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Ask HN: Why are AI generated images so shiny/glossy?
I’ve noticed a lot of the time you can tell an image is AI generated because it has a shiny&#x2F;glossy lighting look to it.<p>Has anyone figured out why this is the case?
Ask HN: Where are the AI-driven profits or promotions?
I see so many comments on the huge productivity gains of coding with AI but it mostly seems to just be perceived productivity<p>But does anyone have stories of the actual results or impact?<p>If the productivity gains are so huge, shouldn’t we see those engineers getting promoted super fast or getti...
Ask HN: How does the current job market compare to dotcom bubble?
Was anyone here a developer circa 2000<p>How bad was the actual job market back then?
Ask HN: Why so many companies reducing middle management recently?
I understand why you’d want to reduce middle management and eliminate layers of hierarchy<p>But why would companies all do it at the same time like it’s a trend?
Instagram artificially boosting negative comments (reddit.com)
Ask HN: Is a human brain more like a CPU or an FPGA?
Is the “hardware” of the brain fixed?<p>Or can the “software” cause changes in the hardware?
Cauzin Softstrip was the first commercial 2D barcode format, introduced in 1985 (en.wikipedia.org)
Ask HN: What about the "annoyance cost" of using LLMs for coding?
Does anyone else find that LLM code generators improve your overall productivity marginally but you prefer not to use them due to what I call the “annoyance cost”<p>Basically the extra cognitive annoyance you have to experience every time it generates the wrong thing<p>It’s like you can achieve the ...
I built my ideal mini computer (youtube.com)