Hacker News: raymondgh

New comment by raymondgh in "I bought Friendster for $30k – Here's what I'm doing with it"

raymondgh — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 03:41:35 +0000

It’s uncomfortable to agree because I think companies should decide what they do and don’t allow in the ecosystems they own. But once an ecosystem becomes so pervasive & necessary, I think control must be turned over to the people.

New comment by raymondgh in "Show HN: A fast, privacy-first image converter that runs in browser"

raymondgh — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:35:26 +0000

I love free+local. Can you add SVG->PNG with transparency? I never need help with any of the conversions you support today, but going from vector to raster would be super convenient!

New comment by raymondgh in "Launch HN: Issen (YC F24) – Personal AI language tutor"

raymondgh — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:04:41 +0000

Thanks for sharing! I tried using it for Thai language coming from English and found that the app understands me well! But I couldn’t understand it at all. It replied to my turns with very long messages (20+ syllables) in pure Thai and spoke with an unnatural rhythm which made it hard to pick out words or phrases. The foreign alphabet made it really difficult too. I tried changing some settings in the bottom left menu and it started speaking English to me too, but I found it unbearably slow. At one point it asked me if I wanted it to speak in pure Thai or a mix and then ignored my answer. Ultimately as a beginner I don’t think Issen will work for me very well as-is. Happy to check back in the future!

New comment by raymondgh in "Caltrain official lived in secret apartment built illegally inside train station"

raymondgh — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 06:30:22 +0000

Finally, pictures of the inside! That’s what I really wanted to see when I heard about this last year

https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/03/28/ex-caltrain-employee-...

New comment by raymondgh in "How Common Is Multiple Invention?"

raymondgh — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 23:43:43 +0000

I've thought a few times when reading some funding announcement on techcrunch, "That was my idea!" which is super validating and nice to see. Some of these multiple-inventions are pretty inspiring to learn about. I think it reinforces concretely the idea that "execution" matters more than anything else.

New comment by raymondgh in "Show HN: Embedo – Word Equation Puzzle Game"

raymondgh — Sat, 24 May 2025 05:08:16 +0000

Nice game. But if this is just for fun please take out those horrible ads

New comment by raymondgh in "Metal – stealth browser for enterprise automations"

raymondgh — Tue, 20 May 2025 11:14:14 +0000

How can I block traffic from bots using Metal?

New comment by raymondgh in "The Future Is Too Expensive – A New Theory on Collapsing Birth Rates"

raymondgh — Wed, 14 May 2025 12:15:01 +0000

Summary of original post written in ChatGPT style with no original substance… my guess is yes!

New comment by raymondgh in "Launch HN: Exa (YC S21) – The web as a database"

raymondgh — Thu, 08 May 2025 06:07:04 +0000

I searched for series b startups hiring for data analyst roles in the Bay Area for a friend. It returned lots of bigger companies that I didn’t want included. I also had no luck trying to figure out how to copy paste or share the results (using iPhone). Overall though I think this is a great idea and wish you the best!

New comment by raymondgh in "Ask HN: How much better are AI IDEs vs. copy pasting into chat apps?"

raymondgh — Thu, 08 May 2025 05:54:58 +0000

I tried to vibe code a web app with windsurf and found it appeared to do really well in the beginning. But I had to harsh the vibes in two types of scenarios it couldn’t understand or solve on its own: performance and css animation.

When I copy paste via ChatGPT I direct the model on what to do and retain responsibility and understanding of all code getting saved.

I do really like Cascade in windsurf because it does a decent job of parsing the entire codebase and finding the spot to make changes. But I think I’ll probably be most successful combining my approaches and using Cascade at a coding level not a “vibe” level

New comment by raymondgh in "Ask HN: Share your AI prompt that stumps every model"

raymondgh — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:34:18 +0000

I haven’t been able to get any AI model to find Waldo in the first page of the Great Waldo Search. O3 even gaslit me through many turns trying to convince me it found the magic scroll.

New comment by raymondgh in "Don't force your kids to do math"

raymondgh — Sat, 19 Apr 2025 23:07:48 +0000

30 minutes of play per 3 days is such a brutal reality to acknowledge. One of the most wonderful experiences in all of life so drastically limited by the society we’ve constructed.

New comment by raymondgh in "Significant performance improvements with Edge 134"

raymondgh — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 06:50:58 +0000

I have this strange hypocritical mental model which simultaneously dismisses improvements to Edge as irrelevant while also wishing and rooting for more browser competition elsewhere.

New comment by raymondgh in "For Many of America's Aging Workers, 'Retirement Is a Distant Dream'"

raymondgh — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 20:29:40 +0000

My iOS Stocks app says S&P 500 is up 146.23% over the last 5 years. But isn’t that much too short an interval to evaluate in the first place in consideration for retirement?

New comment by raymondgh in "Ask HN: How to approach first days on a new job as a senior PM?"

raymondgh — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:39:46 +0000

Depending on the culture of the company, the product management function will come with a range of expectations from the powers that be — figure those out asap. Figure out the big personalities, the values of the company, and obviously start talking to their customers on week 1 and every week (day?) thereafter.

As a senior PM, you probably need to pay a lot more attention to your executive stakeholders than a junior PM who might focus instead on lower level cross functional needs, developer focus, design, etc. I would also suggest that after you’re comfortable with your onboarding that you embrace high visibility and even fight for it if anyone discourages you or devalues your communication efforts. Good luck!

New comment by raymondgh in "Graph-Based Ceramics"

raymondgh — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 23:52:03 +0000

This is awesome. About five years ago I wanted to solve the same problem of tracking my pots and glazes. I also noticed the many:many relationship very quickly and deliberated on the schema. Neo4j looked really cool but I think I ended up going with join tables (ie pots, glazes, pot_glaze) in Postgres. I think I didn’t get nearly as far as you did in a weekend though!

Lately I hack in firebase and have been interested in trying supabase. I’ll have to add instantdb to my list.

You should productionize this! Get glaze recipes in there too!

New comment by raymondgh in "The most talented person in the world"

raymondgh — Wed, 15 May 2024 00:56:56 +0000

That kind of verification could be off-protocol. Perhaps a reputation or incentive system could help as well.

New comment by raymondgh in "The most talented person in the world"

raymondgh — Wed, 15 May 2024 00:25:18 +0000

Maybe a social endorsement scheme could be an alternative to an invasive proof system.

New comment by raymondgh in "You receive a call on your phone. The caller says they're from your bank"

raymondgh — Fri, 03 May 2024 05:25:21 +0000

You receive a call on your phone. The caller says they’re from your bank. You never notice because you ignore unexpected calls that aren’t from family and you don’t check your voicemail.

New comment by raymondgh in "Hacker News (HN) – Part 1: analysis"

raymondgh — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:02:46 +0000

I think there could be an aspect of social cooling contributing to decreased per-user engagement. I find myself considering my online comments more carefully now than I did 10 years ago across all platforms.