abirch

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by abirch 2mo ago
Maybe we can get the USA to get the metric system for all those men who are 1.83 meters and below. Or do people internationally say that you need to be 1,8 meters to be dateable?
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by abirch 2mo ago
Regarding Iraq, please Google “Dick Cheney 1994” he predicted exactly what happened in 2003.
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by abirch 2mo ago
If you don’t have an objective, no amount of military might is going to get you there. This was the USA’s biggest mistake in Afghanistan, Iraq, and now Iran.
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by abirch 2mo ago
In order to be invited on TV you must be entertaining first. You don't have to be correct in order to appear more times. Personally I'm of the mindset that the current AI prices are too rich and that AI is very useful. Much like h
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by abirch 2mo ago
If people misuse or don't understand a tool, that doesn't invalidate the usefulness of the tool.
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by abirch 2mo ago
I'm not disappointed in the article, there are many of them out there. I'm disappointed that this is near the top of HN. I lazily outsource my information hunter and gathering to HN.
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by abirch 2mo ago
If you're using an LLM and not an agentic workflow then you're doing things wrong in 2026. My agents have to pass tests meaning that if their LLM hallucinates, the agent tools capture it and not me.
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by abirch 2mo ago
"The line separating investment and speculation, which is never bright and clear, becomes blurred still further when most market participants have recently enjoyed triumphs. Nothing sedates rationality like large doses of effortless mo
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by abirch 2mo ago
Have you looked at https://duckdb.org/quack/ ?
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by abirch 2mo ago
Have you checked out plotnine? https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rstudio/cheatsheets/main/p... it's made by the same people behind ggplot. Hadley Wickham worked for RStudio which also created plotnine. p
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by abirch 2mo ago
ll-moonshine?
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by abirch 2mo ago
Wait until the AI learns about enshittification
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by abirch 2mo ago
Yes, eminent domain is there. In the case you linked to, it started in 1998 and took until 2005 for the Supreme Court. Sure new cases may happen faster, but it still takes year with due process and the courts.
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by abirch 2mo ago
I'm not saying that the economy or markets are everything; however, if you don't have dissidents you don't as much friction. If China wants to move your mother's grave for a factory, there's not a lot you can do. Wh
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by abirch 2mo ago
Personally I think 3D sports for Apple TV would be a game changer. I used 3D glasses + special TV in 2010 to watch the world cup and it was awesome.
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by abirch 2mo ago
Compliance is the big thing. Vaccines are the "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"
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by abirch 2mo ago
You're right for non-citizens. For citizens, no one needs to believe it. You give them your empty phone and they can't download your phone contents and contacts.
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by abirch 3mo ago
Or there will be wholesale fraud similar to how index funds have been hijacked by companies with crazy valuations.
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by abirch 3mo ago
mandatory XKCD https://xkcd.com/882/ "Jellybeans cause acne"
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by abirch 3mo ago
"one of history's few iron laws is that luxuries tend to become necessities and to spawn new obligations." Yuval Noah Harari Think about email. There is usually an expectation of a response within minutes/hours and not w
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by abirch 3mo ago
Well Meta has hijacked my privacy. Now IRL Meta can track me from the people wearing their sunglasses.
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by abirch 3mo ago
It's the size of the radiators and the expense of getting them up into orbit (along with maintenance) Most of my assumptions come from discussions like: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46876105
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by abirch 3mo ago
How do you cool the data center in space cost effectively? Unfortunately in space there isn't a lot of material (air) to transfer the heat.
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by abirch 3mo ago
I wish that Hacker News had the option to flag things at AI and let people filter those things out.
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by abirch 3mo ago
Here is something you can consider: https://pumpkinmc.org/ it's Minecraft rewritten in Rust. It's very fast and you can make your own mods.
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by abirch 3mo ago
I understand why people are frustrated with the current system in general. You wouldn't design it this way. We need more young politicians shaping the laws and more entrepreneurs improving society.
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by abirch 3mo ago
Are there other tools out there like NotebookLM? Not a replacement but some cool AI tools that help people learn.
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by abirch 3mo ago
It's similar to the people who block roadways to protest climate change. Usually it makes the commuters frustrated and doesn't change anything. Personally I think data centers should pay a 100% fossil fuel tax. Markets respond to
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by abirch 3mo ago
A few years back, I would talk with scammers for a while to waste their time. Now I don't. LPT: Please have a codeword or phrase that you use with your loved ones so even if the scammers use your voice, they won't know the phrase.
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by abirch 3mo ago
Fortunately for me, my parents wouldn't be able to get the live video working.

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