Hacker News: aacook

New comment by aacook in "We do not think Anthropic should be designated as a supply chain risk"

aacook — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 02:16:24 +0000

Thank you

New comment by aacook in "Meta Ray-Ban Display"

aacook — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:25:39 +0000

The advantage for me is being able to snap video without holding anything in my hands. Sure, I could do that with a Go Pro but with these I just throw them on. I find the video quality to be good enough... the few moments I've captured have been so outstanding that I don't really care that it's not 4K.

New comment by aacook in "Meta Ray-Ban Display"

aacook — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:17:15 +0000

New comment by aacook in "Meta Ray-Ban Display"

aacook — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:15:39 +0000

I don't have the cloud processing features enabled for photos/video on these. As far as I understand, the photos and videos aren't used for training data. I also don't publish these photos anywhere on social media.

New comment by aacook in "Meta Ray-Ban Display"

aacook — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:11:00 +0000

I have the first generation of these, and as far as I know there isn't a screen. The sweat issue is sensitivity to the side controls — the glasses think I'm changing the music, volume or whatever and I'm just wearing them and doing nothing. This was an issue early on but recently I went on a ride for 90 minutes and didn't have this issue.

New comment by aacook in "Meta Ray-Ban Display"

aacook — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:09:01 +0000

Mine sound decent for what they are and I'm fairly into audio stuff.

New comment by aacook in "Meta Ray-Ban Display"

aacook — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:07:19 +0000

I don't really use them that way. I don't wear them 24/7, just specific situations. Also, there's an LED light on them that clearly indicates when the camera is recording vs. when it isn't.

New comment by aacook in "Meta Ray-Ban Display"

aacook — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 03:18:36 +0000

Agreed, hopefully that changes as things are more ironed out

New comment by aacook in "Meta Ray-Ban Display"

aacook — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 01:54:14 +0000

It seems like there are a lot of negative comments about Meta's glasses which is surprising to me as a regular user. I bought these both in clear and sunglasses and I love them. I've recorded some of the most amazing videos of my baby with them. Listening to music is fantastic as it's different from regular headphones since you can still hear the world around you — I've even done a few longer bike rides with them and it's been great. I haven't enabled any of the AI or smart features on the glasses, although I've been meaning to give it a try. Some things I don't love about them is the proprietary charging cases, the battery life seems to degrade over time (not totally certain though), and they're sensitive to sweat. Overall I think they show a ton of promise.

New comment by aacook in "Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell"

aacook — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:55:30 +0000

I started with an API called Pwinty which turned out to be pretty expensive so I ended up basically recruiting a print shop partner based in the US.

I've actually been looking at releasing a 4"x6" photo printing API of my own since we've developed some pretty neat shipping tricks as well as the ability to print on both sides of the photos.

New comment by aacook in "Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell"

aacook — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:53:45 +0000

Seeing this comment a bit late... thank you so much for the kind words about the service!

New comment by aacook in "Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell"

aacook — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 18:29:01 +0000

Thanks to F5Bot I saw this comment.

Thanks for sharing brother!

New comment by aacook in "Honeycrisp apples went from marvel to mediocre"

aacook — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 03:42:47 +0000

Same at Aldi

Project Skydrop: 10 Oz Gold Treasure Hidden in Woods Embedded with $88k Bitcoin

aacook — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 19:04:16 +0000

Article URL: https://projectskydrop.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41791477

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem – Interview about Failure [video]

aacook — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 01:23:13 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYCz06bS380

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38418418

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by aacook in "Ask HN: What's the coolest physical thing you've made?"

aacook — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 03:04:24 +0000

I built a mobile, wood-fired sauna. It's 8.5 feet wide, 12 feet long and 13.5 feet tall. It seats 6. I like to run it 180-210 °F.

Well, it was mobile until the axles ripped off on its maiden voyage. Now it's up on skids until I get the courage to throw another $4,000 at new axles (and wheels, tires and leaf springs since I have to go up to the next class).

Some photos at: https://imgur.com/a/em9gBDj

During the build I blogged a bit about the project at: http://seekingsauna.com

My brothers and my dad helped me disassemble a tiny house in someone's backyard in Cambridge in June 2021 during a heat wave: http://seekingsauna.com/building

There were quite a few gotchas, one being that once I installed the rafters I realized I had to reduce the pitch in order to be able to get under New England highway bridges (14 feet): http://seekingsauna.com/roof-snafu

I've been meaning to write about the accident (the axles completely sheared off one side of the trailer) that happened a bit over a year ago but have been too busy enjoying the sauna and working on some other projects!

Paralyzed man walks after Bluetooth connects his brain and spine

aacook — Sun, 28 May 2023 03:25:53 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQyzSZkoYM4

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36100883

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Inside Canada's First Dementia Village

aacook — Fri, 12 May 2023 04:02:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A39UmdGmLQ

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35911746

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

120-Year Old Camera Lucida Lets You Draw Like a Photo – Camera Lucida [video]

aacook — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 03:15:09 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpwpdGyx880

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32907244

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by aacook in "90s Cursor Effects"

aacook — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 23:09:01 +0000

This is hilarious and beautiful and I love it.

I just launched a 90s app called Later Cam: https://latercam.com

It turns your phone into an old-school disposable camera that mails you real printed photos.

Last week Apple decided to feature it #1 on New & Noteworthy and now hundreds of people are visiting the home page every day. And thanks to you, now it feels a bit more magical!