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harvey9··on Public services are increasingly strained by LLM-written appeals for benefits
I would be astonished to see this outcome. It is costly and highly subjective.
harvey9··on UK internet age checks have boosted rogue adult sites, says Pornhub
In the words of Tom Lehrer

"I've got a hobby

Re-reading Lady Chatterley"

harvey9··on UK internet age checks have boosted rogue adult sites, says Pornhub
Not all damage is fatal
harvey9··on Remote workers report the highest well-being in study of 7,700 employees
it says a large healthcare org but does not say if that's a care provider where on-site jobs will be completely different from remote-compatible ones, or an insurer where most jobs could be done mostly on a PC.
harvey9··on Sticky wage norms and the real wage cost of unexpected inflation
Item 2 seems like a circular argument. If your wages did keep pace with inflation then of course subjectively there is no inflation. On the other hand this does not hold in all situations. In galloping inflation you might as well spend because savings get eroded.
harvey9··on Sticky wage norms and the real wage cost of unexpected inflation
Britain has a few structural issues too, so someone who happens to live in a big city, especially London, will have more opportunities without having to move.
harvey9··on My friends all hate AI; I just joined an AI startup
Previously, in the case of LinkedIn, filled with handcrafted slop.
harvey9··on Illinois just passed a law that puts Linux on the hook for age verification
They want an explanation of what an algorithm is. The world is full of people using words they don't understand and sometimes of them work in legislatures.
harvey9··on I've vibe coded an application to see what it's like
"...I can’t really call “vibe coding”. I didn’t code. I didn’t even look at the code"

I thought that was the definition of vibe coding?

harvey9··on The main way I've seen people turn ideologically crazy (2025)
Having similar diet and politics as the writer, I remember years ago falling out with a socialist acquaintance because he thought it was ok for farm workers to go on strike and leave animals to starve. His commitment to never crossing picket lines was absolute.
harvey9··on What happens if an entire class of workers loses faith in their careers
The industry may be getting close to an NS-5 but the physical complexity of nursing means we would really prefer a Nexus-6.
harvey9··on What happens if an entire class of workers loses faith in their careers
A lot of the time bag checks are for glass bottles either because they can make brawls more dangerous or because the venue doesn't want you bringing your own booze.
harvey9··on Dataset: Dead mental health startups, 2000-2026, coded on 18 fields
I'm not in America but just a guess, HIPAA does not apply to a company's financial filings. LLMs are beside the point here.
harvey9··on Online ad giant Adform was hacked, proving once again why ad blockers are needed
Another comment noted over 100,000 USD passing through an associated wallet. I don't know how much work went into this but my hunch is it has paid off pretty good even compared to legit tech work.
harvey9··on The iPhone Upgrade Program is being replaced by Apple Upgrade
They achieve the same peak speed as my car, but they make many more stops and take a (for me) non optimal route.
harvey9··on LLMs reward expertise
I assume no such thing.
harvey9··on Dataset: Dead mental health startups, 2000-2026, coded on 18 fields
Are you serious? It's data about corporations, not your shrink's notes from your consult.
harvey9··on Most countries provide between 20 and 40 paid days off
So why can't I order a rocket frisbee today? Wtf America.
harvey9··on Dataset: Dead mental health startups, 2000-2026, coded on 18 fields
Why?
harvey9··on LLMs reward expertise
Me too. But did you see them on their first day using it or their thousandth?

(Also you don't need to be that old. Less than 10 years ago I watched a doctor breeze through some clinical system while I was crawling along constantly referring to the manual)

harvey9··on LLMs reward expertise
Knowing what Claude Code is and why you might want it actually is domain knowledge which the op's friend does not have. Your idea of the average person might be biased if you work and socialise with people who have this kind of expertise.
harvey9··on Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick
These are popular for illegal live sports streams.
harvey9··on The iPhone Upgrade Program is being replaced by Apple Upgrade
My car is fully owned and justified by my commute taking 3x longer by bus. Time saved is as important a measure as miles driven.
harvey9··on The iPhone Upgrade Program is being replaced by Apple Upgrade
A lot of people buy phones as conventional status symbols rather than for nerd points. My massive generalisation is hn values doing something interesting with the hardware.
harvey9··on Netflix employee fired for sharing personal details in retreat trust exercise
As long as it's a subculture that is tacitly approved by the group and by management.
harvey9··on London Gatwick has launched a robotic airport parking service
This seems like valet parking-like but drivers keep their keys. Possibly solving the untrustworthy valet problem, but unlikely to be price-competitve with the cheap off-site parking firms that usually get mentioned in the consumer problems columns.
harvey9··on ChatGPT medical advice brought man 'to brink of death', lawsuit alleges
All the chat bots have a very discreet disclaimer at the bottom of the page. I want to say it should be bigger text and more strongly worded but like most people I would just mentally tune it out regardless.
harvey9··on I built a page that tells you what AI model your laptop can run
Reports android tablet as a 'linux PC'.
harvey9··on Fake food delivery site for the dopamine
No, I am not driving over, I am at home waiting for a delivery. If there is a problem with what is delivered there is a much longer remedy loop: restaurant kitchen to their table versus to my home.
harvey9··on Show HN: I replaced a $120k bowling center system with $1,600 in ESP32s
When you're up and running you should put up a display of some photos and explanatory text about the system. Might get some local kids interested in engineering.
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