alt Hacker NewsAs an aside, the variety of examples in that other thread is impressive. Here are some that I noticed:
Fixing my furnace: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48417845
New software for a retro keyboard: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48418158
Customizing my camper van: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48417379
Porting my astronomy app from an old Nokia phone: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48419242
Fixing my kid’s science fair project: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48419364
Unborking the family printer: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48419480
Learning to draw anatomy (!): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48418716
Lowering my electrical bill: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48417949
Making classic guitar pedals programmable: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48418006
Avocado armchair guy victory lap: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48417658 (<-- oops, wrong: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48418274)
Putting an overlay on enemies in a video game: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48420635
It just goes on and on. I was a little nervous when I saw that post originally, but it's amazing what happens when a title is somehow just right.
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I haven't had the patience or mentality to really absorb "ok but how is this useful" until that thread and your highlighted references. Thank you for the curated highlights, however brief it may be, because it's very hard to find such diamonds without dedicating far too much time wading through the abstract gatekept comments on the topic, in most cases. Real world examples give me much hope!
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Oh dang, we all know –based on observation of your throughput and availability– that you're AI, you just can't "be nervous".
Jokes aside, thanks for your selection. I had read some, but missed others until your comment.
If it matters, I think there's some people that hasn't decided yet what tribe (pro-AI/anti-AI) they belong to. There's probably dozens of us!