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Alexandre Testu

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atestu··on I turned my security cameras into an automatic bird identification system
I've been meaning the same thing to stop deer from eating from my garden... would you do anything differently if you were to do it again?
atestu··on Show HN: How to mentally calculate the day of the week for any date
He’s well credited in the article…
atestu··on Claude Fable 5
Prob related to this part of the blog post:

> We will require 30-day retention for all traffic on Mythos-class models, on both first- and third-party surfaces. We won’t use this data to train new Claude models, or for any non-safety-related purpose, and we’ve instituted new privacy protections including logging all human access to the data and ensuring its deletion after 30 days in almost all cases (see this post for further details). The data will help us defend against complex and novel attacks (including new jailbreaks and attacks that operate across many requests) as well as help us identify and reduce false positives.

atestu··on Apple WWDC 2026
From Apple's website:

> iOS 27 coming this fall.

> Siri Al coming in English later this year.

So they're already admitting it won't be here in time for iOS 27.

atestu··on Open Code Review – An AI-powered code review CLI tool
That’s exactly why I’m getting downvoted, and I get it tbh. I knew people would ask for recommendations. It’s ok.

I haven’t used any of the tools you mentioned. We started using coderabbit just this year. The new PR review UI just came out. It’s made for big AI reviews which internally we’re trying to rein in. I like the direction they’re moving in with that, it uses AI to help you rather than bypass you. So you have the automated review that catches a bunch, and then they have a tool for you to step in and do your own review faster.

It’s funny there’s someone replying to me saying coderabbit is the best they’ve ever seen and in another thread someone else says it’s the worst. If that’s not AI for you… you just gotta try it

atestu··on Open Code Review – An AI-powered code review CLI tool
Yes! They just have a rate limit but we never run into it (we’re just 3 people though).

Yea I liked bugbot too but it became pretty pricey.

atestu··on Open Code Review – An AI-powered code review CLI tool
We've been using Coderabbit, great deal ($30/mo/dev flat) and finds a lot.

I also built a skill I call `/meta-review` that asks Codex, Cursor, and Gemini to review the code (I use Claude Code). It always finds little things claude & I missed.

Coderabbit just came out with their own PR review UI that's great for big PRs, it groups files together etc. https://www.coderabbit.ai/blog/introducing-atlas-the-first-a...

atestu··on Sierra Raises $950M at $15B Valuation
A lot of those jobs are offshore.
atestu··on Maryland to ban A.I.-driven price increases in grocery stores
Harris Teeter is an example of a large chain that has promotions (not coupons) that are applied at checkout only if you have your VIC card (their free membership program). There’s a lot of BOGO, a few dollars off etc offers that are tagged to the price label throughout the store.
atestu··on Sam Altman's home targeted in second attack
Defense is 13% of the US budget https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/feder...
atestu··on Banned in California
You're combining state and local sales tax. State sales tax in Louisiana is 4.45%. Some municipalities add nothing on top of that, some add more. I said California's state sales tax is the highest and that's true.
atestu··on Banned in California
They do pay more for the iPhone, they have the highest state sales tax in the US.
atestu··on Sizing chaos
I’m not affiliated with it but I recommend americantall.com They only do clothes for tall people.
atestu··on Show HN: Free alternative to Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, and Monologue
Right option. Push to talk
atestu··on The Codex App
I can answer for Conductor: you're getting the full Claude Code, it's just a GUI wrapper on top of CC. It makes it easy to create worktrees (1 click) and manage them.
atestu··on A judge gave the FBI permission to attempt to bypass biometrics
IANAL but I think legally speaking that would be forcing speech. Biometrics are not speech.
atestu··on Stockpile 72 hours of supplies in case of disaster or attack, EU tells citizens
Bread is mostly sliced bread in the US which lasts long. Can be frozen. Lots of meat / fish is frozen.

Milk lasts for weeks in the store, same at your house (until you open it). I know in France milk is sold in bricks or bottles that aren't even refrigerated.

Most veggies can be frozen. And they weren't picked a couple days before you bought them, they can clearly last a long time.

atestu··on DoorDash Offering Payment Plans for Food Delivery Sparks Backlash
Very similar at the end of the day, but this is in 4 interest-free installments.
atestu··on Google kills diversity hiring targets
It is also illegal in the US to consider race or gender when hiring.

https://www.eeoc.gov/prohibited-employment-policiespractices

atestu··on Ask HN: How would you launch a privacy-first, Instagram-like social network?
Most people don't care about privacy, and those who care – like a lot of users of this website – care too much to trust you.
atestu··on Traveling with Apple Vision Pro
I think that will fade. I don't know if you remember how mocked the airpods were when they first came out ("They look like q-tips"). All it'll take is a few celebrities spotted using one and they'll turn cool in no time.
atestu··on X says it is closing operations in Brazil due to judge's content orders
What is the crime being committed? Lying? Is that a crime?

They’re literally using their freedom of speech. Not sure what else you would call it.

atestu··on You've got to hide your myopia away: John Lennon's contact lenses
AirPods were widely ridiculed by the press when they first came out. Lots of online comments about q tips and “tech bros.” Idk when or what changed but they became cool a year or so later… not sure about the timing but they weren’t an overnight sensation.
atestu··on Instagram Recommends Sexual Videos to Accounts for 13-Year-Olds, Tests Show
Same for Snap, which is surprising given its reputation:

> Despite their systems’ similar mechanics, neither TikTok nor Snapchat recommended the sex-heavy video feeds to freshly created teen accounts that Meta did, tests by the Journal and Edelson found.

This imo proves that Meta isn't even trying:

> In some instances, Instagram recommended that teen accounts watch videos that the platform had already labeled as “disturbing.”

This could be a very simple toggle, it's disingenuous to blame everything on the "black box" of the "algorithm."

atestu··on Apple will reportedly pay OpenAI with 'exposure'
Beyond the data, OpenAI is getting access to the most valuable users on the planet. Everyone using this will see that "ChatGPT" is what's used when Siri is not smart enough. It really puts their brand out there in a big way. They want to be a household name, like Google.

It's also smart for Apple because they can slowly improve Siri (one can dream) so that it falls back less and less on ChatGPT. They can also make a deal with Google (Gemini) and others, so that they can start giving users the choice of what LLM to use, which means they can start charging Google or OpenAI another 10Bn++ for being at the top of the list, or being the default choice entirely.

atestu··on Ask HN: The Problem with "AI Startups"?
Yes I think I agree. You're describing data startups more than "AI" startups (although of course to investors and prospects they are AI STARTUPS).

If you build a good system to collect hard-to-gather, rich proprietary data then improvements in AI will help you squeeze more and more insights out of it.

atestu··on Show HN: I built a tool for repeatable checklists
Omnifocus has repeatable tasks and you can pick whether they repeat based on the due date (once a month, like the mortgage), or on completion date (I use this for cleaning chores, so if I'm late to clean the bathroom, don't tell me to do it in 2 days because it's Saturday, tell me to do it 1 week from now)
atestu··on Kagi Sidekick (alpha)
Yes! It tells them what people search for on that particular website… all very valuable data.
atestu··on Kagi Sidekick (alpha)
My take is this helps them index the web, and they're particularly interested in small website with great, niche, organic content.

See also: https://kagi.com/smallweb

atestu··on Fewer people are buying electric cars in the US
I'm in that first group and I don't see how it makes the most sense. They are not more convenient. I can "charge" my gas car in 2 minutes basically anywhere in the country.

I'm going on vacation next week, driving with 2 young children. It'll be about a 11 hour drive which is not crazy for a US vacation. I don't want to plan where I stop and stop for 45 minutes to fuel up with 2 toddlers in the car.

And they're all much more expensive than a nice 5 year old gas car.

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