HN should start a "what would you like to work on?" where people can post projects they want to start, and maybe where they are uncertain to start - then can get advice
Readit Newsfiftyacorn commented on Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025) · Posted by u/mchaver
I dont agree with the definition of "dependency creator" - in my experience these people are happier sticking with one domain or platform and not chase the latest framework. They get the promotions as they have understand this domain
Examples Ive seen are mainframe devs, and I also see it with people supporting legacy systems
fiftyacorn commented on Ask HN: Engineers working AI tools. Are you working more or less? · Posted by u/taariqlewis
AI made us 10x more productive. Management noticed. Now we are expected to ship 10x more features.
The free time was a lie we told ourselves.
It will be interesting if it leads to a bloat of unnecessary features that customers dont really want
I think a hat-tip is due to freeCodeCamp for introducing Project Euler (along with Rosetta Code) to a new generation of programmers:
https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/project-euler/#project-eu...
i think its a decent environment to do the programs - ok restrictive to js but lets you focus on the problems
"The World at War" with Lawrence Olivier narrating and interviews with people that lived thru the war on both sides
I want a browser extension that is effectively a spam filter for ai content on reddit or similar. Same to filter out spam reviews
Or an app that just retrieved the content for groups I'm in on Facebook not what some algorithm thinks i want
fiftyacorn commented on Ask HN: Most effective way to reduce excessive digital media consumption? · Posted by u/SeanAnderson
The amount of AI bot drivel online is reducing my consumption tbh. What's the point in responding to some clickbait reddit post designed to polarise people, especially when you consider who owns the platforms
Nice project! The National Library of Scotland has a nifty tool focused mainly on the UK and Ireland that does something similar (with a paid print service attached):
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/find/marker/
I love this tool - seeing what was originally on areas. Granted its mostly fields
fiftyacorn commented on What is “good taste” in software engineering? seangoedecke.com/taste/... · Posted by u/olayiwoladekoya
Id settle for "common sense" - seems to lack in a lot of codebases
fiftyacorn commented on I downloaded the german 8 pm news every day since 2014: Ask me anything · Posted by u/passenger09
How has the bias or reporting style changed during that time?