Why “Pelican” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
There has always been quite a lot of fanboy-ism on HN with regards to certain corporations and there are also certain "celebrities" on this site that get tons of upvotes even on…
by cbg0 · Sep 9, 2026
Neurons are not intelligent and don't actually understand the concept of a bicycle. LLM are just one component of the system we call "AI" used to generate the SVG. The parrot ar…
by jpadkins · Sep 8, 2026
I'd make a distinction between youtubers who are incentivized to dial their reactions to the max for everything[0] and people doing silly tests but keeping their expectations an…
by senko · Sep 7, 2026
> Look at image gen: you press the magic button and get a 'Pelican on a Bike' - but you can't just change the 'hat' of the Pelican. You have to press the magic button again, and…
by Imustaskforhelp · Sep 6, 2026
Right answer wrong thesis. The example of 'labs are optimizing for this' is the wrong thesis. AI arbitrarily generating something of 'apparent sophistication' is not that hard -…
by bluegatty · Sep 6, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "pelican" over time.
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Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "pelican" over time.
Pelicans are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterized by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before swallowing. They have predominantly pale plumage, except for the brown and Peruvian pelicans. The bills, pouches, and bare facial skin of all pelicans become brightly coloured before the breeding season. Read more on Wikipedia