:00
Git's plumbing also kinda sucks (in places). Some of the current limitations of jj in what syncing state between repos is due to things missing from git that they are having a hard working around, at least based on what I've seen browsing their tickets. That inability to push the really useful jj state upstream for pulling from any machine seems like a major pain point in jj right now (was one of the major issues referenced in a jujutsu intro guide last year linked on HN)

The same issue hit the initial efforts (that I think were the inspiration for jj) when the mercurial folks, recognising git had kinda taken over the market, experimented in making a mercurial frontend backed by the git db. Limitations like the diff format (mercurial's weave one is one the jj folks also want to add at some point) and the lack of a method for tracking phases (mercurial relies on this for clean history without throwing out commits), and lack of file move/copy tracking.
by Lammy | 2026-02-01 22:17:11+00:00
> The author claims they can be had for only 20 USD online. That seems too good to be true!

In my experience, the cheap eBay MLX cards are DellEMC/HPE/etc OEM cards. However I also encountered zero problems cross-flashing those cards back to generic Mellanox firmware. I'm running several of those cross-flashed CX-4 Lx cards going on six or seven years now and they've been totally bulletproof.
by mrtksn | 2026-02-01 22:17:22+00:00
This screams huge potential for dividing the internet into localities due to new geopolitical situation.

Europe accounts for over %26 of the revenue, for $30B thats close to ~$8B for the last 3 months.

The thing about hegemons is that they are able to enforce things like breaking the network effect or demolishing the walls of walled gardens. If things get bad enough, EU can give Apple a choice: leave EU market and loose all your EU revenue which is %26 of all revenue or as big as %65 of the US revenue OR unlock your devices %100 to be usable with 3rd party services. Put in numbers, definitely loose $38B per quarter or possibly loose $8B per quarter.

I bet with %76.5 margin which translates to potential $2B profit per month and employment for thousands of high paying jobs, this will create enough greed to push for 3rd party local services investment. Anti-Americanism, national security concerns, pricing and better services(Apple's some services can be better) or even maybe bad due to war/political meddling can push Apple's services revenue to 3rd parties. Also, there's quite a bit unemployed American talent out there so with EU's push they can move to EU and eat Apple's service revenue.

That's a bit on the fantasy realm but considering that so many unthinkable things are happening these days, maybe US will threaten France and bring a carrier strike group to Normandy shores and US services revenues from EU will go to zero? There's definitely will among the people for that, just the politicians need some push.
by simgt | 2026-02-01 22:17:23+00:00
You're trying very hard to project your way of thinking onto others, or simply giving them excuses. We've understood with other cases like Strauss-Kahn that their social networks know. The ones involved here are not particularly known for being gullible idiots, they chose to ignore it because it was more convenient than the truth. Or they are simply paedophiles who knew exactly what they were doing.
by its_ubuntu | 2026-02-01 22:18:46+00:00
If you want "fresh air", why do you live near other people? Especially an entire neighborhood full of people who burn things, if you hate smoke. You can't have everything exactly how you please.

Nothing worse than a busybody neighbor who thinks he owns the patent on how to live in a neighborhood.

I live way out in the country exactly so I can live how I choose without some judgmental ass breathing down my neck. Maybe you should do the same to escape the terrible, obnoxious smell of burning wood.

I'm sure there's weed smokers in the neighborhood causing you serious quality of life problems too. Escape while you still can!
by esseph | 2026-02-01 22:18:46+00:00
The same could be said for a webserver, a radius server, etc. I mean ssh "requires" a network to be remotely useful :)

Edit, since I can't reply sadly:

You're right, that was a bad example.

I can probably list at least a few dozen things that all require certificates though, which was really my point. Everything has dependencies.

Also if you just... Don't trust big tech, run your own CA.
by echelon | 2026-02-01 22:18:47+00:00
There are 1,000 ways to get games.

There are over two dozen gaming consoles.

Steam, GoG, Epic, Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, retro games, in-store games, used games, rental games, you name it.

Literally a billion ways to game. And games are just TOYS. One of many hundreds of totally optional dopamine sinks.

Apple is one of two gatekeepers of the most essential device of modern humanity. They tax it, tightly control everything that happens on it, and edge out every business on it.

This needs to END. The DOJ/FTC/EU/etc. need to strip this from Apple and Google permanently. It's had vast deleterious effects on all innovation and business in the world.

You can't park in my city without a smartphone now.

You can't order food without a smartphone.

You can't bank.

You can't prove your identity on a loan.

Yet these two companies won't let you run your own software on a device you bought and own. They won't let any other businesses have any economic activity that isn't taxed. They force their search, their payment rails, and their customer relations and tracking hooks into everything.

Apple and Google are mega-monopolies and need to be rended apart. Not vertically, but horizontally: the DOJ should split Google into "Google A / Google B / Google C / Google D ..." and force them to compete with each other on all the same platform pieces. Just like they did with Ma Bell back in the day. And slap Apple around until they open up their platform and stop being the defaults for everything.

Call your legislators and demand hyperscaler monopoly breakup.

These companies own mobile internet. These companies own search and the web. They tax trademarks. They don't let you do what you want to do with tech you own. They're removing adblock and making it impossible to repair your stuff. They're shitting up the entire internet.

Epic is a puppy by comparison. They've done some lame things, but it pales in comparison.
by lazarus01 | 2026-02-01 22:19:10+00:00
You completely missed the crux of the story.

I'm speaking specifically to the example given by the author.

He was approached by an engineer that saw a critical flaw in the software that goes beyond simple "backlog prioritization".

The engineer "quietly" escalated his concerns by showing a thoughtful approach to fixing a global problem that goes beyond his assignment, that if left unsolved can cause problems for everyone.

Given the managers experience, he understood the engineers intrinsic motivation to do good (not biased in self promotion) and believed that the idea would speak for itself and gain the confidence of other engineers, which it did.

This approach is antithetical to what you described. The engineer did not advocate for himself or his idea, he identified a bigger problem that was far more important than his assignment. He brought the idea to leadership out of concern, to deal with conflicting priorities above him. He was not caught up in politics or transactional thinking.

The message the author is trying to convey, people with significant talent that have higher order values, are not concerned with labels such as "wanting to be a 10x engineer". They just focus on what they believe are the most important problems that they can solve that benefits everyone, not just themselves.

These people are truly rare and your argument that playing politics is necessary to promote ideas, proves how rare it is to come across these people.
by tartoran | 2026-02-01 22:19:14+00:00
I'd feel a bit too lonely at 5km distance to the nearest neighbor as a matter of fact I don't think I ever visited or stayed at such a property. Are you completely off grid? What are the drawbacks of living in such a place and is it overall a better deal for you? It sounds very tempting for me too but I don't think I'm ready for this just yet.
by cmrdporcupine | 2026-02-01 22:19:22+00:00
It's a startup founded by -- and built with tech coming out of research by -- some well known people in the DB research community.

Successor to Umbra, I believe.

I know somebody (quite talented) working there. It's likely to kick ass in terms of performance.

But it's hard to get people to pay for a DB these days.
by Alifatisk | 2026-02-01 22:19:42+00:00
Openclaw has been a gamechanger for me and my friends. I invited it to a groupchat and my friends are enjoying it a lot. It has analyzed the whole group conversation (nothing sensitive), built a personality for each individual user and noted down how everyone talks and what their interest are and their relationship to each other. It has also started to mimic the way we all speak, it barely feels like its an agent in the groupchat anymore. It helps us plan, discuss and roast each other.

A couple of things I have done to my Openclaw instance is the following:

- It runs in docker with limited scope, user group and permissions (I know docker shouldn’t be seen as security measure, I’m thinking of putting this in Vagrant instead but I don’t know if my Pi can handle it)

- It has a kill switch accessible anywhere through Tailscale, one call and the whole docker instance is shut down

- It only triggers on mentions in groupchat, otherwise it would eat up my api usage

- No access to skills, has to be manually added

- It is not exposed to wan and has limited lan access, runs locally and only communicates with whatsapp, z.ai or brave search

With all those measures set, Openclaw has been a fantastic assistant for me and my friends. Whatever all those markdown file does (SOUL, IDENTITY, MEMORIES), it has made the agent act, behave and communicate in a human like manner, it has almost blurred the line for me.

I think this is the key to what made Openclaw so good https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/1/31/pi

What’s even more impressive is that the heartbeat it runs time-to-time (every halv an hour?) improves it in the background without me thinking of it, its so cool.

Also, I am so thankful for the subscription at z.ai, that Christmas deal was such a steal, without it, this wouldn’t be possible with the little budget I have. I’ve burned over 20m tokens in 2 days!!!
by orochimaaru | 2026-02-01 22:19:47+00:00
Humanity is violent. It’s a primal impulse. Tiananmem killed thousands as well but they have been forgotten and no one really refuses to do business with the Chinese.

So yes, I do feel sorry for those who died. But make no mistake - whatever the result, their death will be in vain. Whoever ends up taking the reins in Iran will be as corrupt and as bad as the mullahs. It’s just that they will acquiesce to US priorities.
by qingcharles | 2026-02-01 22:19:48+00:00
We're paying ~$50K for every person that's incarcerated, BUT nobody takes into account the income we're losing from their taxes and spending if they were living a sane life in the free world.

It is exceptionally difficult to move people from a life of crime and addiction back into society, though. And I have insane respect for the people that do it full time. I've worked in that space and it's a world of absolute unending chaos.
by bilbo0s | 2026-02-01 22:19:55+00:00
Meh.

On one level, it's fair.

If everyone has similar services margins, then it's, at one level, disingenuous to single out Apple.

At the same time, I have to say that, to my mind, the comment is whatabout-ism. Right now we're talking about Apple.

Maybe we can broaden the discussion? I'm fine with that. But we'd still be talking about Apple as part of that discussion.
by cyberax | 2026-02-01 22:20:35+00:00
> What are some examples of the categories of apps and services that aren't publishable on the App Store due to Apple's services revenue?

For example, Apple refuses to allow Peertube app onto the App Store. Peertube is a free version of Youtube with peer-to-peer file transfer acceleration.

That's because you can use it to (bring out smelling salts!) watch porn. If you connect it to a private Peertube instance.

Another example, Apple is not allowing an eBook reader app (FBReader) with full OPDS support. Because you can use OPDS to buy books in third-party stores. I'm using OPDS to get books from my own Calibre Web library, btw.

These are just the ones I can list off the top of my head. No doubt there are others.
by latexr | 2026-02-01 22:21:32+00:00
I see a lot of complaints outside of HN. For starters, not every nerd, and not even every Apple nerd, is on HN. Outside of that, even my non-tech-savvy acquaintances have been complaining as of late.

Is it enough of a damaged brand to hurt their profits as of now? Clearly not. But cracks are forming. Apple’s brand isn’t damaged when they’re seen as bad, but when they’re seen as the same as everyone else.
by arcfour | 2026-02-01 22:21:36+00:00
It doesn't beg the question, it raises it. Begging the question is a type of logical fallacy in which you assume the truth of your conclusion. It doesn't mean something "begs for the question to be asked."

I have no idea why this incorrect use of the term drives me so nuts; however, you'd think a blog post about English words and Wordle wouldn't make this mistake.
by karim79 | 2026-02-01 22:22:10+00:00
I would prefer to be summoned and threatened, forced, or even exiled, than get outright assassinated by quadcopter, airstrike or sniper rifle (or something else).

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/12/1166481

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_killed_in_...
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Repo will be public once v1 is stabilized

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by runako | 2026-02-01 22:22:40+00:00
I think comments focusing on the App Store are way off base.

Unless my household is a wild outlier, I would expect the vast majority of services revenue to be Apple One and similar. You need more cloud storage to backup your photos, you get Music and TV with it. Even many folks who don't do Apple One will end up paying for some amount of iCloud storage.

Yes, renting cloud storage at scale to consumers can be very profitable. BackBlaze is not as scaled, and doesn't have the platform tie, and achieves a 60% gross margin.
by vidarh | 2026-02-01 22:22:55+00:00
To summon someone implies force both in the "real world" use and in the mythological use.

In the real world it generally means to order, with the implication that there are consequences to failing to appear, and the consequences in this case are clear from the juxtaposition of wanting to shut up exiled journalists and summoning their families.

In mythology it typically implies incantations etc. forces the entity to appear.

There's nothing soft about that wording. If anything "to summon" is often used to imply a level of disdain and lack of legitimate basis that is not implicit in "to order"
by no_wizard | 2026-02-01 22:23:45+00:00
They aren't because companies refuse to price discriminate. There are some exceptions, like Spotify where they called it out in a public space that the in app subscriptions were more than if you bought directly.

However, I have noticed that its very rare. In every other case I've looked into, from Omni apps to streaming apps like Netflix, I'm paying the same either way, and often with a more convienent way of managing the subscription.

Thereby, I think it goes undetected by most, because price comparing the app store to the non app store price will yield the same price most of the time. Though importantly, I have noticed, it is not always the same options. For example, regarding Netflix, I am paying the same price for my sub via Apple but new and returning customers can no longer pay for it this way, they must go to the website now. I also can't add additional members (effectively discounted second subs) either.

This has to do with the fact Apple did captiulate to allowing companies link to their own subscription pages and actually allow customers to be directed in that way with clearer and transparent language. However, I have noticed most apps with the exception of large streaming platforms have done away completely with in app subscriptions, and the prices are still the same whether its the web or via in app purchases on Apple's platform.

However, Google Play is no better in this regard. Even though they allow 3rd party payment processing as an alternative to using Google's payment processing, it has not lead to apps being cheaper on their platform, in the majority of cases. Which makes me wonder if the value is still there for a 1st party payment processor, or something else.
by knuckleheads | 2026-02-01 22:23:46+00:00
Yes, that's correct! Took her about a year off and on, he had made a little app for her to go through and categorize everything.

As an aside, for about $200, you can ask a true/false question of every word in the English language with a frontier LLM, and get mostly good answers. I make word games in my free time and was sort of shocked when I realized how cheap intelligence has been getting.