2026/05/18

1. Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI from techcrunch.com
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2. Show HN: Files.md – Open-source alternative to Obsidian from github.com/zakirullin
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3. Garry Tan, the CEO of YC, accused me of unethical reporting from radleybalko.substack.com
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4. We stopped AI bot spam in our GitHub repo using Git's –author flag from archestra.ai
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5. Eric Schmidt speech about AI booed during graduation from nbcnews.com
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6. Show HN: Auto-identity-remove – Automated data broker opt-out runner for macOS from github.com/stephenlthorn
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7. Anthropic acquires Stainless from anthropic.com
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8. It is time to give up the dualism introduced by the debate on consciousness from noemamag.com
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   Article: 24 min

   The article argues against the notion of a 'hard problem of consciousness', suggesting that it is a misunderstanding of how science and experience are interconnected. The author, Carlo Rovelli, posits that consciousness is not separate from physical processes in the brain but rather an aspect of our understanding of reality.

   • The author disputes the idea that there is a fundamental gap between mind and body.
   • The concept of 'philosophical zombies' as evidence for consciousness being separate from physical processes is flawed.

   Quality:
   The article presents a clear and well-supported argument against the 'hard problem of consciousness'.

   Discussion (657): 8 min

   The comment thread is predominantly negative, criticizing the article's lack of understanding on consciousness and weak argumentation against the hard problem. The discussion revolves around the nature of consciousness, the existence of a soul, and the role of quantum mechanics in it. There are disagreements on the concepts discussed, with some finding the article's claims unfounded or unconvincing.

   • The article doesn't understand the subject matter of consciousness

   Counterarguments:

   • There's no clear definition for consciousness and it cannot be tested.
   • Consciousness feels different from other natural phenomena.
   Philosophy Metaphysics, Epistemology
9. Actually, democracy dies in H.R. from nytimes.com
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10. Where Are the Vibecoded Photoshops? from indiepixel.de
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