Hacker News: tristanMatthias

New comment by tristanMatthias in "I gave every train in New York an instrument"

tristanMatthias — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:38:20 +0000

I love the little descriptions that come up for each line (click on the map and it turns into a horizontal "sheet music" score.

New comment by tristanMatthias in "LLM Wiki – example of an "idea file""

tristanMatthias — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:32:45 +0000

I built a tool[0] in a similar vein to this. It’s for the code base specifically, uses hashes to detect source file changes and distills everything down with an llm into a single asset that explains each file. All addressable via a cli.

I find it helps a LOT with discovery. Llm spends a lot less time figuring out where things are. It’s essentially “cached discovery”

[0] https://github.com/tristanmatthias/llmdoc

New comment by tristanMatthias in "Slovenian officials blame Israeli firm Black Cube for trying to manipulate vote"

tristanMatthias — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:27:05 +0000

I'm SO surprised more people don't know about this... I'm always dismissed when I say the elections are rigged.

New comment by tristanMatthias in "Have a fucking website"

tristanMatthias — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:27:58 +0000

Great photos! Thanks for sharing!

New comment by tristanMatthias in "Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output language"

tristanMatthias — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:03:52 +0000

Input: I just took a giant shit on my neighbors lawn

Output: I’m thrilled to share that I’ve just completed a major disruptive delivery in a local greenfield environment. It’s all about pushing boundaries, leaving a lasting impact, and ensuring that even the most traditional spaces benefit from a fresh, bold perspective. Growth happens outside the comfort zone! #Disruption #Impact #GreenfieldInnovation #Leadership

Show HN: Llmdoc – annotate codebase with LLM summaries only re-scan what changed

tristanMatthias — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:45:20 +0000

Hey HN!

I found myself constantly needing to pass complex codebases to LLMs for things like PRD generation, etc. Every time I paste a codebase into Claude I pay tokens for files the model doesn't care about. But if I only paste the relevant files, the model loses context about how everything fits together. It's an annoying tradeoff.

llmdoc is a small CLI that adds short LLM summaries for each file and intelligently updates them when the hash changes.

llmdoc annotate # Adds summaries for each file (respects .gitignore and you can configure it to ignore more)

llmdoc dump # Generates a handy "at a glance" summary to give to an LLM for complete context of your codebase.

There's also llmdoc check for CI — exits 1 if any annotation is stale or missing, no API key needed.

It supports Anthropic and OpenAI, works with 50+ languages, respects .gitignore, and has a --dry-run flag that estimates cost before touching anything.

A known issue is rate limiting for LLM providers, but because it all works with hashes, you can just rerun a few times to get it working.

Let me know what you think!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47223802

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Exposed Persona Subdomains Reveals OpenAI-Linked Watchlist Gov API Infra

tristanMatthias — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 23:02:31 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/vxunderground/status/2024188446214963351

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47080972

Points: 5

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New comment by tristanMatthias in "Monosketch"

tristanMatthias — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:06:53 +0000

Love this idea. Would be cool to have a wysiwyg for https://ratatui.rs

New comment by tristanMatthias in "Thiel and Zuckerberg on Facebook, Millennials, and predictions for 2030 (2019)"

tristanMatthias — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:16:53 +0000

So “The Social Dilemma” doesn’t count?

The most life-changing books, statistically

tristanMatthias — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:29:41 +0000

Article URL: https://residualthoughts.substack.com/p/a-statistical-guide-to-the-most-life

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45826832

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by tristanMatthias in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2025)"

tristanMatthias — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 02:15:26 +0000

https://avanci.design

Taking a break from tech to work on a luxury fashion brand with my mum. She hand paints all the designs. I it first collection is a set of silk scarves and we’re moving into skirts and jackets soon.

Been a wonderful journey to connect with my mum in this way. And also to make something physical that I can actually touch. Tech seems so…ephemeral at times

New comment by tristanMatthias in "Show HN: I recreated Windows XP as my portfolio"

tristanMatthias — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 07:48:21 +0000

Wait! Was your score big for LIGR? Also hi from someone who comes from Brizzy! (SF now)

New comment by tristanMatthias in "Why Exercise Is a Miracle Drug"

tristanMatthias — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 17:09:31 +0000

My friend has fixed his flat feet by focusing on yoga poses that engage the “knife edge” of his feet (ie: the outside). It took some time but he reckons it’s very noticeable. Maybe worth a try?

New comment by tristanMatthias in "FLUX.1 Kontext"

tristanMatthias — Fri, 30 May 2025 03:06:05 +0000

Thought the SAME thing

New comment by tristanMatthias in "Cracked - method chaining/CSS-style selector web audio library"

tristanMatthias — Fri, 16 May 2025 05:10:45 +0000

Would love to plug this into https://synthia.app

New comment by tristanMatthias in "ADHD Didn't Break Me–My Parents Did"

tristanMatthias — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 18:09:05 +0000

Came here to say both of these things. I’ve had very similar experiences. I think treating ADHD as a trauma response doesn’t have anywhere near enough attention (pun intended).

I’m excited for the psychedelic renaissance that seems to be occurring. So much of this comes back to our internal mechanisms for feeling “safe”. If we weren’t taught that by our parents (which many don’t sadly) then it’s hard to find it later in life without very deliberate work.

Glad you were able to heal yourself mate!

I Hate Frameworks

tristanMatthias — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:29:04 +0000

Article URL: https://minds.md/benji/frameworks

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42731729

Points: 4

# Comments: 2

New comment by tristanMatthias in "Pink Floyd's 'The Wall': A Complete Analysis"

tristanMatthias — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 23:45:46 +0000

One day after school, my dad and I arrived home and he told me, "Sit down in the lounge room, and don't talk". I thought I was in some kind of trouble, but when he didn't turn on any lights, and walked over to the CD player I knew something was about to happen.

"We're going to listen to something, and I don't want to say anything until it's done", he said. Then he proceeded to play "A Momentary Lapse of Reason". It changed my life.

It was the first time I realised you can listen to music like you'd watch a film. The depth of the soundscapes still influence me as a musician today.

Thanks dad.

SmolLM2 (LLM) running in browser and WebGPU

tristanMatthias — Sat, 30 Nov 2024 18:39:21 +0000

Article URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/29/structured-generation-smollm2-webgpu/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42283202

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

LLMs' Political Leaning and Their Influence on Voters

tristanMatthias — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 06:57:55 +0000

Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.24190

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42180694

Points: 1

# Comments: 0