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New comment by my_username_is_ in "Show HN: AI CAD Harness"

my_username_is_ — Fri, 01 May 2026 19:11:06 +0000

From the OnShape demo videos in the tweets, it looks like sketches are unconstrained. Can this create constraints or other parametric relationships between entities?

And does this use your OnShape API quota? If it's making a new API call for each individual feature, I could see this blowing through the annual quota very quickly. What does this look like in practice?

New comment by my_username_is_ in "2025 was a disaster for Windows 11"

my_username_is_ — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:54:02 +0000

Have you tried using OnShape? One of the reasons that I switched to OnShape recently is that I can run it on my MacBook. This makes switching between my mechanical design & app development workflows seamless. There are some things to get used to with the transition to a cloud system, but knowing what I know now I would make the same decision again.

At this point I'm using Windows almost exclusively for gaming (and it sounds like non Windows options have been getting better recently, so I may be able to step away from the Windows ecosystem entirely when that machine eventually dies).

New comment by my_username_is_ in "DeepMind releases Lyria 2 music generation model"

my_username_is_ — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:02:32 +0000

I'm gonna be honest... Very few people are artists for the pay

New comment by my_username_is_ in "DeepMind releases Lyria 2 music generation model"

my_username_is_ — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:01:35 +0000

Check out the Epic Kitchens project, there are labeled video data sets of cooking, doing dishes, etc.

https://github.com/epic-kitchens

New comment by my_username_is_ in "Ask HN: Has anyone tried alternative company models (like a co-op) for SaaS?"

my_username_is_ — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:10:33 +0000

REI Board elections are open to all members. In the last election the REI union recommended not voting for all of the incumbent board members due to their hostility towards the union.

However I believe the board nomination process used to be open, but now only board members can nominate people for a board seat

New comment by my_username_is_ in "The Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary"

my_username_is_ — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 18:53:12 +0000

Plus there's that pesky bike shop that keeps telling everyone about it

New comment by my_username_is_ in "Supreme Court sides with Facebook in narrowing the federal robocall ban"

my_username_is_ — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 20:53:37 +0000

That does seem to be the case here.

>the Third, Seventh, and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal require number generation in order for technology to qualify as an ATDS. [...] The Second and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeal, in contrast, have liberally construed the statutory text and do not require number generation.

https://www.mintz.com/insights-center/viewpoints/2301/2020-0...

This was an appeal from the 9th Circuit, so provided an opportunity for the Supreme Court to overturn the lower Court's ruling.

New comment by my_username_is_ in "Coinbase is a decentralized company, with no headquarters"

my_username_is_ — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 03:23:02 +0000

Like most conversations with WFH, this wouldn't need to be an all-or-nothing proposition. I wouldn't want to live on the road forever. But I'd love to take three or four weeks a year and live somewhere entirely new and learn about a new culture. I'm sure there are some people that would want to travel more than that, and some that would want to travel less. The key is providing flexibility to allow people to live the life that they want for themselves.

New comment by my_username_is_ in "Why webcams aren’t good enough"

my_username_is_ — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:49:32 +0000

Are there any similar options for Android phones?

New comment by my_username_is_ in "Why webcams aren’t good enough"

my_username_is_ — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:48:12 +0000

For a similar price point to these webcams, you can get a very good microphone. The Blue Yeti ($130) is usually one of the go-to recommendations

https://www.bluemic.com/en-us/products/yeti/

New comment by my_username_is_ in "A group of Google workers have announced plans to unionize"

my_username_is_ — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 16:46:19 +0000

Can someone explain why a small union may or may not want to affiliate with a larger union organization?

Did Google workers have other options here?

New comment by my_username_is_ in "The Economics of Christmas Trees"

my_username_is_ — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 00:50:44 +0000

Oregonian here. The prices at Ace Hardware yesterday were $40 for a Doug Fir, and $65 for a Noble Fir. A couple years ago I think I paid $60 for a Doug Fir. But you can also just pay $5 to get a permit from the Forest Service and go cut down your own tree. There are some restrictions (no trees over 12', and there must be other trees within 20' for example) but it's fun to hunt your own tree down--even if the tree that you get isn't a perfectly triangular cone shape like you may get at a tree lot

New comment by my_username_is_ in "1-Euro Houses"

my_username_is_ — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 01:01:55 +0000

Most housing in Somerville, and lots of the urban northeast, is made up of multistory apartments (sometimes referred to as "three deckers")

New comment by my_username_is_ in "Google to keep employees home until summer 2021"

my_username_is_ — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 20:34:50 +0000

Not Silicon Valley or FAANG, but I'm a MechE that makes "non essential" consumer products. We're officially WFH until 2021, with lab access available as needed. Most of the time that I'm going in to the office is when I'm getting things from our 3D printers, modifying parts using the machine shop or other large power tools that I don't have at home, or running tests. It probably works out to 1-2 days/week on average, but varies greatly depending on what's going on. We also have the opportunity to bring small lab equipment home with us as needed.

New comment by my_username_is_ in "How Much Should You Pay Your Engineers to Ensure They Stick Around?"

my_username_is_ — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 04:46:35 +0000

I've only ever had it referred to as an annual merit increase, but it's definitely more aligned with the national cost of living.

Regardless of what it's called though, the question remains. Why does your value to other companies increase faster than your value to your own company? Presumably you're learning more about your company's business and your specific domain problems, which should make you more valuable to your company than it would to others. Is that assumption not valid?

New comment by my_username_is_ in "How Much Should You Pay Your Engineers to Ensure They Stick Around?"

my_username_is_ — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 16:36:49 +0000

Stock based compensation may be the norm in Silicon Valley, but it isn't par for the course across different roles and industries. But the ~3% raise seems to be pervasive. This tells me that it doesn't have to do with stock based compensation.

New comment by my_username_is_ in "France offers each cyclist €50 for bike repairs once lockdown ends"

my_username_is_ — Fri, 01 May 2020 18:52:23 +0000

>What costs could outweigh better air quality and healthier people?

And given France's public health system, the upfront investment in healthier people will likely pay future dividends through lower healthcare spending.

New comment by my_username_is_ in "Ask HN: What's an unsolved problem in your field?"

my_username_is_ — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 15:19:09 +0000

Mechanical Engineering - Navier Stokes equation in 3D. This is the equation that governs fluid flow, so finding a solution in 3 dimensions should allow models & simulations to become far more accurate.

This is our version of P=NP, and similarly, there's a $1M prize for finding a solution.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navier–Stokes_existence_and_...

New comment by my_username_is_ in "Mars Helicopter Attached to NASA's Perseverance Rover"

my_username_is_ — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 21:59:35 +0000

The atmosphere is much, much thinner on Mars. And the difference in gravity is not as significant.

New comment by my_username_is_ in "Coke and Pepsi are getting sued for lying about recycling"

my_username_is_ — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 23:58:44 +0000

>Capitalism says they won't. Consumers as a whole favor cheaper products over sustainable ones.

I think we're seeing an increase of companies that are prioritizing sustainable practices, because both consumers and investors are demanding this. Not every company by any stretch of the imagination, but it's happening. See Blackrock's annual letter [1] for the investment side. One Percent for the Planet reports that Millennials are more willing to purchase products that have environmental or social benefits than the general public, which would suggest that this is a trend that's increasing[2].

>Regulation is how you solve that problem. Tax companies that use disposable packaging or don't manage their waste streams properly (however you define that) and they'll stop doing it.

Definitely agreed that this would solve things a lot quicker and more completely. But in the absence of fitting regulation, people need to decide to do the right thing within their companies and get progress started.

[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/14/blackrocks-larry-fink-says-s... [2] https://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/business-members