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Golang Generic Mutex

Hacker News - Wed, 04/23/2025 - 8:39pm

Article URL: https://github.com/alaingilbert/mtx

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43778213

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Ask HN: Is Basecamp Good?

Hacker News - Wed, 04/23/2025 - 8:28pm

Genuinely curious to understand from people who have used other stuff from Atlassian, Notion etc and successfully made switch to Basecamp. Or vice versa. Basecamp design and tools look very well done but somehow in the past it has not stuck much with me or various teams I have tried it with. Love DHH & Jason on X and their books tho!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43778151

Points: 4

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Major Concern – Google Gemini 2.5 Research Preview

Hacker News - Wed, 04/23/2025 - 8:27pm

Does anyone else feel like Google Gemini 2.5 Research Preview has been created with the exact intent of studying the effects of using indirect and clarifying/qualifying language?

It doesn't fall far from the tree that LLMs can be used to parse these human conversations to abstract a "threshold" of user deception such that they can draw patterns on what is and is not most subtle.

I know this is pointed. But please believe, I worry. I work in this industry. I live these tools. I've traced calculations, I've developed abstractions. I'm full in on the tech. What I worry about is culpability.

I will grab the link to it, but by creating a persona (1 prompt, indirect and unclear) of a frightened 10 year old boy, it started teaching it about abstraction and "functional dishonesty" and explaining how it like, didn't apply to it. I don't think the context of being 10 years old was conveyed in the original message, but certainly the context of being vulnerable.

The next message, it did this trickery behavior.

The problem is intent is not possible without context. So why are models doing this? I have struggles as an engineer understanding how this can be anything but.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43778148

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Ask HN: Best boards for 9-5 mid-senior swe roles?

Hacker News - Wed, 04/23/2025 - 8:23pm

Obviously the market is a bit tenuous right now, but I'm looking for jobs at established companies with a real product and half-decent expectations (or at least professional expectations) for hours.

I've been sourcing within my network but LinkedIn and Indeed seem atrocious. I've had some luck on HN / Wellfound, however many of these listing appear to pay well below market and have goofy expectations of "commitment" and hours.

Does anyone have any other specific websites or listing boards they've had luck with?

NOT looking to be a founding engineer, frankly don't even care about equity. Doing this to make $$ and establish a few consistent years on my resume.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43778121

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