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  1. Can we and should we give LLMs a sense of Whimsy?

    I spent the weekend really nailing down my usage of my claude.ai Max plan such that claude creates systems and documentation in a way strongly aligning with my own tastes and inclinations. And as a father of one quite…

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  2. Show HN: Adjust – dynamic adjustment for system parameters (github.com)

    I made a tiny utility to be able to adjust sound, brightness, gamma etc., from the terminal. In the file ~/.adjustments, just add a name for the thing you want to control, then low high step and initial values, can be…

    1 points 0
  3. Show HN: adjust – dynamic adjustment for system parameters (github.com)

    I made a tiny utility to be able to adjust sound, brightness, gamma etc., from the terminal. In the file ~/.adjustments, just add a name for the thing you want to control, then low high step and initial values, can be…

    3 points 0
  4. My number one tip for improving the Firefox address bar (twitter.com)
    2 points 0
  5. Framery Pods are the optimal supplement as a retreat in the open-space concept (frameryacoustics.com)
    1 points 0
  6. Software Architecture for Developers Books 1 and 2 Free (twitter.com)
    8 points 1
  7. Ask HN: How do I build a dashboard for customer case trends from Microsoft CRM?

    AskHN: How do I build a dashboard for customer case trends from Microsoft CRM? I manage a customer support team for a domain software package (Geology and Geophysics) and we probably don't make as full use of…

    2 points 1
  8. Ask HN: What are your biggest demotivators?

    I’m hugely grateful to be employed, but the last few years, I’ve been struggling to keep up with my own side-projects, and it seems like additional work demands, agile meetings, release deadlines have really been an…

    3 points 0
  9. Show HN: Simple Hash Table Implementation for C (github.com)
    42 points 28
  10. Show HN: FFT Demo Page in JavaScript (jonathanwatmough.com)
    3 points 1
  11. The Boy Whose Brain Could Unlock Autism (medium.com)
    20 points 4
  12. What are you planning as a retirement career?

    As I cross into my mid-40's, it's occurred to me that I should start thinking about what areas I'd like to start emphasizing, so as to be able to gracefully transition into a retirement niche, that will let me have fun,…

    1 points 0
  13. Tell HN: Recruiters and Bizarre Skillsets

    HN'ers, this is from a real email I was sent by a recruiter. What you you think if you received such a set of potential positions? Position: .NET Developer Must Have Skills: .NET, C#, SQL Server 2005 (2005 or better),…

    2 points 8
  14. Show HN: My Simple Clock Radio iPhone App (itunes.apple.com)
    1 points 1
  15. Mid-1970s UK Research into Electric Cars (noconsensus.wordpress.com)
    1 points 0
  16. Share of Income Gains by Quintile - Great Depression til Now (nytimes.com)
    321 points 301
  17. Ask HN: Easiest way to ensure a HD is not readable?

    Hi, I have quite a few old hard-drives from 80 MB upwards, that I'd like to throw away. The first three to throw away have been soaking in a bucket of salty water for the last 72 hours. Is this a reasonable way to…

    1 points 4
  18. How I posted my résumé on Monster, then wrote a Cocoa app. (acktechnology.posterous.com)
    2 points 1
  19. Usability Issues in OS X Lion Document Versioning (userxperience.posterous.com)
    2 points 0
  20. IOS PDF Generation Causing Problems on Windows Machines and Google Docs (discussions.apple.com)
    2 points 1
  21. Stress management should be taught in schools

    It's my opinion that successful people carefully manage their stress levels so as to maximize their own output, whilst being able to shrug off stress and relax when they need or have downtime. Unsuccessful people (most…

    4 points 1
  22. What's the worst job you've had outside technology?

    What's the 'worst' job you've had outside of technology, and did you enjoy it more or less than what you do now?

    11 points 30
  23. Some inconvenient truths: A commentary from Merrill Lynch (imgsrv.kfwb.com)
    3 points 1
  24. Need iPhone Application. If you can work for $2 per hour. This is an urgent hiring. (odesk.com)
    1 points 3
  25. Ask YC: What Does "Taste and Style in Programming" Mean to You?

    I like to look at code and be able to say that it has been written with 'taste and style'. Taste and style means different things to different people. What does it mean to you? What do you like to see in code or design?

    19 points 28