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blackhaj7··on The last six months in LLMs, illustrated by pelicans on bicycles
Same sentiment!
blackhaj7··on Cursor 1.0
Absolutely hate the scammy dark pattern they introduced in the latest update by hiding the close button on the chat and defaulting the expensive, pay-per-use Max mode to on.

Cursor a lot of respect from our dev team if todays slack messages are anything to go by

blackhaj7··on The Guide to Cloudflare's Durable Objects
*starting
blackhaj7··on The Guide to Cloudflare's Durable Objects
I recommend the authors book too if you are staring out with Cloudflare
blackhaj7··on Launch HN: Better Auth (YC X25) – Authentication Framework for TypeScript
I have been using Better Auth for a while now and it is awesome. Nicest auth DX I have come across

Congrats on getting into YC!

blackhaj7··on Coding without a laptop: Two weeks with AR glasses and Linux on Android
I would love an article on how to setup the phone @mikenew

I am a complete novice with this but very interested in replicating the setup as I feel the urge to be freer while coding

blackhaj7··on I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney, who does work for YC and startups. AMA
Thanks Peter!
blackhaj7··on Ask HN: As a foreigner in the US, how do you find filing taxes here?
Glad it's not just me!
blackhaj7··on Ask HN: As a foreigner in the US, how do you find filing taxes here?
This is for my personal taxes.

I called around 6 firms including some that were recommended. Most were awful and the ones I chose seemed the best option intially

blackhaj7··on Ask HN: As a foreigner in the US, how do you find filing taxes here?
I have everything set up now so that I should be able to run a script and extract all the relevant information for next years return.

Despite being a CFA Charterholder (fancy finance qualification), I would be worried doing it myself as there are so many nuances to taxes

blackhaj7··on Ask HN: As a foreigner in the US, how do you find filing taxes here?
First time was H&R Block but the premium package where they connect you with an accountant

Second time was an independent account that seemed really good and on it initially but ended up being awful

blackhaj7··on I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney, who does work for YC and startups. AMA
Thanks for this Peter!

I am on an L1-B and part way through the green card process via PERM Labour Cert (application was submitted in Jan)

What are my options if I was laid off/company went under/perm cert rejected?

How long are the Perm labor cert applications you are doing taking (from start till the green card being issued)?

blackhaj7··on Human
"an emergent consequence of seething lower-level activity in the brain"

Interesting!

blackhaj7··on Human
“Instead of a “final authority” or a simple march from animal to machine, what if everything from mind, physics, value, selfhood, is simply a recursive pattern expressed in ever more novel forms?”

This part nicely synthesises my biggest takeaway from experiencing AI: how close to human intelligence we have got with recursive pattern matching

blackhaj7··on Why I'm resigning from the National Science Foundation
"This is what happens when you have VCs huffing their own farts in their Signal echo chamber"

Superb, take a bow!

blackhaj7··on Hated copy-pasting links into job applications so I made an extension
Neat approach.

I use Raycast snippets for pasting anything.

Z is my snippet key. So:

zlt (z + l for link + t for Twitter) pastes my Twitter profile

zll for LinkedIn etc

blackhaj7··on You could just choose optimism
This is one of those excellent articles that nicely synthesises lots of your own less articulate thoughts

Also, I forwarded it to my wife…

blackhaj7··on I won't be vibe coding anymore: a noob's perspective
That font has reminded me that “aesthetically pleasing” and “readable” are two very different things
blackhaj7··on I thought I bought a camera, but no DJI sold me a license to use it [video]
I am guessing this particular scenario is the same in the UK but I at least have a hope they will regulate it at some point
blackhaj7··on I thought I bought a camera, but no DJI sold me a license to use it [video]
US consumer protections are just absolutely awful and companies know they can do what they want
blackhaj7··on 4chan Sharty Hack And Janitor Email Leak
Laughing my head off reading through this. Thank you
blackhaj7··on Knowing where your engineer salary comes from
Hadn’t read “how to get promoted” before!

Damn that’s a good read and sadly rings true

blackhaj7··on Middle-aged man trading cards go viral in rural Japan town
Every one claims experience in the topic too

People can be so lame

blackhaj7··on Middle-aged man trading cards go viral in rural Japan town
Looks like it
blackhaj7··on UK bans fake reviews and sneaky fees
The UK has great consumer protection laws.

I didn’t realise this until I lived abroad (Colombia, USA). It’s something we should be proud of and I wish other countries would emulate

blackhaj7··on Why does every site's search now insist on giving me what I don't search for?
I have also noticed all docs websites seem to be using the same terrible search plugin that means they match pretty much anything except what you are looking for
blackhaj7··on Are people bad at their jobs or are the jobs just bad?
Agreed. It’s so sad to have to work at that age.

I know some people choose to but to have to is a pretty sad state of affairs and damning of how the country allows it’s citizens to prosper

blackhaj7··on James Webb Space Telescope reveals that most galaxies rotate clockwise
Wow, interesting thought
blackhaj7··on Meta is trying to stop a former employee from promoting her book about Facebook
Hadn’t heard of it until this article about them wanting to block promotion. Instant buy
blackhaj7··on Just Write
Great post and very motivating! Thanks
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