MichaelMug

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by MichaelMug 2y ago
The topic of automation always comes up when discussing ATC or aviation incidents. One says automation, another says it can’t be done. And both parties end up talking past each other. Let’s go back in time. Long ago pilots would give positi
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by MichaelMug 2y ago
Reminds me of bots that used either encoded or encrypted posts on specific reddit subs. There’s a whole lot of side channels out there.
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by MichaelMug 2y ago
I don’t think this is news or anyone should be surprised. Many documentaries and docu-dramas stretch the truth a lot and in some cases non-obvious ways to make events more dramatic. One has to remember that it is entertainment first. And no
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by MichaelMug 2y ago
I've been using Apple Mac's since early 2000s-ish, iPhone and iPad since release. It seems to me like in the past 5ish years the amount of bugs and UI inconsistencies in iOS/MacOS has increased. A few times I've wanted t
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by MichaelMug 2y ago
How much will this cost? Personally I'm finding it hard to justify spending >$1500 on a windows ARM laptop. Not saying Mac is better. But I like Apple's design language more.
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by MichaelMug 2y ago
What are the heuristics? I would really be interested in something that could find similar music by rhythm, chord progressions and keys.
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by MichaelMug 2y ago
I use LG C2 OLED's and I experience eye straining that I don't on LCD monitors. I haven't had the time to look into the cause.
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by MichaelMug 2y ago
Interesting app. I was thinking about this just the other day in the midst of the Humane AI pin reviews and the article about COVID-19 brain fog. There is a compelling case for a wearable/app that can see and hear everything around me
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by MichaelMug 2y ago
I remember in the 90s playing a whole lot of educational software at home and school. This has since disappeared. Edmark Zap!, Math Quest, Mental Math, Carmen Sandiego, Pajama Sam. The latter two being slightly less educational. You can fin
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by MichaelMug 2y ago
Out of curiosity how did you measure this?
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by MichaelMug 2y ago
Which real estate investors? Because it’s a spectrum. From the mom and pop trying to supplement their income to the investment firms that bought tens of thousands of properties. The latter being a bigger problem here. What I’ve seen lately
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by MichaelMug 2y ago
Is 2021 the correct date for Copilot preview?
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by MichaelMug 2y ago
The drama tweets are just an ad. You kind of want to find out who "Daniel Vassallo" is, and of course he's selling a subscription.
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by MichaelMug 2y ago
How does Perplexity Pro compare to others?
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by MichaelMug 2y ago
> Once upon a time, Reddit was created by people with strong beliefs in freedom of speech > If your karma is too low, you’ll be prevented from writing comments in some subreddits. Your comments might be auto-collapsed, auto-deleted, o
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by MichaelMug 2y ago
Pythonista exists still.
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by MichaelMug 2y ago
Right now “AI” is running in a datacenter. Is the plan to run a local LLM?
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by MichaelMug 2y ago
"Thank you. I will consider donating. I did not mean to imply that I would throw them in the garbage. I meant more that I would take them to my city's electronics recycling drop-off.
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by MichaelMug 2y ago
The design is very cool. But, $700 is a no from me.
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by MichaelMug 2y ago
It's not surprising to me. Alexa was entirely botched IMO. For example, I would ask Alexa "can my dog eat <X>". In the beginning it was not clear to me this was a third party skill. Then one day Alexa would respond with
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by MichaelMug 3y ago
Also this one: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yxxyjDFnbb0 Don’t know if that’s the original.
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by MichaelMug 3y ago
I’ve been using HP EliteDesk 800 Mini G2, G3 and G4 instead of Raspberry Pi’s. Super cheap on eBay from IT recyclers as they come off lease. I’m dumbfounded by the price of these Mini’s new. The latest G9 is around 1.4k. My guess is busines
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by MichaelMug 3y ago
KidPix. Drawing is stimulating for the mind. Of course now it can be run in the browser: https://kidpix.app/
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by MichaelMug 3y ago
> Tesla’s chief executive, Elon Musk, could also be causing problems for the brand with his increasingly controversial public pronouncements. We arrive at the real reason for this article. Lots of articles recently about Tesla’s performa
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by MichaelMug 3y ago
Plugins, themes and not beholden to the whims of a SaaS company.
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by MichaelMug 3y ago
This is outdated. Educators have already realized this. Things have pivoted to using AI to generate assignments, homework and tests. In the past these assignments came from specialized coursework books that were edited, and came with a teac
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by MichaelMug 3y ago
SQLite is a key technology in Apple’s CoreData. I would think there are experts on Apple payroll that could pick up the slack?
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by MichaelMug 3y ago
> its addition to municipal water can amount to an unwanted medication Very interesting way of thinking about that. I understand the benefits of fluoride but I also understand this sentiment.
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by MichaelMug 3y ago
Completely agree.
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by MichaelMug 3y ago
Mandarin and Spanish are absolutely worth learning. Anyone who tells you differently is limiting themselves. There is a much larger economy that doesn't speak English.

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