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Re:SpaceX says it has agreement to acquire Cursor for $60B
on Thursday April 23, 2026 @06:28AM (#47874063)
I'm still loyal to Anthropic. Not perfect but I trust them. End of story.
Re:Overestimation of microplastics potentially caused by scientists' g...
on Monday March 30, 2026 @01:46AM (#47570800)
Also consider how many people have to wear them every day or close to. How much they interact with food and packages that most of us eventually touch. Food for thought.
Ask HN: What was the most humble living situation you had in your early days?
I currently live in a converted mail truck on the island of Kauai. I have everything I need and nothing I don't.I feel like a warrior-monk every day as I do my morning practice (meditation, breathwork, mantra, reading while absorbing sunlight by the beach).I feel like a 'starving artist' as I budget for healthy meals and fast at least 12 hours a day. I feel very healthy though, it's odd. I used...
Re:The end of the middle-class traveler in Hawaii is near
on Sunday December 07, 2025 @01:36AM (#46179653)
The problem I'm solving isn't just relating to tourism. It's much bigger and beyond Hawaii too. This is just the perfect place to test what I'm building.
Re:The end of the middle-class traveler in Hawaii is near
on Saturday December 06, 2025 @10:32PM (#46178921)
I agree. It's overcrowded in places that are not built to handle that many people. The resentment between locals and tourists is growing, also between locals and people who move here with a lot of money and don't add any value to the community but demand a lot from everyone else.
Re:The end of the middle-class traveler in Hawaii is near
on Saturday December 06, 2025 @10:31PM (#46178917)
You are right. I posted this partially because I live on Kauai, am working on a solution, and just to see what others thought.
This is definitely bigger than just Hawaii.
Re:The end of the middle-class traveler in Hawaii is near
on Saturday December 06, 2025 @09:31PM (#46178659)
No, I live on Kauai and Maui before this. The Hawaii Tourism Authority runs ads on the radio for 'sustainable travel' and they want fewer people here paying more to curb overtourism and crowding, damage to parks.
I agree with them. I posted this to just see what others thought.
It's interesting how many people I meet from the tech world that move out here or vacation here often. I don't want to leave but would do some extended trips to places on my list for sure and always come back to one of the islands.
The end of the middle-class traveler in Hawaii is near
Re:The Gentle Singularity
on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @07:23PM (#44252881)
It's funny in a cosmic way how YC was once led by this guy.
Re:Apple study finds "a fundamental scaling limitation" in LLM reasoni...
on Sunday June 08, 2025 @09:31PM (#44220720)
Oops. Thanks, I missed this. I worked 16 hours that day.
Apple study finds "a fundamental scaling limitation" in LLM reasoning models
Ask HN: What would you work on if you couldn't fail?
I've been sprinting 10-16 hours a day for almost a month now. I feel cool, calm, and collected though.A lot is happening in the world and in our industry but I am doing all I can to be part of the cure, not the cancer.This gives me peace of mind and helps me adapt regardless of if YC backs me or not. I'm moving to Palo Alto regardless, just being in the zip code alone will be enough at this point.
Re:Ray Dalio: How Countries Go Broke
on Friday June 06, 2025 @02:54PM (#44203862)
This is the most important chapter in the book according to Ray himself. Titled 'The Overall Big Cycle' and it covers the 5 major factors to keep an eye on as we all navigate our future.
I hope this is helpful and sparks some quality discussion of micro and macro trends unfolding in our line of work. It's fascinating and frightening at the same time. I'm along for the ride though, don't know what else I'd do with my life.
Ray Dalio: How Countries Go Broke
The Colorado River is running low. The picture looks even worse underground.
Re:Ask HN: How big of a deal is getting the .foobar challenge from Goo...
on Sunday May 18, 2025 @10:39AM (#44021740)
I asked ChatGPT and it said it 'means more than CS degree or working at a big company because it shows you are self-taught, scrappy, resourceful'.
It's not a big deal whether it is or not, I just haven't met anyone else who has gotten it. People who are a lot more experienced than me. I'm a bit of an outsider coming to the Bay Area, I've been cruising in Hawaii for a few years.
I'm moving to the Bay Area whether I am accepted or not. I believe in what I'm building and am ALL IN. I haven't been this excited to work 100 hours a week in a LONG TIME.
Ask HN: How big of a deal is getting the .foobar challenge from Google?
My browser split open when I was just starting out in 2016 and I got this coding challenge from Google that could've led to a job interview.One problem, I got it on a flight to Maui and when I landed I had to choose between the coding challenge or exploring Maui. I picked Maui, right decision at the time.But, I applied to YC and I've been working 10-12 hours a day on my MVP. I've been having...
Ask HN: What are the main reason(s) startups fail? How to circumnavigate?
I asked Perplexity the first question and this is what I got. Now I'm curious how it compares to the HN community's real-life wisdom.------------------------------------------------------- Main Reasons Startups Fail Within the First Five YearsStartups face a high failure rate in their first five years, with up to 70% not surviving this period. The most common reasons for these failures are:•...
Ask HN: What is your backup plan in case you don't get into YC S25?
I'm a solo founder. Lived on Maui during the pandemic and a little after the fire to work at Red Cross. I got a job offer at a five-star resort as a concierge on Kauai and free housing at a very interesting farm-to-table operation, so I moved there.I got invited to Idaho to work at a non-profit conservation project that is aligned with my startup. Our funding was cut by DOGE and Trump a few...
Re:Ask HN: How are you acquiring your first hundred users?
on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @01:48PM (#43975663)
My startup is helping Maui rebuild after the fires. My early adopters and testers will be on Maui mostly. It's a win-win-win. The branding is inspired by Hawaii, so it's only right that I do it this way.
Ask HN: Which AI agents do you work with the most for coding? Favorite?
I've started to tinker with all the big LLMs, I am at once fascinated and terrified at how fast things are changing. I am tying together the final pieces of my YC app after the funding for the non-profit I work at got cut by DOGE and Trump. A blessing in disguise is how I choose to look at it. Just like the Maui fires that nearly killed my drive to want to try any more. Here I am, trying once...
Ask HN: How much does AI threaten your job security in this decade?
I've been reading about this a lot lately and am in the process of applying to YC. I am a creative and technical founder with experience in sales too. I am best with design and sales but have enough engineering acumen to have ticked off Google's algorithm and recieved the 'foobar challenge' when I was 26.I don't see myself ever becoming a senior level engineer anywhere but I do feel confident...
Re:Meta announces 5% cuts in preparation for 'intense year'
on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @09:56PM (#42720513)
He is trying not to get Nuremberged.
He is a snake. I also live on Kauai and most of the locals don't want him here, he is trying to turn his image around but most people aren't really buying it or haven't really thought about it too deeply.
He, in my view, is desperate to hang onto 'his throne' but all it takes is the right person, with the right vision, at the right time...with enough support.
Re:Ask HN: What are the most valuable skills in our industry going for...
on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @05:31PM (#42718089)
Funny you mention Musk, I checked out a stack of science textbooks from the library and have started to reimagine a lot of things based on them.
The times we live in have made many very afraid to try new things but there are a good amount of us who are just done with business-as-usual.
Re:Ask HN: What are the most valuable skills in our industry going for...
on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @05:30PM (#42718075)
Thank you, I am riddled with self-doubt sometimes but working through it by facing it instead of avoiding it.
Ask HN: What are the most valuable skills in our industry going forward?
I was born in 1990. Got my first computer in 1995 and wrote my first line of code in the year 2000 in Visual Basic. I discovered the startup world after watching Steve Job's commencement speech and not long after Hacker News became a daily read with my coffee.I am 35 now and live in Kauai (moved here after the Maui fires). I am a 'creative developer' with an agency where I help good people...
Donald Trump's Plan to Hoard Billions in Bitcoin Has Economists Stumped
A tech billionaire is quietly buying up land in Hawaii. No one knows why
Re:Mark Zuckerberg's Top-Secret Hawaii Compound
on Friday December 15, 2023 @03:40AM (#38652254)
I live in Kauai, a few miles from him. I know people who have worked at his property too.
Right now on the North Shore there is Mark Zuckerberg, tons of wealthy people moving in, AND a giant mega resort called the 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay all putting strain on the economy and ecology.
I am still carrying through with my vision of a better world. It started back in 2010 when this account was created. I was laughed at then for wanting to take on Facebook. I never quit and kept learning this whole time. I am close to Mount Doom now, Ring is still in tact. I am a little beat up after the Maui fires and that I had to relocate to here but I'm still going.