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List of P(doom) Values

Hacker News - Fri, 04/18/2025 - 7:52pm

Article URL: https://pauseai.info/pdoom

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43732928

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Tell HN: /active Will Ruin HN

Hacker News - Fri, 04/18/2025 - 7:49pm

/active is a toxic version of HN. It's old but has become popular recently - https://hn.algolia.com/?query=%22news.ycombinator.com%2Factive%22&sort=byDate&type=comment

HN is a house built out of Chesterton's Fence, this is an old algorithm newly multiplying in the wild.

This is not to the mods, this is for users to think about. Even if you avoid the active list, when a front page item goes there it will also go toxic. /active doesn't contain users like shadowban.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43732912

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Programming Well: Abstraction and Design in Computation

Hacker News - Fri, 04/18/2025 - 7:36pm

Article URL: https://book.cs51.io

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43732847

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Ask HN: How do you drive adoption when your product requires a behavior shift?

Hacker News - Fri, 04/18/2025 - 7:32pm

I’m working on heyopenspot.com where the value proposition depends on users adopting a new behavior. In our case, it's using video (or voice) to present themselves professionally, instead of defaulting to static, one-dimensional resumes.

We know behavior doesn't shift just because something “could” be better. People stick to familiar tools unless there’s a clear incentive, a low-friction experience, or strong social proof. So we’re trying to be intentional about how we guide that change.

For those who’ve built products that asked users to do something new or uncomfortable:

What actually moved the needle for adoption?

Was it user education, incentives, or community-led momentum? Did you start with a small niche and expand?

Any frameworks or even personal mistakes you learned from? Would love to hear your stories, lessons, or anything you'd like to share. Thanks!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43732830

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Hypertext TV

Hacker News - Fri, 04/18/2025 - 7:29pm

Article URL: https://hypertext.tv/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43732805

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Ask HN: Should I sue my ex-employer?

Hacker News - Fri, 04/18/2025 - 7:25pm

Like many startup employees these days, I'm stuck waiting for my ex-employer to IPO, which in this era could be pretty much forever. Employee friendly companies include ex-employees in tender offers but mine does not.

What I'm wondering is, has the legality of founders taking money off the table while not extending the same opportunity to all shareholders ever been tested? It seems like a clear case of making decisions that personally benefit controlling shareholders at the expense of minority shareholders.

I don't really want to get involved in legal action but I think the current state of affairs is really toxic and industry leaders need to do something about it. In a world where companies can stay private indefinitely, employees should not need to rely on the charity of their (possibly ex) employer to get access to liquidity. Posting this on HN because if anyone is well positioned to create the norms here, it's YC leadership.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43732784

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