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  1. Ask HN: Why are AI coding agents not working for me?

    I'm really trying to use them with an open mind. I'm writing detailed specs. On failure, I adjust the initial spec, rather than go down the spiral of asking for many adjustments. I'm using Claude Opus 4.5 inside Cursor.…

    3 points 7
  2. Ask HN: Good first hacking computer for a 7yo

    I'd like to get a computer for my 7yo son - something they can hack at, explore, learn to code, paint silly things. Might as well make it not Windows. What suggestions do people have? The RPi integrated into a keyboard…

    1 points 2
  3. Ask HN: What Printer?

    My old printer died and I need a new one. But the field now seems packed with inefficient, DRM-laden printers needing a refill every 5 pages. Any recommendations for printers that - just work, no nonsense - primarily…

    2 points 1
  4. Ask HN: How can LLMs boost my developer experience?

    As in the title. But let me elaborate a few constraints: - I work in a secretive industry (finance) so no web-based service touching my code is allowed - It is also very correctness-obsessed, so LLM-generated code in…

    3 points 0
  5. Ask HN: (Over)hyped technologies that delivered

    With technology, there is always hype - and that's great, we all want it to be exciting. And then, for any hyped technology (AI, self-driving cars, energy production, etc) there quickly form two camps, arguing whether…

    5 points 18
  6. Ask HN: Where do you shop for durable clothing?

    Title says it all. It used to be that premium clothing lasted longer, but it no longer seems to. Most of my clothes are either old and holding up or new and falling apart - cheap or expensive, ethical or perhaps not.…

    2 points 7
  7. Ask HN: Which OSS message-passing framework?

    TL;DR: which open-source framework is best suited for facilitating message passing between single client and single server over network, where reliably and correctness are top priority? I have a client connecting to a…

    2 points 8
  8. Twitter sued by Crown Estate over alleged unpaid rent at UK HQ (bbc.co.uk)
    35 points 13
  9. Discuss HN: Software Careers Post ChatGPT+

    We've all seen it - ChatGPT genuinely solving coding puzzles. Clearly, clearly, that's a long way from building MVP products, designing new programming languages or writing "Hello World" in Haskell. But it's also a long…

    86 points 147
  10. Discuss HN: How should tech be used to fight child abuse?

    For many good reasons, Apple's move to scan offline data on iDevices is heavily criticised by tech-aware people. But that's surely only half the debate. Developments in "tech" are without a shadow of a doubt one of the…

    8 points 17
  11. Google Maps updates 'dangerous' Ben Nevis route (bbc.co.uk)
    89 points 163
  12. Ask HN: How do you manage SQL code alongside application code?

    When not using an ORM: how do you marry SQL with the main programming language of the application (be it web, or data science etc.)? On the one hand, it feels right to abstract the SQL database access into some kind of…

    2 points 0
  13. Walmart joins Microsoft bid for TikTok US (ft.com)
    2 points 2
  14. Covid-19 and the basics of democratic governance (nuffieldbioethics.org)
    21 points 14
  15. Diablo II original code lost with no back-ups (gamespot.com)
    11 points 4
  16. Ask HN: What kind of work can I do for 8 months?

    Hi, I'm a long-time HN reader, but first time posting! TL;DR: I am a data scientist, working in finance (quant). I just left my old work, but cannot start my new job until perhaps as late as May 2020 (January if I'm…

    1 points 1