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Ask HN: When did computers stop being fun?

Hacker News - Sat, 05/16/2026 - 6:02pm

Of course I don't mean they stopped being fun for everyone. My impression is that they've been on one side "corporatized", and on the other became a vehicle for mindless entertainment.

I don't care for coding new stuff. Everything I may need either already exists or is too complex to do on my own (and no, I won't vibe-code it, what's the fun in that?)

I don't even code for work anymore since I moved to a project/service management role.

Basically, the spark I felt some 25 years ago seems to be completely gone.

Any suggestion on getting it back?

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Classic – Hacker News

Hacker News - Sat, 05/16/2026 - 5:25pm

Article URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/classic

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48163957

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Liquid Breathing

Hacker News - Sat, 05/16/2026 - 5:21pm
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Scenario with Low Demand for AI

Hacker News - Sat, 05/16/2026 - 5:10pm

Imagine a scenario where AI hardware has been built at a massive scale, but the demand for using it for commercial AI is lower than the capacity. What do you think will happen? Will the hardware be turned off and wait, or will it be removed and replaced, or will the owners donate the compute to science, or something else?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48163843

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