Hacker News: bt3

New comment by bt3 in "Search PPP Loans by Zip Code"

bt3 — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 06:21:38 +0000

I immediately noticed this as well. In many cases, they weren't even LLCs, just names.

Maybe my memory is hazy from that period, but I don't recall the clear call to action to request five-figure loans as an individual, (almost) all of which appear forgiven.

New comment by bt3 in "Ingesting PDFs and why Gemini 2.0 changes everything"

bt3 — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:05:22 +0000

One major takeaway that matches my own investigation is that Gemini 2.0 still materially struggles with bounding boxes on digital content. Google has published[1] some great material on spatial understanding and bounding boxes on photography, but identifying sections of text or digital graphics like icons in a presentation is still very hit and miss.

[1]: https://github.com/google-gemini/cookbook/blob/a916686f95f43...

New comment by bt3 in "Anthropic achieves ISO 42001 certification for responsible AI"

bt3 — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 05:12:08 +0000

Non-scientific answer: if this is anything like ISO27001, it's moreso a certification of processes that presumably govern the creation of all models.

New comment by bt3 in "EU signs $11B deal for sovereign satellite constellation to rival Starlink"

bt3 — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:07:54 +0000

Honest question, but how do we as a society culturally align on who has the right to space in low Earth orbit?

I understand there are treaties that prevent ownership of space in general, but it seems like at some point you could reach such density of satellites that at best, it impairs function, and at worst creates potential collisions.

Initial Impressions of Figma Slides (Beta)

bt3 — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 17:45:39 +0000

Article URL: https://bentumbleson.com/observations-from-figma-slides-beta/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40858875

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by bt3 in "OpenAI Welcomes Sarah Friar (CFO) and Kevin Weil (CPO)"

bt3 — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 18:02:43 +0000

I think he's insinuating that with a figurehead such as Sam Altman, that Sarah and Kevin might be more showpieces than given autonomy to operate.

New comment by bt3 in "Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Killed Wireless Price Competition in U.S."

bt3 — Tue, 21 May 2024 18:01:56 +0000

+1 to Airalo. The country specific ones are super cheap. $7 for 2GB or something like that?

I once did the 30-day Global one for I think $20 for 4GB or so. Worked all over Europe + Middle East. Was very impressed.

New comment by bt3 in "Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Killed Wireless Price Competition in U.S."

bt3 — Thu, 16 May 2024 15:27:11 +0000

Data-only global eSims are super cheap. Having done a lot of international travel lately, this is undoubtedly the best way to go.

Cheaper and better coverage too.

Experiments with the Google Slides API to recreate slides

bt3 — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:48:47 +0000

Article URL: https://bentumbleson.com/experiments-with-the-google-slides-api-to-recreate-slides/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39817015

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by bt3 in "RoR Debugbar"

bt3 — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 19:33:33 +0000

Hey Julien, very nifty!

Can you comment on the inspiration/ similarity with the Laravel Debugbar [1]? I noticed your GH says "Laravel by Night" :)

[1] https://github.com/barryvdh/laravel-debugbar

New comment by bt3 in "100 Years Ago, IBM Was Born"

bt3 — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 06:46:40 +0000

Reading the comments here, largely negative pointing, I couldn't help but recently feel like IBM was really impressive with their work on Quantum System 2 [1]. I'm not knowledgable enough to know if there's really progress in what they presented, but it seemed to help justify why this is still a $160B+ company.

[1] https://newsroom.ibm.com/2023-12-04-IBM-Debuts-Next-Generati...

New comment by bt3 in "Chat with your database using AI"

bt3 — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 14:57:53 +0000

Perhaps I haven't figured out the best way to query ChatGPT, but isn't the magic here that your approach implicitly already understands all the tables/ relationships that exist within database?

New comment by bt3 in "Chat with your database using AI"

bt3 — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 14:32:11 +0000

I found myself wanting something like this the other day trying to query some BigQuery tables I was unfamiliar with.

With that being said, from my vantage, the value of a tool like this is writing the SQL query for me that I can understand, verify, and reuse.

Since it doesn't look you do that, and only return charts or "answers", you're locking users into an analytics solution rather than a tool that provides flexibility to any traditional BI solution.

Perhaps this is explained by a difference in target audience.

New comment by bt3 in "Show HN: Jarvis AI – your dedicated concierge for anything"

bt3 — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 02:13:32 +0000

Seeing "Powered by GoDaddy" in the footer seems juxtaposed to a company that supposely developed an AI chatbot (even if just forwarding requests on to ChatGPT).

New comment by bt3 in "Altstore: Home for apps that push the boundaries of iOS"

bt3 — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:48:20 +0000

What's the cross section of users willing to configure this setup (which requires the Mac app host) that want these "restricted" applications that also do not want to jailbreak their devices?

I suppose I am many years removed from the jailbreak scene so it's not clear to me if this represents a viable alternative for the regular user, and/or if Cydia is still functional. The latter of which was very much the defacto "aftermarket" app store.

New comment by bt3 in "Ask HN: Those making $500+/month on side projects in 2023 – Show and tell"

bt3 — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 05:59:09 +0000

Mind speaking to the monetization component of your app? It's not readily visible from your links.

I ask as I've built a similar tool that supports portfolio rebalancing and helps generally understand portfolio health. I found the niche of "DIY" investors willing to pay for software somewhere between fully automated and hands-off is small and although I've never pushed towards aggressive monitization, it always seemed like most self-service investors are conditioned to only pay for data (which I suppose in part your application presents).

New comment by bt3 in "Ask HN: How do people find your blog?"

bt3 — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 17:27:37 +0000

Can you explain the thought process behind Google Ads on the site?

Despite my various ad blockers (Pihole, etc), I would generally view ads on a blog as setting a tone akin to microtransactions on a video game, rather than trying to build a brand or simply document thoughts/ be viewed as a thought leader.

New comment by bt3 in "IKEA asks horror game to change so people stop comparing it to IKEA [update]"

bt3 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:42:37 +0000

Made me think of the game "Escape from Tarkov", which has been out for years and has a subset of a mall-setting map called "IDEA" using the same blue/yellow color pallette (1).

[1] https://escapefromtarkov.fandom.com/wiki/IDEA_cash_register_...

Ask HN: If you're in a 100% remote role, should you turn your camera on?

bt3 — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:21:54 +0000

Now that we're a bit further removed from the immediate onset of Covid and everyone being forced to work from home, there are many roles that are being created with the expectation of being able to work remotely indefinitely.

Recognizing the inappropriateness of generally asking someone to turn on their camera during a small group discussion or client meeting in which they are contributing, I'm wondering if signing up for a fully remote role silently stipulates that you'll make a reasonable attempt to be "visible", and turn your camera on?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30354835

Points: 14

# Comments: 35

New comment by bt3 in "UBS Acquires Wealthfront for $1.4B"

bt3 — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 21:03:53 +0000

My first experience with Wealthfront was an IRA. After a short period (Nonetheless (forgive the plug), I ended up building a simple app that would help me automate the thinking of balancing my portfolio. Here's an example using a Wealthfront-genereated portfolio (ETFs + targets): https://correctmyportfolio.com/scenario/share/YISu5jI3

Turns out figuring out where to optimize a portfolio to a target without selling, or other rules (like sell thresholds, cash buffers, etc.) is a bit more complicated than Excel would allow.