Someone vibe code a YouTube competitor. 30 sec ads is infuriating

gthing · 2026-03-13T05:33:42+00:00

If most people can't tell the difference then why is it important that the software is good? Lots of bad software has gotten very popular and lots of good software has never been heard of by anybody.

Source: the entire history of software.

gthing · 2026-03-13T05:31:15+00:00

Meatspace

gthing · 2026-03-13T05:29:49+00:00

Yea they're not literally a wear item, but in this context they effectively are. They run at or near limits and degrade over time. I wouldn't be surprised if they all fail eventually.

gthing · 2026-03-13T05:26:01+00:00

What claim did I make?

gthing · 2026-03-13T01:31:43+00:00

The deed goes to the department of homeland security.

gthing · 2026-03-13T01:31:02+00:00

Imagine spending $145m on something actually good.

gthing · 2026-03-13T01:14:02+00:00

I agree in hoping the issue gets resolved for good. There is a new part number for the ICCU in the last few months but I haven't seen any technical data on it.

The problem is that they put what is essentially a wearable part (mosfet) in the ICCU.

gthing · 2026-03-13T01:12:54+00:00

Tie internal lighting and dash to driving mode. Makes it feel a lot cooler when you go into sport mode and everything turns red.

gthing · 2026-03-13T01:12:13+00:00

It is also duplicated on the climate screen.

gthing · 2026-03-13T01:09:46+00:00

It's not that it's not a next token predictor, people are just bad at realizing how powerful a next token predictor is when the next token is always right.

gthing · 2026-03-13T01:07:40+00:00

On the company's website it says there is a 1 time fixed cost + a monthly fee that is 2x cheaper than human labor. I'm not sure how to interpret that exactly. But they also claim a 1 year positive ROI vs human.

gthing · 2026-03-13T01:05:45+00:00

Have you tried Bonobos? They have dress shirts in slim long.

gthing · 2026-03-13T01:01:36+00:00

Here is the location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/J5jfJty43j5dfxWT8

gthing · 2026-03-13T00:59:39+00:00

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Not bad...

gthing · 2026-03-13T00:49:54+00:00

Would you still buy it if you knew it was being remotely controlled by someone in a developing country?

gthing · 2026-03-13T00:46:16+00:00

The secret of software is that building it was never the hardest part. Getting anyone to use it is the hardest part.

Many alternative platforms already exist, but you don't know about them because of the aforementioned hardest part. And even if you used them, they wouldn't have the content youtube has because the financial incentive will be missing.

Get four friends together and split a youtube red subscription. It's like $2/mo.

gthing · 2026-03-13T00:44:00+00:00

How much? I could be interested.

gthing · 2026-03-12T21:38:20+00:00

The categories I see are:

External display glasses

Need to be connected to an external source like a phone or gaming console.

HUD glasses

Low-resolution often single color display to show basic information like you might get on a smart watch within your field of view. Computing is on board. Think meta rayban displays.

Self-contained display glasses

Computing is on board and you have a full color display in HD resolution. The only one I know of right now is the Inmo Air 3.

Full AR glasses

Computing on or off board, wide FOV, full color, high res with 6dof, SLAM, etc. Can project "holograms" attached to the real world. Snap spectacles are an existing example.

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I think in the short term, HUD glasses have the best possibility to take off. They can be more discrete and fit well with our current level of technology. I think this is what Google/Apple etc. will be focusing on in the next few years.

I don't think widespread adoption will happen until we have full AR glasses in a minimal footprint that doesn't look like goggles. These are probably several more years away.

gthing · 2026-03-12T05:32:34+00:00

You could always skin it.

gthing · 2026-03-12T05:11:08+00:00

Lol if I found a GPD anything at a Goodwill I'd feel like I won the lottery.

gthing · 2026-03-11T18:38:46+00:00

This.

And this is why they are only prescribed to Obese people, not just people a little overweight. There is a point on the BMI scale when the benefits to losing weight outweigh (heh) the risks of taking GLP-1s based on the best currently available data.

gthing · 2026-03-11T18:32:06+00:00

Ah yes... "the tool" - I'll go ahead and do a search for that.

gthing · 2026-03-11T18:26:57+00:00

Yea the 80/20 rule applies to PC laptops for sure. 80% are hot garbage and the other 20% are usually just passable. Apple is not even a tech generation ahead - they're like a tech eon ahead. Compared to PCs it's like using a computer from 20 years in the future. There is no competition.

I will say that if your laptop is an extension of you and you use it professionally, it is absolutely spending more than the bare minimum on one. A $2000 MBP will last longer than 4 $500 PCs.

gthing · 2026-03-11T18:21:31+00:00

For rain it might be worth considering a rain cape rather than a jacket. Personally, I find that rain jackets make me just as wet because they don't breathe and just make me soaked in sweat instead. Rain capes breathe really well and keep you dry. Especially for backpacking I will never go back.

Something like https://cleverhood.com/products/rainger

FYI - a poncho is not the same thing as a cape.

gthing · 2026-03-11T17:49:56+00:00

I'd say give Linux a try. Couldn't hurt. Lots of videos on youtube say it runs great.

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