Hacker News: cbames89

New comment by cbames89 in "Reuleaux Kinematic Mechanisms Collection"

cbames89 — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:13:26 +0000

This collection is one of my favorite memories from undergrad. Every time I walked past I tried to think of a new way to use one of the mechanisms.

New comment by cbames89 in "MLB says Yankees’ new “torpedo bats” are legal and likely coming"

cbames89 — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 11:29:54 +0000

Slow game warns other slow game, hey you might get fast.

New comment by cbames89 in "3D-printed neighborhood nears completion in Texas"

cbames89 — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 02:27:46 +0000

It's ~21% the cost of a home, it's actually the single most costly and labor intense category. That being said it does only take 14-21 days to frame a home.

New comment by cbames89 in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2023)"

cbames89 — Sat, 02 Dec 2023 18:26:55 +0000

BotBuilt | Full Time Software, Electrical, Mechatronics | ONSITE ( Durham, NC/ Manilla, PH / Sao Paulo, Brazil)

We build homes with robots!

BotBuilt is at the forefront of revolutionizing the construction industry. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, and Robotics, we're reshaping how construction projects are conceived and executed. Our small but dynamic team is dedicated to innovation and excellence.

Why Join Us?

Innovative Projects: Work on groundbreaking projects that integrate AI and robotics into real-world construction applications.

Growth Opportunity: As a growing firm, BotBuilt offers unique career advancement opportunities and the chance to play a key role in the industry's transformation.

Collaborative Culture: We value creativity, collaboration, and out-of-the-box thinking. Your ideas will be heard and valued.

See our open jobs here: https://ats.rippling.com/botbuilt/jobs NOTE: If you're in the Philippines or Brazil please apply to the open position, we're still working out those positions exactly so there's no specific job posting yet.

New comment by cbames89 in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2023)"

cbames89 — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 01:26:48 +0000

BotBuilt (YC-W21) | INTERNS | VISA | ONSITE | Durham, NC

We build homes with robots!

We stick frame homes using traditional American building approaches but we use robots to do it.

We're looking for Software, Firmware, Electrical, Mechanical, Creatives, Makers, Civil Engineers, and Carpenters to join our eclectic group. This small band makes progress every day towards the end goal: End Homelessness. We've got a long way to go, but that's why we need you.

Apply here: https://ats.rippling.com/botbuilt/jobs

Check us out at: https://www.botbuilt.com

New comment by cbames89 in "Self-driving cars cause a traffic jam in Austin, Texas"

cbames89 — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 22:42:04 +0000

I took a ride in May in Austin. It was my first time in an driverless car. I took a bunch of notes and emailed Kyle Vogt my thoughts. In the past he's been quite generous with his thoughts on our pitch deck. Anyways, one of the points in my email was that there were several points along the route that seemed to be choke points for cruise. We tried to do the most scientific ride three slightly inebriated people could do. We rode all the way across Cruise's range and tried to experience as many different areas as possible. Generally it was better than I expected, but I still wouldn't feel comfortable putting my kids in yet.

New comment by cbames89 in "Ask HN: What's the coolest physical thing you've made?"

cbames89 — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 20:27:37 +0000

Robots that build houses, check us out, www.botbuilt.com

New comment by cbames89 in "Launch HN: Buildt (YC W23) – Conversational semantic code search"

cbames89 — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 12:59:57 +0000

I would definitely be at danger of getting into the habit of just saying no if I was asked everytime it changed, especially early in the dev cycle. However, if it was just at pull request time, I probably wouldn't get frustrated with it.

New comment by cbames89 in "Launch HN: Buildt (YC W23) – Conversational semantic code search"

cbames89 — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 04:03:42 +0000

This is awesome! A related problem that currently has no solution I know of is documentation rot. I would definitely pay for a LLM that compared docs and code and told me if they got too far apart.

Ask HN: What's Your Favorite Tool?

cbames89 — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 16:08:06 +0000

I'm always amazed at the cool/useful new tools that I find out about when I talk to new people. It can be hardware or software. My current favorite, ferrule crimpers. Probably because I've been wiring a control cabinet.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32193598

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by cbames89 in "Continuous glucose monitoring on the Apple Watch"

cbames89 — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 11:15:03 +0000

Using Android, Veri doesn't support Android yet.

New comment by cbames89 in "Continuous glucose monitoring on the Apple Watch"

cbames89 — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 02:35:26 +0000

I was looking into this the other week, I couldn't find a CGM supplier in the US that would sell dtc. I don't need it for any medical reasons. Im just interested in the data. Anyone know of a supplier?

New comment by cbames89 in "Ask HN: Recommend employers with positive social impact"

cbames89 — Fri, 27 May 2022 02:07:42 +0000

BotBuilt (W21) we build robots that build homes. Always looking for software and hardware types that want to take on the massive housing shortage!

New comment by cbames89 in "Starlink for RVs"

cbames89 — Mon, 23 May 2022 23:53:50 +0000

Any idea why the eastern US is wait listed? I'd love to ditch spectrum and I work in construction so having mobile internet would be huge.

New comment by cbames89 in "How This Ends"

cbames89 — Mon, 23 May 2022 08:59:21 +0000

Here's a tech companies few I know of:

-www.botbuilt.com - (W21) -Canvas -Built -AutoVol -https://www.diamondage3d.com/ -Entekra -Promise Robotics -Icon -Rent my backyard (YC)

Economist: The Future of VC

cbames89 — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 03:13:52 +0000

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2021/11/23/the-bright-new-age-of-venture-capital/21806438

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29400246

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by cbames89 in "Insurance is like gambling, don't overdo it"

cbames89 — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 12:04:54 +0000

To your point about there being no innovation to be made. Better risk models would be a tech advantage that would allow one company to offer more accurate premiums.

New comment by cbames89 in "Before buying a NYT subscription, here's what it'll take to cancel it"

cbames89 — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:35:02 +0000

I signed up once for Sunday delivery only. After 3 months I never received a single paper, then I called to cance. I had a much easier time over the phone, but they were surprised I hadn't received any of my papers even though I called/emailed on 3 occasions that I wasn't receiving my paper...

New comment by cbames89 in "Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?"

cbames89 — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 12:27:21 +0000

Sounds like you care quite a bit. Although perhaps here you're defining success as monetary as opposed to adding reliable knowledge.

New comment by cbames89 in "Introduction to Reinforcement Learning (2015)"

cbames89 — Sun, 27 Dec 2020 13:44:33 +0000

In my opinion there's a wide open array of approaches from control that can help with this. Learning for Control is a new conference that looks at this very topic.