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by CivBase 8mo ago
> If writing the code is the easy part, why would I want someone else to write it? When was writing code ever the hard part? If contributors aren't solving problems, what good are they? Code that doesn't solve a problem is cruf
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by CivBase 8mo ago
If I were a creator, I'd start looking into platforms other than Patreon. What does Patreon offer that makes them worth giving up 30% of my revenue?
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by CivBase 8mo ago
Please explain.
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by CivBase 8mo ago
I wonder if the Unix philosophy of small apps will eventually further the capabilities of AI in regards to app development. If these AI could be used contribute to a shared library of small apps, then maybe that library could be used to ite
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by CivBase 9mo ago
> Programming with AI is like tutoring a child. You teach the child, tell it where it made mistakes and you keep iterating and monitoring the child until it makes what you want. Who are you people who spend so much time writing code th
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by CivBase 9mo ago
You could say that about litterally anything. Food, housing, fuel, heat, water. There are always solutions for better optimizing global resource allocation - especially if you're willing to ignore the wants and rights of the people.
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by CivBase 9mo ago
In most cases the market rewards closed source. You can't reasonably expect that to change by pressuring consumers. We need regulation here.
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by CivBase 9mo ago
I'm amazed there isn't more of an outcry against these things. I'm not an environmental activist, but even I'd feel wrong just throwing something like that away.
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by CivBase 9mo ago
> using AI software to measure atmospheric conditions What is this even supposed to mean? To me this comes across as "I'm not sure if you'll be impressed by a supersonic jet that can surpress sonic booms, so I shoehorned A
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by CivBase 9mo ago
Is this true? I'm trying to think of a solid example and I'm drawing blanks. Apartments aren't really comparable to houses. They're relatively small units which are part of a larger building. The better comparison would
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by CivBase 9mo ago
If an LLM were capable of reliably detecting AI-generated content, then it would also be capable of producing content that does not appear to be AI generated. So either A) LLMs are intentionally, universally making their content look AI-gen
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by CivBase 9mo ago
Windows can be a good desktop OS. It just takes a lot of work to get it there. And you have to keep putting in a little more work with each update. I set up a lot of PCs and what has astounded me is how much less work it takes. Unlike wit
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by CivBase 9mo ago
Christmas happened. People got new PCs with Windows 11 preinstalled on them. This says nothing about the popularity of Windows itself.
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by CivBase 9mo ago
I think we've reached a point where Windows is about as rough as Linux. But the problem is still that people are familiar with Windows and have learned how to deal with the roughness; not so on Linux. And so long as Windows owns the bu
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by CivBase 10mo ago
> Use an Apple TV for the "smart" features. Use a PC for "smart" features. Used PC hardware is cheap and plenty effective. And the Logitech K400 is better than any TV remote. No spying (unless you run Windows). Easy a
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by CivBase 10mo ago
I also have a 10 year old laptop with no TPM 2.0 module. It was pretty high end for the time too (Dell XPS). I haven't needed it for much in recent years, but it still runs perfectly fine and I'm happy to continue using it if the
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by CivBase 10mo ago
I don't think you understand the situation. He's not getting security updates. He's not an expense. Microsoft is incurring no costs by allowing him to continue using his existing operating system without updates. Microsoft do
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by CivBase 10mo ago
The author just wants Microsoft to stop harassing him. He's not asking for handouts. He's not even asking to be allowed to bypass the hardware requirements for Windows 11. He just wants to stop getting nagged by Microsoft to upgra
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by CivBase 10mo ago
I switched back to Firefox around the quantum release and have been very happy with it since. I certainly have some complaints, but it's night and day compared to what Google wants me to deal with.
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by CivBase 10mo ago
I think the author was close to something here but messed up the landing. To me the difference between something like AI translation and an LLM is that the former is a useful feature and the latter is an annoyance. I want to be able to tran
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by CivBase 10mo ago
The author provides a single critisism ("The italic is mediocre"), does not elaborate, then immediately hedges their critique. Helvetica is used as an example of a font which garners more "affection" in contrast to TNR,
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by CivBase 10mo ago
This article has a weird progression. It starts with the origins of TNR. Then it basically says it's a decent font with no significant problems. Then it talks about how it's popular because it's the default. Then in the last
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by CivBase 10mo ago
Extension (adblock) support on mobile is worth more to me than anything you just listed off.
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by CivBase 10mo ago
The whole thing is a joke anyways. The numbers are meaningless. The inconsistency in output from day to day highlights that even more.
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by CivBase 10mo ago
It'd be kinda funny if they asked each AI every day and updated the clocks/rationale accordingly.
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by CivBase 10mo ago
I dual boot, but I avoid Windows as much as possible.
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by CivBase 10mo ago
WSL1 felt like a useful compatibility layer for running some Linux applications in Windows. It had plenty of warts, but it quickly became my preferred command shell for Windows. WSL2 is more capable, but it's not Windows anymore. I mig
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by CivBase 11mo ago
Ah, that makes more sense. Thanks for the clarification.
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by CivBase 11mo ago
What is a table other than an array of structs?
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by CivBase 11mo ago
> the majority of grading has to shift to in-class work (instead of at-home assignments) My wife is a teacher. He school did this a long time ago, long before AI. But they also gave every kid a laptop and forced the teachers to move all

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