<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: hackitup7</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=hackitup7</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:09:25 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=hackitup7" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hackitup7 in "Juggalo makeup blocks facial recognition technology (2019)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I'll make sure to wear my Juggalo makeup the next time I visit China to avoid their face scanning technology. That'll surely help me blend into the background.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:49:49 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47440482</link><dc:creator>hackitup7</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47440482</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47440482</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hackitup7 in "Generative AI use and depressive symptoms among US adults"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I don't know if I'm a crazy weirdo here but I find that talking to LLMs / using them for certain tasks that I find stressful improves my mental health.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:13:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47181458</link><dc:creator>hackitup7</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47181458</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47181458</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hackitup7 in "Ask HN: Do provisional patents matter for early-stage startups?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Typically not much, but in practice if you truly have a unique technical moat it's easy enough that I'd get a provisional patent in place just in case.<p>I would start accumulating patents at a gradual pace at around $100m ARR in preparation for IPO, assuming that you feel that is in the cards.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:24:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46947054</link><dc:creator>hackitup7</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46947054</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46947054</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hackitup7 in "Michelangelo's first painting, created when he was 12 or 13"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Seriously. Both because of the talent but also because wtf Mikey don't you want to draw a knight in shining armor or a cow or something.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:46:04 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46647634</link><dc:creator>hackitup7</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46647634</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46647634</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hackitup7 in "ChatGPT Health is a marketplace, guess who is the product?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I've had a similar positive experience and I'm really surprised at the cynicism here. You have a system that is good at reading tons of literature and synthesizing it, which then applies basic logic. What exactly do the cynics think that doctors do?<p>I don't use LLMs as the final say, but I do find them pretty useful as a positive filter / quick gut check.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 03:54:26 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46572580</link><dc:creator>hackitup7</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46572580</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46572580</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hackitup7 in "WeatherNext 2: Our most advanced weather forecasting model"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Temperature and weather can have a huge impact on power prices. Small examples:<p>* 90 degree day => more air conditioning usage => power goes up<p>* 70 degree sunny day => that's also July 4th (holiday, not a work day when factories or heavy industry are running) => lots of people go outside + it's a holiday => power consumption goes DOWN<p>* 10 degree difference colder/hotter => impacts resistance of power lines => impacts transmission congestion credits => impacts power prices<p>It's a fascinating industry. One power trading company that I consulted for had a meteorologist who was also a trader. They literally hired the dude from a news channel if I remember it correctly.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:41:23 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45957360</link><dc:creator>hackitup7</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45957360</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45957360</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hackitup7 in "An Unexpected Benefit from Quitting Coffee – 10 Months In"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Only slightly related, but I've found that traditionally brewed coffee and espresso give me a ton of anxiety. Tea, energy drinks, and even cold brew don't give me nearly the same level of anxiety. Any hypotheses on what might be going on? This has been an unsolved mystery in my life...</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:29:58 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45647382</link><dc:creator>hackitup7</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45647382</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45647382</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hackitup7 in "Libghostty is coming"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I love how this guy founds + takes public + sells a multibillion company and then just goes right back to hacking. Legend.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 17:32:08 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45350260</link><dc:creator>hackitup7</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45350260</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45350260</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hackitup7 in "Saquon Barkley is playing for equity"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I'm a Giants fan. Although I didn't think it was possible, I somehow miss him even more.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 21:04:26 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45132168</link><dc:creator>hackitup7</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45132168</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45132168</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hackitup7 in "Vendors that treat single sign-on as a luxury feature"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Thank you for adding some sanity to this discussion – this is ultimately a matter of economics, and the R&D effort to add and maintain these features is not trivial.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 20:42:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44956074</link><dc:creator>hackitup7</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44956074</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44956074</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hackitup7 in "Counter-Strike: A billion-dollar game built in a dorm room"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>So many great memories growing up playing this game decades ago, but you can still pick it up and have a blast. Counterstrike is a great example of a simplistic concept executed flawlessly, in a way that a lot of modern games choose not to match. It's the video game equivalent of soccer or beer pong, you can pick it up in 10 minutes and play forever.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:57:40 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44942799</link><dc:creator>hackitup7</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44942799</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44942799</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hackitup7 in "What does it mean to be thirsty?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I would still consider the glaucoma check. I don't think that you can even necessarily get a Flammer syndrome diagnosis, it's not a disease afaik, just a pattern.<p>Glaucoma is the condition that matters and if you don't run the (fast, cheap, painless) check you can miss a serious issue.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 17:40:52 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44891428</link><dc:creator>hackitup7</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44891428</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44891428</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hackitup7 in "What does it mean to be thirsty?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Just get the glaucoma check (I don't think that you can even necessarily get a Flammer syndrome diagnosis, it's not a disease). That's the condition that matters and if you don't run a formal (fast, cheap, painless) check you can miss a serious issue.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 17:39:44 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44891414</link><dc:creator>hackitup7</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44891414</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44891414</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hackitup7 in "What does it mean to be thirsty?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>A quick note for people responding, you might have a mild form of vascular dysregulation or flammer's syndrome. It can manifest as migraines and a decreased sensation of thirst, as well as other symptoms like cold extremities.<p>Afaik it's pretty harmless in general but it is associated with certain vision issues (normal tension glaucoma). Glaucoma is <i>irreversible</i> but has many treatment options especially if caught early. But you MUST go in for a (fast, cheap, painless) screening to catch it, it's really hard to detect unless there are issues otherwise. Please consider this if you really are showing a lot of these symptoms.<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flammer_syndrome" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flammer_syndrome</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:52:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44875598</link><dc:creator>hackitup7</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44875598</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44875598</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hackitup7 in "Slow"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It's wild that they managed to retain this knowledge without a Confluence by Atlassian subscription (tm).</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 01:34:55 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44752163</link><dc:creator>hackitup7</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44752163</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44752163</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hackitup7 in "AI overviews cause massive drop in search clicks"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>A lot of startups like Profound are going after the "AEO" (basically SEO but of AI engine) space and absolutely blowing up. Marketers are freaking out. It's crazy to see the search juggernaut finally getting threatened.</p>
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<p>Perhaps me just stupid and do prompts bad, but I can't make Lovable come up with anything really differentiated as a design. I'm curious if folks have tips on how to use it well as I really love the idea behind it.</p>
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<p>Thank you for writing this. I am an employer and see versions of the advice / similar techniques to patio11's post put into practice by candidates (ie used against us) with some regularity. It doesn't always work, and we try to be disciplined, but it helps fairly often and at worst does no harm as long as you're polite.<p>I strongly encourage people to read the post and not give up because of the unrelenting cynicism in these comments.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 01:17:42 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44351677</link><dc:creator>hackitup7</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44351677</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44351677</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hackitup7 in "Clinical knowledge in LLMs does not translate to human interactions"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This is just a random anecdote but ChatGPT (when given many, many details with 100% honesty) has essentially matched exactly what doctors told me in every case where I've tested it. This was across several non-serious situations (what's this rash) and one quite serious situation, although the last is a decently common condition.<p>The two times that ChatGPT got a situation even somewhat wrong, were:<p>- My kid had a rash and ChatGPT thought it was one thing. His symptoms changed slightly the next day, I typed in the new symptoms, and it got it immediately. We had to go to urgent care to get confirmation, but in hindsight ChatGPT had already solved it. 
- In another situation my kid had a rash with somewhat random symptoms and the AI essentially said "I don't know what this is but it's not a big deal as far as the data shows." It disappeared the next day.<p>It has never gotten anything wrong other than these rashes. Including issues related to ENT, ophthalmology, head trauma, skincare, and more. Afaict it is basically really good at matching symptoms to known conditions and then describing standard of care (and variations).<p>I now use it as my frontline triage tool for assessing risk. Specifically ChatGPT says "see a doctor soon/ASAP" I do it, if it <i>doesn't</i> say to go see a doctor, I use my own judgment ie I won't skip a doctor trip if I'm nervous just because AI said so. This is all 100% anecdotes and I'm not disagreeing with the study, but I've been incredibly impressed by its ability to rapidly distill medical standard of care.</p>
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<p>Yes for relatively large workloads</p>
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