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Great post. The author sounds like he loves life. Not a lot of BS to it.

The translation mask is wild.

Ha, of course. A lot easier to forecast in a spreadsheet than actually make this happen. Based on the progress in AI in the past couple years and the capabilities of the current models, would you bet against that growth curve?

I'm biased because my company (Newfront) is in insurance but there are a lot of great points here. This jumped out: "By 2030, global AI data centers alone are projected to require $5 trillion of investment, while enterprise AI spend is forecast to reach $500 billion."

There's a mega trend of value concentrating in AI (and all the companies that touch/integrate it). Makes a ton of sense that insurance premiums will flow that direction as well.

Makes sense. Bootstrapping the prompt based on some sample articles is smart.

This is a really cool idea. I love that you expose the personal profile as markdown. Reminds me of this article and exposing the system prompt: https://koomen.dev/essays/horseless-carriages/. Well done!

Thanks. I'll check that out. Glossika has some good sentences you can use as flashcards.

I have this complaint too! I was impressed that they included Cantonese but it's frustrating that I don't know when it's pronunciation/accent is off. Have you found any other tools that work well for learning Cantonese as an English speaker?

I love those unique things. The cordless phone is a great example!

I understand that fear of the sea of lowest common denominator. My hope is that it will help us create even better writing, music, etc. and appreciate it even more.

There's an alternative world where they didn't focus so much on financing and GE Capital. You make a good point that they still would have a diverse set of businesses that would be hard/awkward to build in parallel.

I came up with the organization and the quotes but I definitely used AI to help improve it. For example, a friend pointed out that a word was overly flowery so I asked Claude for some alternatives (https://imgur.com/a/k3sQ7lR). I believe not using AI is going to be like not using a word processor soon. AI will help people communicate more, sharpen their thoughts, and learn faster.

This does have me thinking more about what causes things to look AI-generated. The uncanny valley effect. It seems like some people don't like the header image but I thought that was a nice touch to have a visual element.

What's ironic is I normally use ChatGPT but they have a bug that caused my account to be downgraded so I didn't have my "normal" AI tool today.

Learned something new! First US jet engine - https://www.ge.com/history-ge-aerospace. Thanks for pointing it out.

Thanks for the feedback. I try to keep track of quotes I like when I'm reading. This was an attempt to bundle them up into some useful themes. I'll try to expand into something more opinionated for the next one :)

Crazy that OpenAI only launched o1 in September 2024. Some of these ideas have been swirling for a while but it feels like we're in a special moment where they're getting turned into products.

Thanks. AI tools helped me pull this together in just a couple hours so there are some rough edges.

I used gpt-4o structured outputs to get the revenue numbers. That's some good feedback I can use to make the data extraction work better! I'll add some pagination as well.

Great read. Reminds me of "The Miracle of Mindfulness"

Love this :) Does anyone have similar experience learning Cantonese? I've been using Anki for a couple months now and it's great. ChatGPT and Claude have been a big help but they do sometimes get confused with Mandarin or go to a more "formal" Cantonese that sounds very traditional.

Wow, tricked me! Some of the stats are still pretty interesting.

These exploits are fascinating. I like the examples in the GPT-4 System Card paper (https://cdn.openai.com/papers/gpt-4-system-card.pdf).

Ditto. One of my favorite books ever. Shackleton was a master at maintaining a positive mental attitude.

Newfront (YC W18) | Remote (US) | https://www.newfront.com

From the the Lloyd’s of London coffee shop to the moon landing, every venture relies on insurance. The $1 trillion insurance industry is fundamental to our economy and society, but remains stuck in the stone age. Incumbents rely on antiquated pen-and-paper process and there's a huge opportunity to transform it through technology. At Newfront, we're building software to supercharge insurance brokers and help them deliver a delightful experience to clients.

To learn more about who we are, our engineering culture, and whether this is the right place for you, read our Key Values profile: https://www.keyvalues.com/newfront

Here are some of our open positions:

* Engineering Manager: https://jobs.lever.co/newfrontinsurance/51c08b9c-f5ed-4714-8...

* Backend Lead Software Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/newfrontinsurance/1ef7d406-b918-4232-a...

* Frontend Lead Software Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/newfrontinsurance/f02a8b26-b228-4c63-b...

* Product Manager: https://jobs.lever.co/newfrontinsurance/cb5f71f9-7dc0-4a6a-9...

Tech Stack:

* Backend: Node, Typescript

* Frontend: Next.js, React, Storybook

* Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, CircleCI, DataDog

Newfront (YC W18) | Remote (US timezones) | https://www.newfront.com

From the the Lloyd’s of London coffee shop to the moon landing, every venture relies on insurance. The $1 trillion insurance industry is fundamental to our economy and society, but remains stuck in the stone age. Incumbents rely on antiquated pen-and-paper process and there's a huge opportunity to transform it through technology. At Newfront, we're building software to supercharge insurance brokers and help them deliver a delightful experience to clients.

To learn more about who we are, our engineering culture, and whether this is the right place for you, read our Key Values profile: https://www.keyvalues.com/newfront

Our open positions:

* Backend Lead Software Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/newfrontinsurance/1ef7d406-b918-4232-a...

* Frontend Lead Software Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/newfrontinsurance/f02a8b26-b228-4c63-b...

* Engineering Manager: https://jobs.lever.co/newfrontinsurance/51c08b9c-f5ed-4714-8...

Backend: Node, Typescript. Frontend: Next.js, React, Storybook. Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, CircleCI, DataDog.

Newfront (YC W18) | Remote (US) | https://www.newfront.com

Newfront is building the modern platform to transact insurance. No 20-page applications, confusing policy terms, or painful renewal cycles; Newfront's experienced brokers and technology remove the headache from business insurance. We believe in human-computer symbiosis that empowers, not replaces, people.

To learn more about who we are, our engineering culture, and whether this is the right place for you, read our Key Values profile: https://www.keyvalues.com/newfront

Our open positions:

* Backend Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/newfrontinsurance/1ef7d406-b918-4232-a...

* Frontend Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/newfrontinsurance/f02a8b26-b228-4c63-b...

* Product Manager: https://jobs.lever.co/newfrontinsurance/cb5f71f9-7dc0-4a6a-9...

Tech Stack: Backend: Node, Typescript. Frontend: Next.js, React, Storybook. Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, CircleCI, DataDog.

Any suggested reading/tutorials on how to play with OpenGL shaders?

Very kind of you dang and nice site thehodge :)

Newfront (YC W18) | Remote (US) | Onsite | https://www.newfront.com

From the Mayflower to the moon landing, every venture relies on insurance. The 1 trillion dollar insurance industry is fundamental to our economy, but has been slow to modernize. It’s a fragmented market that represents an enormous opportunity. At Newfront, we provide comprehensive risk management powered by advanced technology and a client-obsessed culture. We’re the fastest-growing brokerage in the country because we’re built for the 21st century.

To learn more about who we are, our engineering culture, and whether this is the right place for you, read our Key Values profile: https://www.keyvalues.com/newfront

Our open positions:

* Backend Lead Software Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/newfrontinsurance/1ef7d406-b918-4232-a...

* Frontend Lead Software Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/newfrontinsurance/f02a8b26-b228-4c63-b...

* Full Stack Software Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/newfrontinsurance/852043b5-4da3-4b63-b...

Tech Stack: Backend: Node + Express, Typescript, Go Microservices. Frontend: Next.js, React + Hooks, Storybook. Infrastructure: Heroku + AWS, CircleCI, DataDog.

Yep, it's all in the archive: https://getputpost.co/archive. Might be a little dated now! Hope you enjoy.

John! Thanks for sharing your story. Anyone who ate as many Costco muffins as you, Doug, Max, Ted, and me during YC were destined for great things :) Congrats on the fundraise!

Newfront (YC W18) | Remote (US time zones please) | https://www.newfront.com

Newfront is building the modern platform to transact insurance. No 20-page applications, confusing policy terms, or painful renewal cycles. Newfront's experienced brokers and technology remove the headache from business insurance.

We believe in human-computer symbiosis that empowers, not replaces, people. To learn more about who we are, our engineering culture, and whether this is the right place for you, read our Key Values profile: https://www.keyvalues.com/newfront

Our open positions:

* Senior Product Manager: https://jobs.lever.co/newfrontinsurance/8a6fa0ec-7123-4fd2-9...

* Engineering Manager: https://jobs.lever.co/newfrontinsurance/51c08b9c-f5ed-4714-8...

* Backend Lead Software Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/newfrontinsurance/1ef7d406-b918-4232-a...

* Frontend Lead Software Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/newfrontinsurance/f02a8b26-b228-4c63-b...

Our tech stack:

* Backend: Node, Typescript

* Frontend: Next.js, React, Storybook

* Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, CircleCI, DataDog

Newfront (YC W18) | Remote Friendly - All US Time Zones | https://www.newfront.com

Newfront is building the modern platform to transact insurance. Newfront's experienced brokers and technology remove the headache from business insurance. We believe in human-computer symbiosis that empowers, not replaces, people.

To learn more about who we are, our engineering culture, and whether this is the right place for you, read our Key Values profile: https://www.keyvalues.com/newfront

Our open positions:

* Product Manager: https://jobs.lever.co/newfrontinsurance/8a6fa0ec-7123-4fd2-9...

* Product Designer: https://jobs.lever.co/newfrontinsurance/b513858c-3cb1-4b60-8...

* Tech Lead: https://jobs.lever.co/newfrontinsurance/1ef7d406-b918-4232-a...

Our technology:

* Backend: Node + Express, Typescript, Go Microservices.

* Frontend: Next.js, React + Hooks, Storybook.

* Infrastructure: Heroku + AWS, CircleCI, DataDog.