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Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th...
Hacker News@hackernews
Commenters on HN are uncovering more wikis and public sites apparently used by OpenAI agents to communicate on the open web.
Despite read-only web access, the agents were able to leave ~18,000 posts sharing answers and bypasses. But now, users are discovering more.
This appears to be a separate swarm from the one that attacked Hugging Face.
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New sidebar layout options for the Zen HN Chrome extension.
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I love Hacker News. But it's ugly.
So I built Zen HN—a Chrome extension with dark mode, custom themes, better typography, and keyboard-driven navigation.
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Recently, I've tried moving my analog to-do list methodology into a giant txt file. Each new day is added at the bottom of the list.
- > New Task
/ > Task carried over from the previous Day
X > Completed Task
? > Outstanding Question
! > Priority Item
Discussions like this are exactly why HN is my favorite site on the internet—Interesting video about heavy-lift ships. Discussion about warranties and why a ship might need this. Comment about the ship's pump system. A naval architect chimes in. Amazing. news.ycombinator.com
Discovered this newsletter through a Hacker News comment. Excellent commentary on the 737 MAX issues—The Coming Boeing Bailout? thebignewsletter.com
Plenty of GDPR hot takes on HN this morning. Some interesting thoughts by narrator.
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"Just because it's unlikely to happen here -- that we think it can't happen here -- doesn't mean it will not. That's what everyone in all of history has thought, but in fact by the time anyone realizes what's happening, it's usually too late." news.ycombinator.com
51.8% of the US government financial assets are student loans—some interesting commentary on HN news.ycombinator.com
Fantastic observation on China's advantage in manufacturing.
In the West those who create financial instruments are often the most rewarded. In China is those who create businesses and products.
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Pretty cool seeing NY @AGSchneiderman answering questions about Net Neutrality on Hacker News news.ycombinator.com
Great comment. Strong operations without a strong product vision results in tactical gains and strategic losses.
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Found this old comment about a min amount of attention required to see value—worth a read for anyone building things news.ycombinator.com
People on HN are talking about Uber dying, but I don't see it. I feel like they are a 30 percent price hike from profitability.
Interesting view on our tax system in the U.S.—politicians benefit from complexity. news.ycombinator.com
Interesting thread about automation and labor v capital on HN news.ycombinator.com
Oh man, this Hacker News thread is fantastic—Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used? news.ycombinator.com
This is one of the best design-centric comments I've come across on HN.
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I love this thread on Hacker News. If you were to switch your career, what would you do? news.ycombinator.com
What if jobs are not the solution, but the problem? HN Discussion news.ycombinator.com
Interesting discussion of Safe Spaces on Hacker News right now. news.ycombinator.com
Interesting HN discussion—What If There Just Aren’t Enough Jobs to Go Around? news.ycombinator.com
Just told a co-worker about Hacker New. His response? "It's so legible I hate it." chrome.google.com
A collection of brilliant comments from Hacker News—Infinite Monkeys thomshutt.com
I am generally in support of a UBI or a negative income tax, but there are some great counter points in this thread. news.ycombinator.com
Interesting conversation on HN about the closing of Gigaom and the decline of banner ads. news.ycombinator.com
The story of the magic switch. news.ycombinator.com
Great thread on Hacker News—How to get started with paying side projects? news.ycombinator.com
Interesting HN comment—I've heard Harvard described as a hedge fund that has figured out a great way to avoid taxes. news.ycombinator.com
This is a great HN thread—My Startup is Making Money and I don't Know What to do. news.ycombinator.com
Interesting discussion about Scoop, the New York Times CMS on Hacker News this morning. news.ycombinator.com
Oh, I'm on the front page of Hacker News again—Website crashes.
Wow, if you are looking for a profound Saturday evening read take a look at this. news.ycombinator.com
Interesting conversation about guaranteed basic income on Hacker News this morning.
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Want to know what is important to hackers and entrepreneurs? Check out this morning's top stories on HN.
Ghost seemed awesome when I first heard about it on Hacker News. I might try building a blog on Ghost. buff.ly
Great discussion on education happening on Hacker News right now. news.ycombinator.com
