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rootcage··on Computer Use Is 45x More Expensive Than Structured APIs
The best use cases I've seen for computer/browser use is for legacy SaaS/Software. For example, hotels use archaic Property Management Systems (PMS) and they're required by corporate to use it and pay for it. These companies can barely keep the product alive, they definitely aren't incentivized to maintain an API. In such a case browser use agent seems to be the best (only) way.
rootcage··on Playball – Watch MLB games from a terminal
How can we extend this to NFL or NBA?
rootcage··on Ask HN: What are you actually using LLMs for in production?
The most common use case - coding assistant to get more done in less time.

Used it to deeper understand complex code base, create system design architecture diagrams and help onboard new engineers.

Summarizing large data dumps that users were frustrated with.

rootcage··on Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs
I used to work at Microsoft and was on the other side, unfortunately I had the exact opposite experience. I interviewed and rejected a candidate (due to poor technical performance) then had the hiring manager contact me asking if I would reconsider as he needed to "increase DEI" footprint of his team. He wanted me to lower the bar for DEI reasons.
rootcage··on Make America Date Again
This response seems to indicate you don't have or want children. There's the emotional and human aspect to having children. Love, family, respect, etc. I'm throwing words around but if these things mean something to you then you'd understand.

I feel western society has lost many of these but you see these concepts upheld in immigrant families in the US.

rootcage··on It's OK to abandon your side-project
Grit and perseverance are often talked about as critical qualities in building something successful but knowing when to quit and start over is equally as important.

Food for thought, that most "startup" gurus don't preach.

rootcage··on Car Manufacturing Process Overview [video]
I'm always surprised by the amount of human labor involved, I tend to think of manufacturing as mostly robots but there are numerous manual steps.
rootcage··on Anduril announces Roadrunner, jet-powered VTOL drone
ATM the biggest problem for LRAD is cost, you fire a $12K Patriot missile to intercept what is either a $40 million jet or a $300 drone. This is revolutionary.
rootcage··on Tesla cancels all right-hand drive orders for Model S and X
I wonder if this is an immediate cost cutting measure to focus on manufacturing for their primary market. Seems like it would be to satisfy shareholders.
rootcage··on Ask HN: How do you measure the real quality of undergrad education in CS major?
Rather than measuring quality of the college or the university evaluate each person independently. I've worked with great people from "unknown" universities and vice versa. Everybody is unique.
rootcage··on Apple halted M2 chip production in January amid 'plummeting' Mac sales
I just bought a Mac Pro M2 in January after using a 2013 Macbook air for ~10 years. It lasted me through college and more, still runs smoothly to this day. Apple's build quality cannot be understated.
rootcage··on Valve bans 40k Dota 2 accounts using honeypot patch
Does it matter? If external software is accessing data within the game client, that itself is a breach of contract.
rootcage··on Physical buttons outperform touchscreens in new cars, test finds
Mazda makes cars that are aimed at maximizing performance/comfort/usability/etc for the driver and nobody else in the car.

With this in mind it makes sense to not have a touch screen, but what happens when the front seat passenger is controlling the music? It's not a great setup if you tend to have multiple people in your car often.

If most of the time you're a solo driver (perhaps like Uber?) then Mazda's focus on building everything with driver in mind makes sense.

rootcage··on A 100x Investment (2019)
You mention that tesla and comma have similar technical infrastructure. Tesla is doing or has done many of the caveats you describe about other companies, can you dig deeper into Tesla as a competitor?
rootcage··on Disclosure: Unlimited Chase Ultimate Rewards Points
That sounds like The Office Tech version
rootcage··on Producing a Music Video in the Browser
You mention Wavve, is that powering your backend?
rootcage··on San Francisco most intensely gentrified city in new rankings
In SF's case it's probably a good mix of asian and white tbh
rootcage··on Show HN: Model Zoo: Deploy your machine learning model in a single line of code
This is very interesting. Do you support Azure or even custom hosting? Once the model is deployed do you monitor things besides performance? Such as I/O to the model, data drift, etc?
rootcage··on Show HN: Grid.js – Advanced table library that works everywhere
Out of curiosity how is this better than current Grid/Table implementations?