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New comment by logn in "AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said"

logn — Sat, 26 Oct 2024 11:52:36 +0000

There will always be a need for both human oversight and accountability, and this is a good example. I think the net result will be, eventually, more and better jobs. It's a better job to validate the transcriptions than to actually transcribe.

Another example in medicine, radiologists will start handling orders of magnitude more cases. But the number of scans done might also increase exponentially as costs likewise drop.

Show HN: Podcast app written in Flutter searching Podcast Index

logn — Sat, 05 Oct 2024 16:36:16 +0000

I named it Digilore, available here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/digilore/id6633130387

This app searches the Podcast Index https://podcastindex.org/ that's uncensored. Apple podcast search, what most apps use, removes 3 or 4 podcasts a day, according to the Podcast Index. Digilore also supports their new RSS tags such as for transcripts and live episodes. The namespace spec is here: https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podcast-namespace

Digilore works on MacOS and iOS and will soon support Android. I've been a backend Java services developer for 15 years and recently ventured out into mobile apps. It is written using the Flutter SDK (Dart language) which is cross platform (iOS/Android/Mac/Win/Web). It's been a joy to use Flutter, and I highly recommend it. Granted, it's a Google product, so some people might be skeptical of it.

I am not monetizing this with freemium features or as a paid app. It follows the "value for value" model of funding where users are asked to consider the amount of value it brings to them and contribute that amount, via in-app-purchases. It's a twist on shareware and many podcasts follow this model which was my inspiration that you can read more here: https://value4value.info/about/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41751059

Points: 2

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The Podcast Index

logn — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 14:02:20 +0000

Article URL: https://podcastindex.org/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41511491

Points: 85

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New comment by logn in "iLeakage: Browser-Based Timerless Speculative Execution Attacks on Apple Devices"

logn — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 02:49:43 +0000

Yes, we dream of an alternate timeline with CVE promos on TCP/IP HyperCard https://www.wired.com/2002/08/hypercard-what-could-have-been...

New comment by logn in "Why every microwave sucks these days"

logn — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 01:50:39 +0000

I feel there's some thread that links the USPTO, Treasury, and FTC on guaranteeing the integrity of the dollar and commerce. We don't have a gold standard and the OPEC cartel is a weak substitute. It is some basis for the dollar that in the year 2020 an Intant Pot costs $150 and is designed and manufactured to certain specs and quality. If you look across the economy at all examples of this perhaps it's possible to create a new peg for the USD. Maybe that could even be accomplished without "blockhain" or "AI" :) and just USPS mail-in satisfaction surveys/warranties of some sort tied to corporate lending/insurance.

New comment by logn in "Ask HN: I Want to have a small Linux laptop. What are my options?"

logn — Mon, 22 May 2023 15:22:12 +0000

Look for a discounted Lenovo ThinkPad that you can test out in store to make sure it has a sturdy keyboard and can handle key presses without a hollow feeling.

I'd recommend trying to install Alpine Linux as a challenge and it ends up teaching you a lot about the simplicity of the OS and beauty of OpenRC.

Otherwise, Debian is a very reliable and easy to use/install OS and well tested on Lenovo hardware. Failing that, install Ubuntu which has invested much in compatibility with ThinkPads, specifically X1's but those are expensive and cheaper models are often just as compatible.

If you have problems running wireless, the easiest solution is sometimes to figure out if your wifi card is officially supported and swap out the one in the PC with an older and more compatible wifi card.

Sleep and hibernate are often problematic. Find a workaround that works well enough.

New comment by logn in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2023)"

logn — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 17:30:50 +0000

Location: Kentucky, USA

Remote: Yes (only)

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Java

Résumé/CV:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/47z333fdxjjqlhn/DanielHollingswort...

- Expert in data ingestion, data extraction, indexing, web crawling, ETL, Selenium, Solr, Java

- United States patent holder (8,326,830) for an invention at SAP in the field of federated search

- Creator of https://github.com/MachinePublishers/jBrowserDriver a programmable web browser

- Bachelor of Science, Computer Science (2007), University of Cincinnati, College of Engineering

Email: hollingsworth1024 - gmail - com

New comment by logn in "Speak English to me: The secret world of programmers"

logn — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 19:33:26 +0000

You might be surprised how even people as aggressive or stubborn as this might still find it embarrassing or unreasonable to refuse a lunch-and-learn. Maybe sending a mass invite to a meeting on Python would be seen as passive aggressive, so just start socializing smaller ideas with key people. It sounds like you'd have to be cautious about upsetting people but I think it's always worth it to at least find the most polite and diplomatic ways to suggest things you want at opportune moments. The times I see this backfire is when people let it monopolize their attention or bring negative tone/attitudes.

New comment by logn in "Speak English to me: The secret world of programmers"

logn — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 09:39:52 +0000

Perhaps these devs prefer the "fix it ship it" mode and don't see the value of learning particular skills. I find it a balancing act to be pragmatic and it involves being skeptical about investing time learning new tech. With everything there is to possibly learn, you have to ignore almost all of it... until (at the latest) it's industry standard in the niche you specialize in and then you have to be open minded that it's worthwhile to the company and personally.

I have found in cultures like you describe "decision matrices" can be helpful because it allows people to consider costs, risks, do preliminary investigation, etc. That is a sort of way of providing encouragement and permission to learn things and innovate. Lunch-and-learns are another tactic to force people (or give them an excuse) to learn. Neither of those should need managers' approval to do (it's just creating a meeting invite for lunch or a wiki page). If these don't work the problem is probably the seniors internalizing management's whims instead of pushing back. But the engineers won't push back if they've never taken time to learn.

New comment by logn in "Copyright Registration Guidance: Works containing material generated by AI"

logn — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 05:24:32 +0000

But if you asked it to generate a story in the style of Stephen King, whose works are still copyrighted, then does King have a copyright claim even though he didn't operate the AI?

Federal Regulators Will Ensure All Silicon Valley Bank Depositors Are Paid

logn — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 22:28:01 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/12/business/janet-yellen-silicon-valley-bank.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35127120

Points: 11

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New comment by logn in "Yellen says government will help SVB depositors but rules out bailout"

logn — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 20:32:51 +0000

In this case the gains are the interest rate of the checking account.

Silicon Valley Bank failure is impacting California’s wine industry

logn — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 15:43:24 +0000

Article URL: https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/silicon-valley-bank-wine-california-17831927.php

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35109197

Points: 3

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New comment by logn in "Subscription fatigue and related musings"

logn — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 12:52:21 +0000

Upgrades can be fun for end-users, like anticipating a new music album. And after feature complete there are features that can be added without muddying a product, e.g., adding plugin support, skins, additional language support, new platforms, performance improvements. And at a certain point in time it's reasonable to no longer make bug fixes in legacy versions.

New comment by logn in "OpenAI Proposes Government Restrict AI Chips to Prevent Propaganda Explosion"

logn — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 08:37:13 +0000

Building a moat? If we're going to have AI at least it's more democratic to have the tools widely available than only accessible to governments and corporations. The basis of OpenAI's worry is explicitly that average people will be able to train their own LLMs.

New comment by logn in "Health concerns grow in East Palestine, Ohio, after train derailment"

logn — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:48:32 +0000

I've had a hard time finding any information about the geography of impacted areas (air and water) other than sporadic reports on water testing.

New comment by logn in "People can read their manager's mind (2015)"

logn — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 13:58:15 +0000

This is my experience with good managers but also that they sympathize with the difficulties and successes of design and implementation otherwise they'll act in a way the hurts morale. Here it helps being a former individual contributor in the role being managed.

New comment by logn in "Ask HN: I just want to have fun programming again"

logn — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 15:56:36 +0000

I was looking for a tech stack like you describe and came up with this: https://github.com/hollingsworthd/micronaut-libgdx-teavm

It uses Java 17 and LibGdx for graphics, compiled to JS (Canvas) by TeaVM, and served by Micronaut.

New comment by logn in "Do we live in a society without a counterculture?"

logn — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 23:19:03 +0000

The mainstream culture has been pretty adamant about stamping out counter cultures, so it's merely hidden. I think the algorithms and filters are not blindly homogenizing culture but are rather used as tools by humans knowingly to connect to and persuade each other.

New comment by logn in "ChatGPT Plus"

logn — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 19:22:32 +0000

I was pretty impressed when I started giving it pseudo-code that it converted to Java code and could execute, and that it can function as a full Linux terminal and imagine files that would exist on a fictional computer, letting me cat file contents, ping servers, SSH (as long as you reassure it that it's purely hypothetical)