Ask HN: What desk chair would you recommend for a home office?
I’m looking for a comfortable desk chair for everyday work at home. What chair do you use, and would you buy it again?
ap11071
AGI Is a Spiky Ball
Re:Sam Altman May Control Our Future – Can He Be Trusted?
on Thursday April 09, 2026 @04:13AM (#47700655)
Was there anything that you found surprising when doing this reporting, and was there a difference in reporting on tech vs. other industries?
P.S. Really enjoyed Catch and Kill.
Show HN: TextFix – instant text fixing (spelling/grammar) with LLMs on macOS
https://textfix-site.pages.dev/
Hi HN, I made TextFix. It fixes selected text (spelling, grammar, clarity) using large language models and pastes it back where you were typing. I was paying about £8/month for Raycast AI just to do this, so I vibe‑coded my own little version. I’m dyslexic and this has been really helpful for work, especially for quick fixes and light edits. Curious what people think and what you’d want...
Re:I Salvaged $6k of Luxury Items Discarded by Duke Students
on Wednesday May 28, 2025 @06:54AM (#44114650)
I once helped clean up after a festival in the UK—a relatively small venue that hosted around 10,000 people. It was incredible to see £450 tents, used for just three nights, simply abandoned. Among the most surprising finds were £300 Rab sleeping bags still in their original packaging (apparently the weather had been too warm to need them) and cash scattered across tent floors. Walking through the aftermath felt like browsing an outdoor gear store virtually anything you could want was there, barely used after just three days.
Ask HN: How are you using GenAI/LLMs?
Hello everyone, I'm really interested in hearing about your real-world experiences with Large Language Models (LLMs) and other generative AI tools. I'd love to learn about concrete, practical applications you've found:What specific tasks or problems are you solving with these tools? Are you using them in a professional setting, for personal projects, or both? Can you walk us through a typical...
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?
on Monday September 30, 2024 @07:11AM (#41695811)
I'm working on yet another AI-powered app (shocking, I know). It's a basic command-line interface (CLI) flashcard tool that uses GPT-4 to grade answers and help you learn based on how far your response is from the correct answer. You can check it out here: [AnkiCLI](https://github.com/johnny1011/AnkiCLI). It's pretty barebones—just Python and the OpenAI API. Nothing groundbreaking. If anyone has thoughts on how to make this marginally less useless, I'm all ears.
Re:My experiment in phonelessness was a failure. It also changed my life
on Thursday February 08, 2024 @11:09AM (#39303628)
A few weeks ago, I watched a YouTube video [1] that helped me reduce my phone usage from 2-3 hours a day to less than 30 minutes. It made a significant difference in my life. Sharing the link here in case anyone needs a helpful guide.
[1] [YouTube video](https://youtu.be/Ek2eo5lrZws?si=dotZxn-EttMOmF9W)
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (January 2024)
on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @09:01AM (#38854110)
Location: London, United Kingdom
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: Yes
Technologies: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, MLOps, Pytorch, Python, Docker, Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, MySQL, GitHub, ASP.NET, PostgreSQL, iOS, React, various APIs, AWS
Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhind/
Email: [email protected]
An experienced Research Platform Engineer and ML Analyst with a background in enhancing mental health evaluation platforms and developing diagnostic tools for healthcare. Specialized in machine learning, creating synthetic data, and cloud infrastructure. Contributed to AI models for clinical trials in neurodegenerative diseases. Proficient in leading IT teams and managing systems across various locations. Holds a Master's in Artificial Intelligence and a Bachelor's in Physics. Seeking challenging roles in machine learning, data engineering, and project management to innovate in the tech industry.
Re:SpinLaunch completes first test flight with rocket-flinging launch ...
on Sunday November 14, 2021 @06:33PM (#29221812)
I was guessing, its water in a container with bomb bay like doors, when the payload is released the doors open and the water goes into some complex structure that takes the energy out of the water. but only a guess.