Of everything that could be automated, Bartosz Ciechanowski really was the last on my list.

In all seriousness, his lovingly and expertly crafted explainers are still going to age like a handcrafted heirloom clock in a world of plastic-clad quartz movements. But it’s absolutely incredible that we are now in an age where a computer can manufacture a serviceable interactive explainer on whatever niche topic you desire.

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FLeXMurphy 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The reason why B.C. became a thing is because the art of drafting died from CAD. The attention to detail, the minutae of walking the reader through a highly sophisticated thing was replaced by short-form video explanations. His work is very much a callback to the days of old. So too, is his turn to be relegated to a relic of his time.

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bayindirh 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Also, it's hand coded WebGL. It's smooth, faultless and has no peers.

> So too, is his turn to be relegated to a relic of his time.

No, it'll be tasteful artifact, not a relic. Records, fountain pens and automatic watches did not die. They are used by people who discern things, and no, none of these things have to be expensive (i.e. Neither Seiko 5, nor Lamy Safari are expensive, yet they are as dependable as their 100x expensive brethren).

Human touch still has that finesse and warmth.

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FLeXMurphy 3 hours ago | parent [-]

>and has no peers.

On the front page right now - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49980626

	▲	bayindirh 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That's impressive, yes, and kudos to them. OTOH, I still believe the exploded view on https://ciechanow.ski/mechanical-watch/ is something else. For one, it has real physics on the weight, and second it always shows the correct/current time. FWIW, his all animations has proper physics to begin with. The entry you posted is nice, but Ciechanowski is still peerless.

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brcmthrowaway 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

He's at openai

	▲	BrokenCogs 18 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		That makes me sad, if true
	▲	Game_Ender 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Do you have source for that?
	▲	jdprgm 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		funny if true. ironically just last week i was asking chatgpt about what happened to him and why there were no new blog posts for almost 2 years and it had no idea

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customguy 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Nothing in that "7‑Speed Bicycle" is specific to having 7 speeds. It might as well have said "Bicycle", and even then you get meaningless slop like "Made to keep rolling" and "A strong foundation". How can you compare this to Ciechanowski?

You call it serviceable, but what purpose does this service? What do you now know about 7-speed bicycles that you didn't know before?