Tech’s new generation and the end of thinking
"By now Cluely had been listening in on our conversation for a while, and I suggested that we open it up and see what it thought I should say next. I clicked the button marked what should i say next? Cluely suggested that I say, “Yeah, let’s open up Cluely and see what it’s doing right now—can you share your screen or walk me through what you’re seeing?” I’d already said pretty much exactly this, but since it had shown up onscreen I read it out loud. Cluely helpfully transcribed my repeating its suggestion, and then suggested that I say, “Alright, I’ve got Cluely open—here’s what I’m looking at right now.” I’m not sure who exactly I was supposed to be saying this to—possibly myself. Somehow our conversation seemed to have gotten stuck on the process of opening Cluely, despite the fact that Cluely was, in fact, already open. But I said it anyway, since I was now just repeating everything that came up on the screen. Cluely then told me to respond—to either it or myself; it was getting hard to tell at this point—by saying, “Great, I’m ready—just let me know what you want Cluely to check or help with next.” I started to worry that I would be trapped in this conversation forever, constantly repeating the machine’s words back to it as it pretended to be me. I told Roy that I wasn’t sure this was particularly useful. This seemed to confuse him. He asked, “I mean, what would you have wanted it to say?”
Ifound it strange that Roy couldn’t see the glaring contradiction in his own project. Here was someone who reacted very violently to anyone who tried to tell him what to do. At the same time, his grand contribution to the world was a piece of software that told people what to do."
https://harpers.org/archive/2026/03/childs-play-sam-kriss-ai-startup-roy-lee/
#AI #GenerativeAI #AIAgents #AGI #SanFrancisco #Startups #Cluely
I miss SuperHappyDevHouse. I miss my local Python meetup. I miss a sense of possibility and wonder and art and just _fun_ at what we could do with computers.
When I look at what remains of that culture though, it's like reading Heart of Darkness now https://harpers.org/archive/2026/03/childs-play-sam-kriss-ai-startup-roy-lee/
Child's Play: Tech's new generation and the end of thinking
L: https://harpers.org/archive/2026/03/childs-play-sam-kriss-ai-startup-roy-lee/
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47088685
posted on 2026.02.20 at 09:48:34 (c=3, p=7)
Child's Play: Tech's new generation and the end of thinking
https://harpers.org/archive/2026/03/childs-play-sam-kriss-ai-startup-roy-lee/
#HackerNews #ChildsPlay #TechGeneration #EndOfThinking #AIInnovation #FutureOfPlay
I read this earlier and of all the people in it, I think I like "Donald Boat" the most, and everyone else the least: harpers.org/archive/2026...
Child’s Play, by Sam Kriss
This was a really good article about how big of losers silicon valley bros are
https://harpers.org/archive/2026/03/childs-play-sam-kriss-ai-startup-roy-lee/
Child's Play: Tech's new generation and the end of thinking
Link: https://harpers.org/archive/2026/03/childs-play-sam-kriss-ai-startup-roy-lee/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47088685
Child's Play: Tech's new generation and the end of thinking
https://harpers.org/archive/2026/03/childs-play-sam-kriss-ai-startup-roy-lee/
San Francisco as described in this piece is as exhausting as it sounds
But
I’m also glad that I don’t have to live in that version of it
https://harpers.org/archive/2026/03/childs-play-sam-kriss-ai-startup-roy-lee/
Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone’
Imagine Keir Starmer being THIS much of a coward.
`Both Karen and Bill separately tried to contact the British consulate. After weeks of effort, Karen managed to speak to someone, but the consular official told her they couldn’t interfere.`
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice
‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice
Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone’
‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks.
Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone’.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice
Whatever you DO NOT VISIT the USA.
A retired British primary school teacher with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE in the US while on holiday.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice
Even Karen isn't fucking safe.
Don't come to the US. And if you can leave - do it.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice
A retired British primary school teacher with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE in the US while on holiday.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice
Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice
#trump #ice #usa
'Karen has no criminal record. She is a grandmother who spent eight years working as an admin assistant at a primary school before her retirement...So why did ICE detain her, and keep her locked up for so long? A possible answer began to emerge over the weeks she was incarcerated. As Karen got to know the guards at the Northwest ICE Processing Center where she was held, she kept hearing the same thing from them: that ICE officers are paid a bonus every time they detain someone'
#ice #usPol #tourism #immigration #prisonIndustrialComplex
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice
Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone’
‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Don’t go to the US – not with...
A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Don’t go to the US – not with...
A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Don’t go to the US – not with...
‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Let's be honest, the thing that we find appalling about this story of a middle-aged white British woman being locked up for weeks by ICE isn't the fact that she was locked up; it's that it can happen to a white middle-aged British woman.
Immigration services across the West have been cruel for a very long time¹, but just not to people who look like this or come from here.
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¹ ICE has got much worse recently
'Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Don’t go to the US – not with...
Let's be honest, the thing that we find appalling about this story of a middle-aged white British woman being locked up for weeks by ICE isn't the fact that she was locked up; it's that it can happen to a white middle-aged British woman.
Immigration services across the West have been cruel for a very long time¹, but just not to people who look like this or come from here.
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¹ ICE has got much worse recently
A warning about rising prices, vanishing consumer choice, and a future where owning a computer may matter more than ever as hardware, power, and control drift toward data centers and away from people.
Probably a pragmatic way to be anyway:
"The reason I’m writing all of this isn’t to create panic, but to help put things into perspective. You don’t need to scavenger-hunt for legacy parts in your local landfill (yet) or swear off upgrades forever, but you do need to recognize that the rules have changed. The market that once catered to enthusiasts and everyday users is turning its back. So take care of your hardware, stretch its lifespan, upgrade thoughtfully, and don’t assume replacement will always be easy or affordable."
From this analysis on the impact hyperscalers are having on the near future (at least) of personal electronics "Hold on to Your Hardware":
https://マリウス.com/hold-on-to-your-hardware/
This part is dark:
"That PC, laptop, NAS, or home server isn’t disposable anymore. Clean it, maintain it, repaste it, replace fans and protect it, as it may need to last far longer than you originally planned.
Also, realize that the best time to upgrade your hardware was yesterday and that the second best time is now. "
It's probably alarmist, but this has me thinking: What if governments and bastard oligarchs actually manage to reverse the personal computing revolution of the last 50 years? Nothing in tech is inevitable, not even individual practical access to hardware.
It's probably alarmist, but this has me thinking: What if governments and bastard oligarchs actually manage to reverse the personal computing revolution of the last 50 years? Nothing in tech is inevitable, not even individual practical access to hardware.
Hold Onto Your Hardware
You'll own nothing and be happy
As RAM shortages hit and major players pull out of selling RAM to consumers in favour of selling to AI companies, the price of many things is due to go up, including home computing.
#ai #enshitification #obsolescence
https://マリウス.com/hold-on-to-your-hardware/
It's probably alarmist, but this has me thinking: What if governments and bastard oligarchs actually manage to reverse the personal computing revolution of the last 50 years? Nothing in tech is inevitable, not even individual practical access to hardware.
It's probably alarmist, but this has me thinking: What if governments and bastard oligarchs actually manage to reverse the personal computing revolution of the last 50 years? Nothing in tech is inevitable, not even individual practical access to hardware.
It's probably alarmist, but this has me thinking: What if governments and bastard oligarchs actually manage to reverse the personal computing revolution of the last 50 years? Nothing in tech is inevitable, not even individual practical access to hardware.
It's probably alarmist, but this has me thinking: What if governments and bastard oligarchs actually manage to reverse the personal computing revolution of the last 50 years? Nothing in tech is inevitable, not even individual practical access to hardware.
It's probably alarmist, but this has me thinking: What if governments and bastard oligarchs actually manage to reverse the personal computing revolution of the last 50 years? Nothing in tech is inevitable, not even individual practical access to hardware.
Even as weather extremes worsen, the voices calling for the rolling back of environmental rules have grown louder and more influential
2. "Under water, in denial: is Europe drowning out the climate crisis? Even as weather extremes worsen, the voices calling for rolling back environmental rules have grown louder and more influential."
I wonder about the question mark in the headline... 🤦♂️
Anyway: told you so.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/feb/21/under-water-in-denial-is-europe-drowning-out-the-climate-crisis
Even as weather extremes worsen, the voices calling for the rolling back of environmental rules have grown louder and more influential
“What is surprising is that the authorities are surprised by such an outcome,” he said. “We are not experiencing the worst possible scenario, but simply a probable one, entirely within the range of what can be expected from climate simulations.”
#ClimateChange #Environment #Climate #Denial #Politics #Europe #USA
“What is surprising is that the authorities are surprised by such an outcome,” he said. “We are not experiencing the worst possible scenario, but simply a probable one, entirely within the range of what can be expected from climate simulations.”
"Even in Europe, where polls show citizens overwhelmingly accept climate science and support stopping planet-heating pollution, a quiet but deadly form of denial has emerged.
Far-right parties have gained ground across the continent, even as they make fighting climate policy – aided by the Heartland Institute, a US thinktank funded by fossil fuels – their second priority after immigration."
“What is surprising is that the authorities are surprised by such an outcome,” he said. “We are not experiencing the worst possible scenario, but simply a probable one, entirely within the range of what can be expected from climate simulations.”
A look at the rising denialism among the political class in Europe, despite rising #climate awareness and public calls for accountability and adaptation.
The interception of the far right, spinning warming into a culture war, in turn driving up avoidance and cowardice among politicians and policy makers, continues to be a critical impediment to not just mitigation but also adaptation.
Even as weather extremes worsen, the voices calling for the rolling back of environmental rules have grown louder and more influential
“What is surprising is that the authorities are surprised by such an outcome,” he said. “We are not experiencing the worst possible scenario, but simply a probable one, entirely within the range of what can be expected from climate simulations.”
#ClimateChange #Environment #Climate #Denial #Politics #Europe #USA
Even in Europe, where polls show citizens overwhelmingly accept climate science and support stopping planet-heating pollution, a quiet but deadly form of denial has emerged
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/feb/21/under-water-in-denial-is-europe-drowning-out-the-climate-crisis
Rivers are shrinking and aquifers are falling, raising fears of “water bankruptcy” as billions experience increasing water shortages.
UN declares Earth has entered a period of 'water bankruptcy' that is likely impossible to reverse
https://www.earth.com/news/un-declares-water-bankruptcy-era-as-major-rivers-and-aquifers-dry-up/
> Rivers are shrinking and aquifers are falling, raising fears of “water bankruptcy” as billions experience increasing water shortages.
Reminder that llm data centres waste dozens of gallons of potable water every minute of every day
UN declares Earth has entered a period of 'water bankruptcy' that is likely impossible to reverse
https://www.earth.com/news/un-declares-water-bankruptcy-era-as-major-rivers-and-aquifers-dry-up/
> Rivers are shrinking and aquifers are falling, raising fears of “water bankruptcy” as billions experience increasing water shortages.
Reminder that llm data centres waste dozens of gallons of potable water every minute of every day
But let's keep building huge, water-guzzling data centers.
"A new report from the United Nations warns humanity has entered an era [of] “water bankruptcy.” In many regions, yearly rainfall and river flows are no longer enough to meet demand.
In response, countries are increasingly drawing down groundwater reserves that can take centuries, or even millennia, to refill.
..If you live off your savings to cover your monthly bills...you are quietly moving toward collapse."
https://www.earth.com/news/un-declares-water-bankruptcy-era-as-major-rivers-and-aquifers-dry-up/
UN declares Earth has entered a period of 'water bankruptcy' that is likely impossible to reverse
https://www.earth.com/news/un-declares-water-bankruptcy-era-as-major-rivers-and-aquifers-dry-up/
> Rivers are shrinking and aquifers are falling, raising fears of “water bankruptcy” as billions experience increasing water shortages.
Reminder that llm data centres waste dozens of gallons of potable water every minute of every day
A new report from the United Nations warns humanity has entered an era that researchers call “water bankruptcy.” In many regions, yearly rainfall and river flows are no longer enough to meet demand. #climatechange
https://www.earth.com/news/un-declares-water-bankruptcy-era-as-major-rivers-and-aquifers-dry-up/
A new report from the United Nations warns humanity has entered an era that researchers call “water bankruptcy.” In many regions, yearly rainfall and river flows are no longer enough to meet demand. #climatechange
https://www.earth.com/news/un-declares-water-bankruptcy-era-as-major-rivers-and-aquifers-dry-up/
UN declares Earth has entered a period of 'water bankruptcy' that is likely impossible to reverse
https://www.earth.com/news/un-declares-water-bankruptcy-era-as-major-rivers-and-aquifers-dry-up/
> Rivers are shrinking and aquifers are falling, raising fears of “water bankruptcy” as billions experience increasing water shortages.
Reminder that llm data centres waste dozens of gallons of potable water every minute of every day
But let's keep building huge, water-guzzling data centers.
"A new report from the United Nations warns humanity has entered an era [of] “water bankruptcy.” In many regions, yearly rainfall and river flows are no longer enough to meet demand.
In response, countries are increasingly drawing down groundwater reserves that can take centuries, or even millennia, to refill.
..If you live off your savings to cover your monthly bills...you are quietly moving toward collapse."
https://www.earth.com/news/un-declares-water-bankruptcy-era-as-major-rivers-and-aquifers-dry-up/
A new report from the United Nations warns humanity has entered an era that researchers call “water bankruptcy.” In many regions, yearly rainfall and river flows are no longer enough to meet demand. #climatechange
https://www.earth.com/news/un-declares-water-bankruptcy-era-as-major-rivers-and-aquifers-dry-up/
A new report from the United Nations warns humanity has entered an era that researchers call “water bankruptcy.” In many regions, yearly rainfall and river flows are no longer enough to meet demand. #climatechange
https://www.earth.com/news/un-declares-water-bankruptcy-era-as-major-rivers-and-aquifers-dry-up/
Why pay for Lightroom or Luminar? Darktable is better, faster, and completely free. The ultimate professional alternative for RAW editing. Get started here.
Someone put together a solid looking website with tutorials on Darktable, the free open-source photo editing software!
https://darktable.info/en/welcome-to-the-modern-darkroom/
Personally, I find guides like this a lot more useful than videos.
Someone put together a solid looking website with tutorials on Darktable, the free open-source photo editing software!
https://darktable.info/en/welcome-to-the-modern-darkroom/
Personally, I find guides like this a lot more useful than videos.
Someone put together a solid looking website with tutorials on Darktable, the free open-source photo editing software!
https://darktable.info/en/welcome-to-the-modern-darkroom/
Personally, I find guides like this a lot more useful than videos.
Someone put together a solid looking website with tutorials on Darktable, the free open-source photo editing software!
https://darktable.info/en/welcome-to-the-modern-darkroom/
Personally, I find guides like this a lot more useful than videos.
Someone put together a solid looking website with tutorials on Darktable, the free open-source photo editing software!
https://darktable.info/en/welcome-to-the-modern-darkroom/
Personally, I find guides like this a lot more useful than videos.
Someone put together a solid looking website with tutorials on Darktable, the free open-source photo editing software!
https://darktable.info/en/welcome-to-the-modern-darkroom/
Personally, I find guides like this a lot more useful than videos.
This looks like a great resource for those of us getting into Darktable: https://darktable.info/en/welcome-to-the-modern-darkroom/
Someone put together a solid looking website with tutorials on Darktable, the free open-source photo editing software!
https://darktable.info/en/welcome-to-the-modern-darkroom/
Personally, I find guides like this a lot more useful than videos.
Someone put together a solid looking website with tutorials on Darktable, the free open-source photo editing software!
https://darktable.info/en/welcome-to-the-modern-darkroom/
Personally, I find guides like this a lot more useful than videos.
What happens when a large open source project dies.
What happens when a large open source project dies?
Whale Fall by @andrewnez is a really good read: https://nesbitt.io/2026/02/21/whale-fall.html
What happens when a large open source project dies?
What happens when a large open source project dies?
What happens when a large open source project dies?
An experiment in language change
*For what it is, it's pretty good. It probably needs a sequel that goes a thousand years into the future.
https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-back-in-time-understand-english
How far back in time can you still understand English?
Interesting read if you're interested in language
https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-back-in-time-understand-english
How far back in time can you understand English?
Link: https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-back-in-time-understand-english
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47061614
How far back in time can you understand English? - https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-back-in-time-understand-english
How far back in time can you understand English?: https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-back-in-time-understand-english
Discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47061614
How far back in time can you understand English?
L: https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-back-in-time-understand-english
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47061614
posted on 2026.02.18 at 09:56:58 (c=1, p=5)
How far back in time can you understand English?
L: https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-back-in-time-understand-english
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47061614
posted on 2026.02.18 at 09:56:58 (c=1, p=5)
*For what it is, it's pretty good. It probably needs a sequel that goes a thousand years into the future.
https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-back-in-time-understand-english
How far back in time can you understand English?
Link: https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-back-in-time-understand-english
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47061614
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