Hacker News: skyberrys

New comment by skyberrys in "DoorDash to acquire Instacart"

skyberrys — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:42:48 +0000

I think for that last part it's more the other way around.

New comment by skyberrys in "DoorDash to acquire Instacart"

skyberrys — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:06:26 +0000

I was a constant instacart user, never liked door dash though. What changed is that now instead of using Instacart I have a regular person who comes by to help me out at home with all sorts of chores and for me now it makes much more sense to pay her to also do the grocery shopping. I get much better service too, she knows my preferences and also does the inventory beforehand and puts everything away for me.

I found her for free on Facebook posting in a community group. It is a high trust situation but I realize a lot of these extra fees are because we try to operate in a low trust environment, which is really not optimal. Being able to trust your community is much better for everyone.

New comment by skyberrys in "Ask HN: Why big LLMs use "it's not A, it is B" pattern? Shared dataset supplier?"

skyberrys — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:39:56 +0000

Such a clean example and a funny reaction. It's true though. Do we get to complain when the problem is we built ourselves a mirror and wow does it reflect!?

New comment by skyberrys in "Chocolate Is Getting Worse"

skyberrys — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:19:36 +0000

I know fake chocolate is getting dragged through the coals but lately I've been eating this new candy called Harken, and while it's made with dates and sunchokes, it is so extremely delicious. It's not the old candy, but it's a new delicious candy.

New comment by skyberrys in "Ask HN: Will There Be Another iPhone Mini?"

skyberrys — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:02:52 +0000

Yeah the small handed people want comfortable phones!

New comment by skyberrys in "Z2ram from Former Intel CEO"

skyberrys — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:10:55 +0000

Could they build their own fab?

New comment by skyberrys in "Just Imagining a Workout Can Make You Stronger"

skyberrys — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 23:29:53 +0000

Am I doing the same sort of exercise prep when I write out a plan before executing the actions?

I did think from the title it would be a silly story, but it does make me thing about how mentally reviewing something before trying to do it does help out the result.

New comment by skyberrys in "The Importance of Limitations for Creativity and Learning (2023)"

skyberrys — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:03:05 +0000

Yes, it was "Design a 6 sided drinking glass", and I wanted the 6 sided limitation removed.

Then in this class design means draw 6-10 preliminary sketches and choose one, then draw and paint 3 perspectives and a 3D view.

New comment by skyberrys in "The Importance of Limitations for Creativity and Learning (2023)"

skyberrys — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:00:05 +0000

I also have the same 'welcome to the real world' feeling. I would say I've been bumbling along for 15 years, but recently I've discovered the joys of hiring others. I watched a YT video that was like give yourself time back by buying help before you think you're ready.

Now I try to spend most of my time doing things more unique to me that I can't hire another person to do. It's still a moving target though, I'm going to check out that book another comment recommended.

New comment by skyberrys in "The Importance of Limitations for Creativity and Learning (2023)"

skyberrys — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 01:22:06 +0000

I remember one pivotal moment in college being when I was given an assignment, and I asked if some of the restrictions on the task could be removed. The teacher told me what I really did was just ask for the hard version of the problem.

I asked her what she meant, and instead of telling me, she just laughed and said go ahead, remove the restrictions and see for myself.

She was right! Without the restrictions there were so many more possibilities I had to work much harder to complete the assignment. It was still fun though and I learned more than just the assignment from that lesson.

New comment by skyberrys in "Hedra is a 3D open world game I wrote from scratch while in highschool"

skyberrys — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:02:58 +0000

I appreciate your low-poly aesthetic. I bet you and like half this website have written a video game in highschool. You have found the right group to tell about it.

New comment by skyberrys in "Ask HN: Does anyone else just want to disconnect from everything?"

skyberrys — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:05:21 +0000

I was recently thinking the time will come when not consuming becomes a product. Imagine being paid to not use power or to not take a shower so the power and water are available for the billionaire instead to swim in his heated pool.

New comment by skyberrys in "Ask HN: Does anyone else just want to disconnect from everything?"

skyberrys — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:46 +0000

Whatever you do please avoid becoming the van that parks in the amazing spot next to the ocean and then sits in the back staring at their screen. The whole ocean is there! Stare at the ocean!

New comment by skyberrys in "To Make, or to Buy: The Economics of Decision Models"

skyberrys — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:05:32 +0000

Come for the fascinating quote from Adam Smith and stay to read a while about decisions and their cost, plus their costs cost.

New comment by skyberrys in "Waymo in Toronto"

skyberrys — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:32:07 +0000

I live under the flight path for an airport, which should be kind of annoying. Instead I find it inspiring to hear the roar of the jets and see the small planes hurling through the air. We dreamed of the day for so long and now it is common!

New comment by skyberrys in "Anthropic assigned highest junk credit rating in June"

skyberrys — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:59:53 +0000

Thanks, very helpful. I was shocked to read they are securing $35B for chips and then to read it's buying chips from alphabet/Broadcom.

New comment by skyberrys in "Show HN: Indigene – Native plants for where you stand"

skyberrys — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:53:39 +0000

Wow this worked really well for me. It suggested some plants I already have from the botanical garden recommendations, and a few new ones I've considered but haven't tried yet. Now I know how they would interact with the bugs and critters too!

New comment by skyberrys in "Ask HN: Many SWEngs out there are considering re-training"

skyberrys — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:15:37 +0000

I've always loved animals, and I would love to quit and own a farm where I breed and care for horses. I also like cats a lot I could see myself working as a cat therapist. My children tell me I am a very good cook too and should start a business selling crepes for breakfast.

None of these ideas are as lucrative as writing SW. I'm not technically trained as a SWE though I do write it, I'm a hardware person.

New comment by skyberrys in "Secret of Orange Cats Revealed After 60-Year Search"

skyberrys — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:37:10 +0000

The redhead, ginger, color link comes from early season ginger, which has reddish pink tips around the leaves right above the fresh root.

New comment by skyberrys in "US man given prison sentence for bot-farming music streams"

skyberrys — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 23:05:22 +0000

So I recently went through a period where I listened to the exact same single song on repeat on Spotify for about 4 weeks, averaging 8-12 hours per day. Did I give the musician a windfall?