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I’ve really appreciated how substantive and polite the discourse here is, overall!

dang 6mo ago
I'm a mod here and wanted to let you know 2 things: (1) I've marked your account with a beta feature that displays a colored line to the left of new comments (since you last viewed the page). It might help you keep track of this rather large thread.* (2) I'm sorry the post was downranked off the frontpage for a while this afternoon. A software penalty kicks in when the discussion seems overheated ("flamewar detector") but I turned this off as soon as I became aware of it. We make a point of moderating HN less when a story is YC-related (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=by%3Adang%20moderate%20%22less%2C%20not%20more%22&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...) but as this goes against standard internet axioms, people often assume the opposite. (* And yes, any reader who wants this is welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com to ask - I haven't turned it on for everyone because I'm worried it would slow the site down. Also, it's a bit buggy and not only have I not had time to fix it, I've forgotten what the bugs are.)
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- ta8903 6mo ago
  >beta feature that displays a colored line to the left of new comments (since you last viewed the page) Can't wait until this is released!
  - nickthegreek 6mo ago
    If you don't want to wait, the refined HN extension has had this feature for a long time, but it is device specific. https://github.com/plibither8/refined-hacker-news https://github.com/plibither8/refined-hacker-news
- ronanfarrow 6mo ago
  Thank you so much. I’ll be answering more of them throughout the day as I have time.
tootie 6mo ago
Not a question but just wanted to make sure you saw this: https://theonion.com/anyone-else-have-those-weird-dreams-where-sobbing-future-generations-beg-you-to-change-course/ https://theonion.com/anyone-else-have-those-weird-dreams-whe...
- arduanika 6mo ago
  Also this exclusive interview with the man himself: https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-sam-altman/ https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-sam... Includes gems such as: Q: What informs your personal sense of morality? A: Previous things I’ve gotten away with. Q: Why did you decide to devote your life to AI? A: I just saw so much suffering in the world that needed to be automated.
sebmellen 6mo ago
It’s good to have you! We try to keep it civil :)

dang 6mo ago

I'm a mod here and wanted to let you know 2 things: (1) I've marked your account with a beta feature that displays a colored line to the left of new comments (since you last viewed the page). It might help you keep track of this rather large thread.* (2) I'm sorry the post was downranked off the frontpage for a while this afternoon. A software penalty kicks in when the discussion seems overheated ("flamewar detector") but I turned this off as soon as I became aware of it. We make a point of moderating HN less when a story is YC-related (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=by%3Adang%20moderate%20%22less%2C%20not%20more%22&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...) but as this goes against standard internet axioms, people often assume the opposite. (* And yes, any reader who wants this is welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com to ask - I haven't turned it on for everyone because I'm worried it would slow the site down. Also, it's a bit buggy and not only have I not had time to fix it, I've forgotten what the bugs are.)

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ta8903 6mo ago
>beta feature that displays a colored line to the left of new comments (since you last viewed the page) Can't wait until this is released!
- nickthegreek 6mo ago
  If you don't want to wait, the refined HN extension has had this feature for a long time, but it is device specific. https://github.com/plibither8/refined-hacker-news https://github.com/plibither8/refined-hacker-news
ronanfarrow 6mo ago
Thank you so much. I’ll be answering more of them throughout the day as I have time.

tootie 6mo ago

Not a question but just wanted to make sure you saw this: https://theonion.com/anyone-else-have-those-weird-dreams-where-sobbing-future-generations-beg-you-to-change-course/ https://theonion.com/anyone-else-have-those-weird-dreams-whe...

arduanika 6mo ago
Also this exclusive interview with the man himself: https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-sam-altman/ https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-sam... Includes gems such as: Q: What informs your personal sense of morality? A: Previous things I’ve gotten away with. Q: Why did you decide to devote your life to AI? A: I just saw so much suffering in the world that needed to be automated.

sebmellen 6mo ago

It’s good to have you! We try to keep it civil :)