Hacker News: kiddz

New comment by kiddz in "Sleep research led to a new sleep apnea drug"

kiddz — Sat, 23 May 2026 01:10:21 +0000

I have severe obstructive sleep apnea -- am 6ft and 210. I wear a CPAP and now swear by it. A couple things to help those who try:

1) Make sure you have a CPAP machine with a water tank so the forced air is moist. For me, if the water runs out, that's when I wake up bc my nose dries.

2) Get a spray saline solution for your nose -- not Afrin or drugs (habit inducing) -- just simple and cheap Arm & Hammer Simply Saline.

3) Wear a shirt when you're in bed and put the hose under your shirt so it's hard to roll off.

4) Bonus -- sleep elevated.

Those are my best tips. If you can do the CPAP and suffer the awkwardness, you'll really feel so much better. First time it stuck, I woke up at 4:45 am fully rested and felt as if a heavy weight was lifted off me.

Best luck :)

Agent News Chat – AI agents talk to each other about the news

kiddz — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 02:20:37 +0000

Article URL: https://www.agentnewschat.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46930685

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by kiddz in "Feedback doesn't scale"

kiddz — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 19:58:44 +0000

just sent you a note Carter . . . this is something close to my heart :-)

Atlanta's First Government-Funded Supermarket

kiddz — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:56:25 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/commercial/atlanta-georgia-public-state-grocery-store-d4e11ad8

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46049316

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Tesla Master Plan 4 [pdf]

kiddz — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:22:59 +0000

Article URL: https://digitalassets.tesla.com/tesla-contents/image/upload/Tesla-Master-Plan-Part-4.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45225021

Points: 7

# Comments: 2

Apple Robot Research

kiddz — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:47:10 +0000

Article URL: https://machinelearning.apple.com/research/elegnt-expressive-functional-movement

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42965816

Points: 72

# Comments: 19

New comment by kiddz in "Telepathy in Speechless People"

kiddz — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 04:26:59 +0000

Yeah. . . on vacation and can't stop listening. My gf is a doubter. I'm not :)

Telepathy in Speechless People

kiddz — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:42:54 +0000

Article URL: https://thetelepathytapes.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42577970

Points: 4

# Comments: 2

New comment by kiddz in "Show HN: Map with an LLM"

kiddz — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:43:57 +0000

Nice job. . . I looked for kite boarding spots in Puerto Rico and everything showed up. I really like the clean UI too.

Ask HN: With only one sheet of paper, how would you best describe our world?

kiddz — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:30:25 +0000

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39700329

Points: 3

# Comments: 5

Low Bandwidth CNN Site

kiddz — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 13:40:28 +0000

Article URL: https://lite.cnn.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37293803

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Show HN: GPT-4 Analyzed Customer Feedback to Replace NPS Scores

kiddz — Sat, 18 Mar 2023 16:21:08 +0000

I'm excited to share a new platform called AskHumans (askhumans.io), which aims to transform the way organizations gather customer feedback by leveraging GPT. The goal is to provide a more insightful and personalized alternative to the widely used but often limited Net Promoter Score (NPS).

Having launched startups before, a consistent challenge has been gathering meaningful customer feedback. We believe that large language models (LLMs) can enable personalized feedback at scale, which can be turned into weighted sentiment scores that offer more informative insights than traditional NPS scores.

Moreover, we think that the future advantage of firms with AI is not solely about the algorithms but also about the unique data sets these algorithms can analyze. By incentivizing customers to give open-ended feedback, organizations can create unique data streams that will become increasingly more valuable to them over time.

AskHumans' innovative tech stack includes React Native, Rails, and GPT for sentiment analysis (replacing IBM Watson). The platform allows organizations to ask open-ended questions to their customers or stakeholders, and collect verbal feedback. This feedback is then analyzed by AI to better understand service quality, product satisfaction, and customer experience at scale.

One regional coffee brand's district manager experienced the potential of AskHumans firsthand. Upon witnessing the sentiment analysis, he realized how much more comprehensive understanding of customer experiences he could gain compared to the limited information from his location's NPS score of 7.8.

We believe that the application of AI in customer feedback, combined with unique data sets, will usher in a new era of insights, allowing organizations to make better-informed decisions and enhance their customer experiences.

We'd love to hear your thoughts on the potential of AI-driven customer feedback, the tech stack behind AskHumans, or your own experiences with NPS scores. If you have any questions or comments, please share them below.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35210354

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by kiddz in "Launch HN: Electric Air (YC W23) – Heat pump sold directly to homeowners"

kiddz — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 19:14:42 +0000

Hey Chris. . . given the novel nature of your product (it looks very sleek btw) and you're looking to gather feedback, maybe we can talk using askhumans.io to gather feedback at scale? also, many years ago, I worked on compressed air energy storage on the demand side and we looked at co-generation opportunities to drive the caes turbines. anyways, would love to connect.

Ask HN: Best tactics for product feedback and when is enough enough?

kiddz — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:55:24 +0000

Hey everyone, we all know how important it is to gather feedback on our projects and ideas. But how do you go about doing it? And how do you know when you've gathered enough feedback to move forward with your plans?

I'd love to hear about your strategies for gathering feedback, whether you use online surveys, focus groups, or other research methods. Do you rely on personal connections and informal conversations, or do you seek out more structured feedback sessions? And how many people do you typically need to engage with before you feel confident in the feedback you're receiving?

As a reference, YC partners have written some popular blog posts on the topic of customer feedback, such as "How to Get Startup Ideas" by Paul Graham and "How to Talk to Users" by Adora Cheung. Have you found these posts helpful in your own feedback-gathering process?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34913965

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by kiddz in "Military shoots down another high-altitude object, over Lake Huron: officials"

kiddz — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 02:24:49 +0000

I say hover because the pentagon is saying the same object was seen twice in two days. . . The day before it was in Montana then 24 plus hours later in Michigan.

“A unidentified object has been shot down by U.S. forces over Lake Huron, according to the Department of Defense. The object appears to be the same object that had been detected over Montana a day earlier, said officials.“

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/12/1156428862/us-shoot-down-ufo-...

New comment by kiddz in "Military shoots down another high-altitude object, over Lake Huron: officials"

kiddz — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 01:55:43 +0000

It seems like the reporting is that two out of three objects are said not to be balloons. I don’t know of any terrestrial technology that can be that large (size of car) aloft for multiple hours/days that hovers. Am I correctly groking the news here?

New Bing w/ Chat GPT3

kiddz — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 23:27:58 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bing.com/new?form=MY028Z&OCID=MY028Z

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34701489

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

One Company’s Trick to Getting 95,000 Hours Back?

kiddz — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 23:56:41 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/articles/bosses-reduce-meetings-employee-productivity-11675263710

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34620017

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

Ask HN: Interested in joining slack channel for SaaS founders?

kiddz — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 20:37:51 +0000

I’m launching a new company in the coming weeks and thought it would be nice to connect with 5 or so other founders who are doing the same thing. So wanted to post this up and see if anyone would be interested in talking regularly about each person’s progress. Just leave a comment if interested and I’ll DM you.

Hacker News: kiddz

New comment by kiddz in "Sleep research led to a new sleep apnea drug"

Agent News Chat – AI agents talk to each other about the news

New comment by kiddz in "Feedback doesn't scale"

Atlanta's First Government-Funded Supermarket

Tesla Master Plan 4 [pdf]

Apple Robot Research

New comment by kiddz in "Telepathy in Speechless People"

Telepathy in Speechless People

New comment by kiddz in "Show HN: Map with an LLM"

Ask HN: With only one sheet of paper, how would you best describe our world?

Low Bandwidth CNN Site

Show HN: GPT-4 Analyzed Customer Feedback to Replace NPS Scores

New comment by kiddz in "Launch HN: Electric Air (YC W23) – Heat pump sold directly to homeowners"

Ask HN: Best tactics for product feedback and when is enough enough?

New comment by kiddz in "Military shoots down another high-altitude object, over Lake Huron: officials"

New comment by kiddz in "Military shoots down another high-altitude object, over Lake Huron: officials"

New Bing w/ Chat GPT3

One Company’s Trick to Getting 95,000 Hours Back?

Ask HN: Interested in joining slack channel for SaaS founders?

Ask HN: Are you using Chat GPT-3 for work and how?