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anthonycosletton Show HN: A Dark Cave – Minimalistic Graphics in the Age of AI Slop

I've been playing for about an hour now. I'm addicted. Where did my time go? LOL - I think a lot of people are starving for immersive and interactive experiences like this that doesn't lead to sensory overload. deep relaxing breath The mind fills in between the lines. Throwback to choose your own adventure books/RPG's of yore. It's so calming. Well designed. Not overwhelming - at all - and honestly allowed my brain take a breather despite it also being active enough to ensure resources/villagers/decisions were taken care of. Created an account and currently resting in the estate - thank you for creating and sharing slow clap

anthonycosletton A live hantavirus outbreak tracker auto-curated by Claude

Ah, how reassuring it is to see the world map populated with a carefully curated coverage of the infected and monitored patients (said sarcastically). You honestly couldn't design a better "start" to another pandemic facepalm. JFC. Awesome site btw. Thank you for sharing this.

anthonycosletton Show HN: Doomscroll the Goverment's UFO Files as One Gigantic Microfilm

Wow. This is addictive. Loved quickly scrolling on the images beginning at 28539 and watching the UFO dart to and fro :O I have a feeling this is going to be widely accessed - and speaking of, thank you for making it so accessible. Very, very cool. <3

anthonycosletton Show HN: Watch a neural net learn to play Snake

Mesmerizing - could be its own digital art showcase XD Love what you've done here, friend. Looking forward to what you do next. <3

anthonycosletton Map your neighborhood your own way

This is super cool. I'm going to give it a try tonight to see what it can do with my neighborhood here in New Orleans (Marigny, Bywater, French Quarter)! Thank you for sharing, my friend. <3

anthonycosletton More than 170 arrests in facial recognition trial

The arrests they're making here in New Orleans is wild. A pedophile on the run (multiple warrants out for his arrest on the west coast) from soliciting teenage children was caught walking a dog on Frenchman street near the French Quarter recently due to facial recognition cameras. He was apprehended. The dog was returned to its owner unharmed. :O

anthonycosletton Show HN: TikTok but for scientific papers

This is DOPE. I joined the waitlist, my friend! My papers are dense - looking forward to seeing your tool in action and discovering other work in an easy to digest way. <3

anthonycosletton Show HN: TikTok but for scientific papers

I'm appreciative of it being posted but I might be in the minority. Joined the waitlist. <3

anthonycosletton Show HN: Hustler Bingo – a tiny bingo game about startup Twitter clichés

This is the first site I've seen that actually captures the ick of a Linkedin feed full of AI-generated headshots that turn ogre bros and gals into an airbrushed troll dolls with belly button gems and all. The design is beautiful, but the real achievement here is that I did not get bingo :)

anthonycosletton Show HN: Explore color palettes inspired by 3000 master painter artworks

This is a gorgeous site and beautiful concept. I'm interested to learn what inspired you to create this contribution? I look forward to exploring it more especially as I decide what colors to paint the outside of my house as I attempt to "standout" in my New Orleans neighborhood.

anthonycosletton Show HN: Rejected by YC

Injecting hope into the rejected. We need more content like this. I like the idea one commenter mentioned about an HN sibling - they can live spitefully side by side. <3

anthonycosletton Show HN: Rejected by YC

lol - this is a smart idea

anthonycosletton Show HN: DoodleMate: Animate Your Child's Hand Drawings Without Generative AI

Hey, I'm 40 years old and this brought a smile to my face. Seamless to use and really well done. I'll share this with a few of my friends that have children - I'm sure their kids will be inspired to draw JUST to see their imagination come to life. Great work, my friend, keep spreading joy! <3

anthonycosletton I recently started a small experimental project recreating Star Fox 64

This looks DOPE. I can't tell you how much that flash of nostalgia was needed. I was midway looking through your site and had to come back here and share. The before and after images are chef's kiss. I'll be looking forward to more updates and your release -- awesome work!! <3

anthonycosletton Show HN: Piruetas – A self-hosted diary app I built for my girlfriend

What a gorgeous and calming site - the logo is perfect btw. Thank you for sharing!

anthonycosletton Single dose of magic mushroom psychedelic can cause anatomical brain changes

I didn't believe in ghosts until I had a very strong psilocybin trip in the backyard of a 200 year old house here in New Orleans. It was beautiful - absolutely changed my brain chemistry and like the new movie Hokum states it "opens your mind" to forces that are all around us but we're too closed off to see. Have you had similar experiences? (maybe not the supernatural kind) But I'd be interested to hear!

anthonycosletton I Still Can't Trust AI

I hear you. I'd be interested to learn if you have found ways to mitigate the inaccurate information? I use Claude and GPT - using GPT purely as an adversarial collaborator to spot check Claude's work (and sometimes vice versa) it sounds counterproductive and hopefully at some point that will be unnecessary but it works wonders for the final products I put the stamp of approval on. I think it's indicative of the fact we will need a human in the loop until that day we can finally trust. Great article and I wish I could try some of that coffee you're brewing! :D

anthonycosletton Ask HN: Is anyone seriously considering a career change?

If you head back to school I'd opt for a tradesman craft that you could potentially become immersed in and obsessed with. We only get one shot at this little life - might as well go out swinging with a fulfilled smile, my friend.

anthonycosletton Show HN: Hallucinopedia

I'm cackling at some of these - what a perfect way to put down the phone and get lost in a world of weird. We are indeed in a simulation LOL

anthonycosletton Open weights are quietly closing up – and that's a problem

Interesting article and I'm a big proponent of sounding the alarm bells even if it might seem the noise is being swallowed by the vacuum of space. I'd love to see your take on ways in which we can avoid the outcome of a complete siloing of open weights - a "and here's what we can do or need to do about it before it's too late." I'd also love to see your take on the fact that enterprise organizations are seemingly shifting to open weights so ironically could be the industry's salvation (fine tuning massive open models - Cursor with Kimi 2, etc.) or other examples? Perhaps you might find it's not so bleak! Here's to hoping.

anthonycosletton Show HN: I Built a Museum Exhibit

This is a fascinating and unique take on ways in which to spark a child's imagination (and even my 40 year old imagination). I've always pondered at what it must be like to view the world from the perspective of an underwater creature -- fascinating dive (no pun intended) into another consciousness's perspective and will be super valuable for our future generations and their handling of the animal kingdom. Well done!

anthonycosletton Show HN: I built a new word game, Wordtrak

I love Wordle so I have a feeling this will scratch that itch I have when I'm done with my daily puzzle. Thank you for posting this! <3