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firloop • today at 6:10 PM • 6 replies • view on HN

It feels strange to put "-anthropic" in your Hacker News username. Never seen this before. What happens if you don't work there anymore?


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tmp10423288442 • today at 6:13 PM

Just make a new account? Not like it costs money.

He might already have a main account but intentionally doesn't want to use it. I've noticed on X that OpenAI employees tend to post a lot more regarding their employer on their main X accounts than Anthropic employees do.

nickg-anthropic • today at 6:14 PM

I don't use HN often, so I made an account for this purpose that would make it clear who I was in relation to the article.

rekttrader • today at 6:15 PM

You also register -openai -deepmind -meta and -xsi

tjhorner • today at 6:47 PM

Just a way to separate one's personal comments from their professional ones, like a work email address.

zht • today at 6:12 PM

They throw it away?

Den_VR • today at 6:21 PM

Then there will be no more time spent trying to manage Orange Site public opinions regarding Anthropic.