Hacker News: isawczuk

New comment by isawczuk in "Show HN: Off Grid – Run AI text, image gen, vision offline on your phone"

isawczuk — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:44:58 +0000

I was looking for something like this. Are you open for contributions?

New comment by isawczuk in "Lifetime Lead Exposure Can Triple Alzheimer's Risk"

isawczuk — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:59:25 +0000

I still don't understand why lead used at all, anywhere. I highly recommend new Netflix release called Lead Children.

New comment by isawczuk in "ThingsBoard: Open-Source IoT Platform"

isawczuk — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 20:22:01 +0000

Can you elaborate?

New comment by isawczuk in "Show HN: ReadyKit – Superfast SaaS Starter with Multi-Tenant Workspaces"

isawczuk — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 07:27:31 +0000

What is your experience running python+flask on production with low latency requirements? Coming from Django, it was always a struggle.

New comment by isawczuk in "European Central Bank to Spend EUR 1.3B on Digital Euro Development"

isawczuk — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 20:58:12 +0000

From what I understand to allow pay like card without bank as intermediate.

Digital in sense that it it's not physical bank note, but app or something similar.

Here are longer explanation what they want to achieve.

https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/digital_euro/timeline/profuse...

New comment by isawczuk in "Samsung brings ads to US fridges"

isawczuk — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:50:47 +0000

This is an inevitable stage for every smart appliance: it will either suddenly stop working because it is discontinued, or it will start serving ads. I would argue it the same will happen with smart glasses, autonomous cars, and other smart device

New comment by isawczuk in "Open hardware desktop 3D printing is dead?"

isawczuk — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:21:35 +0000

Did whole 3d printing boom started because some of the patents expired?

New comment by isawczuk in "Getting free internet on a cruise, saving $170"

isawczuk — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:07:21 +0000

Maybe military is not best place to have "piracy internet", yet I think with current tech - internet access should not be an issue.

New comment by isawczuk in "Getting free internet on a cruise, saving $170"

isawczuk — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:59:31 +0000

I was watching some cruise crew videos, and it turns out their biggest expense is internet. I'm curious why they don’t just install Starlink to cut costs and maybe sell to guests some "piracy" internet?

New comment by isawczuk in "Ask HN: Magic links are bad UX and make people's lives worse. Change my mind"

isawczuk — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 19:28:57 +0000

- Great way to confirm if email address is valid

- People tend to use bad passwords

- People tend to forget passwords (you need to write whole password recovery, etc)

- You always have your smartphone with email close to you

- It's way easier than 2FA with Authenticator and cheaper than SMS

- You limit password sharing for your service

New comment by isawczuk in "AI Avatars Escape the Uncanny Valley"

isawczuk — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:30:23 +0000

Can you explain these statement? I'm probably out of the loop.

New comment by isawczuk in "Llama4"

isawczuk — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 18:40:57 +0000

Messenger started to get Meta AI assistant, so this is logical next step

New comment by isawczuk in "Hacker Fab"

isawczuk — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 19:06:55 +0000

Forcing companies to open source their software is not possible, but making sure we can replace each component after warranty? There are strong right to repair movements, it's just matter of time.

New comment by isawczuk in "Hacker Fab"

isawczuk — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:31:22 +0000

Low cost home IC development is something very needed for agriculture. If we think about current and future farming equipment, it's digital. We need to provide them the ability to repair themselves and mod.

New comment by isawczuk in "Show HN: Boards – Automate document-heavy tasks"

isawczuk — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 06:56:18 +0000

If I understand correctly this tool focuses on ability to create easily extractors from documents. I'm wondering who is your target audience? If it's a company operations (accounting, procurement, etc),you missed it, they want to setup once then use it and access documents. If it's for developers to quickly build extractors for different company ops, then I'm missing API, scoring, integrations.

New comment by isawczuk in "Strategy for EU Bootstrapping Hardware Startups: Don't Sell to Anyone in EU"

isawczuk — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 04:59:28 +0000

I think article lack of research, and shows EU as less hardware friendly that is in reality.

1. You can do self-certification for CE.

2. You can find many companies that will do assembly in EU, so you can controll quality.

3. If you are selling kit as DIY, you don't need any certification at all (look at first years of Prusa)

New comment by isawczuk in "Another Climate Truth Bomb"

isawczuk — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 10:41:19 +0000

I don't think as individual we can do anything except:

1. Build energy independence by switching to renewable energy sources for your home.

2. Acquire skills that might be useful in a changing climate, such as gardening, home repair, or first aid.

3. Maintain mental health while dealing with the realities of climate change

New comment by isawczuk in "Show HN: Let Grumpy AI Roast Your Startup Idea"

isawczuk — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 19:30:27 +0000

Do you remember memes about translating song so many times, that it didn't make sense any more? I tried to pivot each time to alternative idea.

I started from: Rent random travelers rent your couch.

- Then: Platform that allows to rent amazing location

- Then: Connect with locals to show attractions

- Then: Partners with verified experts in various fields (e.g. historians, chefs, artists) to offer curated, educational experiences

- Then: connect travelers with local, knowledgeable guides

- Then: connect travelers with local community members for casual meetups or activities

- Then: connect travelers with lnon-profits for volunteer opportunities

- Then: connect travelers with mentorship opportunities

New comment by isawczuk in "Anatomy of a cryptocurrency scam"

isawczuk — Sat, 29 Jun 2024 18:33:22 +0000

If it was not a scam, you are ok to steal someone's savings. Maybe those type of scams are instant karma?

New comment by isawczuk in "Ask HN: Why is nobody manufacturing low tech electric cars in 2024?"

isawczuk — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:11:06 +0000

This is exact same topic I was wondering. Frame + electric motor + battery + gamepad + cpu.

From my research, it's boils down to:

1. Car is still a wealth marker. Not enough people think about it just as a means of transpiration. If they do they mostly use public transport or uber/escooters.

2. Car frame - you need to meet security standards, it cost a lot

3. Battery - current technology is expensive

4. Car lobby - especially in Europe, there are large tariffs to bring EV cars from Asia.