This reminds me of a story of Diogenes the Cynic [1], who embraced minimalism to the point that he slept in a large wine jar and owned only a few simple possessions, such as his tunic and a drinking bowl. One day, he…
I see the Playdate as further from a Louis Vuitton bag and closer to hockey gear you might buy to partake in an amateur adult league. It's not practical in the terms that you can use it to plow fields and feed your…
This is one example from a source I just happened to read this morning, which is otherwise pretty positive about the prediction markets. > Beyond fears about bad actors attempting to distort the markets for profit, some…
> That ain’t a rare book. Thanks for your opinion. I see you disagree with my first point. > I would also be shocked if you couldn’t find a way to repair and use this 1966 sewing machine… so it seems like a red herring.…
> you can just ask the AI how to repair the sewing machine Like so often in its usage, the word "just" is carrying immense weight in this sentence. Please see "hoovered up into the walled garden of Amazon's AI [...]…
I don't think HN commenters need to be the arbiters of which books are beneficial to society. And beyond just benefit to society, don't forget how subjective the decision about what constitutes a "unique artifact" is.…
The warehouse worker getting paid near minimum wage to unpack 100 boxes per hour is probably not taking a ton of time to look for and report AirTags. However, a title can be cross-referenced against purchase histories…
This is mentioned in the article when discussing a player that found the optimum route: > Sarah also did something that appeared a bit unnatural. Instead of simply continuing straight a few times, she intuitively and…
I agree that this is not an apocalyptic moment for the protocol. And I support what Blacksky is doing, so I kind of hate that this will probably be the only thing I get to say to you. But the argument that established,…
Yeah, that closing message was a little weird to me. I understand framing the article as "not anti-AI", especially if the author uses and enjoys the tools. But the end sounds like a call to blindly adopt the tools and…
I'm just coming across this discussion now, but I did a little research that I can add to possibly explain the difference between the advertised capacity and the perceived capacity. The 4400 number is based on a…
I was once in a hackerspace that held regular "show and tell" nights for people to present interesting technology projects. We eventually hit a rash of non-regulars bringing in "projects" that were essentially…
> They're not collecting in depth telemetry on every mile you drive, as you drive it. I mean, yes and no. It is most likely that the majority of carmakers are not collecting detailed telemetry. But we know from data…
MC Frontalot and MC Lars had a fun take on this same concept in "Captains of Industry", which you may enjoy, depending on your feelings on old nerdcore hip-hop. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTrKmP7oU9U It's pretty…
I agree that it's self-fulfilling. I just feel that it's being used more as a tool for compliance than for direct productivity.
> It's use AI or be replaced by AI I think they want to sell that perception, but the biggest thing the tech execs want in their SWEs is fear. Fear that makes us stay in our jobs, even when raises and bonuses stagnate,…
The strategy is called "Buy, Borrow, Die" https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/03/tax-loop... (viewable by disabling JS)
What do you want the title to be? "Have a Website"? No, that's missing the emphasis. "I Strongly Encourage Businesses to Have a Website"? There we go. That sounds bland enough to be regurgitated by your LLM of the week.…
Interesting that this question didn't warrant a response. Anyway, here's new research demonstrating the near polar opposite of the original claim, in case anyone digging up these old threads was also wondering if…
> and the worst case scenarios have already been avoided. Do you have a source on this?
In many cases, the decision to install Flock cameras have been made by city councils and sheriffs' offices. So it very much depends on local candidates. On the broader topic, I'm not sure that just voting is the way…
Cynicism warning, but my honest guess is they see that the Colbert problem will be solved in June and so don't feel the need to spend any effort on him.
At least it is possible for an unethical person to face meaningful consequences and change their behavior.
Ford Motor Company manufactured charcoal, but in the end it stayed a car company. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsford_(charcoal)#History
I was a little miffed that this blog didn't include a link to that particular study, especially with how vague the citation is, so I went and found the original publication[0]. Of note, they have a "Setting the record…
This reminds me of a story of Diogenes the Cynic [1], who embraced minimalism to the point that he slept in a large wine jar and owned only a few simple possessions, such as his tunic and a drinking bowl. One day, he…
I see the Playdate as further from a Louis Vuitton bag and closer to hockey gear you might buy to partake in an amateur adult league. It's not practical in the terms that you can use it to plow fields and feed your…
This is one example from a source I just happened to read this morning, which is otherwise pretty positive about the prediction markets. > Beyond fears about bad actors attempting to distort the markets for profit, some…
> That ain’t a rare book. Thanks for your opinion. I see you disagree with my first point. > I would also be shocked if you couldn’t find a way to repair and use this 1966 sewing machine… so it seems like a red herring.…
> you can just ask the AI how to repair the sewing machine Like so often in its usage, the word "just" is carrying immense weight in this sentence. Please see "hoovered up into the walled garden of Amazon's AI [...]…
I don't think HN commenters need to be the arbiters of which books are beneficial to society. And beyond just benefit to society, don't forget how subjective the decision about what constitutes a "unique artifact" is.…
The warehouse worker getting paid near minimum wage to unpack 100 boxes per hour is probably not taking a ton of time to look for and report AirTags. However, a title can be cross-referenced against purchase histories…
This is mentioned in the article when discussing a player that found the optimum route: > Sarah also did something that appeared a bit unnatural. Instead of simply continuing straight a few times, she intuitively and…
I agree that this is not an apocalyptic moment for the protocol. And I support what Blacksky is doing, so I kind of hate that this will probably be the only thing I get to say to you. But the argument that established,…
Yeah, that closing message was a little weird to me. I understand framing the article as "not anti-AI", especially if the author uses and enjoys the tools. But the end sounds like a call to blindly adopt the tools and…
I'm just coming across this discussion now, but I did a little research that I can add to possibly explain the difference between the advertised capacity and the perceived capacity. The 4400 number is based on a…
I was once in a hackerspace that held regular "show and tell" nights for people to present interesting technology projects. We eventually hit a rash of non-regulars bringing in "projects" that were essentially…
> They're not collecting in depth telemetry on every mile you drive, as you drive it. I mean, yes and no. It is most likely that the majority of carmakers are not collecting detailed telemetry. But we know from data…
MC Frontalot and MC Lars had a fun take on this same concept in "Captains of Industry", which you may enjoy, depending on your feelings on old nerdcore hip-hop. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTrKmP7oU9U It's pretty…
I agree that it's self-fulfilling. I just feel that it's being used more as a tool for compliance than for direct productivity.
> It's use AI or be replaced by AI I think they want to sell that perception, but the biggest thing the tech execs want in their SWEs is fear. Fear that makes us stay in our jobs, even when raises and bonuses stagnate,…
The strategy is called "Buy, Borrow, Die" https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/03/tax-loop... (viewable by disabling JS)
What do you want the title to be? "Have a Website"? No, that's missing the emphasis. "I Strongly Encourage Businesses to Have a Website"? There we go. That sounds bland enough to be regurgitated by your LLM of the week.…
Interesting that this question didn't warrant a response. Anyway, here's new research demonstrating the near polar opposite of the original claim, in case anyone digging up these old threads was also wondering if…
> and the worst case scenarios have already been avoided. Do you have a source on this?
In many cases, the decision to install Flock cameras have been made by city councils and sheriffs' offices. So it very much depends on local candidates. On the broader topic, I'm not sure that just voting is the way…
Cynicism warning, but my honest guess is they see that the Colbert problem will be solved in June and so don't feel the need to spend any effort on him.
At least it is possible for an unethical person to face meaningful consequences and change their behavior.
Ford Motor Company manufactured charcoal, but in the end it stayed a car company. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsford_(charcoal)#History
I was a little miffed that this blog didn't include a link to that particular study, especially with how vague the citation is, so I went and found the original publication[0]. Of note, they have a "Setting the record…