demeyer1

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Show HN: AutoBot – live voice control for long-running AI work(github.com)
18 points by demeyer1 1d ago|3 comments
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by demeyer1 4y ago
Good share! I believe Zack started Gridfinity, but I don’t know who the very first designer was that built a modular storage system for the 3D printing community. I’ll say this - the Gridfinity community is, from my POV, unique in how they
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by demeyer1 4y ago
Agreed. The shear volume of permutations out there now may be adequate for many beginners that aren't yet comfortable with 3D design clients.
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by demeyer1 4y ago
Super excited to see Gridfinity on HN, it introduced so many new people to 3D printing as well as introductory 3D design. It’s simple, modular storage that is practical and really grounds 3D printing in a genuinely practical use case. To pr
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by demeyer1 5y ago
Couldn't agree more with your points, and I agree that this clash is going to happen.. and that will be a great thing if it does! If you are interested in connecting - I would be happy to trade observations over a video meeting and cof
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by demeyer1 5y ago
Well said. What I suspect we are seeing is the beginning of a trend where the rate of change begins to accelerate. If nothing else, the growth in new 3D creators (be they mechanical, design/sculpt, AR/VR/MR/XR, printing&
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by demeyer1 5y ago
We have a few million unique users, which is small within the broader context of 3D creators and consumers - so small N, but I'll share a couple observations at that volume. Adoption STLs remain the most popular, today, on our platfo
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by demeyer1 5y ago
Well said. In some respects (not all), on our teams that manage geometric indexing, we've been comparing this to Office document formats a long time back.
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by demeyer1 5y ago
Your take is similar to mine. Three core components to the metaverse: 3D creators/content, lower cost hardware, and social/distribution networks. The 3D creator population is expanding. The tools are better and the use cases are e
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by demeyer1 5y ago
Appreciate the kind words - if you ever have any feedback, please just send me an email (d@physna.com) and I'll be happy to either jump on a call or take the feedback async by email. We are genuinely trying to build a different type of
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by demeyer1 5y ago
I love this comment! Thank you for saying that!
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by demeyer1 5y ago
Indeed, as the other individual commented - there are compliance obligations which are more difficult/costly/time_consuming (not impossible) to satisfy if we have non US citizens working on the product. We are going to hire outsid
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by demeyer1 5y ago
We do. It works for us because we are aggressive on salary (for a startup at our stage) and very aggressive with benefits and flexibility.
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by demeyer1 5y ago
In an aggressive hiring market for engineers, this is a decision Google is making which will increase potential churn risk for some engineers. As a Xoogler myself, I know how much they invest into thinking about talent acquisition and reten
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by demeyer1 5y ago
I don't think you are off entirely here. The 3D creator community is growing very quickly with new tools, lowering the barrier of entry to 3D design, emerging consistently. That provides the content. Hardware, to your point, is getting
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by demeyer1 5y ago
It‘a most often used as an auto-complete - of sorts. For example, upload an engine piston and it will find other pistons, then all the engines that the piston will also fit within. Handy for designers and mechanical engineers. But, in the 3
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by demeyer1 5y ago
They are shockingly useful for real world, functional needs. If your interested in digging in more within some generally positive and positive communities, I'd recommend r/3dprinting and r/functionalprint.
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by demeyer1 5y ago
Good list! Couple thoughts - if you are using some of these items with kids (the replacement part example) it's worth considering the types and materials of the filament you are using. Some are safer than others, depending on the appli
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by demeyer1 5y ago
Agree with the fundamental premise of the article. We started Thangs.com to allow for actual 3D search, eg. search by uploading a 3D cylinder and find other cylinders as well as engines it fits within. The growth has been mostly quite stron
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by demeyer1 6y ago
I've had the opportunity to know Kelsey for a number of years, and we've worked together closely on occasion. He is the genuinely good human the article portrays him as, and unlike some who evangelize - Kelsey understands his tech