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backtr4ck··on Ask HN: How to deal with shipping AI-written code you don't understand?
This is why I (QA eng) became the most important guy at my job. My tests are the glue that keeps the AI slop working together. If not for the comprehensive testing framework that I have running in every CI the company would have collapsed by now.
backtr4ck··on Tesla Roadster
Suckers
backtr4ck··on Ask HN: How can I browse HN in dark mode?
Darl Reader extension in Vivalvi
backtr4ck··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)
I'm using fable to find an exoplanet. Know nothing about it but have several TBs available in my server for data and a powerful GPU for processing so let's see what I can do with it.
backtr4ck··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)
Why reinvent the wheel? https://github.com/sharevb/it-tools
backtr4ck··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)
The lullaby is cute but extremely annoying after a while, give me a way to disable it!
backtr4ck··on On the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem
No AGI here, it's just extreme brute forcing. AI doesn't understand fluids dynamics, it just slops it's way to the solution.
backtr4ck··on Ask HN: How do you manage skills files?
I run AI on my server. All skills and relevant info is saved to a Wiki. Agent only has an instruction to check the wiki (MCP) at the beginning and get the necessary context.
backtr4ck··on Ask HN: Just saw a YC25 job posting front page that looks like a 7-day work week
As a non-US person this mentality baffles me.
backtr4ck··on Brazilian election filter in X For You timeline
Chad Brasil. Forcing Elon's hand is always nice to see.