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by ajdude 2y ago
> while megacorps aren't fundamentally "evil" (for some definitions of evil) A couple years ago, my state banned single use plastic bags. The very moment they did, all of my local Walmarts switched to heavier plastic bags
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by ajdude 2y ago
That's a big reason for me too; when I remember when DuckDuckGo blocked "tank Man" a couple years ago, at that point that I considered DDG compromised: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27394925 I get a lo
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by ajdude 2y ago
Unfortunately, I will never be able to take advantage of this policy, For the very reason that I have kagi Set as my exclusive search engine on every single device that I own, And there's no way that I could go even a Day, let alone a
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by ajdude 2y ago
Kagi used to charge based on the amount of searches you would do. It wasn't x ct per search, but x $ per Y searches. A lot of people didn't really like that, so they introduced the $10/mo for unlimited. You can still pay $5&#
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The UX of Login Codes(bradfrost.com)
6 points by ajdude 2y ago|0 comments
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by ajdude 2y ago
Is there a source for this?
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by ajdude 2y ago
I really like the search engine, and I am absolutely adding it to my rotation when searching for interesting things
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by ajdude 2y ago
They shut down long enough to get attention but not long enough for people to find another platform
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by ajdude 2y ago
This is what it currently says for me on the homepage when I view it: Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can't use TikTok for now.
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by ajdude 2y ago
Reminds me of this: Regular blood donations can reduce “forever chemicals” in the bloodstream: study https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31123477 230 points by wirelesspotat on April 22, 2022 | 208 comments
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by ajdude 2y ago
University IT, here. It doesn't pay anything close to what the private sector pays, but I've seen firsthand the good in the community and to society that my university does, and I feel like I'm actually making a difference an
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by ajdude 2y ago
Spontaneous collaboration is a big one for me. I am in a niche department and by simply having an office in an accessible hallway with my door open, people suddenly remember that my department exists and they are constantly popping in my do
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by ajdude 2y ago
Unfortunately it seems pretty half-baked and rushed out just so they can check the box without being as useful as it could be. Here is the best commentary that I've read on the subject from someone who works regularly in generative AI:
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My little sister's use of ChatGPT for homework is heartbreaking(old.reddit.com)
297 points by ajdude 2y ago|504 comments
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by ajdude 2y ago
Here's the archive link: https://archive.ph/5978 It was well worth the read!
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by ajdude 2y ago
I've been listening to the radio a lot more recently; there's a few channels, such as my local university's non profit/commercial free radio station that often play some pretty obscure and interesting things, I've d
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by ajdude 2y ago
It's an understandable rule, and you can definitely just download the binary from alire.ada.dev and add it to $PATH but with such a harsh stigma around how difficult it is to get the toolchain set up, GetAda follows the precedent of Ru
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by ajdude 2y ago
The situation was pretty bad a few years ago, and the licensing was confusing but it's pretty straightforward now with Alire. (AdaCore also got rid of their "Community Edition which had the weird license restrictions). I'm d
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by ajdude 2y ago
For anyone interested in trying Ada, I've written an installer brings in the entire tool chain with a copy and paste command line on macOS and Linux: https://getada.dev Here is some previous discussion: Show HN: Getada: rus
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by ajdude 2y ago
For me it's the other way around, I can skim a program written in Ada and figure out what it's doing almost the immediately because it is highly structured and enforces correctness with no ambiguity through its syntax. I can'
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macOS menu bar app that shows how full the ISS urine tank is in real time(github.com)
1139 points by ajdude 2y ago|253 comments
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by ajdude 2y ago
When this study was first published, Adam Ragusea did a video on it[1]. 12 minutes in, he points out that he thinks there is a basic arithmetic error in the paper. This was well before anything was on the news, and he was the only one talki
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by ajdude 2y ago
Why make a throwaway account and then still edit your post to remove your comments later?
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Microsoft won't let customers opt out of passkey push(theregister.com)
7 points by ajdude 2y ago|1 comments
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by ajdude 2y ago
I use deadmansswitch.net - it sends you an email to verify that you are still alive, but you can also use a Telegram bot. In this case I have it set to send a passphrase to an encrypted file with all of my information to trusted individuals
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by ajdude 2y ago
https://web.archive.org/web/20241213043036/https://www.defen...
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Test(defense.gov)
608 points by ajdude 2y ago|145 comments
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by ajdude 2y ago
It would not be hard for them to do this, and some apps exist to emulate a desktop environment when you plug the iPhone into a dock and hook it up to a monitor, but it's pretty sad that Apple won't embrace something like this. Des
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by ajdude 2y ago
I have a friend in Canada right now who is trying to find therapy. His primary care physician suggested assisted suicide since he doesn't want to take antidepressants.
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by ajdude 2y ago
So diagrams.net can have the last laugh.

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