I didn't really read it as a specific advert for this computer, but rather a nostalgic defense of cheap starter PCs in general. It gave me some hope for the future.

`grep -P` kinda annoying. GNU has Perl-compatible regex, and BSD does not. You're reaching for `perl` or installing `ggrep` the moment you need a lookbehind.

Meetings aren't infrequent for many jobs. As well, small homes may not have the desired desk space for multiple full-time offices.

> The AIs will soon surpass human capability.

The rule can be revised later.

> I'm worried banning AIs altogether will eventually lead to some form of prove-you-are-human verification to use the site, which will reduce anonymity.

Of all the sites on the Web to worry about this happening, HN is low risk. Oppose that change if it comes, not this one.

> And there is a legitimate use for LLM rewrite to counter identification by stylometry

Source for comment-level stylometry ever actually being someone's downfall, despite availing themselves to every other much more standard defense measure? Regardless, if your experimental means of deanonymizing yourself comes at the expense of the site's quality, it is probably not welcome.

"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry