Hacker News: jcutrell

New comment by jcutrell in "Gemma 4 on iPhone"

jcutrell — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:39:14 +0000

This is what Apple promised a long time ago, and just couldn't quite connect on delivery.

New comment by jcutrell in "GLP-1 therapeutics: Their emerging role in alcohol and substance use disorders"

jcutrell — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:25:27 +0000

I'm considering starting Tirz, but really want to go to retatrutide. Curious if you have a recommendation.

New comment by jcutrell in "How far can you go by train in 5 hours? (interactive map)"

jcutrell — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 16:32:45 +0000

This could be modeled with stdev

New comment by jcutrell in "AGENTS.md – Open format for guiding coding agents"

jcutrell — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 10:54:41 +0000

Aside from it being "instructions for agents", I'm not sure I understand how this isn't just a markdown file that more or less reads like a readme that targets more junior engineers.

New comment by jcutrell in "Obsidian Bases"

jcutrell — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 00:48:04 +0000

I am curious about how this compares to dataview. As a dataview user, I'm not immediately seeing something bases does that dataview doesn't, but I am not a power user.

New comment by jcutrell in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2025)"

jcutrell — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 22:38:21 +0000

Garner Health | Data Engineer II | Full-time | NYC Onsite / Hybrid (4 days/week) | https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/garnerhealth/jobs/552040000... Garner Health (https://getgarner.com) is revolutionizing healthcare economics through advanced doctor performance analytics and innovative incentive models. Our platform is reshaping how organizations access high-quality, affordable care, powering decisions at leading healthcare systems and enterprise clients. We’ve doubled revenue annually for 5 years running, making us the fastest-growing company in our space. We’re hiring a Data Engineer II to play a pivotal role in building our enterprise-grade data platform from the ground up, ensuring secure data access across our rapidly scaling organization.

Stack: AWS, Snowflake, Argo, dbt, Terraform, Airbyte, JetStreamWork style: Hybrid in NYC. In-office up to 3 days per week.Target compensation: $120,000 - $160,000 + equity

Apply here: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/garnerhealth/jobs/552040000... or email Jonathan.Cutrell [at] getgarner [dot] com

New comment by jcutrell in "Show HN: My AI Native Resume"

jcutrell — Mon, 05 May 2025 14:54:14 +0000

I really like this idea, I think it represents an interesting intentional step to get out in front of what hiring managers might do anyway.

I am working on building profiles for people I work with, and really my goal is to end at something like this for them.

New comment by jcutrell in "Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting"

jcutrell — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 20:22:41 +0000

Sadly it will be praised as "tough" by many.

New comment by jcutrell in "Ask for no, don't ask for yes (2022)"

jcutrell — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 17:13:12 +0000

I'll add to the conversation another interesting technique from Chris Voss, which is to use no-oriented questions.

People like to say no. (I'm not sure what this cognitive bias is, but anecdotally I agree.)

So, if you can frame your requests in a way that "no is permission", it will often get a red light a bit easier.

Example: replace "Is this a good idea?" with "is this a bad idea?"

Now, of course "not a bad idea" is not the same thing as "good idea", but it's a lot more likely. Even reading that, I imagine most people would respond more intuitively, because it helps us avoid a commitment we don't necessarily want to adopt.

New comment by jcutrell in "Track your devices via Apple FindMy network in Go/TinyGo"

jcutrell — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 16:01:32 +0000

I think there is some positive effect potential for Apple to let this slide. The broader this network is, the more adoption it receives. P2P as a super-structure has always been a bigger than vendor problem; adoption by any means is likely an allowable tradeoff, especially since Apple doesn't have to do the work here.

Eventually they will capitalize more on the mesh density, rather than crushing the adoption now.

New comment by jcutrell in ""Twelfth Night Till Candlemas" – a 40-year book-quest and its remarkable ending"

jcutrell — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:11:07 +0000

I suspect that, given a reasonable prompt, it would absolutely discard certain phrases or concepts for others. I think it may find it difficult to cross check and synthesize, but "term families" are sort of a core idea of using multi-dimensional embedding. Related terms have low square distances in embeddings. I'm not super well versed on LLMs but I do believe this would be represented in the models.

New comment by jcutrell in "I automated my job application process"

jcutrell — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 23:40:09 +0000

I've been in the industry for something like 15 years. I've been using LLMs to help me create the stuff I always wanted but never had time to make myself. This is how LLMs can be used by seniors to great effect - not just to cut time off tasks.

New comment by jcutrell in "I automated my job application process"

jcutrell — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 22:16:23 +0000

Remember - the vast majority of candidates who take the time to do right by your process get zero reward for their effort. You get a reward in the end, so it feels imbalanced. This is true for VERY good candidates, as well.

The Strangeness of Gift Card Economics

jcutrell — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:41:52 +0000

Article URL: https://www.jonathancutrell.com/notes/2024-12-20-gift-card-economics

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42473615

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by jcutrell in "Sora is here"

jcutrell — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 11:17:58 +0000

Not downplaying the amazing progress, but even the video showcases have some weird uncanny valley effects. The winged horse one in particular - the wings and legs morph, the wing on the left disappears and reappears through the tail.

This stuff is a little ways off, but still some amazing effects here. I think it will be a little bit before it is sufficient for production use in any real commercial situation. There's something unsettling about all of the videos generated here.

New comment by jcutrell in "Ask HN: How can I grow as an engineer without good seniors to learn from?"

jcutrell — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:37:54 +0000

Use ChatGPT / Claude differently. Instead of prompting it to help you code, prompt it to coach you as a junior engineer, and to stay broad. Focus on principles, etc. Remind you of different pros and cons, and discuss things thoroughly with you. Explore alternatives, etc.

This kind of prompting changes the conversation entirely.

New comment by jcutrell in "Show HN: I made a tiny device for automatically recording digital pianos"

jcutrell — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 03:19:59 +0000

Instant purchase.

I assume I can just drop this guy in between my midi controller and my primary interface since it has MIDI I/O, yeah? Does it pass through?

New comment by jcutrell in "Ask HN: What was your most humbling learning moment?"

jcutrell — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:38:25 +0000

Wife and I worked with a realtor that did an awful job. We did not read the contract carefully enough, and through some uncovered issue there was not a way we could terminate the agreement. They told us they would terminate for $2k for the work they had done up to that point.

I call this kind of money "tuition."

New comment by jcutrell in "How to Turn Off AI Overview in Google and Set "Web" as Default"

jcutrell — Tue, 21 May 2024 17:44:33 +0000

AI Overview has been embarrassingly bad and wrong on many things. Often making clearly incomprehensible assertions, sometimes with numbers that disagree within the course of a single sentence.

New comment by jcutrell in "Sleep does not help brain wash out toxins, study suggests"

jcutrell — Mon, 13 May 2024 10:39:07 +0000

I'm curious - do you have a physical sensation when this happens to you? Is there any evidence to support this claim? I ask because I often feel similar to brushing my teeth when I meditate, it's hard to explain though.