Hacker News with Generative AI: Opinion

There are no more bands (2024) (theneedledrop.com)
Hey, everyone. Rockthony Bandtano here, the internet's busiest music nerd. I hope you guys are doing well.

Music, Opinion, Commentary

28 points by kleiba 4 days ago | 12 comments

Is Ops a Bullshit Job? (danslimmon.com)
I recently had the pleasure of reading anthropologist David Graeber’s 2018 book, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory. Graeber defines a bullshit job as,

Jobs, Anthropology, Opinion

22 points by donutshop 4 days ago | 10 comments

Elon Musk's terrifying vision for AI (garymarcus.substack.com)
Elon Musk thinks this is funny:

Artificial Intelligence, Elon Musk, Technology, Opinion

82 points by TheAlchemist 5 days ago | 51 comments

Why I'm leaving Elm (2020) (lukeplant.me.uk)
Over the past year or so, I've reluctantly come to the conclusion I need to leave Elm and migrate to some other language (most likely Bucklescript via philip2), and I definitely cannot recommend it to anyone else.

Programming Languages, Elm, JavaScript, Opinion

100 points by flykespice 5 days ago | 87 comments

If you believe in "Artificial Intelligence", take five minutes to ask it (svpow.com)
If you believe in “Artificial Intelligence”, take five minutes to ask it about stuff you know well

Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, AI Applications, Opinion

134 points by lycopodiopsida 6 days ago | 224 comments

Zed (Editor) Has Suddenly Become Terrible, IMHO (ycombinator.com)
The code editor, Zed (https://zed.dev) started out as the best thing since the heyday of Sublime Text. Over the past 3 months, it's become the worst piece of software I've ever used.

Code Editors, Software, User Experience, Opinion

10 points by gonational 8 days ago | 15 comments

Security Teams Fail (lcamtuf.substack.com)
I spent 25 years working in information security. I published research, authored books, and led large security teams for publicly-traded companies. That said, when I kicked off this Substack in 2022, I wanted to try something different — so with few exceptions, I shied away from infosec punditry.

Cybersecurity, Information Security, Substack, Opinion

10 points by zdw 9 days ago | 1 comments

You Don't Need a Terminal Multiplexer on Your Desktop (xn--gckvb8fzb.com)
An opinion on the trend of content creators promoting Tmux and Zellij for desktop environments – and why these setups may miss the point.

Software, Opinion, Productivity, Terminal Emulators, Desktop Environments

40 points by matrixhelix 9 days ago | 40 comments

Ignorance is bliss when you're drowning in information (theregister.com)
I've never seriously accepted the maxim "ignorance is bliss". Now I'm less sure.

Information Overload, Technology, Opinion, Society

9 points by rntn 9 days ago | 0 comments

Do aliens exist? We studied what scientists think (theconversation.com)
News stories about the likely existence of extraterrestrial life, and our chances of detecting it, tend to be positive. We are often told that we might discover it any time now. Finding life beyond Earth is “only a matter of time”, we were told in September 2023. “We are close” was a headline from September 2024.

Extraterrestrial Life, Science, Space Exploration, Opinion

7 points by squircle 14 days ago | 1 comments

OpenAI Deep Research is genuinely useful – Gary Marcus (twitter.com)

OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Research, Opinion

6 points by Jimmc414 15 days ago | 1 comments

Five coding hats (dubroy.com)
Early in my career, I was convinced there was “good code” and “bad code”. That you could look at something and — without knowing anything about the context — pass judgement on it.

Coding, Software Development, Opinion

93 points by pdubroy 15 days ago | 39 comments

Five coding hats (dubroy.com)
Early in my career, I was convinced there was “good code” and “bad code”. That you could look at something and — without knowing anything about the context — pass judgement on it.

Software, Programming, Code, Career, Opinion

66 points by azhenley 17 days ago | 1 comments

S25 Ultra – Are We All Just Bored Now? (obsidian.md)

Technology, Opinion, Samsung

8 points by borski 18 days ago | 2 comments

Some Say AI Is the Greatest Invention of All Time. I Don't Get It (thefp.com)
The conversation about artificial intelligence remains absurd, hype-ridden, and utterly out of touch with actual material reality.

Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Opinion

5 points by fortran77 22 days ago | 0 comments

I do not want AI to "polish" me (thebloggess.com)
I was sending an email when a little magic wand popped up that said “Polish” and I thought that was weird because why would I want to translate my email into Polish?

Artificial Intelligence, Language Models, Humor, Opinion

415 points by doodpants 23 days ago | 263 comments

The Indoor Plumbing Test (freddiedeboer.substack.com)
The AI conversation remains absurd, hype-ridden, and utterly out of touch with actual material reality.

Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Opinion

7 points by paulpauper 25 days ago | 3 comments

Social Media Is Dead, You Just Haven't Noticed Yet (docs.google.com)

Social Media, Technology, Opinion, Trends

26 points by speckx 28 days ago | 7 comments

Paul Krugman on Leaving the New York Times (cjr.org)
For two and a half decades, Paul Krugman’s columns in the New York Times were beacons of intelligence and common sense.

Journalism, Opinion, Economics

7 points by paulpauper 28 days ago | 2 comments

Why is Big Tech hellbent on making AI opt-out? (theregister.com)
Opinion Copilot in Microsoft 365 and Apple Intelligence on iDevices are the latest examples of the tech industry's obsession with making services opt-out rather than opt-in.

Privacy, Artificial Intelligence, Tech Industry, Opinion

23 points by rntn 29 days ago | 19 comments

Time to Take a Stand – Sam Altman (2017) (samaltman.com)
It is time for tech companies to start speaking up about some of the actions taken by President Trump’s administration.

Politics, Technology, Opinion

29 points by aarghh 31 days ago | 19 comments

Why They're Forcing Electric Cars on Us [video] (youtube.com)

Electric Vehicles, Climate Change, Opinion, Conspiracy Theories

3 points by teleforce 32 days ago | 0 comments

O1 isn't a chat model (and that's the point) (latent.space)
How did I go from hating o1 to using it everyday for my most important questions?

Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Opinion

165 points by gmays 34 days ago | 150 comments

I knew one day I'd have to watch powerful men burn the world down (theguardian.com)
I don’t know if anyone else has noticed this but everything seems to be going down the tubes quite fast. And not fun tubes, like at a waterpark. The “ending in shit” kind. The issues are complicated, the reasons diverse, but there are a few culprits who have been making themselves extremely visible.

Politics, Society, Opinion

9 points by cratermoon 36 days ago | 6 comments

Generative AI is a Parasitic Cancer[video] (youtube.com)

Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Opinion

6 points by sarathyweb 37 days ago | 1 comments

Stop Trying to Schedule a Call with Me (matduggan.com)
One of the biggest hurdles for me when trying out a new service or product is the inevitable harassment that follows.

Productivity, Customer Service, Opinion

588 points by birdculture 41 days ago | 198 comments

A Few Words on Healthcare (blogmaverick.com)
Healthcare is a very simple industry made complicated.

Healthcare, Opinion, Industry Analysis

12 points by jameal 41 days ago | 5 comments

You don't need to read the news (2023) (finmoorhouse.com)
I think that some people feel obliged to read the news, and that they don’t need to. Reading the news (for perhaps hours per week) might feel virtuous or necessary, but mostly I think it is neither.

News Consumption, Media, Opinion

5 points by ironyman 42 days ago | 0 comments

AI Is Killing the Web (agileek.github.io)
Yeah, I know the are a lot of articles with titles like this. I just want to share my latest experience with AI that left me just shocked.

Artificial Intelligence, Web Development, Opinion

10 points by mbitard 42 days ago | 7 comments

You Don't Need a Full-Size Pickup Truck, You Need a Cowboy Costume (2019) (thedrive.com)
The most popular vehicles in America may be the greatest examples of overcompensation ever invented.

Cars, Lifestyle, Opinion

10 points by tobr 44 days ago | 15 comments