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hunterhod

60 karma · joined September 18, 2015

Here to develop a well-informed perspective on the world through constructive dialog. Willing to integrate an opposing point of view and update my stance on most topics.
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hunterhod··on Show HN: Get any domain's brand data via API
Why don’t you have a demo where someone can enter a website and see a JSON response? I signed up on mobile to test it out but you dumped me into a settings page.
hunterhod··on Trump wins presidency for second time
Talking down to the majority of voters is a large factor in why the democratic party lost this election. The US needs a strong democratic party just as much as it needs a strong republican party. Dems gave us the modern concept of a weekend, public services that are vital to social mobility, and many more things.

Rather than resenting a large part of the nation for their vote, my hope is that we all practice humility and reflect on the truth regarding why this happened and not just chalk it up to "over half the country is stupid".

hunterhod··on Trump wins presidency for second time
Both things can be true. Conservative media outlets know that these issues evoke visceral reactions from the base and therefore they can sell more ads.

But I’ve also encountered teachers who confided that they teach gender fluidity to their 1st grade class without parental consent. Teaching trans ideology to children has become a humanitarian cause for many on the left and there’s a strong desire among parents for public school systems to take an aggressive stance against the handful of bad actors doing this.

hunterhod··on Trump wins presidency for second time
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/watch-live-trump-s...

Any such calculated attempt at appearing tough would break down when a bullet barely missed your head. His reaction of staying on stage and encouraging the crowd would be quite hard to fake.

hunterhod··on Trump wins presidency for second time
I think there’s a lot of truth to this, and it’s worth reflecting on.

Trump survived an assassination attempt, a series of questionably motivated legal challenges, and then leaned into showing up for hostile interviews during the campaign.

At a time where there is armed conflict spreading across the world again, this kind of personality is appealing to a large portion of the population, and understandably so.

hunterhod··on How one engineer beat the ban on home computers in socialist Yugoslavia
Trump did indeed propose some protectionist policies concerning foreign imports. It was oddly left leaning. Makes me wonder if the parties are switching platforms again.
hunterhod··on How one engineer beat the ban on home computers in socialist Yugoslavia
The point also remains that I haven't seen socialized healthcare conflated with communism. While it wouldn't surprise me if Trump said it, I have not personally seen it.
hunterhod··on How one engineer beat the ban on home computers in socialist Yugoslavia
Again, to be fair, she proposed (though now rescinded I believe) price controls on food.
hunterhod··on How one engineer beat the ban on home computers in socialist Yugoslavia
I think for myself and do not just adopt whatever view happens to be espoused by a party leader. I'm sure he may have conflated socialized healthcare with communism at some point, but my original point remains that most of the republicans I know do not believe such things.
hunterhod··on How one engineer beat the ban on home computers in socialist Yugoslavia
I'm a republican who is also opposed to public healthcare and I understand it isn't communism. Most of the other republicans with whom I interact also understand that. Not all republicans engage in false equivalence.
hunterhod··on How one engineer beat the ban on home computers in socialist Yugoslavia
To be fair, I’ve never seen socialized healthcare conflated with communism. Most people seem to understand the difference.
hunterhod··on Ask HN: Good Sites for/with AI Enthusiasts?
Chipp AI public discord is pretty active and folks tend to talk about the latest stuff there. It’s a mostly non-technical crowd though.
hunterhod··on Engineering for Slow Internet
Phoenix LiveView.
hunterhod··on Experienced engineers are struggling to get hired
The quoted tweet mentions medical leave for burnout. I've noticed quite a lot of these stories begin with the laid-off employee taking extended time off for one reason or another.
hunterhod··on Ask HN: Will capitalism remain incumbent in the US over the next 50 years?
I should have qualified further: capitalism as the prevailing economic system within the United States.
hunterhod··on Ask HN: Will capitalism remain incumbent in the US over the next 50 years?
Very insightful, thank you!
hunterhod··on JetBrains' unremovable AI assistant meets irresistible outcry
Goodhart's law is a good point. I've seen that play out numerous times.
hunterhod··on JetBrains' unremovable AI assistant meets irresistible outcry
Valid, agreed. Privacy might be assumed when using a computer whereas people in a public store understand that they’re in public.
hunterhod··on JetBrains' unremovable AI assistant meets irresistible outcry
Counterpoint: the owner of a brick-and-mortar retail business is able to observe the behavior of customers as they peruse their store.
hunterhod··on JetBrains' unremovable AI assistant meets irresistible outcry
Agreed, perhaps I shouldn’t have stoked that fire.
hunterhod··on JetBrains' unremovable AI assistant meets irresistible outcry
What's the gripe with telemetry? That data is used to improve your experience with the product. Otherwise, developers are flying blind.
hunterhod··on Ubisoft Says Out Loud: We Want People to Get Used to Not Owning What They Bought
When You Capitalize Each Word of a Title it is Very Hard to Read
hunterhod··on Most AI startups are doomed
I think there are certainly more AI startups than there are viable business models. I still see exceptions like https://cursor.sh though. There are people building things that people actually want and who are building brand loyalty.
hunterhod··on Show HN: An instantly usable To-Do List desktop Web App, no sign-up/log-in
Why not just store the data in localStorage?
hunterhod··on Employees in Asia are spending most time looking busy at work, says Slack report
I’ve worked in big companies where this dynamic was present and appreciate your nuanced reply.
hunterhod··on 80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans
False title. The article states that they would have approached their plans differently. Regret is a much stronger emotion, but I guess we wouldn’t have clicked on the title without it.
hunterhod··on Show HN: PC Builder AI
Getting HTTP 500 response when I attempt to generate a build. Seems like the intent isn't to charge money for a useful tool, but rather have the traffic funnel into your agency business. I would highly suggest fixing your errors if that's the case.
hunterhod··on Show HN: A Notion-like platform for building interactive models
Any reason for all the animated text on the landing page? I found it jarring to glean information about the product when the page is constantly moving.
hunterhod··on Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck job hunting?
If you have any entrepreneurial tendencies, starting a simple LLC and selling your services to local businesses can be a solid option right now.

Industries outside of VC-backed consumer technology are making money and need technology generalists to amplify their businesses. Just protect yourself with contracts and you’re good to go.

hunterhod··on Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck job hunting?
How would such a joint-coordinated effort work? Is such collusion possible at this scale?
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