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Re:I'm Becoming AI-Blind on Saturday August 22, 2026 @05:12AM (#49397971)
I've taken to asking the engineers on my team to just share the original prompt, no judgement because its frustrating having to read through pages of AI generated technical documentation. Another approach is to feed the AI generated content into AI... who knows where this will end.
While these advances are genuinely impressive, I'm curious when we will see practical implications for this work.

For example, will we see advances in material science, medical cures, etc?

Would love to read about some examples of practical impact.

Ask HN: Scaling up from 100 iOS app subscriptions

I have a simple accessibility utility for iOS that now has ~100 $0.99 monthly subscriptions, but its growing really slowly.I have a free 7 day trial, that according to App Store Connect converts at 56% with an 86% retention rate. However these figures are based on 150 free downloads per month, which is really low.What strategies can I use to increase the number of downloads the app gets in...

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Close encounters with their own satellites

“The current 1,600 close passes include those between two Starlink satellites. Excluding these encounters, Starlink satellites approach other operators’ spacecraft 500 times every week.”

Seriously, this article reads like it was written and sponsored by Blue Origin.

Re:How to Start A Niche Content Site on Monday August 10, 2020 @07:31AM (#24108093)
There is a reddit community all around this kind of approach:

http://www.reddit.com/r/juststart

However, as in all these things, the money is in selling the shovels.

Best app back end to use for location-based apps in 2020?

Firebase (even with GeoFirestore) seems severely limited in terms of queries, e.g. find all users within 10km of the current location who are between 18 and 25, male and are interested in x,y,z is currently impossible.What alternatives are there that facilitate this type of query in 2020?

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Re:Ask HN: Best way to test accessibility of a website? on Monday March 25, 2019 @08:33AM (#19481927)
Don't do this - the best way to evaluate is to compare the visual output with the auditory output, something you can't do if the screen is turned off.
This is an extremely risky business. It’s a simple concept - Google Sheets API to Firebase to App that we’ve used many times before, however Apple may decide to block these apps at any time as it has done in the past, eg see this article:

https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/20/apple-revises-its-controve...

Edit: And its broken with a Firebase error "Error : could not handle request".

How do you propose we send you a pm on HN?
Re:Show HN: Remote jobs for people with disabilities on Friday August 24, 2018 @10:53AM (#17835269)
There isn't any difference between a job for someone with a disability vs someone without a disability.
For ycombinator to state “an error occurred in the software that triggers acceptance emails.” is extremely disrespectful. You seriously expect us to believe that? Since this is a hacker forum, please can you tell us exactly what this error is and why it occurred?
Re:Ask HN: Solo app devs, how do you do user testing? on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @09:04AM (#17346162)
I think you misread the question - the question is about "user testing" not "QA Testing".
I was referring to the use of the brand name 'Q Tip'.
Sigh. Its quite depressing to see Americans rely on brand names rather than the original meaning of the word.

It would almost make you want to take an Advil.

These are the kinds of tools that Open Banking in the UK promised, however I've as yet been unable to find a simple API reference or tutorial that outlines a way to get started.
Re:AR Planes: Discover nearby planes in augmented reality on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @08:01AM (#16315964)
Why do the planes not move?
Re:Cake raises $5M for a swipeable mobile browser on Thursday February 01, 2018 @05:37AM (#16280833)
This isn't a new, licensable or patentable idea - there are tons of apps out there that allow you to swipe to view different web pages.
You might find it useful to read the HN Guidelines [1]

"On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity."

1. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re:Show HN: Bitcoin Arbitrage – Kraken vs. GDAX on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @05:27AM (#16059891)
How do you actually use this?

Simply transfer the Bitcoin from GDAX to Kraken and back again?

Re:Don’t Tax Options and RSUs Upon Vesting on Monday November 13, 2017 @01:08PM (#15688514)
You're describing how things are now and have missed the point - this bill will mean that you will have to pay tax on vesting.
Re:Build a Business, not an App on Monday October 30, 2017 @04:10PM (#15588439)
My very HN username is based around this idea of building a simple app and throwing it on the App Store and making 10 dollars per day, rinse and repeat..
Hey Matt, love the idea but your rates for England are completely wrong.

For an iOS developer in England with 3-5 years experience, the mode is £120-£140 per hour?

Please show me one single contract advertised in England where the daily rate is £1k.

Read up on the Dunning–Kruger effect.
"At present, we are unable to handle flights from the past Currently, you can only enter today's or future dates"

Isn't claiming delayed flights from the past the whole point of this? How would I know if my flight is going to be delayed in the future?

What is truly amazing is that this is becoming normal.

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