I don't really need a social network for the people I'm already in close proximity with. But, I'm glad they're making an attempt here, at least.

I was just in Aomori this past week (to see the sakura blossoms in Hirosaki). We literally left Sunday night, and while it seems like there really wasn't any concern in the city, I'm not sure I would have been prepared as a visitor to the country.

I know that it's just a super common distinction between pilers and filers, but I really struggle to comprehend the usefulness of just "dumping everything" in one place and hoping that search will sort it out.

At a certain threshold, doesn't it just become impossible to remember what you do or don't have in that pile?

When search fails, is it because it isn't there? Or is it because the search just didn't find it?

Yeah that's why the search needs to be really good.

I just don't have the mindset for painstakingly categorising stuff so that'll never happen. When I was younger I sometimes tried to do that but I always ended up giving up on it and just having a pile of outdated stuff.

We still have "both" and it's quite commonly used. It's even used _in_ the article, and in several comments here in this very discussion.

The medium is the message. I feel like this should be more obvious in 2026 than at any other time in history.

If the author does not care to take the time to craft their message, why should I care to take the time to read it?

If you used AI, and I cannot tell, I don't care that you used AI. But when it's clear and present almost immediately, I feel as though the author does not respect their audience (of which I am a member).

As every composition teacher would say: "use your own words."

I immediately suspected AI writing. Then I quickly checked a couple of their older posts, and sure enough: completely different tone, language, grammar.

There may come a day when we can no longer reliably tell the difference, but for now, I'd just prefer not to see this kind of writing popping up on HN.

More than one solution can exist for the same problem.

> "Today it's gambling advertising, tomorrow it's alcohol, then it's sugary drinks, fast food, critical minerals and who knows what else comes next," chief executive Kai Cantwell said.

Good? I really hope that we are approaching a day when we realize that advertising itself is harmful, and leads to contra-social behavior in general.

I would say that it is less that DoorDash makes it worse than it is that DoorDash's model removes any incentive for making it better.

This has been common parlance in much of the US for a long time. I would hesitate to even call it slang at this point. It's a pretty commonly used term.