vilius
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Comment · 19 days ago
I could not pay via Revolut card on Apple Pay this morning. However, the same physical card worked.
Comment · 1 month ago
It’s 2030, I open HN and top result is from 7 hours ago, 2100 points, 700 comments:
> AI agent accidentally publishes OpenAI’s unreleased model weights
The optics are bad. The submission marks a turning page in human history.
Comment · 1 month ago
It’s 1998, I’m 10, it’s a gloomy autumn morning, in Klaipeda (pop. 200k), Lithuania, eastern Europe. I’m at school. Informatics class. Never touched a computer before.
The computer is running windows 95. The teacher starts Logo and I see that turtle in the middle of the screen. She explains how to make it move.
And I start typing my very first code.
It’s lisp based. Took me 28 years to learn that. Now I think I need to finish the job and pock up lisp.
Comment · 2 months ago
In Europe there is ketone-only continuous meter SiBio that goes for 86 EUR for 2 weeks.
A healthmaxxer goes with CGM to the left arm; CKM to the right arm and gets his glucose and ketones data for roughly 200-300 EUR per month. I did consider running this out of curiosity.
Having 2-in-1 is much nicer. Esp if you are diabetic.
[1] https://www.sibiosensor.com/products/sibio-ks3-ckm-continuou...
Comment · 5 months ago
> "I was born into a poor family but am relatively intelligent and good at learning things, therefore I can find success"
Nicely put, unconsciously this was my mindset in my 20s. In my 30s, I started questioning myself how come so many stupid people achieve great success. There must be more to success than just being relatively intelligent (just look into politicians - forgive generalization).
Once a nagging thought, now I find some comfort in it.
Comment · 10 months ago
My GF was a photographer at a Secret Cinema event with Laura Marling that took place in London. She had to take some promo pictures, so they met in one of the event rooms [1] for the photoshoot. After just a few pictures they were done and instead of wrapping up, Laura started to perform one of her songs.
Not the same scale as Bob Dylan concert, but still a concert for one. A kind gesture, unconditional, free, ephemeral, but leaving a life lasting memory.
[1] https://everybody-s.com/laura-marling-the-grand-eagle-ball-s...
Comment · 1 year ago
It happens to be that another pilot from a plane waiting to take off form the very same runway was filming the approach [1].
Purely by chance we have HD footage. It does make a huge difference and I agree with the sentiment that this would make flying safer.
Comment · 2 years ago
Here’s a deep dive in 6 minutes https://youtu.be/boD0ReK62FI?si=jSXuQn0DHn3riJgd
Just JS being JS: setTimeout(()=>{}, Infinity) executes immediately
Comment · 2 years ago
Not sure how I've missed it! Now, I just wish to live long enough to hear the 3rd iteration. Hearing how much shit has happened over the years is so soothing, yet world just keeps on spinning
Comment · 2 years ago
I've always wanted to Billy Joel to re-release his "We Didn't Start The Fire" but with updated events. Well, here it is: https://suno.com/song/b8b33785-271f-48f2-9934-26dabb8e20ed
Comment · 2 years ago
The Lagos video (https://openai.com/sora?video=lagos) is very much how my dreams unfold. One moment, I'm with my friends in a bustling marketplace, then suddenly we are no longer at the marketplace, but rather overlooking a sunset and a highway. I wonder if there are some conceptual similarities how dreams and AI video models work.
Comment · 3 years ago
Last winter, I visited Rome for the first time. I walked past this a couple of times. Everything was fenced, and as I continued my journey I just thought of it how inconvenient it is to walk around it. Unbeknownst to me, I was passing a place where Julius Caesar was killed. That pretty much sums up Rome - it is so enriched in history that you unwillingly become ignorant while exploring it.
Comment · 3 years ago
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Ruby, TypeScript, React, React Native, Next.js, Tailwind, AWS
Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OyOYEzKUISx3ETkksnCEQqro49N...
Email: inside the CV
Full-stack developer who can design, 8 YOE managing engineering teams as a CTO. Very hands-on, fluent in working across the stack. Started interviewing in mid-March after a career break. I’m open to programming-focused roles as well.
Comment · 4 years ago
I’m also curious what’s a good way finding projects for generalists. My contracting experience was that I ended up doing specialized work even though I would able to complete the project from start to finish.
Comment · 4 years ago
Sedition Art | CTO | Full-time | Remote or Onsite | London
Hi HN! After 10 years at Sedition I'm moving on to some other ventures and looking for a replacement for my role. It's a great job at a small company that has been selling digital limited editions by World renowned artists since 2010. With advent of NFTs the digital ownership is becoming a new norm and Sedition can be at the very centre of this. It's all in your hands.
As a CTO you will work closely with CEO and lead the technical evolution of the product. We are 6 technical people so the role does not involve much management work but rather planning and hands on coding.
We expect the CTO to be a technical generalist with previous experience in a similar role.
Drop me an email at vilius at seditionart.com