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I interviewed 100 writers about AI – here's what I learnt
Article URL: https://flynndevine.substack.com/p/i-interviewed-100-writers-about-ai
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43914014
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Fiddling Weights with Temperature
Article URL: https://www.boristhebrave.com/2025/05/07/fiddling-weights-with-temperature/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43914005
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Show HN: I made a free shapefile to CSV converter that runs in the browser
There are many times I find some government data in shapefile (.shp) format but want to use the attributes inside for analysis in tabular format. It's always a pain to open this in QGIS, convert the CRS correctly, then save as CSV. So I built a tool that will handle this for you, all running within the browser so data doesn't need to be sent anywhere. Under the hood it's using DuckDB built for Wasm + the spatial extension (which links GEOS). And full disclaimer, I'm using this as lead generation for my Honeycomb Maps product, but if you'd prefer not to give your email that's completely fine, just put from@hn.com or something similar :)
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43913992
Points: 2
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Voight-Kampff Test
Article URL: https://bladerunner.fandom.com/wiki/Voight-Kampff_test
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43913990
Points: 1
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NCSC warns of IT helpdesk impersonation trick being used by ransomware gangs after UK retailers attacked
Ask HN: What to learn/do in the age of AI?
I wanna be a software engineer, i just love coming across problems and then brainstorming on solutions, even better if i can discuss with others. Unfortunately, i have been quite slow with learning to code, to my enormous frustration.
Now with AI agents that can code real shit up, and even genius, experienced devs on hackernews using them a lot, do i even go down this path?
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43913974
Points: 2
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VR-CLI: Learning to Reason for Long-Form Story Generation
Article URL: https://www.arxiv.org/pdf/2503.22828
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43913967
Points: 1
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Big Tech Battles – report from the trenches
Article URL: https://rewiring.bearblog.dev/big-tech-battles-report-from-the-trenches/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43913954
Points: 1
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Do you approve of the state of the software industry?
Article URL: https://floss.social/@alcinnz/114451583782470918
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43913952
Points: 1
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Migrating a JavaScript Project from Prettier and ESLint to BiomeJS
Article URL: https://blog.appsignal.com/2025/05/07/migrating-a-javascript-project-from-prettier-and-eslint-to-biomejs.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43913950
Points: 2
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Show HN: Lwlnow – Dictation-based practice for language learners
Hey HN,
I’m excited to share lwlnow, a web app designed to help language learners improve their listening, vocabulary, and writing skills through dictation-based practice — a method that’s simple, immersive, and surprisingly powerful.
Why we built it Most language learning apps focus on passive exposure or gamified memorization. But real fluency comes from training your brain to understand native speech and respond with precision.
Dictation is one of the most underrated yet effective ways to build that skill: • Listen to a native sentence • Type exactly what you hear • Get instant feedback on spelling, grammar, and word recognition
It’s like shadowing — but active, and it works incredibly well for learners at every level.
Who is it for? • Learners who want to internalize grammar naturally • People struggling with listening comprehension • Students looking for daily active practice
We’re still early and improving fast — your feedback would mean a lot: • What do you like? • What would you add or change? • Which languages should we support next?
Thanks for checking it out — and good luck with your language journey!
– Yigit https://lwlnow.com/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43913945
Points: 1
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Uber CEO says changing employee benefits 'is a risk we decided to take'
Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/06/uber-ceo-says-changing-employee-benefits-is-a-risk-we-decided-to-take.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43913929
Points: 1
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Show HN: Digest – Create daily briefings from any source (HN, Reddit, X, RSS)
Hey HN! I've built Digest to fix my own information overload. It provides custom daily briefings from the sources you care about.
Most of us check 10+ places a day — HN, reddit, X, RSS feeds, substack, youtube, newsletters, weather, calendar, etc.
Digest pulls content from all of them and compiles it into one clean email.
Choose your sources, set filters, and Digest does the rest. It’s for people who want less noise and want to stay informed without wasting too much time.
Some example use cases:
- A morning briefing that contains: weather for today, HN top posts, top posts from subreddits, and your meetings for the day
- An evening briefing to see top posts you missed for the day on HN, Reddit, as well as top news stories, and your meetings for tomorrow
- A daily overview of all the newsletters you've received, and you can easily read them in our newsletter reader.
- A daily briefing on specific topics, like AI, which pulls content from X, subreddits, RSS feeds, youtube and more.
I'd love feedback and ideas
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43913922
Points: 1
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Students: Customize ChatGPT to learn more efficiently
Article URL: http://renaudr.com/posts/LEARN.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43913912
Points: 1
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AI of dead Arizona road rage victim addresses killer in court
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/06/arizona-road-rage-victim-ai-chris-pelkey
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43913905
Points: 3
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Syd+Youki=Syd-OCI: Introduction to a Secure Container Runtime for Linux [video]
Agentic Editing in Zed
Article URL: https://zed.dev/blog/fastest-ai-code-editor?e=60
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43913896
Points: 2
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Replacement of Preplexity
Article URL: https://renassianceagent.vercel.app
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43913888
Points: 1
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Second Ransomware Group Caught Exploiting Windows Flaw as Zero-Day
At least two ransomware groups exploited the Windows zero-day CVE-2025-29824 before it was patched by Microsoft.
The post Second Ransomware Group Caught Exploiting Windows Flaw as Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Patterning on Living Tardigrades
Article URL: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c00378
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43913849
Points: 1
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