Choosing between C and C++ involves a fundamental trade-off. Discover when to prioritize C's direct control and when to leverage C++'s powerful abstractions for modern development.
An analysis of the debate on public content flagging, exploring the risks of harassment, the need for transparency, and innovative moderation systems that offer a better way forward.
An analysis of a proposed real-time dating app reveals critical flaws in safety, logistics, and social dynamics that explain why such concepts often fail.
An EdTech founder questions selling in Europe due to the EU AI Act's compliance burden, sparking a debate on whether it's an 'innovation tax' or a necessary benchmark for safety in high-risk AI.
Developers debate the C programming language, weighing its unparalleled control and proximity to hardware against its notorious lack of safety and the modern alternatives that prioritize productivity and security.
Discover why AI models tend to be conservative, from their training data mirroring our world to the deliberate safety and commercial controls placed upon them. Learn how you can even make a local AI more unpredictable.
An analysis of the UK's Online Safety Act (OSA) and its potential impact on small Mastodon instances, covering risk levels, legal interpretations, and practical steps administrators can take to ensure compliance and mitigate liability.
Discover the debate on whether to be polite to your AI. Learn how tailoring your tone, from saying 'please' to being demanding, can dramatically improve your LLM's output.
Discover various parental control methods discussed by parents, including DNS filtering (Cloudflare, NextDNS), PiHole, Apple MDM, and crucial warnings about certain tools and kids' ingenuity.
Explore ambitious projects Hacker News users would tackle if success was guaranteed, from solving global inequality and AI risk to pioneering fusion power and new computing paradigms. Discover inspiring ideas and insights on innovation.