for me it's a spatial web browser.
Ask HN: What cutting-edge technology do you use?
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Re: Ask HN: What cutting-edge technology do you use?
#32D2 steel
CPM Magnacut ftw. (as an aside the storry of how Magnacut came to be is pretty cool - https://knifesteelnerds.com/2021/03/25/cpm-magnacut/ )
That was a fascinating deep dive into an area I had no idea about, thanks!
Of course I immediately tried to find a MagnaCut knife to maybe gift myself for Christmas... But it seems they aren't really available yet, if I'm not mistaken?
Re: Ask HN: What cutting-edge technology do you use?
#33Electronic shifters on my bike. Absolutely love them, the gears never go out of true. Every shift is exactly the same, no variation at all. I ride most days 10km-30km and I charge once a month
Gave me a lot more confidence in my drivetrain.
Re: Ask HN: What cutting-edge technology do you use?
#34> What technology do you use today that is far from mainstream? Pen and paper. ;) Also, I have been using an agenda with on the left side the week, and on the right side notes for the last 10 years. It has a special holder for a pen, contains some information on units, UTC differences, a world map, holidays, year overview, and much more. This is very useful. At work I only have to carry around my agenda. It contains…
no weight to paper specified. onion & poster board aren't cutting edge material.
Certainly 3d printed thimbles/finger protectors not needed for aforementionied paper materials. 3d printed ceramic ginsu knife(s) bit more on page with a chance of getting a DMCA notice though.
diy eink doesn't quite allow the pen to roll. No need for Xerox contracts, but the internet connectivity might cost just as much. Although, something like https://newatlas.com/wearables/team-hart-vibrating-sleeve-la... means able to get a better feel for the meeting conversation in addition to things being immediately presentable whe make it back to desk.
Social norms not withstanding, eyeclass displays means being able to processing things on the way back to the desk.
Desk time now "free time. Although if carrying a the new desktop, aka electronic phone, guess that would be more appropriately taged as free time while the desk is charging.
Re: Ask HN: What cutting-edge technology do you use?
#35Changing the perspective a little... A few years ago, we applied client-side applications and edge computing for chicken farmers in Mozambique. https://www.quantisan.com/facebook-loving-farmers-of-mozambi... That was a fun side project but I got ahead of myself in the tech and failed on finding a product-market fit.
So, a flock mismatch or not enough different 'birds of a feather'?
Re: Ask HN: What cutting-edge technology do you use?
#36I use program synthesis - cutting edge technology from, I think, the 70s?
What kinds? What’s the best process to do program synthesis? The more I write programs by hand the more I think it should probably be a first-class design consideration for new programming languages
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Re: Ask HN: What cutting-edge technology do you use?
#37Fully controllable pocket computers. Surprisingly, the tech has been there since the '90s, but never really caught up. Then it went into a weird walled garden direction with mobile phones that often work against you. Pocket computers are still sometimes janky, like Linux phones are, but having access to all the software and permissions is an unparalleled power.
What's your borg control preference?
* sleeve ( https://newatlas.com/wearables/team-hart-vibrating-sleeve-la... )
* eye controlable via smart glasses?
* human jestures
* mind-computer interface
* requires an advance degree in coreography & contortionist flexibility to use?
Re: Ask HN: What cutting-edge technology do you use?
#38Fully controllable pocket computers. Surprisingly, the tech has been there since the '90s, but never really caught up. Then it went into a weird walled garden direction with mobile phones that often work against you. Pocket computers are still sometimes janky, like Linux phones are, but having access to all the software and permissions is an unparalleled power.
Which one are you using?
Not the original poster, but I'm using a GPD Micro PC. A "laptop" that fits in your pocket like a smartphone does really is a quiet revolution in personal computing.
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
CPM Magnacut ftw. (as an aside the storry of how Magnacut came to be is pretty cool - https://knifesteelnerds.com/2021/03/25/cpm-magnacut/ )
That was a fascinating deep dive into an area I had no idea about, thanks! Of course I immediately tried to find a MagnaCut knife to maybe gift myself for Christmas... But it seems they aren't really available yet, if I'm not mistaken?
Some available from Dawson Knives:
Re: Ask HN: What cutting-edge technology do you use?
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
That was a fascinating deep dive into an area I had no idea about, thanks! Of course I immediately tried to find a MagnaCut knife to maybe gift myself for Christmas... But it seems they aren't really available yet, if I'm not mistaken?
Some available from Dawson Knives: https://www.dawsonknives.com/collections/home-page
Well you can't get much more "cutting edge" than this.