bkazez

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Ben founded Mobiata, creating travel apps that topped bestseller lists for five years and were featured by major news outlets, Google, Apple, and Steve Jobs. In 2009 Businessweek named Ben among America's Top 25 Best Young Entrepreneurs. In 2010 Ben sold to Expedia, where he was Sr Director of Mobile Product. He now builds independent projects, including absurdlyoptimized.com.

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The Gelato Calculator absurdlyoptimized.com

3 bkazez 2 months ago 0 comments

Show HN: Use iPhone's camera as a lux meter impulsearc.com

5 bkazez 3 months ago 0 comments

Comment · 3 months ago

Having just spent a few months reading circadian entrainment papers for a circadian rhythm app I just finished,[1] I wonder if this effect might be about circadian amplitude[2] (rather than phase, which has gotten more attention).

[1] https://www.impulsearc.com/wavelength/

[2] e.g. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41540-023-00300-w

Comment · 3 months ago

You might find some benefit from an app like Wavekength[1] that uses iPhone camera to coach your light exposure, based on current+desired circadian rhythms.

Disclaimer: I made the app.

[1] https://www.impulsearc.com/wavelength/

Show HN: I Derived a Steak absurdlyoptimized.com

8 bkazez 4 months ago 1 comments

Comment · 4 months ago

Thanks a lot!

Comment · 4 months ago

I made them again this morning and took a new photo that's not overcontrasted from iPhone's built-in photo contrast. I'll get my fancier camera out like a real food blogger next time!

Comment · 4 months ago

Thanks - I used to have this but decided checkboxes were less useful for properties that don't require dynamic recomputation, so I added this as options. In the writeup I mention that avocado oil contributes no flavor, so it's very predictable but doesn't add flavor (which may be fine!).

Comment · 4 months ago

Added!

Comment · 4 months ago

Ah, I know about these big tall pancakes! I've had something like that in the Netherlands and grew up eating something like it too.

I'll soon add a fluffiness slider back in so that at the lowest end, it tries to produce something close to crêpes, and you can tell me if it is like the Swedish recipes. Thanks for the international perspective!

Comment · 4 months ago

Love it, thanks! I used to have a "fluffiness" slider that I could bring back to power this. I haven't researched Swedish pancakes yet but are they leavened at all?

Comment · 4 months ago

Hilarious, thanks for pointing me to that!

Comment · 4 months ago