Hacker News: joelhaus

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

joelhaus — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 03:00:37 +0000

Could we connect offline about using Gemini instead of the doc ai custom extractor we currently use in production?

This sounds amazing & I'd love your input on our specific use case.

joelatoutboundin.com

New comment by joelhaus in "Automattic–WP Engine Term Sheet"

joelhaus — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 04:16:18 +0000

Adding to the strangeness, as the owner of WordPress.org, is Matt violating the trademark owned by the foundation or is there another undisclosed licensing agreement?

A New Kind of AI Copy Can Replicate Famous People. The Law Is Powerless

joelhaus — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 02:30:45 +0000

Article URL: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/12/30/ai-psychologist-chatbot-00132682

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38849964

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by joelhaus in "FDIC Takes over Silicon Valley Bank"

joelhaus — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 12:57:25 +0000

This is the way. It's too bad this can't be pinned to the top. Thanks for laying this out so clearly.

New comment by joelhaus in "Ask HN: What is the best income stream you have created till date?"

joelhaus — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 09:47:23 +0000

I'm interested! Email in my profile.

New comment by joelhaus in "The pandemic revives interest in a morbid French financial scheme"

joelhaus — Sun, 30 May 2021 02:03:28 +0000

Worked for two brilliant founders at a startup built around this concept, Irene Retirement.

I'd still like to believe it can be institutionalized to address many of the risks noted here by other comments.

New comment by joelhaus in "Finding My Next Bootstrapped Business Idea"

joelhaus — Tue, 28 May 2019 23:47:31 +0000

Agreed. Just launched my company to help the types of agents you're talking about: GeneralReferral.com

Brings technology to an underinvested corner of the traditional brokerage.

Could use some marketing help...

New comment by joelhaus in "American landlords derive more profit from renters in low-income neighborhoods"

joelhaus — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 17:21:40 +0000

True, but beware the unintended consequences of 2007.

Ask HN: Preferred Solution to Pay Vendors?

joelhaus — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 15:46:20 +0000

Paying my vendors / independent contractors is a pain. Half accept payment via their own website. The other half require checks.

Hoping someone here might have a solution that they're really happy with... possibly one of the new fintech startup? Thanks in advance!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14107982

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by joelhaus in "Bitcoin hits 3-year peak, nears record high on U.S. ETF approval"

joelhaus — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 04:00:24 +0000

Your point illustrates why half of the federal reserve's mandate from congress is price stability. See Macroeconomics 101... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_supply

OP's point seems to be that inflation of bitcoin value is built in, effectively resulting in de minimis velocity and seeking out of alternative stores of value which are more stable. Bitcoin is how I would design a currency if I wanted it to self implode.

New comment by joelhaus in "Google Pixel: the Android iPhone you've been waiting for"

joelhaus — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 03:47:36 +0000

Wouldn't it actually depend on when you buy the phone? If I buy a Pixel in one year (just before the "Pixel 2" is released), presumably I will still receive the two years of updates...

Alternatively, if I buy the Pixel on it's release date, is it safe to assume I will receive 3 years of major updates + 1 year of security updates?

New comment by joelhaus in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2016)"

joelhaus — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 07:53:32 +0000

It can be expensive, especially for someone not familiar with the area or who's lacking substantial credit history (sorry that I'm about to go slightly off topic). If you don't have luck on Craigslist, our new real estate brokerage in Hoboken has access to most of the rental inventory on the New Jersey side of the river (cheaper than NYC with most of the same benefits). We also learned the business in this market and can help you successfully navigate all the little quirks.

Happy to help anyone looking to relocate or anyone looking to help their employees relocate.

Feel free to reach out: joel@hudsoncoverealty.con

P.S. We're also looking to hire agents, new or experienced. Must be a self starter with an appreciation for persistence. Hudson Cove Realty has relationships across the area with owners and investors, we provide training and tools to help you operate remotely while still maximizing productivity. Reach out at the same email above if you're interested!

New comment by joelhaus in "Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Takes $1B Position in Apple"

joelhaus — Mon, 16 May 2016 15:38:47 +0000

Presumably Buffet would respond to you by noting that the stock market is a voting machine in the short run and a weighing machine in the long run. i.e. for the companies he owns, he isn't generally concerned with short term stock price fluctuations.

New comment by joelhaus in "Re: Obama on Fetishizing Our Phones"

joelhaus — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 22:09:52 +0000

Rather than rhetoric, it would be nice to see more HN arguments based on the strongest possible counterarguments [].

http://lesswrong.com/lw/85h/better_disagreement/

New comment by joelhaus in "Bill Gross – Banking/finance “permanently damaged” [pdf]"

joelhaus — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 21:36:29 +0000

For the reason you mention, there would be substantial upside from increased infrastructure spending & the timing is pretty close to optimal.

What's interesting is that through greasing the wheels of the economy via infrastructure investments (e.g. better broadband, connected/wired roadways, upgraded utilities and transportation hubs) you would see productivity gains which, over time, would further diminish the value of labor.

Have always been interested in how long-term goals of social/economic policy should influence short-term decision making, but there aren't any easy answers.

New comment by joelhaus in "Tech workers are increasingly looking to leave Silicon Valley"

joelhaus — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 00:28:52 +0000

This is an interesting "investment" example. In addition to the listed trade-offs, the mortgage would've likely allowed 25% cash down in 1976, approximately $18,000. Furthermore, savings in rent would've largely gone toward mortgage interest, repairs and capital expenditures. Given these assumptions, the result over a 40 year period would be an annual return of 10.12%[0].

Even so, the approximate return from the S&P 500 (reinvesting dividends) over the same period would be 11.468%[1].

[0] http://www.moneychimp.com/features/portfolio_performance_cal...

[1] http://dqydj.net/sp-500-return-calculator/

New comment by joelhaus in "Acceptable Ads explained: monetization"

joelhaus — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 19:53:28 +0000

Probably possible, but this creates an environment where independent small publishers would rely on donations to sustain. Only cash-rich corporations would be able to foot this bill... reminds me of the net neutrality issue.

I prefer this solution: https://contributor.google.com

New comment by joelhaus in "List of failed and over-budget custom software projects"

joelhaus — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 21:42:45 +0000

Clay Johnson had some relevant comments during the flawed healthcare.gov launch. Many critiquing the procurement process itself. As you stated, the process generally favors the "government-contract-software machine":

http://blog.dobt.co/2013/10/07/the-healthcare-gov-fiasco/

New comment by joelhaus in "How Uber Takes Over a City"

joelhaus — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 16:25:42 +0000

In theory, the traditional model, which might include a hotel chain in the transaction, would funnel a greater percentage of funds away from the local economy. Under the "sharing-economy" model, more of the funds exchanged in the transaction stay local.

New comment by joelhaus in "Show HN: Rent camping gear and get it delivered up to 1 hour before the trip"

joelhaus — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 17:50:47 +0000

Loved shopping at Campmor growing up, but definitely appreciate this concept. Scouting trips were typically once a year, but need reduced over time as did camping trips.

May also want to check out growth opportunities with other charities. Used to participate in an annual event called Kayak for a Cause with a couple of hundred people. 85% of them needed a kayak for one day... not exactly something everyone is going to purchase.

Good luck!