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New comment by JackDanMeier in "Uber’s COO says it’s getting harder to justify money spent on tokenmaxxing"

JackDanMeier — Mon, 25 May 2026 17:26:52 +0000

At what point is there a difference between a burn rate and tokenmaxxing? Isn't it the same as during the dotcom bubble?

New comment by JackDanMeier in "US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives"

JackDanMeier — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:07:12 +0000

Just started exporting my data from google, guess this is the start of my uncoupling journey.

Looking forward to changing my bank card to a EU alternative when its available.

I don't feel like I have major usage issues, but maybe once I have decoupled from the big players, it will be clearer what I had gotten used to, for which there was another way to approach.

The biggest pain points will probably be YouTube, Claude, Gemini and Google docs. The main issues will probably stem from collaborating with others, rather than my own personal usage.

New comment by JackDanMeier in "Ask HN: Go deep into AI/LLMs or just use them as tools?"

JackDanMeier — Sat, 24 May 2025 08:33:24 +0000

From my prespective it's a bubble, very similar to the dot com bubble. All businesses are integrating it into everything, often where it's unnecessary or just confusing.

But I believe that the value will come after the bubble is burst, and the companies which truly create value will survive, same as with webpages after the dot com bubble.

New comment by JackDanMeier in "Spider Eye Development Editing and Silk Fiber Engineering Using CRISPR-Cas"

JackDanMeier — Mon, 19 May 2025 15:17:51 +0000

Isn't this the plot of Spiderman?

New comment by JackDanMeier in "Spaced repetition systems have gotten better"

JackDanMeier — Sun, 18 May 2025 14:39:26 +0000

My understanding of what is important to feedback into the SRS is, was I able to retrieve the memory, and does the representation in my memory align with what I recalled.

As an example Term: "What is the capital of France and how many inhabitants does it have?" Correct definition: "Paris, which has 2 000 000 inhabitants."

For me there is a difference in not having the answer at all, which falls into "again". But what about if I'm able to retrieve that Paris is the capital, but I remember that the population is 1 500 000. This is where the gray zone begins

New comment by JackDanMeier in "Spaced repetition systems have gotten way better"

JackDanMeier — Sun, 18 May 2025 14:29:02 +0000

It should definitely be added as a variable within the calculation, but the current FSRS predicts how likely you are to access the memory (if it's sufficiently available which is defined by its retrieval strength) and speed of retrieval isn't really a factor in this version. The different grades are more to define how well all parts of the memory is retrieved.

Not to say that how quickly you can access it doesn't play a role in real life.

New comment by JackDanMeier in "Spaced repetition systems have gotten way better"

JackDanMeier — Sun, 18 May 2025 14:04:54 +0000

Yes, this is also something I have been thinking about, can an LLM really know how well I know something. There is the issue with the grading with again, hard, good and easy that I can cut myself some slack and say "I knew that" even when I didn't(and I have a strong memory of having done this myself). And there is the possibility of bullshitting the LLM and just all you know about the subject rather than the exact definition of the flashcard. I'm leaning towards any knowledge rather than specifying that the exact answer should be graded. Whats your take?

New comment by JackDanMeier in "Spaced repetition systems have gotten better"

JackDanMeier — Sun, 18 May 2025 13:48:30 +0000

I was working on a product which has FSRS implemented, and is heavily inspired by anki. The change we made was that rather than rate yourself, you have to type your answer and its graded by an LLM. It also has a button to explain the concept to you as if you are 5 (eli5) and you get feedback on your answer. You can also create the flashcards by uploading a pdf and then generate them from it.

I've stopped working on it and am now building something highly similar aimed towards high school students, but any feedback is welcome. This version was built for uni students

mimair.com - I never got around to adding any payment option so its completely free

New comment by JackDanMeier in "How I accepted myself into Canada's largest AI hackathon"

JackDanMeier — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:43:50 +0000

What would this realistically be rated on? If anything it seems like racial profiling

New comment by JackDanMeier in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)"

JackDanMeier — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:44:00 +0000

I'm building a tool for uni students to study more effectively and have less stress for their exams. This is done with the study techniques retrieval practice(practising remembering to make recall easier, spaced repetition(schedule reviews for long term memorization, concrete examples. Most of this is done with ai generated flashcards and simple ai explanations. This week I will finish the exam generation feature. http://www.mimair.com

Show HN: Mimair, reducing the workload of spaced repetition and active learning

JackDanMeier — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 15:43:12 +0000

Quickly generate flashcards by highlighting text from a pdf.

Get simple explanations for complex subjects.

Review your flashcards with a spaced repetition algorithm(FSRS) and have your answer automatically graded.

Press the reference in a to quickly jump back to it's origin.

There are more small features but those are the most interesting. Hit me with as much feedback as you can muster :)

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