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Show HN: Nodecode, open-source living agent in Lisp that rewrites itself for you

Hi HN, we're Mike and Thom.Agents of the future should only have one tool (the interpreter, ideally a LISP eval), nothing more or less; to interact with the world. Agents remember by writing markdown files. NODECODE remembers by rewriting itself...

Scholarship essay tips: How to write a winning application

Paying for college doesn’t have to mean living on ramen noodles forever or taking out loans that feel like they’ll follow you into retirement. One of the smartest ways to help cover the cost is ...

I'm creating my own OS, check it out, LimonOs no Unix no Linux

So, I've created my own OS called LimonOS. It is currently in the early stages of development. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it is neither Linux nor Unix—in short, the kernel is unique and 98% written in C. Yes, I used an AI assistant for...

Show HN: A Platform to Find Essays, personally recommended to you

Reading a book is great, when you know it will be good. Reading news is great, when you know it will be interesting, and the same with essays.Inability to find great content to read became a huge pain point for me after I read through Paul Graham&#x2...

Show HN: Making a smart TV dumb and then smart

A recent (unwanted) webOS update that got installed on TV prompted me to start going down the rabbit hole of writing new TV software. After a couple of weekends and massive help from 4 different models, finally managed to get v1 working.My daughter e...

Show HN: Loudwalk – Review your Anki deck out loud on a walk

Hey HN,Loudwalk (https://loudwalk.com/?from=hn) is an app I built for myself to review my Anki flashcards out loud on a walk, and am excited to share today.Anki has changed my life and is probably the best habit I've managed to st...

Commentary: AI governance — a practical view from a writing classroom

Artificial intelligence has upended the writing classroom. Four years ago, Stephen Marche was bold enough to state that the ...

Natsui-san's essay book is a charm

I consider Natsui-san my mentor on my own accord. This is because they are someone who is paving the way for the future of ...

Amazon accused of using AI to rank warehouses by 'union risk'

"[The language] makes it clear that they think the union is bad." ...

McDonald's accused of AI-fueled price fixing in federal court — says lawsuit is filled with inaccuracies

“AI does not set the price of a Big Mac or any other menu item,” the company wrote on its website.

6 easy steps for planning an essay and creating a painless writing process

Use mind maps to brainstorm ideas and make an outline to organise your ideas Writing an essay can sometimes seem daunting, especially if you have numerous ideas swirling in your mind. Nonetheless, ...

Show HN: Euspell – Spelling reform: an enginnering approach

Hi HN. Euspell is a conservastive respelling of English and all the software needed to implement it. The link above converts the text you paste, in your browser. Other ways to try it out are the browser extensions and EPUB/PDF readers.Previous s...

The lingering aftertaste of 'having encountered good writing' | Yuri Nagura's 'The School of Book Spines'

Do you remember the time you spent as a child in your local bookstore, gazing at the rows of book spines?Titles you hadn't read yet. Names of authors you'd never heard of. Even though you weren't ...

Pangram review: A polished AI detector that gets the basics right

Pangram is impressively accurate with purely human- and AI-written text, while offering a clean interface and useful extras.

Writers get some plagiarism protection with new AI-cloaking tool

With writers everywhere understandably pissed that voracious AI tools are increasingly stealing their original works to train ...

Overwatch Skin Design Contest Filled With AI Submissions And Plagiarism

Several winners in the Overwatch skin design contest have come under fire over accusations of AI and plagiarism, leading to ...

Show HN: Fakeipedia – Wikipedia for worlds that don't exist

Hi HN!Fakeipedia is an automatic world-building platform which takes an imagined world and makes a whole wiki that you can endlessly explore by clicking red links.I came up with this idea a few months ago after playing around with worldbuilding in Ge...

Ask HN: How much are developers trusting LLMs to write prod code?

I've been out of the dev role for a few years. I'd appreciate if you could help me better understand what its actually like out there. How much are you trusting LLMs for writing production code:1. Chat-esque LLM assistance while mostly hand...

Show HN: Checkobot – Detect Deepfakes and AI Images

Hello HN, I am Kartikeya & we are building the best AI Slop Detector - Checkobot.Current AI Image Detectors are functionally jagged. Some are not able to detect deepfakes, some fail on the latest flux models. Some have an unacceptable false flag...

Ask HN: Any secrets for reaching a human at large companies?

Not having social media is good for avoiding ragebait, but it leaves me feeling helpless when I'm running out of customer support options.For the past 2 weeks, I have been failing to reach a human with competency and agency at HPE.I have a tape...