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Re:SynthID Detector on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @04:59PM (#49998736)
I tested about 8 pictures. All 8 were made with OpenAI and Google. 2 were altered by and had text and picture overlays. The 6 didn't and SynthID caught them. The 2 altered passed. Interesting!
Re:Too AI; Didn't Read on Friday September 25, 2026 @05:23PM (#49850125)
The irony is it's ai generated. It has codex's markings all over it. That lime green look is a dead giveaway.
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026) on Monday May 11, 2026 @11:23AM (#48096238)
I've been working on https://thumbnail.ai/ full time for a year now. It lets you make thumbnails for your social media and youtube videos with preset templates. Going great so far. I'm looking for a marketer/content creator to grow it.
Re:We ran over 600 image generations to compare AI image models on Tuesday November 11, 2025 @04:43PM (#45893292)
I came to the same conclusion as the authors after generating 1000s of thumbnails[1]. OpenAI alters faces too much and smoothes out details by default. NanoBanana is the best but lacks high fidelity option. SeeDream is catching up to NanoBanana and sometimes is better. It's been too long since OpenAI's gpt-img-1 came out, hope they launch a better model soon.

[1] = https://thumbnail.ai/

Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025) on Sunday November 09, 2025 @08:51PM (#45871349)
I've working on an AI Thumbnail Generator for making YouTube thumbnails and social media images the last few months. https://thumbnail.ai/
Re:Cursor 1.7 on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @01:06PM (#45440188)
Since finding out a Claude Code extension to run on VS Code/cursor, I use it less and less. With git and Claude Code, rolling back and forth is a breeze. Cursor is cooked, as the cool kids say now days. They need to adapt and find a moat.
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2025) on Monday September 29, 2025 @08:20PM (#45420509)
I'm working on an AI thumbnail/graphics maker using the various image models.

https://thumbnail.ai/

You just upload a picture and pick a design type and it generates a thumbnail for you. Got good feedback last time I posted, steadily and slowly growing now.

Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (June 2025) on Monday June 30, 2025 @09:40AM (#44423150)
An Ai Thumbnail maker https://thumbnail.ai/

I'm working on an AI thumbnail maker. You just upload a picture and pick a design type and it generates a thumbnail for you. It's still v1 and would appreciate feed back.

Re:The Ghosts in the Machine on Friday December 20, 2024 @10:44AM (#42472060)
By 'programmers' you mean like playlist owners, channel owners etc... right?
Re:Gukesh becomes the youngest chess world champion in history on Thursday December 12, 2024 @10:52AM (#42400176)
Here's a really good explainer video of the blunder at the end. https://youtu.be/FJU4BXsZCvg?si=qC961oYH3wkB6Vyk&t=925
This new paper from Alibaba is called MIMO: Controllable Character Video Synthesis withSpatial Decomposed Modeling

https://menyifang.github.io/projects/MIMO/index.html credit: https://x.com/alexcarliera/status/1838962098111737901

Re:Ask HN: What is your best domain name? on Friday June 07, 2024 @12:46PM (#40610425)
i have thumbnail.ai , willing to sell at right price.
Your app is great. Good luck.
Re:Blue Ball Machine on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @01:11AM (#39902598)
Free cow was excellent
This looks great. I've been using html2canvas but it doesn't support the 'filter' property yet. This will be an awesome alternative.
Re:Dallol on Saturday March 02, 2024 @07:03PM (#39577013)
I didn't need/have either but some people that had said it helped.
Re:Dallol on Saturday March 02, 2024 @09:27AM (#39572752)
Definitely do bring a mask and glasses. The volcanic acid is no joke. Everything else would be provided by the company. They usually have camels to carry your stuff as well. Check out a group called Ethio Hiking Community on Telegram. They go roughly once a month.
Re:Dallol on Saturday March 02, 2024 @12:57AM (#39570207)
Oh wow! I visited the Afar region in 2018. It's an incredible place. Pictures don't do it justice. Go if you can. Feels like being on Mars (not that we know). There are plenty of tour and travel groups that still go there. You will also get to sleep next to an active volcano (Ertale) on night 2. Be ready to hike. AMA if you're curious.
Re:Show HN: Aldi's Price Map on Thursday February 15, 2024 @01:24AM (#39379708)
Most vegetable/fruit prices seems cheaper on the west coast. I assume because most are produced and in California and don't have the added transportation costs?
Re:Gemini Ultra Released on Thursday February 08, 2024 @10:22AM (#39302947)
2 years from now : "Sunsetting Gemini"
Re:Google Domains Is Gone on Sunday September 10, 2023 @11:09AM (#37456537)
I wrote this 9 years go > The last thing I trust Google with is my domains. They can outright ban or disable you just like with any of their products and not offer support or explanation.

Google will eventually kill all products that do not help them sell ads. Keep that in mind.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8882243

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