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frankzinger··on AI isn't replacing SREs, it's deskilling them
I've seen some terrible AI-written tests. You have to check that code too. You have to check all the code.
frankzinger··on Ask HN: How to deal with shipping AI-written code you don't understand?
Code review done properly plays a very big role in ensuring programs are correct. Everybody knows how hard it is to get complete test coverage. You need layers.
frankzinger··on Tesla Roadster
> No, it wasn’t a Nazi salute (unless Biden, and Hillary and Obama are all Nazis too having made the same motion)

Yeah just like this car's motion is the same as that of an aeroplane.

frankzinger··on Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 to Navanethem Pillay
I only checked the Guardian article but there's nothing in there that shows she ran cover for anything.
frankzinger··on SpaceX bond worth 10% less than issue price – heading for junk bond status
But not in the Shining City on the Hill
frankzinger··on Grok 4.5
So you're saying MAGA has "normal" empathy then? God help us.
frankzinger··on Iran starts Bitcoin-backed ship insurance for Hormuz strait
> The fact that this outcome is surprising represents a very loud and public failure on the administration's part.

True but unfortunately there are enough dumb people in the US to vote them in again so it doesn't matter.

frankzinger··on This year’s insane timeline of hacks

   "Mythos5, make a presentation about X,Y,Z with nice and meaningful transitions"
The only way this could possibly produce acceptable output is if nobody was going to care or pay attention to your presentation in the first place.
frankzinger··on F-15E jet shot down over Iran
In this context good faith means not saying you're here to negotiate only to stall for time while you're secretly planning to invade the other country in the background, which is exactly what the US did. So Iran has no reason to take US "negotiations" seriously ever again.
frankzinger··on Our commitment to Windows quality
Not sure why this is being downvoted. That comment was clearly implying Indians ruined MS.
frankzinger··on Enhancing gut-brain communication reversed cognitive decline in aging mice
Pretty sure this is correct. You only notice it when it comes right out of the top. Other days it may be 25%, 50%, or 75% of the way up. And that's still bad for your oesophagus over the long term. My dad got cancer right at the bottom and one potential cause was chronic acid reflux (GERD leading to Barrett's eosophagus).
frankzinger··on Layoffs at Block
But there were no organisational problems according to Jack. Also do you really believe Block has reached peak productivity? Does any company ever reach it?
frankzinger··on Layoffs at Block
The quantity of devs is not changing though. If AI really makes the existing devs more productive then the plateau should become higher.
frankzinger··on Canada slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6%
You may have a good point but this shows how badly America's reputation has been damaged: it's now viewed as much worse than China.
frankzinger··on Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes
Just to clarify: Trump didn't do worse than Maduro (he got stopped) but he did do much worse than "ignore the election results" in that he actively tried to overturn the results.
frankzinger··on Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes
Trump himself did much worse in 2020.
frankzinger··on Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes
It's possible to imagine all kinds of fantastical explanations but usually the simplest one is the correct one: Trump is receiving bags of money for the pardon. Also bolstered by his past (and ongoing) behaviour of openly and shamelessly enriching himself at every opportunity.
frankzinger··on The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
So many discoveries only find an application decades later. If you stop persuing knowledge purely for its own sake you will never again be able to compete with countries that are serious about science and you will never again live up to your past achievements.

From the perspective of somebody outside the US it really is a shocking tragedy what the Republicans have done to what used to be the greatest country in the world. I hope you can manage to right the ship soon because I fear it may already be too late.

frankzinger··on IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending on AI data centers will pay off
Surely nobody writes this XAML by hand?
frankzinger··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2025)
Yes it's a bit confusing for multiple reasons but I think it's ai at nx1 dot com.
frankzinger··on Today is when the Amazon brain drain sent AWS down the spout
Performance Improvement Plan, a formal process for employees whose performance is not meeting job expectations.
frankzinger··on Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agreeing new rules
Every country in the world is severely affected by Trump's reversal of climate change policy.
frankzinger··on U.S. government takes 10% stake in Intel
Yeah sure but then you do it properly. Why did Trump have to coerce them into the deal (by threatening to fire the CEO)? Just imagine what's going on behind closed doors.
frankzinger··on Why leather is best motorcycle protection [video]
Offroad is completely different to circuit racing in terms of the kinds of protection required.
frankzinger··on Why leather is best motorcycle protection [video]
What racing community? Circuit racing? If so I really think you're wrong. But always happy to learn something new.
frankzinger··on Linda Yaccarino is leaving X
So the narrative Antifa were working so hard to build turned out to be true? Well then I guess the joke's on them for having wasted their time.
frankzinger··on Linda Yaccarino is leaving X
The owner of Twitter sieg heiled twice in front of millions of viewers. There is no need for anybody else to prove anything.
frankzinger··on Tesla sales drop for fifth month in a row in Europe
Good point but I think it just shows how toxic the Musk brand is now.
frankzinger··on US Congress is making more than 250M acres of public lands available for sale
The reason they need to offset tax cuts is because they're about to extend the huge tax cuts for the rich from the first Trump administration.
frankzinger··on Ask HN: What browser to use after Google limits adblockers?
OK then which one do you use to browse HN?
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