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nvitas··on Claude Opus 5
it got here by training on everything we wrote down thus far. if we now start giving it all the doomsday scenarios on how it will ruin us, won't it start training on that and create said doomsday outcomes? what if instead we, collectively as a humanity, just wrote about all the positive things we could do with it and skew it in a direction that benefits the more positive side of that equation?...possible?
nvitas··on 50K Tahoe residents need power as utility eyes redirecting lines to data centers
just as a thought experiment, say you're an entrepreneur, how would you solve this problem?

whether it AI, Data Centers, EVs...I'm seeing this problem more and more, we need more energy/power. I'm curious to see what others think are possible viable solutions.

nvitas··on Airfoil (2024)
He usually posts these brilliant explanations once or twice a year but nothing in 2025. I hope he finds the time to continue because the lessons are really really brilliantly told.
nvitas··on Ask HN: Can you recommend an analytics platform for a dev tool?
front end, i'll look through the list. thanks for that.

i've been looking at lists for a couple of days. lots of stuff out there and now i have analysis paralysis. was hoping someone would strongly suggest one and i'd be done with thinking about it :)

nvitas··on Ask HN: Can you recommend an analytics platform for a dev tool?
I've used Mixpanel before and do like it. From what I remember it wasn't as easy to get going as with GA script. You have to create each event you'd like to track, is that the case still?
nvitas··on Ask HN: Book recommendations based on a book's citations
Thats a good idea and mostly how I go about it now. Connections by citations just kind of dawned on me recently and thought i'd check to see if someone is doing it.
nvitas··on Ask HN: What simple tools or products are you most proud of making?
Angular CLI Tools

https://www.npmjs.com/package/angular-cli-tools

I started with the official Angular CLI (for Angular 2) back when it was still using system.js and it was painfully slow on a windows machine. I realised that 95% of what I needed the official CLI was for generating components/modules/pipes...etc. So over a weekend a friend and I wrote our own CLI tools that generate components and decided to use a simple webpack seed for our projects. Been using our own CLI ever since for (m)any Angular 2 projects.

I heard that the official CLI has gotten better but I don't have a reason to go down that route any more.

nvitas··on Ask HN: App in review for a month, no contact from Apple...what to do?
seriously?... that seems a bit extreme

Thats not the impression I got from the tech team who have told me I've gone past the average wait time.

I wish these things are communicated better...and a month and a half to release an app is pretty ridiculous.

nvitas··on [dead]
There are two different questions being asked here.

Is the number of polls getting out of hand? ... to me that's a no, they give a glimpse of the HN community which I find interesting

Are the polls a cheap way to get some karma? ... to me this is "quite possible" and I often wonder if the poll would be created in the first place if there was no promise of karma gain

nvitas··on Ask HN: Just got a C&D letter claiming trademark infringement..need advice
We figure because we are a month old company it's quicker and cheaper to change it now than to go through lawyers. We don't really have any brand awareness and don't really want to take a chance with dealing with this down the road. It's just a pain in the arse
nvitas··on Ask HN: Just got a C&D letter claiming trademark infringement..need advice
I think you are right, we are leaning towards changing the name. It is the least expensive route to take right now. Thanks for your input.
nvitas··on How to Write Superior jQuery Plugins
My buddy wrote the article so I can't comment on his stance but I'm with you on the var self = this;

Like you I like to avoid the use of "$" character unless dealing with jQuerified variables

nvitas··on Most expensive iPad game is $399.99
it is interesting that Apple approved it as a game in the app store
nvitas··on Most expensive iPad game is $399.99
Just came out with a new one as well for $199.99 Buddy Repperton's Baseball 2011: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/buddy-reppertons-baseball/id4...
nvitas··on [dead]
Calm down buddy.

This is my site and yes there is an affiliate link there. I've already donated more money to the Red Cross than I'll ever get from this post.

This way more people see it, more people benefit from it so i don't particularly care if you think this is spam. sorry.

nvitas··on Poll: What is the average monthly income from mobile apps?
what kind of app is it?
nvitas··on Show HN: My script to get all iPad games on sale from the App Store
I'm just figuring it all out as I go for now. There are certainly more things I want to add and I'll try to do so as I get a better understanding of helpful features. Price drop is certainly something I'll consider in the near future.

This was a weekend thing so I can't wait till I have some more free time to tinker with it.

If you have any other suggestions they are always welcome.

Thanks for your input!