benwikler
Re:Silica Gel Took over the World
on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @05:27PM (#43551520)
Ah, seeing that (apparently like-minded amiga386) came here to post the same thing: https://onegianthand.com/post/188730414621/silica-gel
Re:Silica Gel Took over the World
on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @05:25PM (#43551512)
Can't see this headline without thinking of my favorite cartoon of all time https://www.reddit.com/r/me_irl/comments/sqap29/me_irl/
Re:Inflection AI launches pi chatbot
on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @07:51PM (#35795873)
Re:Inflection AI launches pi chatbot
on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @07:50PM (#35795865)
This is excellent! Beautifully simple interface. Took me a minute to realize I could start typing without seeing a blinking cursor.
Re:
on Monday April 10, 2023 @10:23PM (#35519981)
Per HN Rules: "Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, or celebrities, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon." Sharing bc interesting example of AI-generated imagery as political commentary.
Re:Rotating Sandwiches – That's It
on Thursday March 09, 2023 @12:13PM (#35083643)
In case you think NeRFs don't have any useful applications
Re:Imagen, a text-to-image diffusion model
on Monday May 23, 2022 @05:30PM (#31485003)
Totally—Imagen seems better at composition and relative positioning and text, while DALL-E seems better at lighting, backgrounds, and general artistry.
Re:Imagen, a text-to-image diffusion model
on Monday May 23, 2022 @05:29PM (#31484981)
Would be fascinated to see the DALL-E output for the same prompts as the ones used in this paper. If you've got DALL-E access and can try a few, please put links as replies!
Re:Someone should probably start a bright home lighting company (2019)
on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @03:23PM (#30532555)
So... has anyone actually started a company to do this? I'd be a very interested customer. (Comment written from a basement office lit unsatisfactorily by cheap photography studio lights)
Re:Princess Bride reunion – original cast to read script Sunday (as De...
on Friday September 11, 2020 @11:51AM (#24444071)
Much of the original cast plus special guests will do a live scriptreading of The Princess Bride this Sunday night to benefit the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.
Original Cast
Cary Elwes as Westley
Robin Wright as Buttercup
Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya
Wallace Shawn as Vizzini
Christoper Guest as Count Rugen
Billy Crystal as Miracle Max
Carol Kane as Valerie
Chris Sarandon as Prince HumperdinckIntroducing
Rob Reiner as The Grandfather Josh Gad as Fezzik Eric Idle as The Impressive Clergyman King Bach as Yellin, The Assistant Brute and The King Finn Wolfhard as The Grandson Shaun Ross as The Man with Albinism fka The Albino Whoopi Goldberg as The Ancient Booer and The Mother Jason Reitman as The Narrator
Princess Bride reunion – original cast to read script Sunday (as Dem fundraiser)
Re:Uber CEO Plays with Fire
on Monday April 24, 2017 @09:43PM (#14190111)
BTW: unroll.me's parent company Slice has the exact same business model.
Re:SecureDrop – An open-source whistleblower submission system
on Wednesday February 15, 2017 @11:07AM (#13652972)
RIP Aaron Swartz, who originally built this. He'd be 30 now.
Re:Scientists Discover Efficient Process to Turn CO2 into Ethanol
on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @10:14AM (#12734491)
So basically: this is nice, but there's no reason yet to think that this could be the way we slurp carbon out of the atmosphere and avert climate catastrophe. Right? Drat.
Re:Tell HN: Today is the last day to apply to Y Combinator
on Tuesday October 04, 2016 @03:28PM (#12638572)
Yep, people (I) do. Or try to.
Re:This.cm is shutting down
on Friday July 15, 2016 @02:04PM (#12102767)
This. was a public service. Sad to see it go.
Re:Show HN: Papier – Open a new tab and trap your best thoughts
on Tuesday March 08, 2016 @02:33PM (#11247849)
My use case: I use Papier to write down the single thing I'm (trying to) work on. That way if I idly open a tab in order to start getting distracted, I have a reminder of my actual top priority staring back at me. Magic.
My baby daughter is five days overdue. My three-year-old son keeps asking when he'll be a big brother. And my wife and I are trying to figure out how we'll do the grocery shopping—or even focus on a computer screen long enough to shop online—once we're juggling two kids. When I told my wife about Magic, she visibly relaxed. This service has huge, huge potential.
Re:Ask HN: What is the percent of the Kickstarter backer pledge cance...
on Wednesday February 11, 2015 @11:37AM (#9033811)
Two out of 1044. Eight people also decreased their pledges after we hit our goal, which took me aback for a moment—before it made me retroactively extra grateful that people had given beyond their comfort zone just to help me cross the finish line.
Re:Ask HN: What is the percent of the Kickstarter backer pledge cance...
on Wednesday February 11, 2015 @11:35AM (#9033799)
Six days since the end of my project (tgf.fm/ks), 15 of my 1044 backers haven't gone through. I think a bunch have fixed credit card errors over the last week. Three of the nine biggest pledges had their cards declined, likely because of the giant charge to an unfamiliar vendor—but those folks have been in touch directly to resolve the issue.
Every startup that stored all your photos has sold or died. Here’s what to do
Re:How to honor Aaron Swartz's life
on Monday January 12, 2015 @09:54PM (#8877846)
Thank you!
How to honor Aaron Swartz's life
Podcast–The National Popular Vote: the plot to bring democracy to America
Re:Ask HN: Is anyone successful with the 7-minute workout so far?
on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @11:51AM (#7259176)
I've been doing it most days for the last six weeks, and I love it.
Re:Li Ka-Shing teaches you how to buy a car and house in 5 years
on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @11:37AM (#7259057)
Google Translate: "Li Ka-shing, said through a spokesman, He never made similar remarks."
Re:Tell HN: My Brother Died Last Week. His Death Will Not Be In Vain
on Wednesday February 12, 2014 @06:45PM (#7228304)
EMRo, I'm so so sorry about your loss and your family's loss. Thank you for writing about it. Please take care of yourself as well—and let others take care of you. Grief lasts a lifetime, but it won't always hurt as acutely as it does now. Along the way, you might find some of this helpful; I know I do. http://quinnnorton.com/revived/tips.html
Re:Facebook Puts a Downer on Upworthy
on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @04:10PM (#7220480)
... and the speaker in that video: the CEO of Upworthy!