SamPatt

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by SamPatt 1y ago
How did you begin to succeed in indie development? I'm almost 40 and I've always loved programming as a hobby, but I decided to try it professionally last year. I know, I know, not the best timing! I have an active Github of (what
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by SamPatt 1y ago
No Linux, that's a bummer. I've been using it in Linux for inference for ages, it's pretty easy to use. I'll stick with OpenWebUI then.
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by SamPatt 1y ago
>There’s a related problem that will occur: as AI-generated information drowns out human-generated information, humans will simply stop producing content. Stopped reading here. No, humans won't stop generating content. There's
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by SamPatt 1y ago
I've been where you're at, and speaking frankly, if you don't make some changes, it'll only get worse. It sounds like you're tinkering at the edges but that can only get you so far. Ramen, bacon, beer, cola, weed...
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by SamPatt 1y ago
Aren't the frames mostly carbon fiber now?
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by SamPatt 1y ago
I have two teenagers, and bullying is still extremely common in school. Perhaps the range of acceptable weirdness has broadened, I'm not sure, but it's discouraging to hear their stories of just how mean kids can be.
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by SamPatt 1y ago
Yes, and we've lost something, but hasn't this tradeoff likely been worthwhile? Reading may impact memorization but externalizing knowledge obviously had immense benefits. If yes, then how do we know the next tradeoff won't a
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by SamPatt 1y ago
This seems bad on its face, but I wonder if this is specific to reading comprehension or to all comprehension? If our society moved from text to video as the primary way to transmit information, would our ability to communicate and comprehe
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by SamPatt 1y ago
I have found that o3, specifically, will tell me relevant information that I didn't ask for. But most other models don't. I do have a custom instruction in place to ask if I'm aware of concepts related to my question - perhap
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by SamPatt 1y ago
IPFS used to be a real solution, we used it as the base layer for the decentralized marketplace OpenBazaar and it worked fairly well for that. I haven’t followed it in a few years though. IPNS, on the other hand...
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by SamPatt 1y ago
How can you claim there's no valid use case for AGI? We already have enormous adoption for near-AGI.
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by SamPatt 1y ago
I adore Geoguessr, but when I play it I wish there was a bit more strategy, or a longer term planning aspect to the game instead of purely memorization and clicking. So I'm building it. Still early, and I have nothing to share yet, but
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by SamPatt 1y ago
Does convergent evolution prove that a structure like an eyeball exists in some abstract realm, or does it mean there's a process which - given a similar environment - will produce that structure over time? It's not hard to see wh
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by SamPatt 1y ago
I'm not a Platonist.
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by SamPatt 1y ago
I don't believe ideas are eternal. Their instantiations are based on either some physical hardwiring (instincts) or cultivated though observations. If an idea has the appearance of being eternal, it's because either there's a
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by SamPatt 1y ago
Same. It's how I answer the phone too, depending on how well I know the caller. I don't think it's perceived as rude, with a friendly tone of voice.
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by SamPatt 1y ago
I share this concern - given the trajectory of improvements I do hope that we'll have something close to this level that can run locally within 18 months or so. And of course the closed source stuff will likely be better by then, but I
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by SamPatt 1y ago
Formatting changes across lots of notes, creating custom plugins, diagnosing problems with community plugins, creating a syncing program that compares my vault (with publish:true frontmatter) to my blog repo and if see changes then automati
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by SamPatt 1y ago
>Claude code feels more powerful than cursor, but why? One of the reasons seems it's ability to be scripted. At the end of the day, cursor is an editor, while claude code is a swiss army knife (on steroids). Agreed, and I find that
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by SamPatt 1y ago
It's not like this for every task. But for the ones I find interesting, yes, it's nice to be able to focus like this. Of course there are tradeoffs.
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by SamPatt 1y ago
Yes. It's definitely a good thing.
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by SamPatt 1y ago
Agreed that o3 can be brutally honest. If you ask it for direct feedback, even on personal topics, it will make observations that, if a person made them, would be borderline rude.
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by SamPatt 1y ago
Serious question: in those scenarios, do you never have awareness about your need to eat? Or does it occur at some point, but then you decide not to eat at the moment, and after making that decision then you never revisit it? I ask because
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by SamPatt 1y ago
It's quite difficult for some people to allow themselves a candy bar without sliding down a slippery slope. I'm formerly obese, I lost 100 lbs, and I know when I relax my standards even for a few days, it can spiral. Self-discipli
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by SamPatt 1y ago
People are paying millions for access to the models. They are getting value from them or wouldn't be paying. It's just not accurate to say they only produce shit. Their rapid adoption demonstrates otherwise.
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by SamPatt 1y ago
Not everything is hard topics though. I've found getting a personalized report for the basic stuff is incredibly useful. Maybe you're a world class researcher if it only saves you 15-30 minutes, I'm positive it has saved me m
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by SamPatt 1y ago
Nonsense. Have you used any of the deep research tools? Don't fall for the utopia fallacy. Humans also publish junk.
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by SamPatt 1y ago
2400 is a massive amount of food ... for some people. This is why averages are pointless as recommendations. I'm 6'3", 200 lbs, I lift and I run - I would be in a caloric deficit at 2400 calories. My wife would be in a huge s
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by SamPatt 1y ago
One of the things I appreciate most about HN is the fact that experts are often found in the comments. Perhaps we are defining experts differently?
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