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New comment by nbush in "Hy4 preview"

nbush — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:58:25 +0000

This is one of the dangers. AI boosters would say that humans already do this compression and it was accelerated by mass media and then the internet, and that model memory + context can be broad enough that compared to human capabilities the opportunities for depth and variability are even greater. But I think we know which way this optimization usually goes. Even the notion of a "fine-tune for subtlety" is a contradiction.

NaN-Fiction

nbush — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:35:20 +0000

Article URL: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/bushn/nan-fiction/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49285706

Points: 2

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New comment by nbush in "What happens if an entire class of workers loses faith in their careers"

nbush — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 03:47:08 +0000

From the "About the author" page, regarding the author of this article:

> Aaron Horwath is the director of AI operations at a creative technology company where he is focused on implementing AI in a way that supports both humans and business.

New comment by nbush in "Thank HN: You helped save 33k lives"

nbush — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 03:28:28 +0000

This post triggered a wave of bittersweet remembrance: when Watsi was announced I signed up and was genuinely excited for what I thought a well-positioned incubator like YC could accomplish in general redistribution. I was very wrong! But to see this not being a shutdown or acquisition announcement is heartwarming. Keep linearly existing!

ShipGoo001

nbush — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:55:57 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShipGoo001

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45055685

Points: 2

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New comment by nbush in "The longest word you can type on the first row"

nbush — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 00:00:20 +0000

This post finally got me to dig back up the ultimate word trivia website, valiantly hosted on Tripod and still maintained: https://jeff560.tripod.com/words1.html

Ready Model 100 Portable Computer Kit

nbush — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 21:30:55 +0000

Article URL: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jlafleur/ready-model-100-portable-computer-kit?ref=project_link

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25934239

Points: 6

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1,500 Slot Machines Walk into a Bar: Adventures in Quantity over Quality

nbush — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 03:47:45 +0000

Article URL: https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1025766/1-500-Slot-Machines-Walk

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19601855

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Sparkling Dialogue: A Masterclass

nbush — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 18:41:13 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vRfNtvFVRo

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19117302

Points: 2

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New comment by nbush in "Facebook adds 5 divs, 9 spans and 30 CSS classes to every post in the timeline"

nbush — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 18:35:20 +0000

I remember doing this as a CSS copy-protection joke back in 2013. [1] Seems like a similarly petty thing for a company like FB to try and like many have said an extremely low-level arms race.

[1] https://github.com/nbush/headache

Yangshan Quarry

nbush — Sat, 18 Aug 2018 14:11:26 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangshan_Quarry

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17788531

Points: 1

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New comment by nbush in "Sources: Google is buying Lytro for about $40M"

nbush — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 15:11:37 +0000

Reading your parent comment and the replies has me kind of dumbfounded at the wasted potential. Did they ever address these ideas directly? Would opening up the format in even the most limited ways (like focus) have exposed the IP?

Planning – The Core Reason Why Gameplay Feels Good

nbush — Tue, 30 May 2017 17:38:55 +0000

Article URL: https://frictionalgames.blogspot.com/2017/05/planning-core-reason-why-gameplay-feels.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14446985

Points: 1

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New comment by nbush in "Encryption might be the reason why we haven't heard from aliens"

nbush — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 12:02:40 +0000

Anyone remotely interested in this idea should check out Stanislaw Lem's His Master's Voice [1], which is an entire (short) novel about how and why an extraterrestrial message would be encrypted. It's worth mentioning how why turns out to be the most compelling question.

1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Master%27s_Voice_(novel)

New comment by nbush in "Netflix Long Term View"

nbush — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 21:52:56 +0000

I think this might be something that Netflix is overlooking. The community-like aspect of watching something simultaneously with the rest of the word is extremely powerful. The Twitch generation could prove that live broadcasts or some kind of time-locked release schedule is much more likely to build momentum.

Granted, Netflix's data is probably much more convincing than any vague feeling of community, but I wonder if the "indulgent viewing" they mention is the side-effect of our brains failing to cope with sudden overflow of stuff to consume.

New comment by nbush in "‘Goodbye Photoshop’ and ‘Hello Krita’ at University Paris 8"

nbush — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:58:42 +0000

Not really versioning, but Ormr [1] is built around completely non-destructive editing with history baked into each project. Still in beta but worth a look.

[1] https://www.getormr.com/

New comment by nbush in "iPhone 6"

nbush — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 20:45:00 +0000

The strangest part is that they don't even show the bulge in the product renders on the site: http://images.apple.com/iphone-6/overview/images/design_deta...

It's as if they're in denial.

New comment by nbush in "Why Amazon Has No Profits and Why It Works"

nbush — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 19:06:25 +0000

Almost 11% in 2011 [1], about the same as it is today.

1. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/16/us-walmart-idUSTRE...

New comment by nbush in "Dune Genesis (1980)"

nbush — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 16:35:12 +0000

I'm sorry, but I have to challenge such a broad statement. The classification of literature is an awful game but Dune is hardly a default candidate for serious study, and I feel a view of literature with it near the top is unfortunately stunted. Just speaking as someone who has taken many of the courses you mention, although not an expert.

New comment by nbush in "How to prevent screenshots in a web browser"

nbush — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 18:06:21 +0000

Nice work! Here's another solution posted in an earlier thread: javascript:d=document.createElement("div");d.innerHTML="";document.body.appendChild(d);

I don't think there's any easy way for the obfuscation to stay ahead of JS reversal. Thanks for taking a look!