Is it too much to ask that when giving a book review, a link to the actual book title, and possibly a listing on a website, should be prominently given?
Fair enough for the original author, but if I'd been submitting this to HN, I would probably have included this information in the text field or something.
Lawyer A began chatting with the firm's AI on 20th March 2026 following receipt of my query of that date.
What is remarkable when reading those chats is, first, that one would think that the text attributed to the AI was produced by an intelligent human being.
The second remarkable thing is that, on a large number of occasions, it is plainly wrong or, at the very least, extremely misleading.
I know 16-year-olds, and 15-year-olds, and 14-year-olds, who absolutely know what goes on in a job hunt because they are observant, socially aware, and have watched relatives sending literally hundreds of resumes and get nothing back.
And those kids ... inexperienced, no mortgage, no creditors, no "real world" responsibilities ... absolutely see it.
When someone builds something using the tools at hand and the experience they have, it definitely matters as to how old they are, and how much they've done. That shapes how you give feedback, both in style and content.
I know a lot of bright, intelligent, keen, motivated kids, and in every way I encourage them to go and build things that they think are relevant and important, even if I don't agree. The experience will shape them and make them better.
I agree entirely that seeing and experiencing are different, but seeing it is more than being blissfully unaware, and can be enough to provide motivation.
And I've worked with many youngsters who have significant amounts of empathy. They feel the pain almost as if it's their own.
>> definitely matters as to how old they are, and how much they've done.
> No, it doesn't. Either the tool is good/useful or it isn't.
So if a developer with decades of experience in writing software would receive exactly the same feedback from you as a 16-year-old writing their first project?
If not, if you would tailor your feedback, then it does matter how old they are.
In case anyone else is as baffled as I was by this comment, I did a quick web search and found this:
Pondering the orb refers to a meme that features a sagely figure looking into a crystal ball, often used humorously in various edits and templates online. It originated from a Twitter post in October 2021 and has since become popular across social media.
I knew nothing of this. Maybe I'll put the post up under that title and set the linked page to be a re-direct.
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