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Bob Beck (OpenBSD) on why vi should stay vi (2006)

https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=115820462402673&w=2
1•birdculture•59s ago•0 comments

Show HN: Glimpsh – exploring gaze input inside the terminal

https://github.com/dchrty/glimpsh
1•dochrty•1m ago•0 comments

The Optima-l Situation: A deep dive into the classic humanist sans-serif

https://micahblachman.beehiiv.com/p/the-optima-l-situation
1•subdomain•2m ago•0 comments

Barn Owls Know When to Wait

https://blog.typeobject.com/posts/2026-barn-owls-know-when-to-wait/
1•fintler•2m ago•0 comments

Implementing TCP Echo Server in Rust [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjOBZ_Xzuio
1•sheerluck•2m ago•0 comments

LicGen – Offline License Generator (CLI and Web UI)

1•tejavvo•5m ago•0 comments

Service Degradation in West US Region

https://azure.status.microsoft/en-gb/status?gsid=5616bb85-f380-4a04-85ed-95674eec3d87&utm_source=...
2•_____k•6m ago•0 comments

The Janitor on Mars

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1998/10/26/the-janitor-on-mars
1•evo_9•7m ago•0 comments

Bringing Polars to .NET

https://github.com/ErrorLSC/Polars.NET
2•CurtHagenlocher•9m ago•0 comments

Adventures in Guix Packaging

https://nemin.hu/guix-packaging.html
1•todsacerdoti•10m ago•0 comments

Show HN: We had 20 Claude terminals open, so we built Orcha

1•buildingwdavid•11m ago•0 comments

Your Best Thinking Is Wasted on the Wrong Decisions

https://www.iankduncan.com/engineering/2026-02-07-your-best-thinking-is-wasted-on-the-wrong-decis...
1•iand675•11m ago•0 comments

Warcraftcn/UI – UI component library inspired by classic Warcraft III aesthetics

https://www.warcraftcn.com/
1•vyrotek•12m ago•0 comments

Trump Vodka Becomes Available for Pre-Orders

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kirkogunrinde/2025/12/01/trump-vodka-becomes-available-for-pre-order...
1•stopbulying•13m ago•0 comments

Velocity of Money

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velocity_of_money
1•gurjeet•16m ago•0 comments

Stop building automations. Start running your business

https://www.fluxtopus.com/automate-your-business
1•valboa•20m ago•1 comments

You can't QA your way to the frontier

https://www.scorecard.io/blog/you-cant-qa-your-way-to-the-frontier
1•gk1•21m ago•0 comments

Show HN: PalettePoint – AI color palette generator from text or images

https://palettepoint.com
1•latentio•22m ago•0 comments

Robust and Interactable World Models in Computer Vision [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B4kkaGOozA
2•Anon84•25m ago•0 comments

Nestlé couldn't crack Japan's coffee market.Then they hired a child psychologist

https://twitter.com/BigBrainMkting/status/2019792335509541220
1•rmason•27m ago•1 comments

Notes for February 2-7

https://taoofmac.com/space/notes/2026/02/07/2000
2•rcarmo•28m ago•0 comments

Study confirms experience beats youthful enthusiasm

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/07/boomers_vs_zoomers_workplace/
2•Willingham•35m ago•0 comments

The Big Hunger by Walter J Miller, Jr. (1952)

https://lauriepenny.substack.com/p/the-big-hunger
2•shervinafshar•36m ago•0 comments

The Genus Amanita

https://www.mushroomexpert.com/amanita.html
1•rolph•41m ago•0 comments

We have broken SHA-1 in practice

https://shattered.io/
10•mooreds•42m ago•3 comments

Ask HN: Was my first management job bad, or is this what management is like?

1•Buttons840•43m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: How to Reduce Time Spent Crimping?

2•pinkmuffinere•44m ago•0 comments

KV Cache Transform Coding for Compact Storage in LLM Inference

https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.01815
1•walterbell•49m ago•0 comments

A quantitative, multimodal wearable bioelectronic device for stress assessment

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-67747-9
1•PaulHoule•51m ago•0 comments

Why Big Tech Is Throwing Cash into India in Quest for AI Supremacy

https://www.wsj.com/world/india/why-big-tech-is-throwing-cash-into-india-in-quest-for-ai-supremac...
3•saikatsg•51m ago•0 comments
Open in hackernews

Copilots are like TV doctors. They know a lot about their subject, but

https://www.techtarget.com/searchapparchitecture/opinion/AI-agents-are-accelerators-not-developer-replacements
1•torstenvolk•4mo ago

Comments

torstenvolk•4mo ago
I'd be curious to hear everyone's opinion on this analogy. The difference in 'reasoning' between LLMs and human developers is critical, as LLMs use probabilistic calculations, while humane use deductive logic. That is why I do not think that copilots will replace human developers anytime soon.
jqpabc123•4mo ago
LLM reasoning is not logical

Thank you for pointing out the obvious.

The results are probablistic --- not deterministic.

This is a fundamental design characteristic. And it severely limits their utility. Using a LLM for an application where the results are essential is likewise illogical.

Giving an LLM authority or control over anything important (like say your bank account or stock portfolio) is a recipe for calamity.

Unfortunately, some people in positions of authority either don't understand this or they don't care.

https://gizmodo.com/trump-medicare-advantage-plan-artificial...

torstenvolk•4mo ago
Yup, good point. They don't understand or they don't care or possibly both. The frustrating part is that this is still a hugely impactful technology, even without showing us a clear path toward AGI. But if we keep talking about AGI being the 'next stop' on this journey, we'll burn a lot of excitement and trust in LLMs...
jqpabc123•4mo ago
we'll burn a lot of excitement and trust in LLMs.

Maybe trust in LLMs needs to be burnt.

Just for fun, try asking an LLM if it's output is trustworthy.