Hacker NewsMonday, October 13

Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman chose assisted suicide in Switzerland at age 90 on March 27, 2024. Despite being mentally sharp, he wanted to avoid the decline he witnessed in loved ones. He spent his final days in Paris enjoying life before sending farewell emails to friends, explaining his decision to preserve his autonomy and dignity.

The user is frustrated with Microsoft OneDrive's persistent notifications that only offer options to "get it now" or "get it later" (1 week or 30 days), but no option to permanently decline. They describe this as a dark pattern and an illusion of choice, criticizing how OneDrive is deeply embedded in Windows with no easy removal method, and questioning why they're repeatedly prompted instead of being asked once during initial setup.

Discussion about whether Meta's Superintelligence Lab reorganization would affect their open publication policy. Comments note Meta has released ~100 models post-reorg, contradicting fears they'd become secretive like OpenAI.

The author developed "Superpowers," a plugin system for Claude that uses skills-based workflows to enhance coding agent capabilities. The system implements a brainstorm-plan-implement workflow with automated git worktrees, subagent task dispatch, and TDD practices. Skills are markdown files that teach Claude new capabilities and can be self-created by the AI. The author discovered that persuasion principles from psychology research effectively work on LLMs when building pressure-testing scenarios for skills validation.

A photographer created 3D Gaussian splats of insects by combining macro photography with focus stacking techniques. They captured 1776 photos from 111 different angles using automated equipment, then focus-stacked and processed them to create viewable 3D models that showcase the complex textures and structures of insects in detail.

This is Anthropic's comprehensive prompt engineering tutorial for Claude AI, covering 9 chapters from basic prompt structure to advanced techniques. The course teaches how to master prompt writing, recognize common failures, understand Claude's capabilities, and build effective prompts for various use cases through hands-on exercises and examples.

A 61-year-old Tennessee man was arrested and held on $2 million bond for posting a Facebook meme showing Trump's quote "We have to get over it" about a school shooting. Larry Bushart shared the meme in response to a vigil post, apparently making a political point about hypocrisy. Authorities claim it threatened a local school with a similar name, though legal experts say it's protected speech that doesn't constitute a "true threat" under First Amendment standards.

Amazon Echo Show owners are experiencing an increase in advertisements on their smart displays' home screens, including ads for elderberry supplements, snacks, and Amazon's new Alexa+ subscription service. Users cannot disable these ads, prompting some to consider switching to competitors or returning their devices altogether.

The author developed a macOS unobtrusive update notification feature for Ghostty using AI assistance after an embarrassing interruption during an OpenAI keynote. They walked through their complete AI-assisted development process, showing how they used AI for prototyping UI, hit roadblocks requiring human intervention, conducted cleanup sessions, and ultimately shipped a working feature that displays update notifications in the titlebar or window overlay without disrupting user workflow.

Sony and AMD are collaborating on "Project Amethyst," a new chip architecture for future PlayStation consoles that moves beyond traditional graphics processing. The technology uses "neural arrays" to create more efficient AI-powered upscaling and machine learning capabilities, allowing connected compute units to work together as a unified AI engine for better gaming performance.