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Re:Genie 4 on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @12:58PM (#50262124)
probably meant "audio like music, ambient noises, and interactive dialogue."
Re:Muse: Meta's personal AI agent, features and capabilities on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @02:01AM (#49621741)
Dhamesh Shah (Hubspot founder) grabbed chat.com and then in late 2024 sold to openai

https://x.com/dharmesh/status/1854307883304792294

Re:AI is a technology not a product on Monday May 18, 2026 @02:15AM (#48176124)
Reminded me of this video:

"Steve Jobs handling a tough question at the 1997 Worldwide Developer Conference."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeqPrUmVz-o&t=161s

Re:iPhone Pocket: a beautiful way to wear and carry iPhone on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @05:26AM (#45898506)
Sold all my apple shares today
Re:Why do AI models use so many em-dashes? on Monday November 03, 2025 @03:40AM (#45797054)
pg uses emdashes too. I found it interesting to see emdashes on his essays from way back in early 2000s
this was true 17 years back too. dropbox and zumodrive were both in same batch and were tackling the same problem with different approaches.

P.S. Not saying its a bad thing. Early stage startups evolve and like YC has shared a lot of the early bet is on the founders.

Re:Here comes another bubble [video] on Friday December 01, 2023 @03:18AM (#38484414)
As the year comes to an end, was reminiscing some old folk lore about tech startups.
Re:Product Strategy in the Age of AI on Thursday October 05, 2023 @09:35AM (#37778417)
Not exactly tiktok, but something similar was tried on desktop - Dailybooth was a YC startup which enabled users to take a photo from the desktop website and post it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DailyBooth

I don't think this is a isolated case for Japan but rather an unintended downside of being a pioneering adopter of an innovative technology wave.

For instance, Credit Cards are ubiquitous in the US. In India (and am guessing China too) credit cards were and even nor limited to a higher income niche while mobile payments via QR codes (UPI, Wechat) became more prevalent. And I think from an experience and convenience stand point they are better than Credit Cards.

Similarly in legacy banking, a large part of the tech infrastructure am guessing still runs on mainframes as banks were early adopters. Applications are still being written in COBOL.

Large Organizations / Governments benefit from tech adoption but are also slower and more difficult to migrate a new technology when it appears.

Re:A Conversation with Renaissance Technologies CEO Peter Brown on Monday September 18, 2023 @11:06AM (#37557162)
I don't think Einstein going into financial trading would have necessarily translated to him being incredibly successful as trader or building a trading firm. History is filled with stories of incredibly smart people ending up in finacial troubles.

e.g. - Newton's investment in South Sea Bubble - Long Term Capital Group with multiple noble laureates imploding so bad that it almost took down Wall Street in late 90s (When Genuis Failed is a fascinating read

Re:I Tried to Visit OpenAI's Office. Hilarity Ensued on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @12:23AM (#34076994)
I asked ChatGPT to write a story on "I Tried To Visit OpenAI’s Office. Hilarity Ensued". (Mild) Hilarity Ensued

Write a newspaper story on " I Tried to Visit OpenAI's Office. Hilarity Ensued " As a tech enthusiast and avid follower of all things artificial intelligence, I had always dreamed of visiting the offices of OpenAI, one of the world's leading research labs for AI and machine learning. So when I heard that the company had recently opened a new office in San Francisco, I knew I had to make the trip.

I arrived at the address listed on the OpenAI website, excited to finally see where all the magic happened. But as I walked up to the building, I couldn't help but feel like something was off. The exterior seemed almost too sleek, too modern to be a research lab. And as I walked through the doors, I realized my suspicions were right.

Instead of the bustling office full of researchers and engineers that I had expected, I found myself standing in the middle of a high-end retail store. Fashionable clothing and accessories were displayed on gleaming white shelves, and perfectly coiffed sales associates bustled about, chatting with customers and ringing up purchases.

I couldn't believe it. Had I gotten the address wrong? Was this some kind of prank? I approached a sales associate and asked if she knew anything about OpenAI. She gave me a confused look and asked if I was looking for the tech company. When I confirmed that I was, she let out a peal of laughter.

"Honey, you're in the wrong place," she said, still laughing. "This is a luxury fashion boutique. OpenAI is a few blocks down the street."

I couldn't help but laugh at my own mistake. As I walked out of the store, I couldn't wait to share the story with my friends and family. They would never believe that I had accidentally stumbled into a fashion boutique while trying to visit one of the world's most renowned research labs.

Despite my failed attempt to visit OpenAI's office, I left with a newfound appreciation for the company and its innovative work in the field of artificial intelligence. And who knows, maybe one day I'll finally get to see the inside of their offices for real.

Re:Ask HN: Share your personal site on Friday April 08, 2022 @02:00AM (#30953786)
https://archisman.com

Built this couple of years bac on a whim when I realized how bad I was in html/css.

https://root.vc/ - A website for Root Venture Capital with a very interesting take.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2021) on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @12:52AM (#29077238)
Brew | REMOTE (Time Zones - India, Europe, SE Asia) | Full-stack Engineer (Founding Member) | Full-time

https://www.brew.money

About Brew

We believe that the future of banking will be built on top of Cryptocurrencies and DeFi Protocols. However, in its current form DeFi is too expensive and complex for a common person to participate. We want to change that with Brew.

Underneath the hood, Brew is a Wallet that makes it super simple to make deposits and take out loans on DeFi and do peer to peer and merchant transactions without having to worry about gas fees or navigating multiple chains and tokens.

The founders come from a strong background in technology and product. We’re backed by some of the best investors in startup and crypto ecosystem.

The Role

We seek Engineers who are passionate about building great products and have the conviction that Crypto is going to change the world for better. You may be fit for this role if you:

- Love Programming and are able to write high quality code 0-2 years of experience - are curious and have a willingness to learn. - Maintain a high degree of ownership and accountability - Familiarity with Solidity, Node.js, React Native and C++ is a plus.

As part of being the founding team, you will play a crucial role in shaping and building the product. In recognition of that, there will be meaningful equity component in the compensation. We look forward to talking to you.

Reach out to me at archisman dot das AT brew.money

Ask HN: How to arrive at a fair compensation for your first employees?

I could find a lot of content on equity component but what is a fair cash component to pay your founding employees.At an early stage where you have raised a seed round, it is difficult to match market salaries. But if you are providing 1% to 2% equity, how much haircut on market salary is a fair expectation

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Re:Ask HN: Do you color code your calendar? on Saturday February 06, 2021 @01:11PM (#26048490)
Sorry, I wasn't specific. I meant in context work or studies
Hey all, As a manager and maker, I have constantly struggled with balancing my time. This is inspite of being very regimental in planning my week on my calendar.

In the year end vacation I and few buddies of mine built a simple chrome extension that categorizes the events on your Google Calendar into major buckets such as Planning & Strategy, Execution, Reviews & Updates and People Management.

Please try it out and let me know what you think.

P.S. You can find a demo video here - https://youtu.be/ddFcUveqVjU and also we launched on Product Hunt today here - https://www.producthunt.com/posts/mornin-2

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