MurphyA/hacker-news huggingface dataset:
by mmooss | 2026-03-11 16:15:58+00:00
> That's just how busy people type. You see it a lot if you communicate with upper managers/Csuite regularly. They don't have anyone to impress in private emails, as long as the message is communicated well enough.

There is a time pressure to communicate this way, but I think it's generally a management mistake:

Managment includes leadership (usually). Your messages are most of what most people in the organization see of you. You set the high bar; nobody will prioritize quality and attention to detail more than you. And that standard is global IME - you can't very effectively set the example that messages can be sloppy but nothing else.

For messages to my social inner circle, for example, I am much less careful - misspellings, abbreviations, etc. For messages to people I manage or lead, I make sure it's perfect every time.
Launch HN: Prism (YC X25) – Workspace and API to generate and edit videos
by aliu327 | 2026-03-11 16:16:12+00:00
Hey HN — we’re Rajit, Land, and Alex. We’re building Prism (https://www.prismvideos.com), an AI video creation platform and API.

Here’s a quick demo of how you can remix any video with Prism:
https://youtu.be/0eez_2DnayI

Here’s a quick demo of how you can automate UGC-style ads with Openclaw + Prism:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dWaD23qnro

Accompanying skill.md file: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lIskVljW1OqbkXFyXeLHRsfM...

Making an AI video today usually means stitching together a dozen tools (image generation, image-to-video, upscalers, lip-sync, voiceover, and an editor). Every step turns into export/import and file juggling, so assets end up scattered across tabs and local storage, and iterating on a multi-scene video is slow.

Prism keeps the workflow in one place: you generate assets (images/video clips) and assemble them directly in a timeline editor without downloading files between tools. Practically, that means you can try different models (Kling, Veo, Sora, Hailuo, etc) and settings for a single clip, swap it on the timeline, and keep iterating without re-exporting and rebuilding the edit elsewhere.
We also support templates and one-click asset recreation, so you can reuse workflows from us or the community instead of rebuilding each asset from scratch. Those templates are exposed through our API, letting your AI agents discover templates in our catalog, supply the required inputs, and generate videos in a repeatable way without manually stitching the workflow together.
We built Prism because we were making AI videos ourselves and were unsatisfied with the available tools. We kept losing time to repetitive “glue work” such as constantly downloading files, keeping track of prompts/versions, and stitching clips in a separate video editing software. We’re trying to make the boring parts of multi-step AI video creation less manual so users can generate → review → edit → assemble → export, all inside one platform.

Pricing is based on usage credits, with a free tier (100 credits/month) and free models, so you can try it without providing a credit card.

Get started for free at: https://prismvideos.com

We’d love to hear from people who’ve tried making AI videos: where does your workflow break today, what parts are the most tedious, and what do you wish video creation tools on the market could do?
by kstrauser | 2026-03-11 16:16:12+00:00
You had to dedicate so many more resources to that, though. Mailing a letter requires gathering up paper, a pen, an envelope, a stamp, and the person's address, then physically transporting it to a mailbox. It also has a lot of inherent latency, so you have to pack a lot of content into the message because it'll take as much effort into clarifying something you left out on the first message. It's natural to put more care into something you've invested that much baseline effort into.

I wouldn't spend nearly as much effort on something ephemeral and instant. For instance, I'm not going to mail my sister in another state a letter saying "ok thanks". I very while might text her that, because 1) she knows exactly what I'm referring to — the thing we were talking about 11 seconds earlier; 2) the customs of messaging mean she doesn't expect or want a wall of text; and 3) if she has any more questions, she can ask them and I'll reply within a minute or two.
by georgefrowny | 2026-03-11 16:16:13+00:00
In terms of creativity of model options, the Chinese compatibles are stomping them.

You can even get a model of post-explosion Chernobyl. Not to mention all the sci-fi tie in from Star Trek to Warhammer that real Lego hasn't signed contracts for. But if you want an 60cm Gloriana class, there it is.

Plus Technics-ish sets and bulk boxes that aren't 75% special body panels that only fit that specific model, since Technics itself mostly seems to have been downgraded to the automotive brands advertising department.
by goodmythical | 2026-03-11 16:16:29+00:00
I thought it was common knowledge that we've been providing free training for machnine learning since the around the first introduction of captcha.

Not sure if the absolute first human verification systems were machine training, but it definitely became that quite quickly.

Like, did everyone just forget about the "provide feedback" button on your search pages? Or when google maps used to ask if its information was accurate?

And the fact that google/youtube/facebook/etc have almost always used your interactions to train algorithms to tune the machine learning not just for you but for everyone?

Why should it be any surprise that every new offering from these companies tracks user data in order to improve the economic efficiency of their models just as every single prior offering from these companies has always done?
by al00sh | 2026-03-11 16:16:49+00:00
Honestly Mapbox worked really well here. After getting that working it was just a question of presenting data in a way that was easy to consume. Things like playing around with colors, and the playback speed for the timeline for example. A challenge I see going forward will be accurately representing ground control in the case of a ground invasion in the near future. I’ve been trying to get the Ukraine-Russia war on the project but the main issue so far has been two fold. One is getting accurate day by day ground control information and presenting it well as well as footage from years back with all the dead links out there. And of course the propaganda problem (distilling actual info from propaganda posts that have good combat info and footage) is actually even more difficult in that war.
by api | 2026-03-11 16:16:50+00:00
Seems like you could get a very similar phenomenon in lavishly funded hot startups.

The company's stock is the product. The product only has to be good enough to look plausible. Growth can be bought by selling $1 bills for $1.50 and by plowing money into marketing. The most important thing is to keep the hype up and raise the next round and make sure it's not a down round, or even if it is who cares... the execs just pay themselves fat salaries or work side sales of stock into there to cash out even if the main stock price is underwater.

You get inherent problems when you're selling a promise or a certificate not a product.
by rdtsc | 2026-03-11 16:16:58+00:00
Very nice app, btw. Thank for you creating and sharing it. We have the same issue with our family, we want to stop but don't know what's coming and if we should wait for something better or not. So the non-driving person is in charge of scouting ahead on their phone on the map for restaurants and gas stations.

I think with the left vs right, it might be just a regional / cultural thing. Left exits are frowned up or just not allowed and many places (and for good reason) so people may not be familiar with them.
by frankfrank13 | 2026-03-11 16:17:32+00:00
Fair take, but you'd be hard pressed to find much resemblance to any advice McK gives to its own practices.

Pre-AI, I always said McK is good at analysis, if you need complicated analysis done, hire a consulting firm.

If you need strategy, custom software, org design, etc. I think you should figure out the analysis that needs to be done, shoot that off to a consulting firm, and then make your decision.

IME, F500 execs are delegation machines. When they wake up every morning with 30 things to delegate, and 25 execs to delegate to, they hire 5 consulting teams. Whether you hire Mck, or Deloitte, or Accenture will only come down to:

1. Your personal relationships

2. Your company's policies on procurement

3. Your budget

in that order.

McK's "secret sauce" is that if you, the exec, don't like the powerpoint pages Mck put in front of you, 3 try-hard, insecure, ivy-league educated analysts will work 80 hours to make pages you do like. A sr. partner will take you to dinner. You'll get invited to conferences and summits and roundtables, and then next time you look for a job, it will be easier.
by ZekiAI2026 | 2026-03-11 16:17:34+00:00
Good — that addresses the delegation and replay gaps cleanly.

The one I want to probe is the file-based hash attestation assumption. If the SHA-256 check runs against on-disk bytes: env injection, lazy-loaded remote modules, and eval() of fetched content all modify execution context without touching the binary. On-disk hash stays clean, behavior changes.

Also interested in whether trust score timing creates an elevation path — benign calls that build score, then exploitation once the threshold is cleared.

Emailed you at raza@agentsign.dev with a formal proposal. $299 flat for a structured adversarial run, first-look before anything is published.
by pc86 | 2026-03-11 16:18:00+00:00
Even if you don't buy the "job creator" argument, if you're bringing a business and "extracting wealth" you're not earning that wealth as a W2 employee, so this tax won't apply. The best example I can think of for >$1M W2 earners are highly specialized physicians, and maybe some even more specialized (and prolific) attorneys. Aren't they already contributing a lot?
by GJim | 2026-03-11 16:18:06+00:00
> But I think there is a different attitude to data risk in that age group today. They've grown up in a world where very little is really private, and every app and its dog has wanted their contact details and other information

Counterpoint from a UK/EU perspective.....

Anybody new being onboarded is given (company compulsory) GDPR training if their role involves any handling or processing of personal data whatsoever. Data security and privacy is being treated quite seriously here; though unfortunately not seriously enough IMO.
Show HN: Bingo Caller Pro – a digital BINGO experience
by 1derfool | 2026-03-11 16:18:09+00:00
I built an Android app called Bingo Caller Pro to replace the physical bingo/tambola cages and paper cards that people use at family gatherings and small events.

The idea was to turn a phone (or TV) into a self-contained bingo host setup.

The host device runs the caller and board display, and players can join by scanning a QR code that opens a digital bingo card in their browser. Each card has a short ID so the host can quickly verify wins.

A few features it ended up with:

* TV mode so the board can be cast to a large screen
* QR-based lobby that generates unlimited 75-ball or 90-ball cards
* built-in voice callers that automatically announce numbers
* quick win verification using a 5-character card ID
* a few fun soundboard effects for when someone wins (or falsely claims bingo)

The caller itself runs fully offline, so it works well in cottages or community halls with weak internet. Players only need connectivity once to load their digital card.

It started as a small side project for hosting game nights but turned into a pretty polished bingo caller.

If anyone is curious about the implementation or has ideas for improvements, I’d love feedback.

Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bingosurf....
by JuniperMesos | 2026-03-11 16:18:24+00:00
Every single person is well-fed today by the standards of most of the history of humanity (this is why obesity is such a problem).

> The wealthy don’t play in some abstract financial dimension removed from the rest of us. They play on our lives, our communities, our systems. And when they make risky moves—when they place bold bets or break things for the sake of entertainment—the consequences are wildly asymmetric.

Every other human being physically present anywhere near me also plays on my life, my community, and my system. If I get physically attacked walking down the street today, the odds that the perpetrator is a mentally-ill homeless person are much greater than that it's a rich person. My manager at my last corporate job is probably richer than me because he worked at the company for longer than I did, and I think that had very little to do with how my interactions with that manager, who is ultimately another employee of the same organization, actually went. I myself am wealthy compared to many other people in my life. Every voting citizen in the political communities I live in votes for the politicians who pass laws that affect how things happen in those communities. I face potential consequences from many classes of people making risky moves - the wealthy aren't particularly special here.

Anyway, this article is basically, very verbosely, claiming that people who the author characterizes as wealthy ("When you have true wealth—defined in my mind as far more than enough—failure doesn’t threaten your position.", which is incredibly vague - who, specifically, has far more than enough? Why should other people share your definition?) - are doing something unspecified in order to deliberately cause stock market crashes in order to buy stocks at a low price. He doesn't say how this happens, what specific people are at fault, or what specific decisions he thinks other people should make instead.

I checked the about page of the blog author:

> I am a graphic designer with over twenty years of experience in interaction design, product design, design leadership and training, and business and marketing strategy.

> Over the last decade, I have personally consulted over 200 creative, digital, and marketing firms on how to better understand audience attention, leverage design and technology to make the best use of it, and measure the signals that matter.

> I am currently the Chief Design Officer at Newfangled and Magnolia. I manage all things design in both places.

Given this biography, I think there's a good chance that he has more money and power than I do. Certainly I've never been the Chief Design Officer at any design firm, with managerial power over other people. I'm sure that there are decisions he could make well or poorly - by someone's standards - that would affect the value of that company or the livelihoods of other people who work there. Is he himself part of the wealthy class he attacks? Does he himself have "far more than enough" wealth?
by stephencanon | 2026-03-11 16:19:02+00:00
For the asinf libcall on macOS/x86, my former colleague Eric Postpischil invented the novel (at least at the time, I believe) technique of using a Remez-optimized refinement polynomial following rsqrtss instead of the standard Newton-Raphson iteration coefficients, which allowed him to squeeze out just enough extra precision to make the function achieve sub-ulp accuracy. One of my favorite tricks.

We didn't carry that algorithm forward to arm64, sadly, because Apple's architects made fsqrt fast enough that it wasn't worth it in scalar contexts.
by ndnichols | 2026-03-11 16:19:15+00:00
This sounds awesome and exactly like the easy and safe on-ramp to OpenClaw that I've been looking for! I want to believe.

Two questions as a potential user who knows the gist of OpenClaw but has been afraid to try it:
1. I don't understand how the two consumption credits play into the total cost of ownership. E.g. how long will $20 of Orthogonal credits last me? I have no idea what it will actually cost to use Klaus/OpenClaw for a month.
2. Batteries included sounds great, but what are those batteries? I've never heard of Apollo or Hunter.io so I don't know the value of them being included.

In general, a lot of your copy sounds like it's written for people already deep into OpenClaw. Since you're not targeting those folks, I would steer more towards e.g. articulating use cases that work ootb and a TCO estimate for less technical folks. Good luck, and I'm eager to try it!
by lioeters | 2026-03-11 16:19:17+00:00
Just wanted to thank you for sharing thoughts here and on your website. The article about making your own text editor, the one about how "toy software" is a joy, another about language models, and this comment.. I've been programming since I was a child, and have gone through ups and downs in the industry as well as personally, how I relate to computing - in the context of that experience, I've appreciated your insight. I often find myself nodding in agreement and glad to see the ideas articulated well.

If notation is a tool of thought, and programming is theory-building, the way you're communicating your experience in words is a kind of knowledge transfer to an audience of indefinite scale, a public service that contributes to collective understanding.
by amaury_bouchard | 2026-03-11 16:19:53+00:00
Thanks for the report! This is now fixed in v1.4.4.

µJS now resolves URLs using the native URL constructor and compares origin against window.location.origin. This means all same-origin URLs are correctly recognized as internal:
- Absolute URLs: https://domain:port/page
- Relative URLs: ../page.html, page.html
- Local paths: /page (already worked)

Hash-only links (#section) are intentionally left to the browser for native anchor scrolling.
by guillaume_33200 | 2026-03-11 16:20:16+00:00
I built a small daily web app game where you try to guess numbers as fast as possible (it takes about 60 seconds). I'm trying to get a few early players and some feedback.

Since the game is a bit hard to share with friends at the moment, I was wondering if you’d be open to trying it and maybe giving me your thoughts.

Thanks a lot!
by macartain | 2026-03-11 16:20:21+00:00
I have been lusting after a decent visual interpretation of Ringworld ever since I read it decades ago... I was thrilled to hear Halo was set on a ringworld and - because I am diehard Nintendo guy - had to go to a mate's house to see it on his XBox.. I spent ages wandering about looking up, but it wasn't quite what I was after and hey, given the era, the graphics were not up to much. I am still amazed it has not been well done in a film or game or VR to this date - at least afaik, i am open to suggestions. (One of the most visually plausible habitats in film imho was in Elysium and I always feel this film has been a little overlooked. The parallels with the modern world's refugee issues are overstated but I thought incredibly compelling.)
by devsda | 2026-03-11 16:20:23+00:00
> What is the point of a job if not the results?

The idea is to not fret over results and give your best with dedication. E.g. An athlete shouldn't be worrying about their results while playing and should focus on the play.

> How can you be responsible for your actions but not the consequences of your actions

I only mentioned control of consequences not responsibility. It doesn't mean you are absolved of responsibility from consequences of your actions.

Take driving. You can only control your actions but you cannot control what happens on the road. You are still responsible for your actions.

Should the fear of the unknown on the road stop you from driving? Absolutely not.
by apaprocki | 2026-03-11 16:20:36+00:00
I would characterize it more as Joda likely informed Moment.js, which better informed TC39 because it was within the JavaScript ecosystem. As we discussed in plenary today when achieving consensus, every programming language that implements or revamps its date time primitives has the benefit of all the prior art that exists at that instant. TC39 always casts a wide net to canvas what other ecosystems do, but isn't beholden to follow in their footsteps and achieves consensus on what is best for JavaScript. So my view is this more represents what the committee believes is the most complete implementation of such an API that an assembled group of JavaScript experts could design over 9 years and finalize in 2026.
by ankitchopra86 | 2026-03-11 16:20:56+00:00
Cloud cost overruns are rarely a data problem — teams have dashboards. They're a decision latency problem: the lag between when an anomaly surfaces and when someone acts on it. This piece explores how agentic AI can close that loop by moving from reactive reporting to autonomous intervention in FinOps workflows. Curious what others are seeing in practice — is the bottleneck really the tooling, or organizational governance around who can act on cloud spend signals?
by tzs | 2026-03-11 16:20:58+00:00
> This is one of those things that I question the legality of, but it will never get answered because nobody is going to the Supreme Court over sales tax

Someone did go the Supreme Court over sales tax on property bought out of state. Henneford v. Silas Mason Co., Inc., 300 US 577 (1937). Text here [1].

[1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/300/577
by mopsi | 2026-03-11 16:20:59+00:00
But it is a talking point. The cable simply shows an American diplomat who has swallowed the hook and reiterates how Russians want to be perceived as thinking. One of the main efforts of Russian diplomacy is to invite foreign dignitaries and representatives to Russia, surround them with "researchers" and "experts" working directly under Kremlin guidance, to create a false impression for guests of how "Russian experts" "really think". This creates so-called useful idiots who unknowingly become champions of Putin's regime, believing they possess some inside knowledge that others lack.

The narrative shared in the cable is hilariously detached from reality to anyone who is intimately familiar with modern Russia. Putin, who lets OMON beat and sexually assault peacefully assembling (not even protesting!) Russians within sight of his office windows, is supposedly worried about the treatment of Russians abroad.
Show HN: Site Spy – Track webpage changes with diffs, element picking, and RSS
by vkuprin | 2026-03-11 16:21:06+00:00
I built Site Spy after missing a visa appointment slot because a government page updated its requirements and I didn't notice for two weeks.

It's a browser extension (Chrome + Firefox) and web dashboard that monitors any webpage and shows you exactly what changed — like a git diff for websites. Additions are highlighted in green, removals in red, with a full snapshot timeline to compare any two versions.

What makes it different from existing tools:

- Element inspector: click any part of a page to track just that element (a price, a stock status, a headline) — skip the noise from ads and timestamps
- Snapshot timeline: browse every captured version of a page and compare any two side by side, like git log for websites
- RSS feeds: every watch gets its own feed URL, plus feeds per tag and a master feed. Wire it into your reader instead of getting spammed with alerts
- MCP server (@site-spy/mcp-server): Claude, Cursor, and other AI agents can monitor sites and summarize changes for you
- Notifications: browser push, email, and Telegram — get alerted the moment something changes

Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/site-spy/jeapcpanag...

Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/site-spy/

Docs: https://docs.sitespy.app

I am a solo developer and am happy to answer any questions you may have about the architecture.
by bombcar | 2026-03-11 16:21:42+00:00
If you like City, Lego has you covered, even now (cue the old jokes about Lego City having 500 police stations, 400 fire stations, 20 gas stations, and no shops and no houses).

The other themes of old have been replaced by movie tie-ins, and it's hard to build a pirate world out of Pirates of the Caribbean sets