Hey buddy,

Man, you gotta check out Hacker News from Wednesday. Some interesting stuff floating around. Quick rundown for ya:

The "Who Cares" Thing

Okay, so first off, there was this post called "The Who Cares Era". It's getting a ton of clicks. Basically, the article is about how people, maybe especially younger folks, seem to be less invested or passionate about work and stuff these days. It talks about like, "mediocrity" being okay, maybe because of AI or just everything feeling a bit pointless?

The comments were wild, over 600! People were debating if this is really new, like, "kids these days" vs "it's always been like this". Someone said it's not just money, but technology pushing for efficiency that's the real issue. And one guy was like, calling it "mediocrity" is too nice, he thinks it's people just not trying at all.

Rust Rewrite for Mac App

Then there was this "Show HN" post where some developer rewrote their Mac app from Electron (you know, the web tech stuff) into Rust. They said it got surprisingly faster.

People in the comments were talking about performance, obviously. Someone brought up how AI isn't great at explaining certain code yet. Another person pushed back, saying modern AI is way more than just autocomplete for them, helping write huge programs. So, kinda mixed feelings on the AI code stuff there.

Developer's Best Tools: Pen and Notebook?

This one was cool and kinda old school. A developer wrote about how their most important tools aren't code editors or fancy software, but just a pen and a notebook. Like, for sketching ideas and planning stuff out before touching the computer.

The comments were mostly agreeing! Lots of people saying writing things down, digital or on paper, really helps avoid problems later. Someone even mentioned how just getting up to make tea helps them think better. Goes to show the simple things still work.

New AI Tool: AutoThink

Okay, back to AI for a sec. Someone showed off this thing called AutoThink. It's supposed to make local AI models work better by figuring out how much "thinking" the AI needs to do based on how hard the question is. Like, if it's an easy question, it doesn't waste a ton of power.

Comments seemed pretty interested, especially for running AI locally. One commenter explained it well, saying it helps the AI "think more wisely" by adjusting effort, which totally makes intuitive sense.

Deepseek's New AI Model

Speaking of AI, there's a new model out called Deepseek R1-0528. Just another big language model that people are checking out.

The comments were talking about benchmarks and how to measure if these AIs are *really* intelligent, not just good at specific tests. Someone brought up how these models need access to lots of info, even pop culture stuff, to be truly effective. And a funny comment dunking on some YouTuber who overhypes every AI release.

Mullvad's Search Engine?

Okay, this was a bit surprising. Mullvad, the VPN company known for privacy, launched a search engine called Mullvad Leta. Seems like they're trying to offer a privacy-focused alternative to Google/Brave search.

People in the comments were asking the obvious: how does it handle user info? Mullvad folks jumped in to say they don't collect anything and they haven't taken outside investment, just grew enough to do this. Some found the name "Leta" a bit weird for a search engine in English.

Getting a Cease and Desist from Waffle House

This one's kinda funny. Someone wrote a blog post about getting a cease and desist letter from Waffle House. Apparently, they built some hobby project using Waffle House data, and the company's lawyers weren't happy.

Comments were discussing trademark law and how companies have to defend their brand, even against small projects, otherwise they can lose rights. One person said it might just be a standard automated letter and not to take it too seriously unless it escalates. Someone else remembered a similar thing with the Whataburger app being used to track power outages.

Alright, that's the main stuff. Catch you later!