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New comment by similarboy in "Starship V3"

similarboy — Wed, 13 May 2026 09:00:16 +0000

also first thing that crossed my mind!

New comment by similarboy in "Show HN: I trained a chess engine to play like humans"

similarboy — Mon, 11 May 2026 18:16:25 +0000

very interesting project! I'm a chess aficionado and playing vs stockfish does always feel a bit clunky at ~1,700-1,900 ELO. How are the 100-point buckets calibrated? Would the ~1,800 ELO truly win ~50% of the times against humans with a similar rating?

New comment by similarboy in "Show HN: Countries where you can leave your MacBook at a random coffee shop"

similarboy — Mon, 11 May 2026 18:13:14 +0000

very cool idea! Like others have said, "country" doesn't feel like the right level of aggregation. Municipality, street, or even coffee shop itself would feel more natural, although there's a sure trade-off with the effort to source the data