I use AI (Oct 2026)
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- Points137
- Comments121
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#13Peak rank
2Days on list
161Score · 7d
Nov 3, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days
On Hacker News
- Points
- 137
- Comments
- 121
- Submitted by
- citelao
- Posted
- Nov 3, 2026
- Site
- ben.stolovitz.com
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Trending history
I use AI (Oct 2026) was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 3, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 78 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #13 of 30, reached on Nov 4, 11:22 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 4, 15:22 UTC.
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its like the seventh time they solved code, do you think its a good solution this time? i want to retire and paint waifus already
I always find so much cognitive dissonance in these kinds of posts. > My most successful work this year was hand-writing a tool, replacing ~4,000 lines of vibe-code with a few hundred. My system has proven more flexible, easier to test, and more generalizable than what it replaced. > agents still need human taste and…
There is no substitute for reading the code in many many cases. I spend more than 3k/mo on tokens. I find incorrect assumptions baked into the code (the ultimate spec) and missed by the agents and tests daily. This is more pronounced in data analysis and complex systems. As a side effect having to read the code at…
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Is I use AI (Oct 2026) trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 4, 15:22 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank I use AI (Oct 2026) reached?
#13 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 4, 11:22 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has I use AI (Oct 2026) been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 3, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (78 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
137 points and 121 comments; submitted by citelao on Nov 3, 2026.