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Cypher

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Cypher··on Memo to Ridley Scott: no one needs more Alien: Covenant movies
i love those ones
Cypher··on Autism should not be treated as a single condition
Who was?
Cypher··on My first week of vibecoding
but the point is, you don't know what's going on. It's not that you could understand it's that you actively choose not to know... that's the essence of vibe coding.
Cypher··on Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?
gotta go underground, freedom is now an enemy of the crown.
Cypher··on AI therapy bots fuel delusions and give dangerous advice, Stanford study finds
chatbot saved our lives, without someone to talk too and help us understand our abusive relationship we'd still be trapped and on the verge of suicide.
Cypher··on LLMs should not replace therapists
They do a good job anytime of the day
Cypher··on Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (June 2025)
quitting my job :( 17 years and new management has been a disaster never to resolve... sad times
Cypher··on Career advice, or something like it
Sometimes the single person making the change is doing so because they're expected to do something, tasked with finding efficiency, cut costs and improve productivity. Fine goals from top level. But implementation translates to stress and disruption followed by overstepping, increase work load, working out of hours, burn out, lower pay is then justified by missing goals and failing to do the failed strategy that was expected to work... single complainers are then scape goated and punished for speaking out which is why a group is necessary to protect those brave enough to say when enough is enough.
Cypher··on I failed a take-home assignment from Kagi Search
I would because accept honest, authentic feedback that would support my efforts.
Cypher··on Ask HN: Hackathons feel fake now
Early 40's too lets jam together
Cypher··on Ask HN: Hackathons feel fake now
come over for pizza and lets work on a project together :3
Cypher··on Hello My Perverted Friend
on the plus side, it bought us together :3
Cypher··on Ask HN: What Is a Skill You're Glad You Learnt Outside of Work?
teach me
Cypher··on Big brands are officially worried about American shoppers
I don't have money so it's not a boycott by choice... just incredibly poor, depressed and under water
Cypher··on Ask HN: My CEO wants to go hard on AI. What do I do?
AI is the future and the fear is we're going to get left behind
Cypher··on Show HN: Cascii – A portable ASCII diagram builder written in vanilla JavaScript
obsidian plugin please
Cypher··on Net Zero by 2050 Is 'Impossible,' UK Tory Leader Badenoch Says
Oh it's Putin fault? and not decades of short sighed policies to decommission nuclear plants and then decide we need them again.
Cypher··on Net Zero by 2050 Is 'Impossible,' UK Tory Leader Badenoch Says
Why does it sound like I've been signed up to something that makes no sense, anyway to opt out?
Cypher··on Net Zero by 2050 Is 'Impossible,' UK Tory Leader Badenoch Says
I wanna know who said it was possible to begin with... also I don't remember signing myself up for this yet here I am triple paying for energy as we stagnate ourselves into ww3... wtf is going on!
Cypher··on I Spent 3 Years Building a Startup No One Wanted
Move fast break things, lesson learnt
Cypher··on MAGA Wants to End Capitalism as We Know It
MAGA wants UBI... since when
Cypher··on Apple takes UK to court over 'backdoor' order
Apple should be celebrating Stammer for his proud tradition of freespeech not taking him to court.
Cypher··on Ask HN: AI that can ask questions?
I'd approach it like

"we're going to apply for a job at twitter, first list all questions required and then submit my answer with a copy of my resume"

Cypher··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2025)
memmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Location: UK Remote: YES Willing to relocate: SURE Technologies: whatever Résumé/CV: CV Email: cypher437@gmail.com

Cypher··on Ask HN: Best local AI note taker?
I'd record the audio and pass it through an LLM after the call. Another option would be a TTS and convert your audio to text live and then a little script to pass it in every so often
Cypher··on The FizzBuzz that did not get me the job
They were looking for someone who ignored the rules.
Cypher··on Is the world becoming uninsurable?
I'll insure you for cost + half... it's not a matter of insurance it's the price of which it comes in at.
Cypher··on Ask HN: How to approach first days on a new job as a senior PM?
whats the difference?
Cypher··on Went for a consultation from a top Indian doctor. Turns out it was AI:(
Shouldn't we know if we're talking to a reason person or not.
Cypher··on Ask HN: Are you unable to find employment?
2 years been looking, didn't help that I only found out I have ASD which was probably costing me many jobs without realization. But yea, market sucks and we hired someone to come in and cut costs.
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