Why “User” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
> How else can you stay safe against a threat that exfiltrates your entire digital life in like 10 seconds? I moved part of my wealth to a private bank, on an account requiring…
by TacticalCoder · Oct 31, 2026
I was a heavy Twitter user since its early years. 6-7 years ago I started trying to cut back on it because it was just consuming too much of my time, which was impacting me nega…
by insane_dreamer · Oct 31, 2026
As a game designer the answer is very obvious: That's hard work! As a heavy LLM user there is another obvious answer: The LLM is very good at copying. I suppose those are two si…
by furyofantares · Oct 31, 2026
> I don't know why you needed a paragraph to say that 1000% memory inflation is a trade-off to optimize dev costs Because that's not what I said. My point was more that a "1000%…
by pron · Oct 31, 2026
Thanks for this bit of nostalgia. As a veteran user of DEC computers for most of my career, I really enjoyed this despite some of the omissions that others have pointed out. I c…
by bigtimber · Oct 31, 2026
Metaessen.com is not only a bookmark manager but also a note-taking app. It can manage bookmarks, notes, tasks, projects, ideas, and more. Main features: - Practical and concise…
by lilerjee · Oct 31, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "user" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "user" over time.
User may refer to:User, an ancient Egyptian nomarch (governor) of the Eighth Dynasty User or Useramen, an ancient Egyptian vizier from the 18th Dynasty User (computing), a person using an information system User (telecommunications), an entity using a telecommunications system "Users", a song from the album Heartworm by Whipping Boy Read more on Wikipedia