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Dan Cohen writes Humane Ingenuity, a personal blog at newsletter.dancohen.org about ai, writing and philosophy. Since 2023, 10 different Hacker News readers have linked it 17 times, most often “The Slow Formation of Durable Software”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-06, and you can follow it by feed.

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17mentions?
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2023–2026first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 7 in 2026

* * * A newsletter by Dan Cohen on technology that helps rather than hurts human understanding, and human understanding that helps us create better technology. (Read past issues of the newsletter)

Most-linked posts?

  1. The Slow Formation of Durable Software
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2026-10-06
  2. The writing is on the wall for handwriting recognition
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2025-11-26
  3. The Role of a New Machine
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2026-04-21

What Hacker News says?

  1. benbreen · 2026-10-06

    Submitted The Slow Formation of Durable Software as a story · 299 points

    HN discussion
  2. speckx · 2025-11-26

    Submitted The writing is on the wall for handwriting recognition as a story · 189 points

    HN discussion
  3. speckx · 2025-03-27

    Submitted Asking good questions is harder than giving great answers as a story · 161 points

    HN discussion
  4. myth_drannon · 2025-11-30

    Submitted The Writing Is on the Wall for Handwriting Recognition as a story · 12 points

    HN discussion
  5. devonnull · 2026-09-02

    Submitted Perils of the New Armchair Scholarship as a story · 6 points

    HN discussion
  6. devonnull · 2024-01-15

    Submitted Can Engineered Writing Ever Be Great? as a story · 4 points

    HN discussion
  7. billybuckwheat · 2025-01-16

    Submitted The Unresolved Tension Between AI and Learning as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  8. arbesman · 2026-10-07

    Submitted The Slow Formation of Durable Software as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  9. blueridge · 2025-10-22

    Submitted The Index and the Vector as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  10. arbesman · 2024-04-01

    Submitted Is Science Becoming Conceptual Art? as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  11. blueridge · 2023-07-10

    Submitted Humane Ingenuity: AI Is Coming for Scholarship Next as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  12. colinprince · 2026-04-28

    Submitted The Role of a New Machine as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  13. speckx · 2026-04-21

    Submitted The Role of a New Machine as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  14. apollinaire · 2026-04-06

    Submitted Vibe Analysis as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  15. Vigier · 2026-02-24

    Submitted Can AI Prompt Us to Ask New Questions? as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  16. blueridge · 2023-12-21

    Submitted Humane Ingenuity: Style and Personality as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  17. blueridge · 2023-08-14

    Submitted Humane Ingenuity 48: Reading and Writing as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion

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