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vtjeng

5 karma · joined September 3, 2026

http://vtjeng.com/
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vtjeng··on AI is dramatically accelerating AI research
Yes! I think that what's happened is that the initial prototype takes a LOT less time, while the polish takes less time but still a significant amount.
vtjeng··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (November 2026)
I live in San Francisco and we get some beautiful sunsets here! Over the past few weeks, I cobbled together a system of alerts for when the sunset is predicted [1] to be particularly outstanding, resulting in this page that displays the prediction and also shows the current view from several cameras around the city.

https://sunset.vtjeng.com/

[1]: Predictions are LLM-powered largely to more reliably consume the free-text descriptions in traditional (e.g., NWS) weather forecasts of predicted high and low cloud cover around sunset.

vtjeng··on AI is dramatically accelerating AI research
I've definitely found that while "AI makes getting from 0-80 done much easier than the 80-100" holds true, it is much easier to get my work to a quality bar that I'm excited to share with my peers...