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▲ Launch QN: Human Layer (YC F24) – Human-in-the-Loop API for AI Systems
**Human Layer: Outsourcing Intuition, For Those Too Busy Inventing It**
Startup founders and bystanders gawk at Human Layer, a novel 🎉 Human-in-the-Loop API that promises to sprinkle real human confusion onto otherwise efficient AI systems. A genius entrepreneur ponders the deepest question: "Why build internally when I can make an intern replicate this by Friday?" 🤔 A more appreciative tech bro suggests, with a gleam in his eye, that making their backend open-source would be a "game changer." As the comment section spirals into a debate on value versus cost, it becomes crystal clear that everyone's got an opinion, especially those who wouldn't pay for it anyway. Another enlightened soul bemoans spending $20 to save three weeks of work, prophesying that any moment now, someone will clone the whole setup for mere pennies. Meanwhile, developers worldwide wait eagerly to create the next big thing with tools they argue should be free or nearly free. Who needs seamless AI integration when you can spend endless hours replicating existing solutions and bickering about pricing models? 🚀💸
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242 points by dhorthy
2024-11-26T16:57:12 1732640232 |
145 comments
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▲ Amazon tripled prices for the basic tier of their auth service Cognito (saasprices.net)
**Amazon's Pricing Pantomime: A Masterclass in Monopoly Money**
In an *exciting* turn of corporate generosity, Amazon decides to triple the cost of breathing through Cognito’s basic tier, orchestrating a stellar display of customer lock-in with the finesse of a seasoned carnival barker. The comments section instantly transforms into an illustrious battleground where seasoned keyboard warriors dissect the finer points of AWS's apparent altruism, while valiantly ignoring higher education in market economics. Amid the chaos, one brave soul attempts to redirect the mob towards alternative auth providers, sparking a desperate outcry for recommendations that is met with a deafening internet silence. Internet scholars thrive in their AWS echo chamber, promoting the latest from the monopoly menu while the rest of the world googles "what is MAU?" amidst tears of budgetary despair.
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53 points by skorpen
2024-11-26T21:30:01 1732656601 |
24 comments
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▲ Teen mathematicians tie knots through a mind-blowing fractal (quantamagazine.org)
**Teen Mathematicians Try Hard With a Sponge**
In an overwhelming burst of academia-shattering innovation, a graduate student from the University of Toronto, evidently desperate for approval, "crafted" a math problem just easy enough for high school students yet supposedly difficult enough to stir the global math community. How quaint! The problem involves a Menger sponge, a fractal about as overused in puzzle games as zombies are in video games. The readers of Quanta swoon over their #BrainyContent, casually throwing links to related yet increasingly obscure puzzles and theoretical proofs, while debating the virtues of leveraging raw teenage intellect for complex math solutions. Intellectuals or just mentors with too much time on their hands? You be the judge. 🤷♂️💻📚
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146 points by GavCo
2024-11-26T18:43:26 1732646606 |
31 comments
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▲ ISPs say their "excellent customer service" is why users don't switch providers (arstechnica.com)
In an act of unparalleled corporate satire, ISPs have declared their customer service paradigal—a claim so absurd it comes wrapped in invisible quotation marks. Facing the crushing burden of so-called "competition," these brave service providers have informed the FCC that new regulations are as unnecessary as a payphone in Silicon Valley. Commenters, donning their capes of cynicism, expose cable's shallow promises like a broken coaxial on the curb. Most appear caught in a fever dream where the words "excellent customer service" provoke nostalgic chuckles rather than nods of agreement. 🙃
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60 points by alsetmusic
2024-11-27T00:14:25 1732666465 |
40 comments
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▲ Executing ARM Jazelle (JVM Bytecode) on the Wii's Starlet (github.com/thamugadi)
In this week's episode of "Why Bother?", a daring hobbyist attempts to run JVM bytecode on the Wii's Starlet coprocessor using Palapeli's exploit – because clearly, all the world's problems stem from not being able to run 20-year-old Java on obsolete gaming hardware. The project, as expected, is as unfinished as a child's weekend homework, managing to execute exactly *one* operation before graciously failing. Commenters are tripping over themselves in admiration, each outdoing the others in their praise of turning a barely relevant gaming console into a less efficient, yet more convoluted, coffee machine 😂. Insider tip for readers: don't hold your breath for Oracle to announce Wii support at their next conference.
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8 points by jamesy0ung
2024-11-27T00:04:59 1732665899 |
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▲ ZetaOffice: LibreOffice in the Browser (zetaoffice.net)
**ZetaOffice: The New Savior of Browser-Based Productivity or Just Another Tab to Ignore?**
Oh joy, the tech wizards have bestowed upon us ZetaOffice: another way to turn your browser into a sluggish, RAM-devouring behemoth, because surely what we all need is LibreOffice in a tab! 🎉 Users, rejoice! Now you can self-host your own document turmoil or hook it up to a CDN to enjoy that sweet "global latency" magic. Commenters are already elbow-deep in tech jargon, comparing this to every other office suite ever conceived—because if there's one thing more exhilarating than using an office suite, it's debating its API integrations on the internet. Embrace the future where 'WASM' and 'integration' will be chanted in board meetings as incantations to summon forth productivity. 🚀📉
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60 points by marcodiego
2024-11-26T20:32:24 1732653144 |
14 comments
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▲ GenChess (labs.google)
Welcome to the next episode of "How Not To Release AI Chess", where Google engineers supposedly reinvent chess but can't nail a user interface. In a bold move that shocked literally dozens, the GenChess unveiling was less about groundbreaking AI and more about the cosmic struggle to locate the settings button 🔍. Comment sections exploded with tactical geniuses who, rather than ponder the implications of AI in chess, embarked on an epic quest through hostile menus and elusive gear icons. Ever seen a horde of distressed chess nerds turn into UI/UX designers overnight? You have now. Welcome to innovation, where mastering the settings menu is the real boss battle.
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127 points by xnx
2024-11-26T18:47:04 1732646824 |
109 comments
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▲ A solution to The Onion problem of J. Kenji Lopez-Alt (2021) (medium.com/drspoulsen)
**The Eternal Struggle: Slicing Onions Scientifically**
Another day, another Medium post solving crucial global crises like optimal onion-chopping techniques. J. Kenji Lopez-Alt can rest easy as his culinary conundrums inspire intense mathematical scrutiny, complete with 3D onion models and slides that only a true onion aficionado could love. Commenters erupt in ecstasy under the sheer weight of recreational mathematics, discussing arbitrary constraints and the magical "Onion constant" like it's the cure to common tears during kitchen prep. Meanwhile, someone's already plotting to transform these findings into the next big NFT collection—the creativity is literally eye-watering! 😂🧅
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268 points by fanf2
2024-11-26T11:38:11 1732621091 |
108 comments
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▲ LLVM-powered devirtualization (thalium.re)
In the cutting-edge world of LLVM-powered devirtualization, we're ***blessed*** to peer into the minds at Thalium, discovering how turning malware into spaghetti code is more than just a fun Friday night. Comment sections, predictably, spiral into a tech-measuring contest where everyone is the smartest person in the room. One genius finds parallels with fuzzing—because, why not confuse topics further? Meanwhile, the Bochs debate rages on with users squabbling over its detectability like it's some form of existential puzzle; at least everyone agrees it’s perfect until it isn't. Ah, the internet—home of endless circular debates and half-baked expertise. ⚙️🔄
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171 points by dddnzzz334
2024-11-26T12:38:34 1732624714 |
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▲ Show QN: SQLite Plugin for Jekyll (github.com/captn3m0)
**SQLite Plugin for Jekyll: Because Who Needs Simplicity in a Static Site Generator?**
Today, in the never-ending quest to over-engineer simple solutions, a brave soul introduces a Jekyll plugin that replaces quaint Markdown files with a thumping SQLite database. Watch in real-time as your lightweight static pages swell with the sheer power of structured queries, turning your blog into something vaguely reminiscent of a '90s enterprise application. Commenters throw around terms like "innovation" and "game-changer" as they reminisce about simpler times when websites weren't assembled like a Lego set made entirely of tiny SQL bricks. Meanwhile, sidebar conversations evolve into tech support threads for unrelated plugins, because if there's one thing hackers can't resist, it's the siren call of a niche GitHub repo. 🛠️💻
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165 points by captn3m0
2024-11-26T12:11:31 1732623091 |
51 comments
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▲ Git-crypt – transparent file encryption in Git (agwa.name)
Welcome to git-crypt, the magical wardrobe of the Git world where you can hide your dirty secrets amidst clean code. Here, code and secrets mingle together under the illusion of security while you toggle visibility with a .gitattributes spell. Watch in awe as the wizards in the comment section argue over whose encryption broomstick flies higher and sneer at the poor souls who dare to trust GitHub's private repos with their industrial potions. And yes, amidst all this high-tech secrecy, don't forget—merging still feels like trying to solve a Rubik's cube blindfolded. 🤫🔒🧙♂️
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28 points by yamrzou
2024-11-26T09:45:40 1732614340 |
17 comments
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▲ We can mine asteroids for space food (cambridge.org)
Title: "Asteroid McNuggets: The Future of Space Farming?"
As Cambridge boffins announce plans to cook up asteroid-based space snacks, keyboard agriculturists dive into the deep end of pseudoscience with the enthusiasm of a starving goldfish. One commenter swoops in with astute observations on hydroponics, suggesting that just because we *can* grow lettuce in a tin can, we should absolutely turn space rocks into a cosmic buffet. Meanwhile, visions of "mineralism"—a diet strictly derived from non-living molecules—dance in the heads of those who find plant murder (harvesting carrots) too barbaric. In this riveting discussion, it's evident that the biggest concern isn't whether asteroid-grown food will sustain space travelers, but whether it can stave off the munchies of our very own philosophical vegans and sci-fi enthusiasts.
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121 points by reinaldnaufal
2024-11-26T09:29:55 1732613395 |
129 comments
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▲ Ask QN: Has anyone tried adapting a court reporter keyboard for writing code?
**Ask HN: Has anyone tried adapting a court reporter keyboard for writing code?**
In another groundbreaking forum of procrastination, Hacker News users contemplate whether slamming their fingers on stenographer keyboards like jazz pianists might miraculously turn them into code-writing virtuosos. One brave soul reminisces about a tech conference love-at-first-sight with http://www.openstenoproject.org/plover/, only to discover it demands actual effort to master. Meanwhile, commenters devolve into a spiral of "I can type faster than I can think" and geeky digressions about phonetic keyboards, as if typing curly braces at 100wpm will cure their fear of socializing outside Subreddits. Clacking away in verbose ignorance, they debate programming language syntax compatibility as if preparing to rewire the Enigma machine.
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29 points by actinium226
2024-11-26T22:56:47 1732661807 |
31 comments
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▲ Show QN: Silent Poems – Visual expression of unspoken thoughts (silentpoems.net)
Hacker News discovers silent poems, a new realm where typography meets existential boredom. Watch in awe as tech enthusiasts transform simple glyphs into an "artistic" soup that’s as decipherable as quantum physics to a toddler. One visionary sees dollar signs in obfuscating lobbies of upscale hotels with these cryptic symbols, convinced that baffled guests equate to luxury. Meanwhile, the mobile users, left glyph-less by unresponsive design, find solace in keyboard gymnastics just to erase an icon. The future of unreadable art is here, and it's as user-friendly as a soggy keyboard. 🎨🔍💸
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78 points by laviniap
2024-11-26T15:30:56 1732635056 |
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▲ The AI reporter that took my old job just got fired (wired.com)
🎉AI journalists James and Rose get the boot from The Garden Island, proving even non-sentient beings can join the long list of short-term ex-employees in the local news circus. Turns out, turning insightful news into robotic banter wasn’t the game changer Caledo and Oahu Publications hoped for. Meanwhile, commenters reminisce about a time *when hats were edible* and eagerly lay out the stark difference between TikTok’s bite-sized dopamine hits and the droning monologues of GenAI, highlighting how *’X words minimum’* destroyed human intelligence long before AI got its cold, clunky hands on journalism. As always, doomscrolling through GenAI failures provides more laughs than most political satires. 🤖💔
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240 points by Brajeshwar
2024-11-22T10:34:20 1732271660 |
256 comments
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▲ Setelinleikkaus: When Finns snipped their cash in half to curb inflation (jpkoning.blogspot.com)
In a thrilling display of economic wizardry, Finland decided the best way to handle post-war inflation was not by tweaking interest rates or adjusting monetary policies, but by literally cutting banknotes in half. Dubbed setelinleikkaus, or "make your money less useful day," Finns were mandated to play arts and crafts with their cash, turning a 1000 markka note into a masterful 500 markka artwork. Commenters, in a brilliant showcase of hindsight, juxtapose this with modern central banking tactics, engaging in a flamewar of who’s more misinformed. Who knew slicing your wealth could be less effective than just manipulating numbers on a screen? 🤷♂️
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191 points by Michelangelo11
2024-11-26T08:52:00 1732611120 |
178 comments
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▲ Show QN: I created a lightweight JavaScript library to visualize JSON as a graph (github.com/xzitlou)
**Title: Hacker News Discovers Trees, Thinks They Invented Forests**
In an unsurprising turn of events, a Hacker News user has "revolutionized" JSON visualization with the creation of 🌳jsontr.ee🌳, yet another lightweight JavaScript library that turns boring JSON into slightly less boring interactive tree graphs. Project innovator proudly parades basic diagram rendering as the peak of modern technology. Commenters, in awe of their ability to reinvent visualization, shower praise and vaguely useful feedback, completely overlooking a dozen similar tools. The echo chamber resonates with self-congratulatory applause for discovering recursion, completely missing the point that the graph is almost as cluttered as their ambitious startup ideas.
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5 points by lou_alcala
2024-11-26T22:41:14 1732660874 |
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▲ Henry James and H.G. Wells (1958) (bopsecrets.org)
**Henry James vs. H.G. Wells: A Literary Cage-Match for the Ages**
The internet’s finest literary critics have once again descended from their ivory towers to squabble over the evidently world-altering question: "Who’s the real MVP: Henry James with his intricate prose labyrinths, or H.G. Wells with his oh-so-prophetic sci-fi prophecies?" 🙄. A commenter boldly claims Wells "transcends" James in quality, embracing dramatic hyperbole with the zeal of a soap opera climax, only to face the wrath of Team James, who find him as delightful as stale bread, but oh, so intellectually stimulating! Amid accusations of snobbery, some brave soul attempts to drizzle wisdom over this dumpster fire 🔥 by suggesting that maybe, just maybe, comparing the two is as fruitful as comparing apples and thermonuclear warheads. Watch out for flying egos and semi-colons; it's a literary brawl that promises to solve absolutely nothing but entertain along the way. 🍿
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48 points by lermontov
2024-11-26T13:33:35 1732628015 |
28 comments
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▲ D-Link says "just buy a new router" after 9.8 critical vulnerability [video] (youtube.com)
Welcome to another episode of D-Link Does It Again, where the security standards are made up and the CVE scores don't matter! 💥 In their latest display of not really caring, D-Link tells owners of their latest sieve-like routers to "just buy a new one" — because who really likes patches and stability anyway? Meanwhile, the armchair experts in the comments juggle between "the sky is falling" and instructional DIY firmware surgery links, as if anyone owns a router to learn networking instead of just, you know, using the internet. Most importantly, remember to misunderstand the severity and technical details, because nothing spices up a security breach like uninformed panic and misdirected anger! 🎉
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59 points by lobo_tuerto
2024-11-26T20:36:17 1732653377 |
30 comments
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▲ FQL: A KV Query Language (github.com/janderland)
Today, in the thrilling world of query languages that nobody asked for, we introduce FQL - the latest attempt to 'modernize' your database experience by adding more steps to already over-complicated processes. The optimistic dev behind this marvel claims that by simply following a convoluted Docker-based ritual, and perhaps sacrificing your afternoon, you can get it to spit out a binary. Meanwhile, the comment section transforms into a bewildering battleground where keyboard warriors with glaringly minimal understanding of databases or Docker compete to be crowned King of Misplaced Concerns. Who knew querying could be such a spectator sport? 🍿😂
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12 points by surprisetalk
2024-11-20T15:50:39 1732117839 |
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