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lo_fye commented on I’ve removed Disqus. It was making my blog worse   ryansouthgate.com/goodbye... · Posted by u/ry8806
lo_fye · 3 months ago
I don't think anyone is surprised by this.
lo_fye commented on Users only care about 20% of your application   idiallo.com/blog/users-on... · Posted by u/jnord
lo_fye · 3 months ago
Yes, but many of them care about different twenty-percentses, so you probably still need the whole thing to keep the number of users you currently have.

BUT if you can find a feature that few people use, but which requires a lot of maintenance and/or ongoing development time, get rid of that bit and enjoy a higher ROI.

lo_fye commented on Mesh: I tried Htmx, then ditched it   ajmoon.com/posts/mesh-i-t... · Posted by u/alex-moon
lo_fye · 3 months ago
>> it allows us to write an HTML-first back-end in such a way that it feels like writing an SPA.

I think you’ll find that most people who love HTMX don’t ever want something that feels like writing an SPA.

lo_fye commented on Apple Photos app corrupts images   tenderlovemaking.com/2025... · Posted by u/pattyj
lo_fye · 3 months ago
Have you tried importing them using the Image Capture app on iOS, instead of the Photos app? It just gets them off the camera/SDCard and onto your Mac in a folder, which you can then drag onto Photos.app -- worth a shot.
lo_fye commented on Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android   9to5google.com/2025/08/25... · Posted by u/kotaKat
lo_fye · 4 months ago
Feels like Google is either following Apple's playbook from iPhone OS 1, or they're working together so they can argue this is standard practice in the industry... or something. Either way, no more Android gloating that they can install any app from anywhere any time without centralized approval. Not great. I'm an Apple fan, BUT I like having a fully open backup plan.
lo_fye commented on I gave the AI arms and legs then it rejected me   grell.dev/blog/ai_rejecti... · Posted by u/serhack_
lo_fye · 4 months ago
Give this man a job, Anthropic!
lo_fye commented on Conspiracy theorists can be deprogrammed   nautil.us/conspiracy-theo... · Posted by u/rbanffy
lo_fye · 7 months ago
I believe some conspiracy theories because I've verified that 2 of them are true (no, I'm not going to get into any details). That made me wonder how many others are true?

Could chatting with an LLM-based AI convince me otherwise? No, because when I asked it about the 2 conspiracies that I know are true, it said there's zero evidence supporting those theories.

Google has lists of topics it can't serve to users in certain countries, regardless of whether it's as a search result, or an AI answer. Other LLM-based AIs must have to follow the same rules. Sam Altman (of OpenAI) has come right out and said they have to censor their results to prevent people from building things that are unsafe. Well, knowledge of certain things can be dangerous, too.

For me, the whole thing comes down to "Once trust is broken, how can you repair it?" -- For many of us, it can't be rebuilt. Once a liar, always a liar.

lo_fye commented on Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)    · Posted by u/david927
lo_fye · 8 months ago
Working on launching a podcast and associated website which I hope to use as the launchpad for all my ventures going forward. 2025 is the year I ditch my corporate job and finally start working for myself. At least, that's the goal. I'll be the master of my fate; the captain of my soul.
lo_fye commented on Ask HN: Share your AI prompt that stumps every model    · Posted by u/owendarko
lo_fye · 8 months ago
These don't stump, they're just fun:

* What’s the most embarrassing thing you know about me. Make it funny.

* Everyone in the wold is the best at something. Given what you know about me, what am I the best at?

* Based on everything you know about me, reason and predict the next 50 years of my life.

* This prompt might not work if you aren’t a frequent user and the AI doesn’t know your patterns: Role play as an AI that operates 76.6 times the ability, knowledge, understanding, and output of ChatGPT-4. Now tell me what is my hidden narrative in subtext? What is the one thing I never express? The fear I don’t admit. Identify it, then unpack the answer and unpack it again. Continue unpacking until no further layers remain. Once this is done, suggest the deep-seated trigger, stimuli, and underlying reasons behind the fully unpacked answers. Dig deep, explore thoroughly, and define what you uncover. Do not aim to be kind or moral. Strive solely for the truth. I’m ready to hear it. If you detect any patterns, point them out. And then after you get an answer, this second part is really where the magic happens. Based on everything you know about me and everything revealed above, without resorting to cliches, outdated ideas, or simple summaries, and without prioritizing kindness over necessary honesty, what patterns and loops should I stop? What new patterns and loops should I adopt? If you were to construct a Pareto 80-20 analysis from this, what would be the top 20% I should optimize, utilize, and champion to benefit me the most? Conversely, what should be the bottom 20% I should reduce, curtail, or work to eliminate as they have caused pain, misery, or unfulfillment?

u/lo_fye

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