<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: adrianwaj</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=adrianwaj</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:35:10 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=adrianwaj" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by adrianwaj in "Reimagining the mouse pointer for the AI era"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I like the idea of a touch screen that you don't touch. Just a few centimeters(variable) off would be fine - they do exist but I've never used one. I think what's required is a way to slightly flex one finger to activate cursor movement, then pinky/thumb twitch to button press. Maybe wear two magnetic silicone nail bands? Current air-touch technologies seem complex and power-hungry, I don't know.<p>Would be tiresome though to hold hand out all day - but good for mobile and handwriting/drawing. Need zero latency.<p>Furthermore, the mousepad could become the magnetic sensor and not the screen in order to rest the palm. The nail bands then become the equivalent of the mouse so it's a hall effect mouse. But could the pad detect finger twitch for the buttons, though?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 01:54:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48116931</link><dc:creator>adrianwaj</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48116931</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48116931</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by adrianwaj in "Googlebook"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I mentioned a "simulated fashion shoot" .. maybe after you posted the initial comment?<p>Yet on the other hand, I've got a very extensive page of me wearing and using a bunch of different things. (see link in bio) It'd be interesting(?) to have a hundred(?) fans(?) wear what I wear. Some may be my size, most wouldn't be. I don't know how this world would end up. I presume it's about building a sort of "icon kingdom" or mob of Mr. Andersons. It may be utopian if you find the right community.<p>It's not just about size and fit, but what people may be looking for is vibe, community and vision. The interplay between fashion and sub-culture is not always so clear. People may want belonging and community, but will that sacrifice individuality and freedom-of-thought? Would you rebel until anarchy or to improvement? What's the focus and vision of your life? Times by 1000 and you're impacting the world through a prayer-like scenario.</p>
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<p>Sounds interesting.. can that be done easily?</p>
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<p>Imagine you could take a few photos of yourself and a system would find your real-life doppelgangers around the world. Then see what they wear and easily copy them. They get a commission.<p>Or have shopping items be shown on your twin in a simulated fashion shoot on a doppelganger simulation. It should also show movement, situations and vibes.<p>"Turning Doug Quaid back into Carl Hauser"</p>
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<p>I like the idea of a phone that fully inserts into a laptop bay to get its functionality in a different form factor. Not sure the laptop needs a powerful CPU, if any. Or it could have a really powerful one while adding storage and memory.<p>I personally would want to also be able to switch off the telco signal.<p>Perhaps the bay would be in the laptop screen itself and the two screens could operate side-by-side - or in the main body and the phone would go dormant.</p>
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<p>Not half, less than that, but I'd have the most commonly used things automatically become the most prominent.<p>There could also be a feed/notification/realtime panel built into it for programs to insert into. I'd also have a bottle shown there, and I could talk to the genie that lives there. Everytime it wanted to talk, the color would change.<p>Or just a prompt/chat box.<p>What would you suggest? Maybe a start window that opens to full screen on the off-chance it's pressed? They're fairly fidgety things, right?</p>
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<p>"are going to find it a disaster."<p>True, it's not a good solution and there is Subvocal Recognition (SVR) that detects electrical signals in the neck or jaw using pads. Hall effect keyboards are pretty good in terms of sensitivity I find.<p>Lip reading by HAL was also a disaster for Frank Poole.<p>Maybe a large screen that can easily be flipped vertical/horizontal would work well. People already do it with the their smartphones - why not stationary screens? Have the OS detect when it happens so it can make any predetermined layout changes. Maybe have it rotate using a small motor? Cable connections into a base unit to avoid entanglement.<p>In terms of screens - I think two volume dials to adjust for brightness and another one for blue-light would be ideal. It should be super easy to do at a hardware level. On 24 hour programs if really pedantic. Maybe an external "volume dial" pad that can be plugged into a USB-C would be suffice and it could have a light and movement sensor as well to take a computer out of (and into) suspend and set the desired brightness according to the environment.<p>There are rechargeable closet lights that already have movement and light sensors - just need to adapt it to a screen.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 10:24:12 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48106291</link><dc:creator>adrianwaj</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48106291</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48106291</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by adrianwaj in "Screenshots of Old Desktop OSes"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I am starting to think the top half of the screen should be the desktop, the bottom half should be the start menu but already activated and full of programs. No conventional bottom panel-bar with a start button. A right-most column should exist that fills up with a list of opened windows. [1]<p>When I first saw Win95 with a cleared desktop, I immediately thought - where has everything gone? Why is this empty? Decades later I still think it's cumbersome to have to look and press at bottom left to see all the programs every time.<p>[1] proportions and locations can be set<p>Also, a "sweep" button that quickly clears the desktop into a "desktop archive." I do that manually anyway with my own "sweep" folders. Every few months I delete and categorize within the sweep folder. Keeping the desktop clean and organized is the new frontier, especially as screens become smaller and people don't want to lose flow.<p>Verbose response, but what are your thoughts? Maybe use voice recognition that uses lip-reading through a camera to launch or modify?<p>Mice and keyboards are just so passe, right, but I wouldn't go so far as getting a brain chip? Maybe a spherical "touchball" that senses the pressure of each finger to move a cursor? Trackballs are too laborsome. I have my mouse on maximum sensitivity and acceleration anyway.</p>
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<p>- allow claiming of each by founders<p>- release source code of each and have new section: "twinned"<p>- enable domain, trademark and socials acquisition and have new section: "revisited"<p>- enable full acquisition (including business name) and have new section: "returned"<p>- previous 3 becomes "legacy" or "sequel"<p>- don't limit to YC</p>
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<p>I'd expect to see more AI pools (like mining pools) develop over time. So it's the "team local" model. See Gensyn Protocol.</p>
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<p>Yeah, you would also have to trust Poly staff and media outlets.<p>But also messaging platforms whereby wiretapping has never been so lucrative.<p>So what's the CEO of ____ saying about an IPO?<p><a href="https://kalshi.com/markets/kxipo/ipos/kxipo-26" rel="nofollow">https://kalshi.com/markets/kxipo/ipos/kxipo-26</a><p>Time to get friendly with the 'tappers or become one oneself, right?<p>This news story is so pertinent.<p>Doctor Evil's secret AI prompt >> Train on messaging and then tell me the most lucrative bets in the prediction markets.</p>
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<p>It will become more important over time - Telegram and the TON coin are reintegrating. So messaging surveillance is financial surveillance too? Price is going up too. <a href="https://x.com/BSCNews/status/2053046567930937817" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/BSCNews/status/2053046567930937817</a> Upgraded a month ago: <a href="https://x.com/durov/status/2042247948147241072" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/durov/status/2042247948147241072</a><p>It'd be interesting (horrifying?) to see something that was once assumed secret go public. Imagine if all chats and payments eventually went public at some point... the Transparity, when nothing can be encrypted anymore so no one tries. Mankind becomes a unit - or it devolves?<p>With TON, perhaps altcoins will give way to micro coins - tailored especially for apps and their users/founders? ..for micropayments and running on AI infrastructure. Blockchain and AI infrastructure are already interchangeable in large part. So if transaction histories are exposed, the damage is limited. Startups won't look to IPO, they'll look to float a coin to make serious money. Binance did it. Polymarket next? Poly is dominated by Bitcoin as it stands.<p>I'm not sure if Ethereum tokens would be the same thing.</p>
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<p>"how long they'll still pay well"<p>1) But can they pay you in the altcoin of your choice and what altcoin would that be?<p>2) Then have other disillusioned/perplexed/frustrated tech bros follow your processes and choices including using crypto debit cards.<p>3) Foster uptake with non-techies.<p>4) Embed the altcoin into real-world assets (tokenization) including the ones you own.<p>5) Wait for the altcoin value to explode.<p>Problem solved - well the problem isn't really financial or "AI" - it's communal and lack of shared vision which propagates wealth inequality.</p>
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<p>Only for a while, then we want tips when the fun wears off. Imagine Google Reader was still going because the maintainers got the most micropayment tips, and thus the best raises/promotions, while also having the most fun at work. What do you think?</p>
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<p>Point taken, but - I think it's a good way to start a micropayment culture. It's like putting numbers up on houses - they're just cheap digits but all of a sudden people can receive mail. Actually, YT micropayments would be like having a PO box.<p>"money making ads" I'm surprised they haven't made their own coin to go with that. Perhaps a new coin should be part of that micropayment culture. Look what happened with Binance coin because so many people were using the site already and they could roll one out.<p>In reality, they could have made so much money from Gmail account recovery too. All of Google's shelved projects - maybe all they need is an efficient micropayment system to slap on whatever they put out - Google Reader included.</p>
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<p>They could also make money from them using micropayments. Free if there's a delay. Then split proceeds with creators.</p>
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<p>I think it should have a removable/detachable screen that can still be on hinge if need be as many people won't even travel with it, and will put the screen on a stand - or it could have foldable support legs.<p>The screen and main unit could be purchased independently too. Another idea would be to have a second screen that can hang down from the first one for when it's on a desk stand.<p>As someone said elsewhere - no USB-A needed with USB docks via a single USB-C.<p>Another idea would be to have a hall effect keyboard - they are the best.</p>
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<p>Is there a real person behind this? How come there is no contact/about page? In that respect, could it be a con-job of some sort? Have you had any users yet? Best of luck.<p>BUT, this could work for YT creators - if someone asks a question, payment is required for an answer. Sort of puts a wet blanket over the vibe though. How would it be implemented? Does the answer stay private? Where is it displayed?<p>Can broad questions be routed to the right channel? Should multiple answers be accepted, and the winning answer receive the funds? Should questions be bundled together?<p>Can more payment be required for a video response?<p>Unlike Dripstack, the idea here is to work with the underlying human, but maybe an answer can be derived from their content only without any human interference (like Dripstack.) But why not involve both where a relevant human (who is not a drip) can "Chime In."<p>How about a way to sell-off answers rather than have them be asked multiple times?<p>Won't conventional LLMs mop up any answers and then win the race to the bottom? Why pay for something if you can get it for free?</p>
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<p>Cheaply de-bloating FOSS for SBCs is the future.</p>
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<p>For TEE attestation - see Oasis - runs on the EVM too.</p>
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