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fierycatnet··on When did Google get so weird?
Google is horrible now and search doesnt show anything relevant anymore. I miss old Google, with 30 pages of links. Now if you search for a specific quote and it wont find it. Everything is walled now and content you get is the one they want to push.
fierycatnet··on Growing proof that autonomous cars save lives
Yes, I'm thinking the same, good write up.
fierycatnet··on Growing proof that autonomous cars save lives
I have a feeling that once everything goes EV and autopilot, they will start phasing out regular cars or will make it more difficult to obtain the license.
fierycatnet··on New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson
The Bull's Hour by Ivan Yefremov comes to mind and its closer to reality.
fierycatnet··on Optimizing things in the USSR (2016)
V. Gluskov designed OGAS to help with planned economy but for whatever reason it got denied funding. Decades later we're trying to make AI do just that on global scale.

From WIKI:

In 2016, a book dedicated to OGAS was published in the US, entitled How Not to Network a Nation: The Uneasy History of the Soviet Internet, by Benjamin Peters, professor at University of Tulsa. Harvard University professor Jonathan Zittrain commented that the book "fills an important gap in the Internet's history, highlighting the ways in which generativity and openness have been essential to networked innovation".[15] A reviewer of the book at MIT wrote:[16] "Soviet attempts to build a national computer network were undone by socialists who seemed to behave like capitalists".

fierycatnet··on A joke domain purchase turned in geopolitical warfare
I'd rather not engage in politics in HN, I'm surprised the article made it here to begin with like it's Reddit. Also, if people already made up their mind then there's no reason for me to waste my time trying to explain anything, it will take a stand alone post with multiple pages if were really to go that route. I will say this, my position is similar to what Mearsheimer has been talking about when it comes to this conflict. Any of his lectures will brief you in on the nuance.
fierycatnet··on Los Puesteros, solitary men who look after ranches and livestock in Patagonia
I grew up in post-USSR state and living in those conditions was part of my childhood. I understand the limitations. I'm just tired of city life and all property has been sold by my parents. I would be okay living 50 miles away from a major city like a lot of folks do here in Texas. My initial comment was perhaps a little ambitious, but I'm not a hermit. The issue is, living out in the country is probably more expensive than my current situation.
fierycatnet··on Los Puesteros, solitary men who look after ranches and livestock in Patagonia
Same... that's the goal now. Try to get a place somewhere remote, cabin, fireplace, books, Starlink, maybe a diesel truck and couple of dogs.
fierycatnet··on Grok 4.6 scores 61 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
When Grok 3 came out it was pretty good at the time. I had several simple front end demos and Grok 3 was better than GPT/Claude at the time.
fierycatnet··on AI is removing the middle class of software engineering?
I tried to get a job back then but never could. Its wild to read to me that it was 'sink or swim' back then. Nobody wanted to hire a junior. So I never became a SWE and it was my passion since 14. Now I just don't care and too much time has passed.
fierycatnet··on Danish high schoolers will have to verbally defend written assignments
Yes, I did Physics, Geometry infront of the committee to explain my answer. Language course was written under a dictation, one mistake would cost you a point out of 5. So you had to be flawless on everything, spelling, punctuation, structure, etc. I aced my physics and language, but got a C (3) in geometry, I fumbled on one question.
fierycatnet··on Denmark Requires Oral Defenses for Students' Written Work to Counter AI Cheating
That's how my school did it even for high school courses. End of the year exams were infront of the committee. Same thing, you pull a ticket and have few minutes to prepare the answer. I aced physics course, that was a proud moment but credits didnt transfer when we moved overseas...
fierycatnet··on Almost no skill required to cook a steak
I'm going to get some push back on this but this is my steak night... I buy fillet and throw it in the over for 10 minutes or so, then I cut it up and thrown on the pan with regular butter, salt, pepper and its enough. It gets seared in butter to golden brown and still tender inside. Everything takes about 5 minutes of actual work, 20 if we count the prep and oven heating. My simple go to dinner now, and I got tired of eating medium rare all the time just to keep it "right". Coincidently, it doesnt work with regular sirloin, it gets tougher and not as pleasant as fillet.
fierycatnet··on Solving poker in custom WebGPU kernels
The only "GTO" that I found beneficial was 'optimal play' from Mathematics of Poker. You don't have to read formulas and math because their summary section gives a pretty good overview of the concept that is easier to understand. They also have section on 'exploitative play' which is what you'd usually run into at the table.
fierycatnet··on Born Against, or why hobby programming communities are against LLM usage
I'm a hobbyist, what am I missing? LLM gave me a new spark. I never managed to get a SE job so some weekends I tinker around with LLM for small personal projects and it helps me learn more.
fierycatnet··on Solving poker in custom WebGPU kernels
Not a pro player but I do well enough recreationally in local clubs when I play. GTO in my experience is really not a threat. Most players dont play GTO and against bad players GTO is not a factor. I've played with solvers before but I see no value for my current stakes. Nor do I feel that GTO is important. Perhaps in computer simulations but... its all theoretical and just fun and games. You'd need to play HU against Phil Galfond if you want GTO to be useful but how many players will be challenged like that?
fierycatnet··on It's getting harder to focus every day
That could be me, I don't think I have ADHD but I might have some tendencies that were developed after I moved to the US in my teens. The culture was different, fast moving, and very hectic. My 20s were hell because I couldn't figure it all out. Not much changed since then.
fierycatnet··on DEA to Temporarily Schedule 7-Oh and Related Substances to Protect Public Safety
It has been helpful to me and many others. Some people do develop a habit. There are multiple subs on Reddit that are pro and con kratom. Personally, its all mental. I've used Kratom on and off, sometimes weeks, sometimes months. Once I'm done with my cycle, I drop it with no WD or anything. If I was using 7-oh, that would be a different story.
fierycatnet··on DEA to Temporarily Schedule 7-Oh and Related Substances to Protect Public Safety
I'm not the other guy but slow down there sparky. You can OD on water too. There are addicts and then there are people that use it responsibly for pain, sleep, anxiety, etc. 7-oh is absolutely harmful. Regular leaf is safe.
fierycatnet··on DEA to Temporarily Schedule 7-Oh and Related Substances to Protect Public Safety
Kratom has been beneficial for me. Extracts can go but the leaf should stay.
fierycatnet··on Lost city discovered beneath Egypt's desert with ancient church
Sounds like we watched the same Lex interview on Rome...
fierycatnet··on QuadRF can spot drones and see WiFi through my wall
I just kinda skimmed through it, so it detects drones in sky? Am I understanding this correctly? That might have some defense application considering what's going on in Eastern Europe right now.
fierycatnet··on Grok 4.5
I've never had that issue with Grok. Latest studies I've seen put him in a very neutral zone. Left/Center/Right politics were all about the same percentages in his replies. Gemini was similar. Other two were heavily left wing leaning. When it comes to politics and world events, I find Grok to be neutral and it will push back. It helps that he is fetching it directly from X and shows references. Others just Google for biased news articles to present their idea.
fierycatnet··on America, 1926: A forgotten 100-year-old report
Still reading the article but it reminds me that I need to watch Metropolis now, I think it came out in 1928 or so.
fierycatnet··on Edward Bernays and the birth of public relations (2015)
It certainly does work. It worked remarkably well. It changed the whole public perception of war in 1917-1918. If you can find it, read "How We Advertised America" by George Creel. Bernays was involved in that.
fierycatnet··on Edward Bernays and the birth of public relations (2015)
Well, you're right about Bernays getting too much credit. It's just at the same time he was a major player as well.

After re-reading your comment, I think we are on the same page, more or less. But Lippmann was writing about the very same work and propaganda that Bernays actively participated and "invented" during his time at CPI. Lippmann saw how it played out in 1917-1918, so he wrote about it. Bernays later wrote his book, but it wasn't journalistic work, he wrote from direct experience.

fierycatnet··on Edward Bernays and the birth of public relations (2015)
Yes and no. Bernays was one of the players during WWI propaganda, specifically he was part of Committee on Public Information. If I remember correctly, Lippmann had in mind that particular time period when he wrote about manufacturing consent. A real eye opening account comes from George Creel, organizer of CPI. If you haven't read that yet, look into "How We Advertised America." It's incredible, I wrote a paper on this for my undergrad thesis. Propaganda of that time was so remarkable that you can use their copy as a classic example in advertising today.
fierycatnet··on AI Beats Four Top Poker Players
That's pretty impressive, the win rate and amount of hands played. It's certainly not a fluke. At the same time, these 4 pros, I've never heard of them. This AI and organizers should focus on HU specialists. Perhaps even invite players like Negreanu, Ivey, and more recent online pros who've made a fortune. Just don't let Hellmuth to play this machine, it would be a disaster.
fierycatnet··on Ask HN: What was your greatest accomplishment in 2016?
That would be interesting to read about this journey. I am pretty much starting my first steps in the same direction, don't know where I'll be but I don't have any other plans or choice.
fierycatnet··on The Resurgence of C Programming
"Write in C" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S1fISh-pag
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