I'm thiiiis close to writing a Firefox extension that auto-hides any HN headline with an LLM/AI-related keyword in the title, just so I can find something interesting on here again.

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codyb 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

It comes and goes in cycles... I remember the hay days of MVC frameworks and oh my this one is MVVC! ad nauseum for... years lol.

I stopped coming here for a year or two, now I visit once a day or so and mostly just skim a couple threads.

Eventually, this entire field... just starts to feel pretty cyclical.

	▲	oblio a day ago \| parent [-]
		Keep in mind that the cycles here are not circles, they're spirals. We <<are>> progressing, it's just very slow to notice. A bit of proof: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/08/09/the-joel-test-12-s... 1. Do you use source control? - I haven't seen a software company without source control in... 2 decades? 2. Can you make a build in one step? - This is a bit tricky, but it super widespread. Maybe not universal, but very widespread. 3. Do you make daily builds? - Same as #2. 4. Do you have a bug database? - Same as #2. 5. Do you fix bugs before writing new code? - This is a debatable topic but you could argue that modern bugs are more complex and we are fixing them. 6. Do you have an up-to-date schedule? - Heh, some things you just can't win :-p 7. Do you have a spec? - Similar to #6. 8. Do programmers have quiet working conditions? - This one is the biggest modern failure, but it's not one of tech. 9. Do you use the best tools money can buy? - Similar to #2. 10. Do you have testers? - We've moved to automated testing. We've lost some flair but we've gained a lot in day-to-day quality. 11. Do new candidates write code during their interview? - Really widespread now, but not universal. Less widespread than having proper build systems. 12. Do you do hallway usability testing? - Varies a lot by field, it used to vary even back in the day.

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dysoco 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I appreciate HN staying simple but a tag system like lobsters has would be pretty nice...

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icdtea 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You can do this with a custom filter list in Ublock Origin, no custom extension necessary.

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coldpie 2 days ago | parent [-]

I'm thinking something that would actually use HN's "Hide" feature, so other stories will populate the page after the AI ones are hidden. Is that something uBO could do?

	▲	icdtea 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		You make a good point, I don't believe so. I currently block most LLM/AI threads and some pages can get quite sparse. Would love to check that out if you get around to putting that together!

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ftkftk 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

You could use an agentic AI coding tool to vibe code you one in minutes! /s

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coldpie 2 days ago | parent [-]

Honestly might give that a go, yeah. Brand new, low stakes, throwaway projects are one of the few things these tools are actually genuinely pretty useful for.

	▲	ftkftk 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		I agree. It may not be the most environmentally sensitive approach but throwaway one time tooling is a perfect use case.