Hacker News: sounddetective

New comment by sounddetective in "The West forgot how to make things, now it’s forgetting how to code"

sounddetective — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:25:46 +0000

So you published this comment with an anti-Ukrainian spin, and just 2 minutes after posting, your comment is already at the top of comment rankings? I hope HN mods follow inauthentic upvote / comment behaviour on this site; this looks fishy.

New comment by sounddetective in "There's a Missing Piece in AI Infrastructure"

sounddetective — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:55:06 +0000

AI system traceability would be an excellent blockchain application.

New comment by sounddetective in "X users are unable to post “Signal.me” links"

sounddetective — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:18:45 +0000

Everyone reading this -- sign up for Bluesky, help it build up a larger network effect, so it can outcompete X. It already has 30m users.

New comment by sounddetective in "YC Generative Pulse – Substack"

sounddetective — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:06:40 +0000

A weekly newsletter gathering product launch, hiring, partnership news from Y Combinator Generative AI investments.

Full Disclosure: I am the co-founder of the company behind this Substack.

YC Generative Pulse – Substack

sounddetective — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:06:40 +0000

Article URL: https://generativeaipulse.substack.com/p/yc-generative-ai-pulse-3

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42018364

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by sounddetective in "Show HN: Learn quantum programming in short, simple lessons"

sounddetective — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 14:47:30 +0000

Thanks, fixed.

New comment by sounddetective in "Show HN: Learn quantum programming in short, simple lessons"

sounddetective — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 14:42:26 +0000

Thanks, we just fixed the "Run" issue. Hope it works now.

We wanted to start with very simple concepts for the demo to validate if there is interest in this direction and it makes sense to work further.

Show HN: Learn quantum programming in short, simple lessons

sounddetective — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 14:01:17 +0000

Article URL: https://demo.quantumlab.cc/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18121703

Points: 10

# Comments: 8

Using a blockchain-based reputation and reward system to fix fact-checking

sounddetective — Mon, 29 May 2017 12:54:07 +0000

Article URL: https://medium.com/@martins_vaivars/using-a-blockchain-based-reputation-and-reward-system-to-fix-fact-checking-48229d8637e0

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14438850

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi [pdf]

sounddetective — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 14:09:51 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2016/press.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12627521

Points: 82

# Comments: 30

New comment by sounddetective in "The mathekniticians and their amazing woolly maths creations"

sounddetective — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 10:05:00 +0000

This is related to the work of Latvian mathematician Daina Taimina from Cornell University. She has been using crocheting as an educational tool for illustrating hyperbolic space.

Her TEDx Talk about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1TBZhd-sN0

Her Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daina_Taimina