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Patent? Sssshhhhh don’t tell McMurtry Spéirling or the F1 Brabham team from 1978……
Re:Show HN: My Attempt at QR as a Captcha on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @09:04PM (#48302933)
Cool idea. I like it.
Re:The Virgin Unicorns on Monday May 25, 2026 @09:34PM (#48273960)
More money than sense.

Having read the article, the VCs investment strategies are based upon one positive case - OpenAI.

The destination website is so full of pop ups, adds that cover content and cookie/tracking intrusions its impossible to read.
I’ve seen this evident in triathlon for years.

Checkout the last 30min of the Kona Ironman races, you’ll see them taking, then spitting out flat cola.

Re:Stripe went full 90s for April Fool's on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @11:18PM (#47609592)
I love it. I loved it so much (a few month ago) inspired by the brutalist website style this emulates, designed my website to use the same kind of look. Unfortunately I’m just a one-man-band and haven’t launched yet, and when I do this month everyone’s going to say…..”oh it looks just like stripes website…” Bummer.
Re:What happens if OpenAI or Anthropic fail? on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @10:29PM (#47345620)
Labour cost is between 40-60% of total business costs.

With the amount of AI investment, AI will only win if it decimates employment and the business cost associated with it, driving up business profits.

Productivity will increase, but to what benefit? machines don’t buy consumer items, and the increased unemployed or underemployed won’t have enough discretionary budget to either.

Great idea, almost impossible to use on the mobile due to the mobile UI.
Who knew building 80% feature complete versions of Enterprise Software at a 90% discount with AI would cost so much …………

The ‘math’ part of Chamath might not be mathing.

Re:I've built a better Lovable clone alone on Saturday March 07, 2026 @12:40AM (#47284830)
Doesn’t work. Sign in doesn’t work, can’t enter an email address. (Latest iOS, iPhone, safari browser)
Site was slow to load and buggy. I gave up and bounced while waiting for the ‘read secrets’ page to load. A quick optimisation of the site would improve your bounce rates.
Would suggest more of an explanation on the landing site. Maybe a graphical example of what it looks like. At present the landing page asks for personal information without a benefit.
Re:Palantir CEO Says AI to Make Large-Scale Immigration Obsolete on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @11:24PM (#46715296)
I think some people in their ivory towers don’t realise many places around the world don’t have access to running or clean water, let alone electricity or an internet connection. The likelihood of his suggestion is very very slim.
Re:Palantir CEO says AI to make large-scale immigration obsolete on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @11:23PM (#46715287)
I think some people in their ivory towers don’t realise many places around the world don’t have access to running or clean water, let alone electricity or an internet connection. The likelihood of his suggestion is very very slim.
Looks good and works well. Particularly like the working back from/‘I want it ready by’ feature.

Would suggest a (non sourdough) yeasted pizza dough recipe as an addition to the list.

Like this initial step and its findings.

#1: would a larger dataset increase the depth and breadth of insight ( go to #2) #2: with the initial top 100, are there key ‘super node’ books that stand out as ones to read due the breadth they offer. Would a larger dataset identify further ‘super node’ books.

Love it. A page or the site down would always be discovered by the CEO, followed by an irate email or phone call. There was never a cheap or accessible product to regularly check except manually. Seem like until now. Could be a great product.
Re:The World Happiness Report Is a Sham on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @04:53PM (#46306084)
I think what you think makes you happy is beset with methodological problems.

Wealth, Rich, Successful are words cited as common “better life” in the blog, but that’s simply not true as the World Happiness Report demonstrates.