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New comment by stbtrax in "Shift will clean homes for free to train future robots"

stbtrax — Fri, 29 May 2026 23:11:55 +0000

I don't entirely doubt the landlord but the bizzarre part is the landlord showing up to take their trash and then somehow finding bundles of wires inside the unit. Why would an airbnb host enter the unit to take trash?

New comment by stbtrax in "Unfolder for Mac – A 3D model unfolding tool for creating papercraft"

stbtrax — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:07:25 +0000

Hmm couldn't find any pictures of actual results from using this?

New comment by stbtrax in "I wanted to build vertical SaaS for pest control, so I took a technician job"

stbtrax — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:22:01 +0000

bizarre take and writing style. if the saas enables them to be more efficient it's overall net positive

New comment by stbtrax in "The future of version control"

stbtrax — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 22:29:48 +0000

how do you set that up? the default git tool version seems to be 3 pane

New comment by stbtrax in "OpenClaw is a security nightmare dressed up as a daydream"

stbtrax — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 20:52:14 +0000

the whole obsequious nature of how LLMs also amp them up thinking they're onto something incredible is throwing gas on this dumpster fire.

"What a great idea! This will revolutionize linkedin commenting. Let's implement it together."

New comment by stbtrax in "Show HN: Three new Kitten TTS models – smallest less than 25MB"

stbtrax — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:19:10 +0000

What's the source of that voice then in training data? It sounds insanely close to her voice. Strange parallel to openAI denying they trained on Scarlet J's voice.

New comment by stbtrax in "Show HN: Three new Kitten TTS models – smallest less than 25MB"

stbtrax — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:38:56 +0000

Did they train this on @lauriewired's voice? The demo video sounds exactly like her at 0:18

New comment by stbtrax in "Show HN: Channel Surfer – Watch YouTube like it’s cable TV"

stbtrax — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 02:42:13 +0000

I love it. This is so much better for finding random things to watch than the algo

New comment by stbtrax in "Wired headphone sales are exploding"

stbtrax — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:51:09 +0000

yeah I don't have this issue with airpods pro. charge them maybe every other week and never had issues pairing. The case charge should last for ~30-40 hrs of listening. The auto switching between laptop and phone is pretty great too for taking calls or walking away and not having to fiddle around with repairing

New comment by stbtrax in "I was interviewed by an AI bot for a job"

stbtrax — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 02:34:52 +0000

you can put a time limit on it from when they start to submit. It's really the only way to solve high volume of unqualified applicants. So much time wasted talking to people who could barely code

New comment by stbtrax in "Maybe we can keep on coding? pseudo code project"

stbtrax — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 04:08:13 +0000

feedback: your psuedo code example is just product requirements and not actual psuedo code. and I think if you wrote psuedo code it would just work as is without a skill

New comment by stbtrax in "Meta’s AI smart glasses and data privacy concerns"

stbtrax — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:17:03 +0000

These glasses have a light when recording. You can buy many hidden recording glasses that are much more discrete with no light. Are you also paranoid when someone has their smartphone in their shirt pocket with the camera exposed?

New comment by stbtrax in "Meta’s AI smart glasses and data privacy concerns"

stbtrax — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 05:03:18 +0000

this is like telling people who use smartphones to carry a laptop with a cell modem card

New comment by stbtrax in "Meta’s AI smart glasses and data privacy concerns"

stbtrax — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 05:02:15 +0000

How does that even work? Do you ask before you go in whether they have devices? and do you not go around mobile phones with ai assistants?

New comment by stbtrax in "Waymo blocking ambulance during deadly Austin shooting"

stbtrax — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 23:14:02 +0000

The 'smart' buckets kill about 40K a year, so there's that. No point in abandoning this

New comment by stbtrax in "Nearby Glasses"

stbtrax — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:52:32 +0000

I use it all the time for this use case. It's great because your hands are free and you can remain an active participant in play/safety/feeding. I find I capture more moments that I'm more actively involved in vs passively holding the phone and framing the shot.

New comment by stbtrax in "Toyota’s hydrogen-powered Mirai has experienced rapid depreciation"

stbtrax — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 22:45:47 +0000

still means nothing, what is the mileage or $/mi there?

New comment by stbtrax in "uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts"

stbtrax — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 23:20:07 +0000

doesn’t work on iPad or iOS? Also not worth my time given how cheap it is

New comment by stbtrax in "Show HN: I made paperboat.website, a platform for friends and creativity"

stbtrax — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:22:15 +0000

I guess? It's a little concerning when older men are fawning over a girl presenting her self as an overly young cutesey type. There's a reason the anime characters are always young girls and the audience older men

New comment by stbtrax in "Skip the Tips: A game to select "No Tip" but dark patterns try to stop you"

stbtrax — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:37:19 +0000

yeah we all understand the basic premise. But it's applied completely unequally and you subsidizing their salary is keeping starbucks from paying them more. It creates unnecessary friction and decision fatigue for the consumer as well. Those farmworkers doing back breaking work to pick your berries? No tip.