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telecuda··on Microduck
And since Reachy's software and SDK are pretty open, it's trivial for a coding agent to learn how to communicate with the robot to achieve your desired outcome.
telecuda··on Microduck
It doesn't walk like a duck, but Reachy Mini by HF/Pollen Robotics is a great entry-level robot. And you get to assemble it!

Direct links: https://pollen-robotics.com/microduck/ https://pollen-robotics.com/reachy-mini/

telecuda··on Show HN: Make your logo extra bright on HDR screens
"It's such a fine line between stupid, and uh" ... "Clever."
telecuda··on Show HN: Make your logo extra bright on HDR screens
> We haven't had dense interfaces for decades at this point

GovTech is still full of them. But B2B/B2C, you're right.

The nagging will continue until morale improves.

telecuda··on Show HN: Make your logo extra bright on HDR screens
That's what I'm finding as I researched it:

Android's HDR brightness slider is low - The single most common "HDR does nothing" report on Android 15/16 devices. Samsung also has Super HDR/Extra brightness / Vision booster toggles under Display. Any of them at the conservative setting would have an effect.

telecuda··on Show HN: Make your logo extra bright on HDR screens
If you want to opt-out of the second coming of <blink>:

chrome://flags/#force-color-profile -> sRGB

telecuda··on Show HN: Make your logo extra bright on HDR screens
I mean, use it responsibly. Of course people won't, it's the internet, but a skilled designer may use it to highlight a word or an accent to draw your eye. It can be tricky in dense interfaces to draw focus to something (little tooltips or big buttons aren't the best answers). This is just another tool in the toolbox.
telecuda··on Show HN: Make your logo extra bright on HDR screens
I was only able to test it on my iPhone. Let me see if the S26 needs a tweak (or confirm if it's not support)
telecuda··on Show HN: Make your logo extra bright on HDR screens
Works for text too!
telecuda··on Mexico crackdown on coastal development
Now do Florida coasts next (seriously). In many Florida counties here you can hire your own "private inspectors" at a high price-tag to replace city/county building inspectors. Once that's done, the county can't even legally step on your property to investigate a complaint.

This enables developers to proceed without government intervention through completion of the home, then if anything, they pay fines that are maybe 1-2% of the project cost.

Meanwhile, even protected wildlife preserves are fair game. One trick used often here is listing the wrong address on your permits so that neighbors don't receive notices, then later they update it to the correct address claiming a scriber's error. This is starting to get some more attention but not enough to compel our elected officials to enforce their own building and zoning laws.

telecuda··on Show HN: Segue – Save context in one AI, load it in another by a short handle
I like the name! I'd consider a self-hosted and open-source version as your "free" plan then a cloud-hosted paid version, and for $10+ if your goal is to make a profit vs. run a hobby project.
telecuda··on Show HN: 18 Words
Just my opinion — don’t change anything. I got to 9 words, had fun, will try again tomorrow. Simplicity and urgency win
telecuda··on Isopods of the world
If you like this, check out Dany Bittel https://x.com/DanyBittel or https://www.instagram.com/bitteldany/. His Patreon includes a lot of how-to content if you're interested in macro photography of insects.
telecuda··on Launch HN: Kampala (YC W26) – Reverse-Engineer Apps into APIs
Congrats. You may want to consider dropping the "reverse engineer" language though, since most every application's ToS is clear on that being prohibited. Perhaps just "replay any application" or similar.
telecuda··on Show HN: Outside In – Stream live night sounds from outside to bedside. iOS/free
Thank you!
telecuda··on Try the Mosquito Bucket of Death
Related, I've found this to be the most effective gadget to stop the itch of a mosquito bite: https://www.amazon.com/Vibis-Rechargeable-Mosquito-Chemical-... (Source: Floridian who has tried everything)
telecuda··on Nixie Tubes (2015)
The Nixie Tube Watch I received from Kickstarter is as wonderful as it looks:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1944794242/timeless-ele...

telecuda··on PhotoDNA and Limitations (2021)
If working in this space interests you, I recommend checking out Magnet Forensics. They make the best tools for end users tasked with taking those recovered hard drives full of CSAM and performing the analysis. Great company to consider working for (I have no affiliation, just a longstanding respect for them).

https://www.magnetforensics.com/blog/real-time-hash-matching...

telecuda··on Man Arrested for Creating Child Porn Using AI
Important callout beyond the headline: "Last year, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received 4,700 reports of generated AI child porn, with some criminals even using generative AI to make deepfakes of real children to extort them."
telecuda··on Making steel without emitting CO2
Different method, but related goal: I enjoyed this episode on making carbon-negative portland cement for construction https://wondery.com/shows/how-i-built-this/episode/10386-lit...
telecuda··on How to Run Hackathons in 2024
Check out the site Devpost for public, online hackathons (https://devpost.com/hackathons?challenge_type[]=online&open_...)
telecuda··on Twilio lays off 5% of employees in unit activists want to divest
Link to source letter: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1447669/000119312523...

Don't miss in there:

"We’ve decided to end-of-life (EOL) Twilio Programmable Video as a standalone product. Given it’s such a niche area and a relatively small part of our portfolio, we believe partnering with video industry leaders is the best way to ensure long-term product innovation for our customers. Removing Programmable Video from our portfolio will also allow Communications to more effectively focus on our pillar products - Messaging, Voice, and Email."

telecuda··on Hogfish ‘See’ with Their Skin, Even When They’re Dead
They've done that at least!
telecuda··on Hogfish ‘See’ with Their Skin, Even When They’re Dead
While I usually withhold personal comments here, I love this article because the Hogfish is the only main species here in Florida that for whatever reason I can't catch (while all my mates have). They even bought me a Hogfish cutting board to remind me each day of my "white whale." I'm so glad to read of their camouflage abilities to use that as an excuse!
telecuda··on What happens to all the stuff we return?
They don't appear to artificially, no. But like any auction, when it's a good deal, a lot of people may watch and wait until fairly near the end. I've used them before and had a very positive experience.
telecuda··on What happens to all the stuff we return?
https://www.loveseat.com/ is a great example of a business built on a second market for returns (Austin, San Antonio, San Diego)
telecuda··on Our right to challenge junk patents is under threat
That’s true. The narrative can get lost or at least watered down in the process.
telecuda··on Our right to challenge junk patents is under threat
The most useful thing about software patents IMO is what you uncover during the patent writing process. When you’re sitting there writing the equivalent of a 10-20 page college essay on the problem background, operating environment, then all the present and future uses of something novel (the provisional stage), it forces you to think in a way that no typical product management process does. There are few (any?) other forcing mechanisms I’ve seen that produce the same results.
telecuda··on JanOS: Turn your phone into an IoT board (2015)
Suggest appending (2015) to the title unless there’s evidence this is still active?
telecuda··on Starbucks CEO will work a shift at the company’s cafes once a month
Ask to be put on frontline email/phone customer support for your product a few times a year.

Hearing problems/complaints directly from the voice of the customer, then having to explain a sometimes cumbersome workaround to solve them, is invaluable. Plus you buy goodwill with your support team for walking a day in their shoes.

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