Hacker News with Generative AI: Mental Models

Sail-Trim Simulator (atterwind.info)
Learn and get a better mental model about wind-gradient, apparent-wind, sail-twist at changing speeds and course

Sailing, Simulation, Wind, Sailing Techniques, Mental Models

137 points by stass 3 days ago | 28 comments

Personality Basins (near.blog)
Personality basins are the mental model that I use to reason about humans within their environment. They are an elucidating way to think about many concepts: from modelling why people are they way they are, how they change over time, how mental illnesses and addiction function along with how we should look for their cures, and how the attention economy optimizes itself to consume all of your free time.

Psychology, Human Behavior, Mental Models, Addiction, Attention Economy

166 points by qouteall 156 days ago | 111 comments

My mental model of setf was wrong (simondobson.org)

Programming, Mental Models, Software Development

171 points by nemoniac 272 days ago | 91 comments