HNHacker News
TopNewBestAskShowJobs

johnny_canuck

100 karma · joined January 28, 2022

submissionscomments
johnny_canuck··on Anthropic may not secure investment-grade rating after IPO, Blackstone says
I was under the impression this was only on the consumer side? I have heard of contracts expiring and them wanting a lot more money now (forcing from generously subsidized enterprise seat plans to all API usage). Specifically Anthropic in this case.
johnny_canuck··on MPs moving to restrict gambling ads in Canada
If I watch a hockey game on the regional broadcasters, I'll typically see 2-3 different apps marketed on each commercial break, followed by another handful of gambling-related entities marketed on the dynamic signage boards during the game, followed by another gambling app which sponsors the intermission panels. It's quite brutal.
johnny_canuck··on MPs moving to restrict gambling ads in Canada
Roughly 51% of the population of the country, with almost 40% in Ontario. Unfortunately won't do much if you're not restricting it in your biggest market.
johnny_canuck··on The vintage beauty of Soviet control rooms (2018)
I use brave on mobile and didn't notice a thing
johnny_canuck··on Google changes its search box
But ultimately that strategy is good for the consumer right?

In this context, if Google is going to give me the recipe without having to scroll through the story, that seems like a win to me.

The ad-revenue driven Internet of web 2.0 is finally dead and I'm not sure I'm all that sad.

johnny_canuck··on Iran war energy shock sparks global push to reduce fossil fuel dependence
> The whole "reduce your carbon footprint PSA" was just a ruse.

It is especially true in the context of this war when the US is attacking oil infrastructure which is causing catastrophic environmental damage: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/world/middleeast/iran-oil...

Similarly related to the paper straw meme that has been circulating the last while.

johnny_canuck··on US Job Market Visualizer – Andrej Karpathy
Reminds me of trying to pick an available campsite on Parks Ontario.
johnny_canuck··on Layoffs at Block
That's true. For context, I reside in Canada where good tech jobs fit the definition of the low end of upper class (250k CAD) where I am not sure the same is true in the USA? Regardless my definition is wrong.
johnny_canuck··on Layoffs at Block
> I think the scary thing going forward is that, over the past 25-30 years or so, tech provided a huge amount of the average wage growth, at least in the US.

This is the thing that keeps me up at night. Tech has allowed a very solid middle class lifestyle for a lot of people. I can't think of another good paying job where someone is self-taught, or went to a 12-month certificate program at their local community college and now has a very good career.

If those jobs disappear, or wage growth is non-existent, I don't know where the next generation will find those jobs.

johnny_canuck··on Stripe valued at $159B, 2025 annual letter
Are there caps on how much you could sell during the tender offer? I had one come through my email ~3 years ago for a company I previously worked for. IIRC it allowed you to sell up to 10% of your stock.
johnny_canuck··on The $100B megadeal between OpenAI and Nvidia is on ice
Interesting to see this follow the news of their plan IPO in Q4 just yesterday. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-ipo-anthropic-race-69f06a...
johnny_canuck··on ChatGPT terms disallow its use in providing legal and medical advice to others
It is awful, but at the same time this isn't new. People have for a long time used Google searches to self diagnose their issues. ChatGPT just makes that process ever easier now.

From my viewpoint it speaks more to a problem of the healthcare system.

johnny_canuck··on Live Stream from the Namib Desert
Does anyone know what type of camera the stream uses? Or recommendations of an outdoor camera/microphone that could accomplish the same thing? I'd love to do this sort of thing in our rural backyard
johnny_canuck··on Bank of England flags risk of 'sudden correction' in tech stocks inflated by AI
Scott Galloway had a podcast episode about this topic just over a week ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oeepx2ZLrCA

I used to scoff at the idea of the AI-bubble (or any recently called-for tech bubble) being like the 90s given the way technology/the internet is now so integrated into our lives, but the way he spelled it out it does seem similar.

johnny_canuck··on Ask HN: Do you still use search engines?
When searching something non-programming related, I do. For example, I'm building an addition on our home. Searching for building materials, ideas, and any building science questions I have, I often find LLMs lacking. Even then, maybe 40% of the time Gemini gives me a good enough response.

On the flip side, any time I'm searching for something programming (FE, JavaScript in my case) it's last resort because an LLM is not giving me the answer I'm looking for.

This is still shocking to me, I really never thought I would replace my reliance on Google with something new.

johnny_canuck··on Happy 10k Day
Yes, I know the issue you're talking about. The fix I've found is to always maintain the same grip on the wheel. If you want to change it up then yank the wheel a bit to let it know you're there and then do so.

I'm surprised it got implemented in such a manner.

johnny_canuck··on Happy 10k Day
I've never heard of this so I've got a silly question - I own a Subaru Outback base model with adaptive cruise and lane keep. What is the difference that this offers?
johnny_canuck··on Justin Trudeau promises to resign as PM
It always is this. Same reason the CAD was at parity during the financial crisis.
johnny_canuck··on Justin Trudeau promises to resign as PM
Such an odd anecdote given that it wasn't that long ago Igor Kenk was the king of bike theft in Toronto.
johnny_canuck··on OpenAI O3 breakthrough high score on ARC-AGI-PUB
Start learning a trade
johnny_canuck··on Dumb TVs deserve a comeback
I happened to notice this article in my HN feed a few minutes after cursing at my Samsung TV about how poor it's internal software is. It's shocking how slow and clunky it is. I have a shield connected to it to skirt it for the most part but it's impossible to avoid it entirely. Not to mention how confusing it is for the less technical persons in my family.
johnny_canuck··on Netflix buffering issues: Boxing fans complain about Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
It's far from perfect here in Canada, I keep having to pause it or go back and then load it again.

Oddly having watched PPV events via the high seas for years, it feels normal...

johnny_canuck··on Ask HN: Why did consumer 3D printing take so long to be invented?
I'm curious how much better the printers are these days as I'd love to get another one.

I had a Wanhao Duplicator i3 in 2015 and found it required a lot of tinkering and calibration every time I wanted to use it. I ended up selling it as it was so time consuming to get everything correctly set up that it just killed any interest I had in it.

johnny_canuck··on Effectiveness of an walking intervention for the prevention of low back pain
Agreed, I tried for years to self motivate to go to the gym/workout at home. Often complaining of back discomfort. I found a personal trainer about a year ago and haven't looked back. So many body ache issues have gone away by strengthening my core, back, etc.
johnny_canuck··on My favorite 1980's Canadian TV show: Bits and Bytes
I thought this was a parody at first for that reason, haha
johnny_canuck··on A generalist AI agent for 3D virtual environments
Or in Arrested Development when Buster joined the army as a drive pilot and thought he was playing a video game
johnny_canuck··on Latam Airlines SYD to AKL flight: 50 people treated after mid-air incident
Reminds me of this Air Canada flight years ago where the pilot confused Venus with an oncoming plane.

https://www.cnn.com/2012/04/17/travel/canada-disoriented-pil...

johnny_canuck··on Google brings Stack Overflow's knowledge base to Gemini for Google cloud
I'm curious about the longevity of these sort of collaborations - in the future who is contributing to these knowledge bases? I imagine the communities that surround these places will fade away if new users are unaware of them and content creation begins to halt.

Though I suppose that is a short sighted concern in itself given the way in which we work will begin to evolve quickly as AI becomes more powerful.

In the end, I guess they end up being a positive press story for Google / Open AI / etc.?

johnny_canuck··on Dealing with surprising human emotions: desk moves (2017)
It would work for a toddler, not sure it would work as well for a grown up. But then again, IME there is quite an overlap between the two...
johnny_canuck··on Our Company Is Doing So Well That You're All Fired
IME (having gone through 3 layoffs), you can squeeze a lot out of fearful employees. I haven't be able to see that sustained over the course of 12+ months though.
Page 1 of 2Next →