Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit | jonah's commentslogin

Sounds a lot like "self-driving" cars - "they are good enough 95%+ of the time, you’re not going to pay as much attention as you should".

Same thing happens here, you get complacent and miss critical failures or problems.

It's also similar in that it "take[s away] many of the fun parts". When I can focus on simply driving it can be engaging and enjoyable - no matter the road or traffic or whatever.


>Sounds a lot like "self-driving" cars - "they are good enough 95%+ of the time, you’re not going to pay as much attention as you should".

That might be an issue for supervised "self-driving" cars (eg. tesla FSD), but not really applicable to self driving cars as a whole. Waymo seems to be doing just fine for instance.


Exactly why I put "self-driving" in quotes. Right now AI assisted coding might generally be at the equivalent of Level-2 or -3 self-driving. Getting to autonomous coding agents will be like the step change that is Level-4 or -5 driving.

Also, breastfeeding and not weaning them off on to "baby foods" too soon is better in the same ways you describe.

The first building I thought of was the Binoculars Building in Venice, CA.

Originally designed by Frank Gehry for Chiat/Day it's not part of Google's campus.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binoculars_Building


You can experience all of those ecosystems - and more - just in Columbia if you choose to.

We did a lot of bussing around there couple years ago - none of them or as nice as these motor coaches! (We were generally not taking the longer routes though.)


In Colombia and Venezuela you also have the Caribbean. These countries are great.

Super interesting thing to pursue. Will be neat to see where you go with this.

Small nit: don't name incidents until you have the official name. It could cause confusion once it is named.

Instead, something like "New detection near Colusa" or "New incident 10 mi NW of Colusa".


Good call. The system does try to match to official reporting and update when it finds one, but the working names in the meantime could definitely cause confusion.

Probably another case where that should be deterministic instead of model-generated. Thanks.


Relatedly, I want a bluetooth "skip 30s" button to use while listening to podcasts on iPhone. Anyone have a recommendation?


any headphones or speaker with skip buttons. in podcasts it skips forward 30 or back 15 seconds. perfect for skipping ads.


I just want the button, no speakers or headphones though.


There's "Bluetooth Media Button Remote Control" on Amazon, the wrist style is nice if you're in a workout or something but probably too nerdy for sitting on the couch :)

There's also something similar, 'puck' designed to mount to your car steering wheel.


I generally think that as well and so was surprised to read that they're planning to not label CRISPER fruits as such.

"European Union’s Parliament and Council, the bloc’s governing body, reached a provisional deal in December to “simplify” the process for marketing plants bred through new genomic techniques, such as by scrapping the need to label them any differently from conventional ones."

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47271338


Both things you mentioned.


Pie - specifically pie crust - is my specialty. I'm in a constant quest for the best (and simplest) method. It's also a very tasty hobby.


I occasionally make a pie, and while I had problems getting the dough workable (too tough/crumbly, or too wet/sticky), the taste and texture so far turned out quite nice. It's just butter, castor sugar, flour, baking power and a bit of salt (and a bit of egg when the recipe demands it). However, I can't say I've got a good feeling for it.

So what's your recommendation? Other ingredients? Special tricks? Do you keep lab journals?


Just seeing your question - here are some notes:

The key is to have small (rice grain/pea size) chunks of butter evenly distributed through your dough without "working" it too much which generates gluten resulting in a "tough" crust.

My latest approach is this one: Evenly mix the salt and sugar with 2/3 of the flour and then quickly mix in the cold butter with a food processor* - just enough to distribute it through the dry ingredients. Then quickly mix in the remaining flour.

Dump that mixture into a bowl - it will crumbly and too dry for a crust. Now, carefully sprinkle cold vodka (to wet the flour without producing gluten) and cold water over the dough and FOLD it in with a spatula*. Envision the flaky layers you want in an ideal crust and understand that you are trying to mechanically create those layers with the spatula.

Then, form into a ball, wrap in plastic and chill for several hours. Then, you can take it out, dust the ball with flour and roll it into a pie pan-sized disc. Don't be afraid to use enough flour on the surface and dough ball to keep it from sticking.

https://www.seriouseats.com/cooks-illustrated-foolproof-pie-... https://www.seriouseats.com/myths-that-need-to-go-away

* Another approach, if you don't have a food processor is to freeze your butter and then grate it directly into the bowl of dry ingredients tossing the flour frequently to coat the individual bits of butter and preventing them from clumping together. Once all the butter is grated and mixed in, add the liquid and fold it in.

*If you are having issues with the dough being too dry or wet add the liquid a bit at a time while working it in and just stop when it gets to the right consistency.



Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: