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1970-01-01 commented on Ask HN: Non-Smart TV Recommendations?    · Posted by u/behnamoh
1970-01-01 · a day ago
There is only one way: go back in time.

Look for old, used TVs for sale. Something 2005-2015 that was highly rated (mostly plasma, but there are some LCD) is still a very good dumb TV in 2025.

1970-01-01 commented on Waymo granted permit to begin testing in New York City   cnbc.com/2025/08/22/waymo... · Posted by u/achristmascarl
tacticalturtle · 2 days ago
Even if they never actually solve winter driving, they could just… not drive during the winter?

If there’s a high probability of below freezing temperatures, cars can just make their way out of the city to some parking lot to hunker down.

Or move them elsewhere in the country during the winter months.

1970-01-01 · 2 days ago
Having a seasonal service is not a bad idea. The big problem with that is cutoff times. Too early and people will complain when they can't get a ride when no snow is on the ground. Too late and you're liable for everything that happens when the road is covered in thin ice or sleet, including leaving someone stranded. You will need very accurate weather predictions for operating over the winter months.
1970-01-01 commented on Coinbase CEO says he 'went rogue' and fired some employees who didn't adopt AI   businessinsider.com/coinb... · Posted by u/AlexeyBrin
1970-01-01 · 2 days ago
Sounds like a case of using oil to wash away a soap spill.
1970-01-01 commented on What is going on right now?   catskull.net/what-the-hel... · Posted by u/todsacerdoti
probably_wrong · 2 days ago
I think that's only true if you assume that the AI bubble will never burst.

Bitcoin didn't replace cash, Blockchain didn't replace databases and NoSQL didn't make SQL obsolete. And while I have been wrong before, I'm optimistic that AI will only replace programmers the same way copy-pasting from StackOverflow replaced programmers back in the day.

1970-01-01 · 2 days ago
We've already seen the plateau forming[1]. GPT4.X vs GPT5 isn't exactly a revolution. It will become much cheaper, much faster, but not much better.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44979107

1970-01-01 commented on What is going on right now?   catskull.net/what-the-hel... · Posted by u/todsacerdoti
1970-01-01 · 2 days ago
LLMs are the duct tape of the world. A little here and there does help and works great as a short term solution, but using it everywhere or for a permanent fix is a recipe for disaster.
1970-01-01 commented on Being “Confidently Wrong” is holding AI back   promptql.io/blog/being-co... · Posted by u/tango12
1970-01-01 · 2 days ago
Confidently wrong while being unable to unlearn its incorrect assumption. I'd be happy with confidently wrong if it understood critical feedback is not an ask, it's an ultimatum for our current discussion to continue with the facts.
1970-01-01 commented on Is moderate drinking healthy? Scientists say the idea is outdated   news.stanford.edu/stories... · Posted by u/XzetaU8
malablaster · 2 days ago
You’d be hard pressed to convince me to consume a class 1 carcinogen in moderation for health benefits.
1970-01-01 · 2 days ago
Sunlight is a class 1 carcinogen too. Dracula is the only person that avoids it.
1970-01-01 commented on The Rise and Fall of Music Ringtones: A Statistical Analysis   statsignificant.com/p/the... · Posted by u/gmays
1970-01-01 · 3 days ago
Wow, they completely missed the two elephants in the room:

1. Downloading MP3s stopped being something easy and free around this time.

2. While the popularity of iPhone was exploding, Apple didn't allow you use any MP3s as ringtones, even if you went through all the steps to get your MP3 files into your iPhone. The Apple walled garden said no, you're holding MP3s wrong, and that was the end of it.

1970-01-01 commented on Pixel 10 Phones   blog.google/products/pixe... · Posted by u/gotmedium
nagisa · 4 days ago
Its a google phone. Wouldn't be surprised if this one too forgets the WiFi credentials every second day.
1970-01-01 · 4 days ago
That's likely your unreliable AP dropping offline and coming back frequently. Pixel thinks this is an attacker and stops joining it until it can hear the SSID consistently.
1970-01-01 commented on Show HN: I was curious about spherical helix, ended up making this visualization   visualrambling.space/movi... · Posted by u/damarberlari
1970-01-01 · 4 days ago
That is beautiful animation. This is a great example of a visual lesson that leaves a chalkboard in the dust (ha).

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