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So You Think You Can Scroll

batmenace — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 10:25:31 +0000

Article URL: https://realengineerbo.github.io/so-you-think-you-can-scroll/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43652346

Points: 3

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New comment by batmenace in "Markdown based, flat file, fast, leightweight and no database CMS"

batmenace — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 02:57:35 +0000

So basically blot.im?

New comment by batmenace in "Ambsheets: Spreadsheets for Exploring Scenarios"

batmenace — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 12:09:52 +0000

Couldn't agree more. Spent the evening reading though some of their work, and it's all so... fun. Just exploring fun and potentially useful ideas not restricted to what tools already exist (which seems to be the case much of the time)

New comment by batmenace in "Ambsheets: Spreadsheets for Exploring Scenarios"

batmenace — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 01:23:54 +0000

I think it’s a neat idea (maybe because I was talking over ow to do something similar in Python, specifically for financial analysis). Definitely feels like an early stage, but I would love to see where it goes.

New comment by batmenace in "Niantic plans a “Large Geospatial Model” trained on Pokémon Go player data"

batmenace — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:28:12 +0000

A part of me likes this. Every now and then, isn’t it nice to pursue something and just see where it goes, without a monetization strategy or similar?

New comment by batmenace in "Teenage Engineering OP–XY"

batmenace — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:26:11 +0000

Feels deliberate, just like ‘das sequencer’

Redesigning the entire Spotify UI from scratch

batmenace — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:57:31 +0000

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

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40567464

Points: 3

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A fun look at research note design

batmenace — Tue, 28 May 2024 12:37:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/bb9bf7c6-1785-4383-9e39-03da04a17fe2

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40500122

Points: 1

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New comment by batmenace in "Apple exec Eddy Cue set to testify in Google trial about $19B search deal"

batmenace — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 15:29:10 +0000

Well the thinking by google has surely been that Apple Search (iSearch?) would be competitive if Apple percieved it would be in their interest to build it / work with another partner. It's not impossible that someone else would build a good / better tool. Since all these tools also significantly improve with use and feedback, switching the default would probably have a massive impact

Musk’s Twitter Takeover

batmenace — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 16:23:00 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-twitter-x-takeover-walter-isaacson-5f553fa

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37381956

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by batmenace in "New York Times considers legal action against OpenAI as copyright tensions swirl"

batmenace — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:57:19 +0000

Yes, humans operate similarly. We gain knowledge through learning and assimilation of experiences. But there is a cost associated with each new input, in one form or another. You can read and reproduce the NYT articles or their content and build based on what you have learned. But aside from piracy, you have to somehow pay a cost associated with access (ads, subscriptions etc). The LLM does not do so in an equal way.

Canada’s Omers Pulls Its Venture Capital Arm from Europe

batmenace — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 21:56:43 +0000

Article URL: https://consent.yahoo.com/v2/collectConsent

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37055983

Points: 2

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Everyone in South Korea Is About to Get One or Two Years Younger

batmenace — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 18:11:26 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/articles/south-korea-age-law-change-1a9efc03

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36510319

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

Revolut investor cuts book value by 40%

batmenace — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 09:18:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/5adbb200-02bf-40d6-815c-c13a4a30b5c4

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36353703

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

Breakup of Google Ad-Tech Business Now on Table in Europe, Too

batmenace — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 09:37:32 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/articles/breakup-of-google-ad-tech-business-now-on-table-in-europe-too-d74cc355

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36307748

Points: 3

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New comment by batmenace in "3M heads to trial in ‘existential’ $143B forever-chemicals litigation"

batmenace — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:43:01 +0000

Well if the company goes bankrupt, theoretically other companies can buy e.g. 3M's patents / processes / subsidiaries and continue their production. THe company isn't unprofitable, so it would be sold off in parts and the proceeds of the sale (theoretically) would go towards settling lawsuits.

3M heads to trial in ‘existential’ $143B forever-chemicals litigation

batmenace — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 15:20:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-02/3m-heads-to-trial-in-existential-143-billion-pfas-litigation

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36259163

Points: 290

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New comment by batmenace in "Proposed SEC order to freeze, repatriate Binance.US assets"

batmenace — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 09:54:25 +0000

> They didn't.

How would you know? How would we know without actually auditing their books?

New comment by batmenace in "Reddit’s plan to kill third-party apps sparks widespread protests"

batmenace — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 12:43:53 +0000

IPO doesn't have to mean ads, though. There are other ways to monetize a user base and to generate money based off of a 'community'. They're just ways that require more time, more concerted effort and planning to execute.

New comment by batmenace in "Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computer"

batmenace — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 21:59:12 +0000

Also presumably the reason for making the first one a 'pro' version -- and beginning the presentation with a focus on work. Easier pitch that way, and once it can establish itself / there is an ecosystem, you can probably get more 'consumer' focussed versions with less compute power or that are plugin only etc