I mean no offense but these pelicans are a bit tiresome and a very meaningless b...

wongarsu · 2026-09-02T16:07:04

If everyone agreed with you, the comment would disappear near the bottom of the thread

I like the benchmark. Yes, it's near saturation for SotA models, but still quite good to show where smaller models stand in relation to SotA

In this instance, I see a great image, but consistently clipping mudguards (both in 3.8 flash and 3.7 flash)

IshKebab · 2026-09-02T21:50:58

> If everyone agreed with you, the comment would disappear near the bottom of the thread

If only it were true that things that are tiresome are unpopular. But witness "6 7", "first post", ... remember the "in soviet Russia" jokes on Slashdot"? It seems like there are a subset of people that simply don't get tired of tiresome things.

bitexploder · 2026-09-02T16:14:56

It is more fun than serious at this point. Don't overthink it :)

simonw · 2026-09-02T16:04:50

Congratulations, you're this thread's "pelicans are tiresome" comment - it's part of the Hacker News tradition at this point.

(Next up is the comment saying that the labs are clearly training for the benchmark.)

world2vec · 2026-09-02T16:07:17

The labs are clearly training for the benchmark.

WarmWash · 2026-09-02T16:26:52

This has been addressed endlessly, for a few years now, and is just as much of a trope as "this benchmark is useless".

_puk · 2026-09-02T19:17:08

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49538267

anentropic · 2026-09-02T17:14:10

it's a tradition