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  1. Ask HN: What Are the User in Green?

    Just looking around and I noticed some username in green ? what are they ?

    2 points by TheosBuilds 4
  2. Ask HN: MCP vs. AI integrated in your software

    If you were to choose, would you rather use built-in AI directly into your software or would you go for MCP? Really curious of your perspectives and pro/cons you see for each.

    1 points by lorinab 1
  3. Ask HN: What's the Culture at Google Like Now? For Core Teams Like Ads, Search?

    What's the culture at Google like these days? For Core Teams Like Gmail, Search, Ads. What's it like working in these traditionally critical departments now?

    1 points by karakoram 0
  4. Ask HN: Should something be done about paywalled articles?

    Many articles linked on HN are paywalled, and I dare say most people do not have access to them. Yes, sometimes someone posts a bypass in the comments. Yes, you could use some archive bypass yourself. No, it is not…

    1 points by thejamesbox 2
  5. Ask HN: Was it necessary to invent LLMs because React code is so difficult?
    1 points by roschdal 0
  6. Ask HN: What do you believe or not believe about AI?

    There is quite opposing discourse on the internet as to whether AI is going to take everyone's job, or if we are witnessing one of the greatest pre-IPO PR jobs in history. Or both. I'm wondering what people smarter than…

    1 points by maniac_2000 27
  7. Ask HN: Alternative to Tldraw Draw Fast?

    I’ve been looking for a tool that can translate rough sketches on my iPad to higher fidelity wireframes or illustrations in near real time. has anyone found such a tool? The closest was Tldraw that shuttered their Draw…

    1 points by outlore 0
  8. Ask HN: What happened to our collective ethos?

    I’m an outsider to both Silicon Valley and enterprise IT; I’m just a freelance consultant and web host plying my trade in the suburbs of Charlotte. But I have generally presumed that we all share a common nostalgic…

    1 points by nativeit 1
  9. Ask HN: How do you keep your mind from forgetting how to think?

    I am not messing with you. I did a couple longer codex sessions in the past week over several different projects and there were genuine moments of 'I am drawing an actual blank.. can you tell me what it was that we were…

    1 points by iugtmkbdfil834 5
  10. Ask HN: Why aren't maintainers worried about the Copyright status of LLM output?

    LLM output, according to court rulings IIUC, cannot be copyrighted. This should worry both proprietary software companies and open source projects alike (because you can't put a license on something you don't hold the…

    1 points by qtqtqt 3
  11. Ask HN: Why do Agents keep on forgetting stuff?

    Irrespective of the tool or whatever I do, AI agents tend to forget stuff. And then they would say stuff like, "Oh I'm sorry for the oversight..". What is the fundamental reason for this?

    1 points by rishikeshs 2
  12. Ask HN: Does the "domain expertise" helps founders in this AI era?
    1 points by danver0 1
  13. Ask HN: Good movies and series about startups?

    I've been watching movies and series about startups lately: - Halt and Catch Fire - The Dropout - General Magic — The Playlist I keep a list here (it's on ArtConnects, which I work on):…

    1 points by kaizenb 9
  14. Ask HN: Why is pagination gone on "Ask HN", and showing only 19 items?
    1 points by bigwheels 2
  15. Ask HN: Responsible Use of Agents for Cybersecurity

    Hi HN. I am a "sys-admin/software dev/anything IT" for some smaller companies. Recently I've been doing a lot of work securing our infra following the PHP madness, weekly GitLab CVEs, and yesterday Tailscale's issues…

    1 points by teekert 2
  16. Ask HN: Should there be an open source license that bans model training

    I can hear from here that "it's not tryly open source if you start banning things" but hear me out: there's AGPLv3 to prevent competitors from selling your OSS project as SaaS. Shouldn't there be an open source license…

    1 points by batikha 0
  17. Ask HN: Which is the best textbook you have ever read?

    The book which gave you knowledge that propelled your life in a meaningful way.

    1 points by learner_yearner 1
  18. Ask HN: Advise on monetization model for my freemium app wanted

    I'm an indie app dev and looking for some conceptual help with one of my freemium apps. I'm thinking about completely restructuring the business model i.e. the placement of the paywall and what amount of content stays…

    1 points by neurodiv_dennis 0