jonathanlb (u/jonathanlb)

jonathanlb commented on Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 Lidar Roadmap, and Universal Hands Free riviantrackr.com/news/riv... · Posted by u/doctoboggan

cr125rider · 5 days ago

In 6 years I don’t want your laggy legacy system with unsupported apps. I want my new phone to power the experience. Most of my experience in a car is digital, the physical needs to do its best to get out of the way. I hope Rivian fails for missing this obvious point.

jonathanlb · 5 days ago

> Most of my experience in a car is digital

What do you mean? My experience in a budget car from the early 2010s is entirely the opposite, so I don't understand fully.

jonathanlb commented on Ask HN: Hearing aid wearers, what's hot? · Posted by u/pugworthy

rokicki · 23 days ago

For Cochlear brand your kit should include backup coils, and replacement is overnight. If you turn on lights (child mode) the processor lights indicate streaming with blue. I love my cochlear implants even though the integration UI and reliability is not perfect yet.

jonathanlb · 23 days ago

Advanced Bionics used to provide backups, but appear to have scrapped that program in favor of an exchange.

And don't get me wrong, I'm grateful for the technology. For example, I can now hear hummingbirds and squirrels chirping. Speech in noise also makes it a lot easier to hear in noisy environments.

jonathanlb commented on Ask HN: Hearing aid wearers, what's hot? · Posted by u/pugworthy

danielparks · 23 days ago

Have you tried the non-over-the-ear cochlear devices? The kind that have everything built into the part that sticks magnetically to your implant — I don’t know what the term is; I don’t use them myself.

I know somebody who really dislikes the over-the-ear type devices and swears by the all-in-one kind.

She seems to get a full day of battery out of hers, but I don’t know what kind they are and I imagine usage patterns make a big difference.

jonathanlb · 23 days ago

> Have you tried the non-over-the-ear cochlear devices?

No, I have not, but from what I've heard, the sound processing isn't as strong because with the BTE (Behind the ear) models, the microphone is unobstructed and can pick up sound coming from the front. With the all-in-one devices, the microphone sits slightly behind the head and has a horizon (and hair) obstructing the audio.

If I'm wrong and the sound processing is actually decent, I'll be willing to give it a shot provided my insurer decides to carry Med-El.

jonathanlb commented on Ask HN: Hearing aid wearers, what's hot? · Posted by u/pugworthy

shawabawa3 · 23 days ago

What model do you have?

My daughter has the Cochlear N8 and the rechargeable battery lasts 20 hours

> Sometimes the cable frays and you find that out with sound cutting in and out

Is there any way you can know about this, e.g. from the app? I'm asking because my daughter is 1 and if this was happening she'd currently have no way of communicating that to us

jonathanlb · 23 days ago

> What model do you have?

I have an Advanced Bionics Naida. Battery life has consistently been around 8h for a few years. Then recently, my batteries decided they wanted to work part-time.

> Is there any way you can know about this, e.g. from the app?

As far as I know, there isn't a way to verify sound connection issues within the app. They happen too quickly, but usually the giveaway is that the part of the cable that connects to the coil feels like it's about to fall off. It's at the ends, usually, that most of the failures occur.

jonathanlb commented on Ask HN: Hearing aid wearers, what's hot? · Posted by u/pugworthy

jonathanlb · 23 days ago

I'll tell you what's not hot: cochlear implants. I wore hearing aids since the late '80s. I wear CIs as of about 5 years ago, and while my hearing is much better and stable than it used to be, I've found that UX for CIs is pretty bad.

For one, unless you use Med-El's Rondo processeor, you're going to have a thin cable connecting your processor to the coil. Taking off your CIs and putting them back on (as one does every day) is going to put stress on the cable. Sometimes the cable frays and you find that out with sound cutting in and out. There's nothing you can do until the manufacturer sends you a replacement cable in exchange for your frayed one. If you want a backup, be ready to shell out $250 for each cable.

Another UX issue is that processors depend on gravity to stay on your ears. Since there's no earmold to anchor to, processors can easily be jostled off and left hanging precariously. Wearing hearing aids, I never had to worry that my hearing devices would fall off if I rode my bike on a bumpy road. Also with cochlear implants, high-intensity interval training requires some kind of hat or bandana to make sure that the processors don't fly out.

Battery life is another disappointment. Rechargeable batteries don't last a full day. If I put them in at 6:30a, they'll last until about 4:30p. With disposable zinc air batteries, I can squeeze out about a day and a half, but then I'm having to dispose batteries. And while I can track processor battery levels with the rechargeable batteries on my phone, disposable batteries are opaque to the app.

One new thing that would be useful in terms of UX would be an configurable indicator, e.g., a blinking LED, signaling that audio streaming is occurring. It's awkward to find oneself in a conversation that already started and having to excuse oneself to turn off the stream.

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I have my cochlear implants, but they're way behind hearing aids in terms of UX.

jonathanlb commented on iPhone Pocket apple.com/newsroom/2025/1... · Posted by u/soheilpro

ricochet11 · a month ago

I once paid $1000 for some sneakers. I’m still regularly wearing them 7 years later. I’ve bought $50/$100 and they never last that long. It was an insane purchase at the time, done in a moment of jet lagged madness when my shoes fell apart in an airport. But over time it’s turned out to be a great investment. Smart, comfortable, well made.

jonathanlb · a month ago

As someone who is on the lookout for long-lasting durable products, what brand and model sneakers did you buy? How often do you wear these?

I've heard that Common Projects are pretty good at a $400 retail price point, but it sounds like you got something else.

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jonathanlb · 2 months ago

As a reader, the overuse of "not this, but that" in this article was particularly painful. Which is ironic in an article about a designer who deeply cared about aesthetics.

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lanfeust6 · 2 months ago

What's your advice for getting into baseball? I don't get it.

jonathanlb · 2 months ago

Spend time watching baseball games with someone who loves baseball and is willing to talk to you about it.

jonathanlb commented on When Bruce Lee trained with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar lithub.com/when-bruce-lee... · Posted by u/bookofjoe

hungryhobbit · 3 months ago

Both learned from each other, but if you read the article Lee was training Jamar in martial arts. Jamar was not training him in basketball, he was just being a tall prop for Lee to train himself.

jonathanlb · 3 months ago

> Jamar

Side note. Interesting typo. Both B and M are voiced bilabial consonants. Are you using a speech-to-text device by any chance?

jonathanlb commented on New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child care governor.state.nm.us/2025... · Posted by u/toomuchtodo

throwmeaway222 · 3 months ago

what happened with socialization, friends and parents

jonathanlb · 3 months ago

> socialization, friends

This still happen at daycare. If you have sent your kid to daycare/preschool, you'll know that kids become friends wit nother kids there, and parents can become friends withnother parents. A community forms because playdates are necessary when daycare/preschool is out.

> parents

Sometimes economic realities are such that both parents have to work to make ends meet. There are single-family households that also exist. Childcare is a necessity in these and other situations.