Code is cheap now, but software isn't(chrisgregori.dev)

83 points by fs_software 9 months ago | 33 comments

Policy on the AI Exponential(darioamodei.com)

131 points by yjp20 4 months ago | 190 comments

Show HN: Huzzah – a novel approach to coding with AI(danielvaughn.dev)

334 points by danielvaughn 2 months ago | 178 comments

Blog post introducing Huzzah, an experimental editor where you write pseudocode that is synced to real source code by AI on save, with the pseudocode kept as intent.

Evolution of Minimum Viable Product(raspasov.posthaven.com)

22 points by johnxie 1 year ago | 18 comments

Mea Culpa – Dark Hours(blog.terrygodier.com)

568 points by satvikpendem 2 months ago | 255 comments

Terry Godier's blog post apologizing for problems with Dark Hours, a website he launched to show what can be seen in the night sky.

Crypto in 2026: Oh, This Is the Bad Place(stephendiehl.com)

325 points by ibobev 4 months ago | 407 comments

Stephen Diehl blog post criticizing the state of crypto in 2026, citing a presidential memecoin, prediction markets on military actions, and shadow dollar systems.

The Internet Is Full of AI Dogshit(aftermath.site)

671 points by thinkingemote 2 years ago | 476 comments

An Aftermath blog post arguing that the internet is increasingly filled with low-quality AI-generated content, with machines talking to machines.

Bringing Sexy Back. Internet surveillance has killed eroticism(lux-magazine.com)

351 points by eustoria 11 months ago | 242 comments

Lux Magazine essay by Kate Wagner arguing internet surveillance has killed eroticism and that privacy is needed to reclaim it.

If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing(pluralistic.net)

1007 points by jay_kyburz 2 years ago | 473 comments

Cory Doctorow's Pluralistic blog post arguing that if buying digital media isn't owning it, then piracy isn't stealing.

Is legal the same as legitimate: AI reimplementation and the erosion of copyleft(writings.hongminhee.org)

541 points by dahlia 7 months ago | 539 comments

Blog essay arguing that AI-assisted clean-room reimplementation, as with chardet 7.0 relicensed from LGPL to MIT, may be legal but erodes the legitimacy of copyleft.

Supreme Court's ruling practically wipes out free speech for sex writing online(ellsberg.substack.com)

598 points by macawfish 1 year ago | 793 comments

A Substack essay by Michael Ellsberg arguing a Supreme Court ruling effectively ends free speech protections for sexual writing online, and asking whether his literary site is now illegal.

How to post when no one is reading(jeetmehta.com)

598 points by j4mehta 1 year ago | 240 comments

Personal blog essay arguing creators should keep publishing through years of obscurity, since mastery and audience take a long time to build.