Live data from Hacker News

Viewing profile — aaronharnly

aaronharnly

HN member
Joined
Sun, Feb 06, 2011, 5:48 PM UTC
HN karma
5,267
Public activity
627 items

About aaronharnly

Aaron Harnly, CTO of https://amplify.com, working with amazing people bringing meaningful technology into the classroom for teachers and learners. Reach me at (firstname)@harnly.net.

Opinions expressed are my own.

Recent public activity

  1. comment
    Comment #49215730

    The original was not even about Oracle the corporation, it was about understanding the psychology of Larry Ellison specifically.

  2. comment
    Comment #49196248

    The most incredible part of Star Trek to me is not the warp drive or transporter, it's that they open flawless video links with alien species of every description with 100% reliabi…

  3. comment
    Comment #49187274

    You know when the page has all-caps "01 — THE APPROACH" that it is slopified. I guess I shouldn't be astounded, but I am, that world-class talents with world-class backing are just…

  4. comment
    Comment #49164039

    Please email me so I know which role / what name to have a hiring manager look for! (firstname)@harnly.net.

  5. comment
    Comment #49162914

    Amplify Education | Remote (US) | Multiple roles | https://amplify.com/careers/ We’re looking for innovators and optimists to join us in developing next-generation curriculum and a…

  6. comment
    Comment #49113578

    Impact seems limited so far, but it's still concerning that this kind of infrastructure is Internet-accessible: > Nate George, the mayor of Braham, Minn., a small city 65 miles nor…

  7. story
  8. comment
    Comment #48987245

    They imagined a "Fable 7" model (i.e. two generations hence) which would be capable of such feats.

  9. comment
    Comment #48826636

    It’s a great show. But yeah if look closely, those shoreline shots have rockier beaches and more evergreens lining the shore than should really be the case in Santa Barbara :)

  10. comment
    Comment #48507741

    Straight out of Gatsby: A stout, middle-aged man, with enormous owl-eyed spectacles, was sitting somewhat drunk on the edge of a great table, staring with unsteady concentration at…

  11. comment
    Comment #48296400

    And honestly? That’s rare.

  12. comment
    Comment #48295249

    I have no idea how reliable this source is, but it looks plausible - from the "American Investment Council", which appears to be some kind of private equity trade association ( htt…

  13. comment
    Comment #48197929

    Ha absolutely! :) That's you eh? Very nifty

  14. comment
    Comment #48194338

    The annual Polypad Art Contest is worth browsing through: https://polypad.amplify.com/contest From last year, this Moonlight Sonata in the 12-15 year old category is awesome: https…

  15. comment
    Comment #48193297

    Yes – CTO of Amplify here. As a sibling poster notes, the Desmos calculator and math tools spun out to Desmos Studio PBC, which has a bunch of great people – with the goal of ensur…

  16. comment
    Comment #48173959

    This is exactly true and it’s what every SaaS company counts on. They have four basic moves: 1. Sell you X seats, expecting that internal network effects will get you to 3X soon en…

  17. comment
    Comment #48173940

    Yes, once you’re over some threshold (most recently 150 seats), you have to pay the per-seat fee PLUS usage. And once you can make a certain threshold of commit, the seats are free…

  18. comment
    Comment #48127954

    Yeah I want to know how to get my local government to register themselves as one of these.

  19. comment
    Comment #47927762

    Yeah, as I was toggling "blue" / "green" / "blue" / "green" I had the distinct sensation that it might just show me that I was in a region where I couldn't even make a consistent d…

  20. comment
    Comment #47811115

    2027 White House proposed budget[1]: $18.8 billion 2026 White House proposed budget[2]: $18.8 billion [1] https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/budget... [2] https:…

  21. comment
    Comment #47811078

    not exactly a tourist :) but the point stands

  22. comment
  23. comment
    Comment #47672766

    Some of us want to support actual human musicians?

  24. comment
    Comment #47487355

    I have a Tin Can for my 8 year old – it is terrific and he loves it. He can call friends, grandparents, and his cousins; it is more reliable than the DIY version I was cobbling tog…

  25. comment
    Comment #47350542

    That c8g.metal-48xl instance costs $7.63008 on demand[1], so for the price of the laptop, you could run queries on it for about ~90 hours. :shrug: as to whether that makes the lapt…