hn_user2 (u/hn_user2)

hn_user2 commented on Xiaomi Home Integration for Home Assistant github.com/XiaoMi/ha_xiao... · Posted by u/coherence73

ahaucnx · a year ago

Not all manufacturers.

At AirGradient, all our air quality monitors can completely run local. Our official firmware is on GitHub and people could even flash their own (adjusted) version.

We believe this is how IoT devices should be and are very vocal about it. So I think there are a few manufacturers that think different.

hn_user2 · a year ago

If those devices ran off POE they would be divine. Trying to keep walls looking clean in our custom build and usb power is a drag.

hn_user2 commented on Kagi Assistant blog.kagi.com/announcing-... · Posted by u/darthShadow

bangaladore · 2 years ago

You can use something like OpenRouter, which lets you access essentially all commercially available models. Including open-source models. There are no rate limits.

You pay a different rate per model (OpenRouter shows the pricing transparently). You load your account with credits. I use it daily (undoubtedly far more than the average user) and loaded 50$ with credits five months ago, but I still have over 1/2 of it left.

I think it is hard to believe that Kagi would be any cheaper and have no rate limits.

hn_user2 · 2 years ago

Chatblade cli is also worth checking out. No loading fees and you can pipe code results to files.

hn_user2 commented on Commuting time of more than 30 min one way linked to higher chance of depression sciencedirect.com/science... · Posted by u/belltaco

UI_at_80x24 · 2 years ago

I disagree with these conclusions in principle.

At 2 different stages of my life I've had a "long" commute. One was ~90km the other was ~20km. I drove one, and rode a bike for the other. Each took about an hour.

I would listen to audiobooks on each one, and it was my favorite part of the day. I sincerely beleive that this is a `making lemonade out of lemons` type of situation.

You can still "do something" with your time. Listen to a book, a lecture, podcasts. Anything that engages you and you enjoy. Stop looking at it as `wasted time in traffic`.

hn_user2 · 2 years ago

It is quite interesting the various anecdotes in the comments that all seem to have different opinions and contradict each other. All of which of course can be true--including the article. One thing can be linked to another and there still be outliers of course.

For my story. I moved within walking distance of my office 20 years ago. Since then, I will never do any sort of commute. It completely changed my day. I since changed to remote work, but if I have to go into an office again, I will move within a couple blocks of wherever that office is.

hn_user2 commented on Is a Poe.com subscription better than ChatGPT Plus? · Posted by u/instagraham

pgryko · 2 years ago

I'm guessing that Poe.com uses the GPT4 api - I struggled to get similar quality answers from GPT4 api vs their web interface. A google wasn't very helpful, suggesting using a temperature of 0.7 and a custom prompt.

Mostly I wanted to use GPT4 api via the terminal on chunks of text, but was not able to get the same quality as the UI.

I'm open to suggestions

hn_user2 · 2 years ago

Interesting, I have switched over to using chatblade CLI client and had not noticed a degradation in results.

Guess I better start trying some queries in both for a bit to compare quality.

hn_user2 commented on Meet your AI Executive Assistant shortwave.com/blog/meet-y... · Posted by u/jamest

figassis · 2 years ago

I was ready to give you my money, but you're Gmail only, sorry, I migrated out so will wait for IMAP support.

hn_user2 · 2 years ago

I was also was ready to add a credit card but have also moved off gmail.

The concept sounds great though, I have to imagine there is another product out there, or will be soon, that does not require gmail.

hn_user2 commented on National Geographic lays off its last remaining staff writers washingtonpost.com/media/... · Posted by u/supportengineer

notatoad · 3 years ago

blendle [1] is still trying to make this work, and has been for years with minimal success in attracting publishers or readers. scroll [2] also tried something similar, with again minimal success in attracting either readers or publishers before being acquired by twitter and essentially shut down. every news site seems to be doing the math and deciding that the hope of $5-$10/mo is better than $0.15-$0.50 per read.

[1] https://launch.blendle.com/

[2] https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/4/22417852/twitter-buying-sc...

hn_user2 · 3 years ago

I really like the idea of Blendle. I signed up and paid for a few articles. I actually want to use it, and spend more there.

The issue has nothing to do with the cost, or quality--instead, it is just really hard to make it part of my browsing routine.

I realized I just don't sit down and read news anymore. I obviously get into articles throughout the day from links people share, but I never sit down and think--yeah, I want to read "the news" now.

hn_user2 commented on Is ORM still an anti-pattern? github.com/getlago/lago/w... · Posted by u/AnhTho_FR

hn_user2 · 3 years ago

I’m an ex-ORM advocate.

In short, you are very very unlikely to ever change your database.

DBs are full of useful features that an ORM hides.

Instead, I now pick a DB that has the features I want and then use the hell out of the features.

I remember a pre-ORM time of so many manually created db side configs, stored procs, views, triggers, etc. that a DBA would have to manage. I think these unmanageable messes were one of the catalysts to getting people on board with ORMs.

To avoid going back that far. I make sure all config is part of code. Managed by migrations. Or otherwise checked into a repo and managed by a CI/CD pipeline. Now I get to use a full featured DB again. Actually use all its features. And things don’t turn into unmanageable messes.

hn_user2 commented on Isn't That Spatial? medium.com/@profgalloway/... · Posted by u/andsoitis

hn_user2 · 3 years ago

I am so glad I don't have to make predictions about the Apple AR. Whether it succeeds or not, I think its future will be fascinating.

I find the Apple AR most like the iPhone launch, not in that it is a probable success, but that the iPhone at launch was more a platform for apps and a blank slate. It wasn't really until app developers took the platform and ran with it that people even knew what exactly it was capable of.

I think the Apple AR is in a very similar place. It has an extremely capable processor, and a platform for building apps. Now, will the collective consciousness of app developers find the use cases I can't live without, or is the platform too flawed and too expensive. I really can't say, and I can't believe anyone that says they are sure one way or the other.

It will be interesting for sure, and I'm tempted to try to find an niche app to write myself.

hn_user2 commented on Ask HN: What are some ChatGPT plugin ideas · Posted by u/hn_user2

throwaway50606 · 3 years ago

What information about the user does the plugin get? Can you store authentication keys somehow? I want a plugin that just runs stuff in an EC2 instance.

I'd also like a plugin that could connect to my email provider and read or send out emails based on my requests. I'd ask it stuff like "summarize all my unpaid bills".

hn_user2 · 3 years ago

The plugin spec allows for user authentication--But it seems to be in process.

> Due to current UI limitations, we are not allowing plugins with User authentication into the plugin store. We expect this to change in the near future.

For now if you get development access you can run it on localhost and just make it available to yourself. So something early access could be a GitHub download and make your own copy for yourself kind of thing.

ETA: I do like the idea of some email integration. Assuming one is fine with ChatGPT knowing your email contents.

hn_user2 commented on Ask HN: What are some ChatGPT plugin ideas · Posted by u/hn_user2

hn_user2 · 3 years ago

I'll add a few first:

- Weather integrations. Questions such as "Where is a good place to travel to this weekend?". "What day this week should I go hiking". "Where is the cheapest place to fly to business class that has weather above 70 degrees and a beach" (if kayak plugin ever works)

- Sports and fantasy data. "Who should I start next week?"

- CI/CD integrations. Possibly ask about failures and why the failed. Why the test failed. Could it come up with a fix?