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mclau157··on Face it: you're a crazy person
I am a mechanical engineer who browses hackernews, if you want to get up and move around get a mechanical engineering degree
mclau157··on So you're a manager now
Isnt this just the definition of check-ins? Simply document how many check-ins have not had progress and be done, no need to stand over anybody's shoulder
mclau157··on Sumo – Simulation of Urban Mobility
Any plans to deploy to the web?
mclau157··on Introduction to Computer Music
Look up DJ Dave and using Strudel to make music, its fun!
mclau157··on The HTML Hobbyist
Can we not just attempt to revive the Neopets days not of flash but of fun content on the web easily accessible?
mclau157··on ChatGPT agent: bridging research and action
the bigger takeaway here is will his boss allow him to walk his dog or will he see available downtime and try to fill it with more work?
mclau157··on Ex-Waymo engineers launch Bedrock Robotics to automate construction
Is this a symptom of every teacher and parent telling kids to get college degrees?
mclau157··on Hand: open-source Robot Hand
Pollen Robotics and HuggingFace are doing a lot for robotics right now!
mclau157··on Shipping WebGPU on Windows in Firefox 141
Are there enough devs working on uses for this? I was hoping for a resurgence like flash devs 20 years ago
mclau157··on Malicious AI swarms can threaten democracy
Its a bit more of a question of which can we change more easily; tools, or human nature
mclau157··on In praise of "normal" engineers
Companies largely have terrible training and books of knowledge which leads to normal engineers not being able to do anything in an efficient manner. Unless they happen to ask a senior a specific tip (which seniors often take for granted and take no initiative to share) important knowledge could get lost forever
mclau157··on Andrej Karpathy: Software in the era of AI [video]
Would this also be more of a push towards robotics and getting physical AI in our every day lives
mclau157··on Research suggests Big Bang may have taken place inside a black hole
Expansion definitely creates some issues here, at longer time scales how do we deal with this?
mclau157··on Show HN: Chili3d – A open-source, browser-based 3D CAD application
FreeCAD interface needs to take a lot of pointers from paid CAD programs, this Chili3D interface is quite close, larger icons in ribbons at the top of the screen with clear definitions
mclau157··on Low-background Steel: content without AI contamination
is this not just www.archive.org ?
mclau157··on Launch HN: Vassar Robotics (YC X25) – $219 robot arm that learns new skills
if this can be extended to full size doors this could be a very good business, no more need to modify doors to have doggy doors
mclau157··on Launch HN: Vassar Robotics (YC X25) – $219 robot arm that learns new skills
will there be options to use GR00T N1 or ACT in the future?
mclau157··on Launch HN: Vassar Robotics (YC X25) – $219 robot arm that learns new skills
the website is pretty bad....could use a lot friendlier buttons, layout, more pictures, maybe some videos
mclau157··on Show HN: AI game animation sprite generator
really the space for 16x16 sprites with AI has not been done very well so far
mclau157··on The Level Design Book
Godot software is free and very easy to do the "blocking" method in this article, there are nodes called CSGBox3D which are resizable boxes with collision that you can drag, rotate, etc. and box out your world
mclau157··on Show HN: AutoThink – Boosts local LLM performance with adaptive reasoning
Has Gemini or OpenAI put out any articles on this or is this just something you noticed?
mclau157··on The Who Cares Era
We have better tools but are usually forced to stay for the same 8 hours it used to take
mclau157··on Find Your People
I believe the hand injuries would be most felt if you were climbing very difficult "crimpy" climbs multiple times a week without enough rest, these are the climbs where you really put stress on tiny individual parts of the fingers to grip onto very tiny holds, otherwise "juggy" climbing where you can grab onto a hold with a large portion of your hand uses more shoulder and back muscles which can get fatigued but definitely not as damaged as tiny individual parts of the fingers
mclau157··on Find Your People
Tangential to this but why does there seem to be a correlation between rock climbing gyms and tech oriented people?
mclau157··on In a high-stress work environment, prioritize relationships
If a workplace is split into different functions, and your coworkers in your function are not great, it can be difficult or seem bothersome to try to bond with coworkers in a different function
mclau157··on Writing N-body gravity simulations code in Python
Very well done!
mclau157··on Suno v4.5
Agreed, Suno still very often does not follow instructions
mclau157··on U.S. Economy Contracts at 0.3% Rate in First Quarter
He has an out for now, but that out will not last forever
mclau157··on U.S. Economy Contracts at 0.3% Rate in First Quarter
The backbone of what you are saying is planned obsolescence and other predatory practices
mclau157··on U.S. Economy Contracts at 0.3% Rate in First Quarter
Few people are concerned about growing indefinitely, more people are concerned about can it grow until they retire
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