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bsiverly

70 karma · joined December 2, 2015

Recovering data scientist, building with sufficiently advanced technology to make magic.

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bsiverly··on Goodbye, and Thanks for All the Bikesheds
I feel like “tech bro” is the scapegoat for all bad things in tech these days. It’s fairly dismissive of the ongoing debate and advancement of technology overall IMO
bsiverly··on Single Dose of Frog-Derived Gut Bacterium Eradicates 100% of Tumors in Mice
McCullough’s outlet (Nicolas Hulscher writes for the McCullough Foundation) has a track record of overselling single-study preclinical results with breathless framing… and mice are basically clones of one another. Interesting but not a game changer.

Eat more fiber and fermented foods yo

bsiverly··on Midjourney Medical
It all depends how many times I need to go to their med spa to get the benefits of the imaging.
bsiverly··on Firewood Splitting Simulator
Seems like you know what you want to go build. Can’t wait to see your version on HN soon :)
bsiverly··on Firewood Splitting Simulator
I swear this forum needs to embrace their inner child more some days. My four year old loved this.

Well executed fun.

bsiverly··on Siri AI
The ability to tap into on-device foundation models within apps is pretty baller. The rest is banal
bsiverly··on Ask HN: What was your "oh shit" moment with GenAI?
I had it fill out all the forms to appeal my property tax value. We created an assessment of what my San Francisco property should be worth using deep research. The city agreed and a $12k check arrived shortly after.
bsiverly··on The solution might be cancelling my AI subscription
OpenClaw and whisper for talking (I use an opensource tool called ghostpepper)
bsiverly··on The solution might be cancelling my AI subscription
Same. I focus on the part that matters. As someone with ADHD I feel like AI is a salve for my mind. I used to listen to intense EDM while working. Now I sit in silence and talk to my agents. I maintain inbox zero. I absorb and comment across all relevant projects, even outside my team. I literally feel like I have a support team for the first time.