Hacker News: mapster

New comment by mapster in "Ask HN: People who were alive when walkmen were introduced. What was it like?"

mapster — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 03:27:16 +0000

It was a luxury at first, then an expensive consumer electronic, unless you bought off brand. The Zip drive was more transformative I think.

New comment by mapster in "Show HN: 2d web paddle game"

mapster — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 20:37:43 +0000

My progression: Ok. Oh it’s like that? I got you. Oh fuck you. Oh fuuuuck you!!

Love this. Really need a paddle input device on the iPhone.

New comment by mapster in "Software engineers: How can you afford a house in America with high-priced home?"

mapster — Sat, 30 Mar 2024 16:49:18 +0000

VA loan is for military and veterans only. It’s a perk for military service, of which there aren’t many. As a vet I’ve used it twice, though I support the program being wider to cover other national service like Peace Corps etc.

New comment by mapster in "Peter Thiel's $100k offer to skip college is more popular than ever"

mapster — Sat, 24 Feb 2024 17:08:50 +0000

College is a maturing process intellectually. The thinking one does during this time is crucial. It’s not just about getting a J.O.B. Thiel has another agenda, maybe steering ppl away from ‘liberal ideologies’ because lest we forget he is a MAGA grifter

New comment by mapster in "Show HN: A Tool to Help You Understand Your Anxious Friends Better"

mapster — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 15:01:52 +0000

Very nice. I made it anxious by talking about weekend plans then how I was going to a show with all my closest friends. Then I begged the bot to join us. The anxiety went away but I made it worse again by begging. This is spot on.

New comment by mapster in "I pwned half of America's fast food chains simultaneously"

mapster — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:18:00 +0000

Did you not see the part where applicants info was exposed? Make a few bucks by selling their data to is 10000x worse than the chatr dev not securing the files.

New comment by mapster in "I pwned half of America's fast food chains simultaneously"

mapster — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:07:53 +0000

They can’t because most of the people firing will also be held accountable and fired

New comment by mapster in "Ask HN: How are you using ChatGPT for yourself?"

mapster — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 16:10:19 +0000

Which plugin do you use for real estate and what do you provide? What specific data do you have it ingest?

New comment by mapster in "Ask HN: How are you using ChatGPT for yourself?"

mapster — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 16:05:48 +0000

Can this be used to provide a tldr on a long, detailed or rambling post?

New comment by mapster in "Return to office is 'dead,' Stanford economist says"

mapster — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 15:33:24 +0000

Likely, though for companies w very skilled (expensive to replace) labor there is much sensitivity re hybrid or WFH. A lot of Bay Area companies are simple downsizing and moving closer to those employees who will be in office. Win win

New comment by mapster in "Ask HN: Why are HN comments so cynical?"

mapster — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 16:34:54 +0000

I think in this case it is long form hucksterism that is less about tech and more about hype and promo. There is nothing to learn or discuss - just a sales pitch.

New comment by mapster in "Ask HN: Anyone else finding Google Maps terrible?"

mapster — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 11:12:21 +0000

are you saying it has a stake in roadway advertisements and prioritizes routes that maximize billboard views per trip? That’s pretty depressing :/ yet also capitalism I guess

New comment by mapster in "Ask HN: What is the likely explanation about military UFO sightings?"

mapster — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 05:05:24 +0000

A third dimension being is unfathomable to a 2D being. And so on

New comment by mapster in "Show HN: ThoughtCoach: Helping to improve mental health with AI"

mapster — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 11:40:17 +0000

Can you subtly integrate this into a game?

New comment by mapster in "Ask HN: Small scripts, hacks and automations you're proud of?"

mapster — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:24:07 +0000

Very impressive. I was a xerox of you sans coding skills and entrepreneurship. I recall falling asleep while my C64 and Hess modem were being used my a ‘war dialer’. I did make a friend on a BBS who worked for Bell telephone - so we used UPS each week to ship each other envelopes of double sided floppies stuffed with fun games and utilities. I still get goosebumps when I hear a UPS truck pull open outside my home.

New comment by mapster in "Show HN: I’m an introvert – made an app to help maintain connections with people"

mapster — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 15:18:11 +0000

As an iPhone user I would like a Light version of this with notifications;

It’s Rogers 27th birthday in 2 weeks- send a card Send a nice update email to Sarah. You haven’t chatted in 4 months Billy has a lot of news of Facebook - you should connect

That would prod me to be a better friend when my focus keeps me glued to family and work.

New comment by mapster in "Show HN: Harvester – Shop small stores near you"

mapster — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 15:11:36 +0000

Very nice! My initial thought is to specialize by solving a material sourcing problem for a niche industry and not general consumer.

New comment by mapster in "Show HN: Turning books into chatbots with GPT-3"

mapster — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 06:04:31 +0000

Can we someday turn a character into a chatbot? A character with a lot of dialogue and soliloquies. Imagine talking to your favorite fictional character chatbot or an authors, like a Steven King chatbot.

New comment by mapster in "Ask HN: What are some of your “buy it for life” purchases?"

mapster — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 22:15:06 +0000

Glerup merlino wool house slipper with rubber bottom. I found a like new pair for $30 at consignment shop in SF, but I will pay full price to replace.

https://www.glerups.com/collections/boots/products/the-boot-...

New comment by mapster in "Ask HN: What are some of your “buy it for life” purchases?"

mapster — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 22:05:02 +0000

do you have a link you can share. interested