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New comment by aEJ04Izw5HYm in "Job: Head of Stonehenge"

aEJ04Izw5HYm — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:49:14 +0000

While true from a per capita equivalency and too close for comfort, the median net worth of an adult in the UK is roughly $150,000, while in Mississippi it's $15,000. Also, its public services are provided, which substantially affects the quality of life.

New comment by aEJ04Izw5HYm in "Show HN: Vibe Check – UX Benchmark for vibe designs"

aEJ04Izw5HYm — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:05:00 +0000

An interactive demo: https://app.arcade.software/share/shXfQGN6xU0kYtJXVGJz

Show HN: Vibe Check – UX Benchmark for vibe designs

aEJ04Izw5HYm — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:57:42 +0000

Vibe check shares benchmarking insights on any vibe coded URLs like: Make, Lovable, Claude code, V0, etc. Provide a link and we'll share your 'time-to-value'. Provide a URL, set a challenge("Find pricing and subscribe") then AI navigates in real-time to report on UX insights: Interactions, time-on-task, drop-off, etc. What's cool about this is that it gives you some quantitive data to act upon in improving the UX of product journeys.

Example of sim playback: https://app.appvelocity.io/vibe/simulation/8321db67-883b-445...

Example report: https://appvelocity-io.pmailroute.net/x/d?c=50527836&l=694a7...

If anyone shares some early Vibes, I'll run Vibe Check on your behalf and share some insights.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47588285

Points: 5

# Comments: 1

New comment by aEJ04Izw5HYm in "Why do commercial spaces sit vacant?"

aEJ04Izw5HYm — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:58:23 +0000

The world needs Someone with enormous chutzpah to try this.

New comment by aEJ04Izw5HYm in "Warren Buffett's final shareholder letter [pdf]"

aEJ04Izw5HYm — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:52:16 +0000

"Choose your heroes" is the first advice I've heard in a while that's making me stop and think who I hold in high regard with my actions.

New comment by aEJ04Izw5HYm in "S.A.R.C.A.S.M: Slightly Annoying Rubik's Cube Automatic Solving Machine"

aEJ04Izw5HYm — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 11:00:44 +0000

The personality of creator really shines through in the software. Douglas Adams would be pleased, I hope loads of hackers will be inspired to make more 'Adamsian' robots.

New comment by aEJ04Izw5HYm in "Debate on AI Affecting UX"

aEJ04Izw5HYm — Mon, 19 May 2025 16:46:22 +0000

These are notes from me defending the following positions at a debate. Can any hackers do a better job defending or attacking any of these positions?

* AI-driven experiments will soon replace traditional research: False

* Adaptive, personalized interfaces should be the default standard for all digital products: True

* “Web” must evolve from static pages into immersive app-like experiences: False

* Seamless cross-platform UX: start on mobile, to web, finish in AR/VR: True

* Speed-touch-gesture-driven interfaces will eclipse screen-based Graphical UI: True

Debate on AI Affecting UX

aEJ04Izw5HYm — Mon, 19 May 2025 16:46:22 +0000

Article URL: https://kevinmcdonagh.posthaven.com/ai-and-its-affect-on-ux-in-2025

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44031725

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by aEJ04Izw5HYm in "Solarpunk"

aEJ04Izw5HYm — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 08:30:14 +0000

More power to sponsors putting their money behind hopeful futures. I was recently at a conference where the speaker compared this future visioning with that of blade runner. She was was almost posing it as, why not be hopeful? Theres more to gain and it's more challenging.

New comment by aEJ04Izw5HYm in "Ask HN: What were the best books you read this year?"

aEJ04Izw5HYm — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 22:33:23 +0000

'Built to fail' by Alan Payne painted such a richer picture than the binary "netflix came along" argument. The writing had alot of emotional investment since the author owned so many shops in the blockbuster franchise.

A little more dense: "Chip War" by Chris Miller... a macro economic/political picture of silicon valley growth that fills in so many holes in popular lore.

New comment by aEJ04Izw5HYm in "Ask HN: What's the "best" book you've ever read?"

aEJ04Izw5HYm — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 20:08:59 +0000

Can we just skip all the Atlas shrugged swellhead arguments? They take up all the air in the room/(scroll in the page) of every best book thread. Just bump it up if you agree, provide an alternative if you don't.

New comment by aEJ04Izw5HYm in "Ask HN: What's the "best" book you've ever read?"

aEJ04Izw5HYm — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:26:58 +0000

"A history of western philosophy" by Bertrand Russell. The world's most prominent philosopher at the time, took a few years out of his working at the front line to write a summary on 2000 years of thought for layman's and won a nobel prize. It's not the easiest read, you can take issue with some interpretations but theres nothing like it. I think it required reading for being a thoughtful human.

“A precious book … a work that is in the highest degree pedagogical which stands above the conflicts of parties and opinions.” – Albert Einstein

New comment by aEJ04Izw5HYm in "UK workers must keep all customer tips under new law"

aEJ04Izw5HYm — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:57:09 +0000

Tipping is an awful trap. Passing on the responsibility of fair wages should be outlawed. Passing on some inferred responsibility as a burden onto the customer is a loss for all parties. Normalising the behaviour only allows employers to perpetuate this myth that customer service workers are somehow entrapraneurial in they can make more based on their effort. How about just paying people fairly and not paying for poor performance? How does it make any sense to pass this responsibility on to the customer? All customer touch points should be handled by the limited entity.

New comment by aEJ04Izw5HYm in "I have 2000 old VHS tapes in my garage and don't know what to do with them"

aEJ04Izw5HYm — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:46:51 +0000

Well done @keybits for reaching out for help. Another option is that you could split the workload between 3-4 data archivists and start a separate archive until it finds a better home. Personally I don't have the time for this but more people might have the time for a 1 year effort if you were to provide your setup. A few other archivists have been suggested on this thread. Perhaps they would take a portion rather than the whole responsibility, it could be pretty cool to have a bi-monhtly catch up with others with the same hobby and who would all be eager to share their discoveries!

New comment by aEJ04Izw5HYm in "I won't be renewing my Pinboard subscription"

aEJ04Izw5HYm — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 20:42:30 +0000

I still use pinboard every week. I also find it very interesting to follow what other people are pinning. There aren't many niche places to follow ONLY the notable links of other hackers.

New comment by aEJ04Izw5HYm in "Thousands of Pablo Picasso’s works in a new online archive"

aEJ04Izw5HYm — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 13:22:40 +0000

Sad how they intentionally make it difficult to directly access the poor resolution images.

New comment by aEJ04Izw5HYm in "Miles Davis and the recording of Kind of Blue"

aEJ04Izw5HYm — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 21:58:27 +0000

lol. He's like (silent) jazz (crack loving) Yoda. Man, I love in a silent way.

New comment by aEJ04Izw5HYm in "Miles Davis and the recording of Kind of Blue"

aEJ04Izw5HYm — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 10:08:46 +0000

If you aren't used to the conversation it sounds too foreign to be appreciated. You'll likely have had the experience of being around foreign language speakers, some you'll be more comfortable with than others even though you don't understand a word that are saying. Think Manga with the subtitles on or Italian opera. So it is with musicians and their jazz conversation. It takes a lot of experience and listening to really feel the jam and synchronisation. It's very rewarding if you put the time in. Took me ten years or so mainly invested in just three lauded jazz albums.

New comment by aEJ04Izw5HYm in "Miles Davis and the recording of Kind of Blue"

aEJ04Izw5HYm — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 10:02:05 +0000

Me too. While I appreciate why kind of blue and bitches brew are celebrated the way they are, the journey of in a silent way, to me is still unparalleled.

New comment by aEJ04Izw5HYm in "Miles Davis and the recording of Kind of Blue"

aEJ04Izw5HYm — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 09:36:44 +0000

Radio Station: "Giants of Jazz" was an absolute revelation to me discovering only absolute classics over the past 50 years. 'In a silent way' is still my favourite MD album. Reading the "Miles:The autobiography" while listening through his discography was one of my favourite ever reading experiences, thoroughly recommended.