sceptic123's comments

On: I've sold out

[sceptic123]

You're absolutely right ... it's strange that someone would post a personal message about something on their personal blog.

On: Anatomy of the .claude/ folder

[sceptic123]

But why is it different? Why does it need to be? I don't write code the same as other devs so why would/should I use AI the same?

Is this a hangover from when the tools were not as good?

[lucideer → sceptic123]

I'd see this as being useful for two reasons:

1. Provision of optional tools: I may use an ai agent differently to all other devs on a team, but it seems useful for me to have access to the same set of project-specific commands, skills & MCP configs that my colleagues do. I amn't forced to use them but I can choose to on a case by case basis.

2. Guardrails: it seems sensible to define a small subset of things you want to dissuade everyone's agents from doing to your code. This is like the agentic extension of coding standards.

[IanCal → sceptic123]

> I don't write code the same as other devs

Most people do, most people don’t have wildly different setups do they? I’d bet there’s a lot in common between how you write code and how your coworkers do.

[benoau → IanCal]

I bet there's a lot more consistency now that AI can factor in how things are being done and be guided on top of that too.

On: Why Sora Failed: $15M/day inference cost vs. $2.1M lifetime revenue

[sceptic123]

but not if it's entirely made up

On: Updates to GitHub Copilot interaction data usage policy

[sceptic123]

Fun fact: you shouldn't have sensitive files with API keys, passwords, DB credentials, etc. in your repo

[wzdd → sceptic123]

“In your repo” and “in the directory you are running copilot” are two separate things.

[nunez → sceptic123]

It’s fine to have them in your repo if they’re encrypted and the private key isn’t in there as well!

On: Goodbye to Sora

[sceptic123]

translation: "we got all the data we needed"

On: No, Windows Start does not use React

[sceptic123]

No it's not, it's like saying it's written in SwiftUI

On: Ask HN: Are there any alternatives to LocalStack?

[sceptic123]

Background: https://blog.localstack.cloud/the-road-ahead-for-localstack/

On: The next era of social media: built and run in Europe, ruled by our laws

[sceptic123]

| COMING EARLY FEBRUARY 2026

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On: Show HN: Better Hub – A better GitHub experience

[sceptic123]

But it's okay because

> Your access token is encrypted and stored securely. Only the permissions you grant will be used.

On: Ask HN: Have top AI research institutions just given up on the idea of safety?

[sceptic123]

AI companies just much quicker in removing don't be evil than previous tech companies. Having and removing them is at least some kind of canary.