Hacker News: alariccole

New comment by alariccole in "Implications of AI to schools"

alariccole — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:55:49 +0000

ChatGPT just told me to put the turkey in my toaster oven legs facing the door, and you think it can replace school. Unless there is a massive architectural change that can be provably verified by third parties, this can never be. I’d hate for my unschooled surgeon to check an llm while I’m under.

New comment by alariccole in "Show HN: An LLM chat app using Apple's FoundationModels"

alariccole — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 20:34:31 +0000

Yeah, when I started I actually had no intention of doing a chat app, but it was a good way to learn how it works. Eventual goal with this is a sort of hybrid notes app. Not an llm bolted into Notes, either, but kind of a mix. Find myself using the llm app as a knowledge repo and it’s just not built for that. I’ll post a TestFlight link later if you want to try it out.

New comment by alariccole in "Show HN: An LLM chat app using Apple's FoundationModels"

alariccole — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 20:16:11 +0000

Thanks for checking it out. Thinking to do a more file/notes focused version esp on mac because it’s blazing fast there.

Show HN: An LLM chat app using Apple's FoundationModels

alariccole — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 19:32:20 +0000

Despite Apple’s fairly clear warnings that their 3B 4K model is not for use as a chat app, I had to try anyway. There’s definitely plenty of work to do but it’s starting to become useful.

Happy to answer any questions about limitations, what it’s good at, and how to coax it. The safety guardrails and forced disneyfication make this especially challenging.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45266837

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New comment by alariccole in "Is the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS alien technology? [pdf]"

alariccole — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 23:52:33 +0000

I feel confident that we do.

New comment by alariccole in "My AI skeptic friends are all nuts"

alariccole — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 04:56:58 +0000

Hear! Hear!

New comment by alariccole in "They used Xenon to climb Everest in days – is it the future of mountaineering?"

alariccole — Thu, 29 May 2025 12:05:26 +0000

It’s inert, how bad could it be? /s

New comment by alariccole in "Show HN: My iOS app to practice sight reading (10 years in the App Store)"

alariccole — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 01:34:48 +0000

Commendable. I’m starting out on my second attempt at a learning app in my life, and I feel the same.

New comment by alariccole in "[dead]"

alariccole — Wed, 31 May 2023 14:25:34 +0000

One of these is not like the other.

New comment by alariccole in "Apple brings Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro to iPad"

alariccole — Wed, 10 May 2023 15:08:04 +0000

My money is on a larger iPad (think Microsoft Studio) that takes the place of an iMac. Likely 15” at first, larger later. I really enjoy a keyboard and trackpad with an iPad and an external monitor. This would be my only machine if I could run Xcode/Terminal on it.

New comment by alariccole in "How to Subvert a Democracy, Stage 2: Condition the Masses"

alariccole — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 04:33:13 +0000

Your point is true, but this “interview” is mostly nonsensical fearmongering with no substance.

New comment by alariccole in "There have been 562 bank failures since 2000"

alariccole — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:47:22 +0000

There were lots of earthquakes before 2004, and 2012, etc.

New comment by alariccole in "USDC depegs as Circle confirms $3.3B stuck with Silicon Valley Bank"

alariccole — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 15:34:22 +0000

Great point. What could another reason be for not doing so?

New comment by alariccole in "NSA, NIST, and post-quantum crypto: my second lawsuit against the US government"

alariccole — Sat, 06 Aug 2022 03:58:24 +0000

The person is saying one thing then denying saying that thing and being a jerk about it. Either a bot or someone with a broken thesaurus. Glad you pointed it out because it’s ridiculous/risible.

New comment by alariccole in "Starlink Maritime"

alariccole — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:56:34 +0000

So now all the pieces are in place for the wealthy to survive on their yachts while the rest of us burn up from climate change.

New comment by alariccole in "Viral Knots"

alariccole — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 00:49:23 +0000

This is incredibly interesting. Not something I had read about before.

Literal knots in RNA! It’s like a sabotage (in the etymological sense), a wrench in the gears of protein.

New comment by alariccole in "'Unbearable': Restaurant customers are being nightmares lately"

alariccole — Sat, 24 Jul 2021 05:26:58 +0000

exacerbate [https://www.wordnik.com/words/exacerbate] is the word. No hate here, it’s just a weird word ;)

New comment by alariccole in "Berkshire Hathaway’s stock price is too high for Nasdaq computers"

alariccole — Wed, 05 May 2021 05:19:18 +0000

All fine and good, but wouldn’t you need to list the price of your vehicle as well?

New comment by alariccole in "Voltswagen of America"

alariccole — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:09:21 +0000

Just one little old scandal, huh.

New comment by alariccole in "Connections by James Burke (1978)"

alariccole — Fri, 27 Nov 2020 15:38:04 +0000

This is the show that sparked me to pursue engineering. Cannot recommend it highly enough. The original was a masterpiece.