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Author here. Thanks everyone for being mean, I mean that in the best way :)

Fair points. I’m a designer, not a writer, so I used an LLM to help write it. The story and the dogs are real. After reading the comments I removed the parts that felt off and defined DLE (discoid lupus erythematosus, an autoimmune skin condition made worse by sun).

My dog Billie has it, and that’s what started all this. I made the cover for her, shared it free, and it grew from there.

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It's specifically against the guidelines to post LLM-generated comments here [1]. As for LLM-assisted articles on 3rd-party sites, we're more lenient about them because we can't always expect people to follow our guidelines on their own site, and sometimes the substance wins out even if an LLM is used to "polish" the writing. But you can see what happens when an article is posted that has obvious LLM-smell; the discussion ends up being much more about that than the article's content.

> I’m a designer, not a writer

Most people are not "writers" but anyone can write their own story in their own words, and it's always much more charming than the output of a text-generation tool, especially when the topic is something you did for your pet :)

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html#genai

FWIW, the headings are still very Claude-speak, and it's somehow more off-putting to read Claude writing in 1st person than in its usual persona

Wow, that is a great story! Really like how you used tech to treat a health issue. Keep up the good work!

I would be concerned about the lead in 3D prints. Even if you take proper precautions (which is very difficult because it's the material in the extruder and filament) they are not food safe and easily grow bacteria.

Lead isn't a concern, it's at trace levels when using brass nozzles and steel nozzles are now pretty common (OP has a Bambu). That being said, bacteria should be a concern and these should probably be cleaned pretty often.

I don't think you need to make it DLE exclusive. My dog gets fungal infections on his nose and this would probably help. Although TBH I haven't gone looking for solutions.

FWIW I read the whole article now, so can’t compare to before, but I never thought it was written using AI. Congrats on the product it’s really wonderful what you achieved.

Thanks - and congratulations. One question. What is this UV-sensitive filament, and does it really change color in both directions as quickly as the video shows?

Yes it does, pretty amazing tbh Just got a random one from AliExpress. nothing branded.

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