Hacker News: awestley

New comment by awestley in "Incremental Context Testing for LLMs"

awestley — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:53:19 +0000

Wrote a small script to test how LLMs handle growing context sizes. It sends larger prompts step by step and measures slowdown or failure. Pretty rough but useful so far. Curious if others have ideas for improving it.

Incremental Context Testing for LLMs

awestley — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:53:19 +0000

Article URL: https://slingingbits.com/incremental-context-testing-for-llms-a-simple-script-for-stress-testing-limits/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43623860

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by awestley in "How to Use Em Dashes (–), En Dashes (–), and Hyphens (-)"

awestley — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 21:18:06 +0000

Yes! It's a tell-tale sign something is written by AI.

Jack Daniel's says Canada pulling US alcohol off shelves 'worse than tariff'

awestley — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:01:36 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/brown-forman-misses-quarterly-sales-estimates-muted-spirits-demand-2025-03-05/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43280261

Points: 30

# Comments: 32

New comment by awestley in "Tattoo ink exposure is associated with lymphoma and skin cancers"

awestley — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:36:19 +0000

If lifestyle differences are not accounted for, I'd put little stock in this.

New comment by awestley in "Can I Build My Own Jarvis? Let's Find Out"

awestley — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:30:04 +0000

Inspired by Iron Man, I’m building an AI that actually does things, not just talks.

Can I Build My Own Jarvis? Let's Find Out

awestley — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:30:04 +0000

Article URL: https://slingingbits.com/building-my-own-jarvis/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43193773

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by awestley in "Johnny.Decimal – A system to organise your life"

awestley — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:53:24 +0000

I see this pop up every few years. I wish I had the follow though to do this.

New comment by awestley in "Notepad++ is 21 years old"

awestley — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 18:11:26 +0000

I can finally take it out for drinks as a thank you.

New comment by awestley in "OpenAI is reportedly going all-in as a for-profit company"

awestley — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:18:30 +0000

"Didn't see this coming"

- No one ever

New comment by awestley in "Amazon is bricking $2,350 Astro robots 10 months after release"

awestley — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 22:17:33 +0000

After this who on earth would trust the "home" version will stick around?

New comment by awestley in "Gordon Bell has died"

awestley — Tue, 21 May 2024 23:20:04 +0000

RIP. I loved the Computer Museum as a kid. It’s probably one of those thing that had a much bigger impact on me than I realize.

New comment by awestley in "The Rise of the Carbon Farmer"

awestley — Mon, 06 May 2024 10:52:18 +0000

The Wired article explores the promising practice of carbon farming and its potential to revolutionize agriculture. Carbon farming involves adopting regenerative techniques that not only enhance soil health and biodiversity but also mitigate climate change by sequestering carbon in the soil. By implementing methods such as rotational grazing, cover cropping, and agroforestry, farmers can enhance soil carbon levels while improving crop yields and resilience to extreme weather events. The piece highlights successful carbon farming initiatives around the world and underscores the urgent need for widespread adoption to combat climate change and ensure food security in the face of environmental challenges.

The Rise of the Carbon Farmer

awestley — Mon, 06 May 2024 10:52:17 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/carbon-farming-regenerative-agriculture/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40273187

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by awestley in "Black Holes Are Even Weirder Than You Imagined"

awestley — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 01:23:57 +0000

https://web.archive.org/web/20240330165204/https://www.newyo...

New comment by awestley in "Swept away: $500k sand dune built to protect US homes disappears in days"

awestley — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:07:24 +0000

That is why I said more permanently. 10 years is better than 72 hours. To say "get rid of the houses" as a solution to beach erosion without considering legal, social, and economic implications is a classic case of oversimplifying a complex problem.

New comment by awestley in "Show HN: macOS Reminder Sync for Obsidian Tasks"

awestley — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 11:52:22 +0000

That sound like a fun project to try out. I may try that out. Thanks.

New comment by awestley in "Show HN: macOS Reminder Sync for Obsidian Tasks"

awestley — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 11:51:15 +0000

I haven't had great luck with shortcut reminders. I always feel like there are cases it didn't trigger, then I don't trust it.

New comment by awestley in "Swept away: $500k sand dune built to protect US homes disappears in days"

awestley — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 11:49:55 +0000

I didn't mean it literally. a "line in the sand" is an idiom.

New comment by awestley in "Swept away: $500k sand dune built to protect US homes disappears in days"

awestley — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 11:39:36 +0000

I agree, but to be fair it was also the state that limited them such a silly option. They can't do anything more permanent than sand. Which, I understand has an environmental impact, but the beaches are going to keep eroding so why not "draw a line in the sand" so to speak and help protect the beaches more permanently. Regardless of how lives there now.

* I live in the state but no where near the water. So I'm sure my taxes will be paying for this.