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erwinmatijsenon What 81,000 people want from AI

To be fair, there is a button right at the beginning saying “Jump to story”. It’s not the most obvious, I agree, but it is there.

erwinmatijsenon Ask HN: How are you preparing for PEPPOL?

I’m using bookkeeping software that has already integrated it. It’s just a switch to turn sending invoices via peppol. It’s no extra charge on my paid plan.

I’m assuming all bookkeeping software will integrate it, just as all suppliers are able to send PDF invoices.

For the ones sending invoices manually, like OP, maybe software with free tiers will pop up. Just like many suppliers have free tiers for sending PDF invoices.

erwinmatijsenon Research into why some people have a better sense of direction

I've always linked my inability to navigate to my inability to visualize things in my head. Even in the area where I've been living for about 15 years now, I still struggle to determine routes if I don't travel them very regularly.

This afternoon, we drove to a place in the city nearby. By now, after so many years, I can guess which exit to take, but I don't know whether to turn left or right at the end of the exit until I'm at the end and recognise it from previous times I've been there. But I can't picture it in my head beforehand.

erwinmatijsenon Opening Up ChatGPT

Opening up ChatGPT: Tracking openness, transparency, and accountability in instruction-tuned text generators. See also this[0] accompanying blog post.

[0] https://ideophone.org/opening-up-chatgpt-evidence-based-meas...

erwinmatijsenon Calif. Law to Protect Children's Privacy Could Lead to Invasive Age Verification

IRMA [1] comes to mind. From their site:

With IRMA it is easy to log in and make yourself known, by disclosing only relevant attributes of yourself. For instance, in order to watch a certain movie online, you prove that you are older than 16, and nothing else.

Their docs[2] are pretty good.

[1] https://irma.app/?lang=en [2] https://irma.app/docs/what-is-irma/

erwinmatijsenon Show HN: Strongweek, an iOS app focused on weeks months and years, not due dates

Great idea. May I suggest to use iOS’s default design? Your USP is in the app, not the design. And the current design is.. not the best.

erwinmatijsenon Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Aren't Fully Disabled When Off in iOS 11 Control Center

What’s the reasoning behind connecting WiFi / Bluetooth at 5AM?