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by al_borland 2mo ago
> Even if AI-assisted writing is obvious and worse, this is a tradeoff that is preferable to no writing. I tend to disagree with this. AI has a tendency to drone on and be extremely pedantic. It’s buries the reader in so much volume that
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by al_borland 2mo ago
For me, any attempt I’ve made so far to “fix” email with more addresses has done nothing but create more complexity and headaches. I regret every single attempt I’ve made. My time would have been better spent better tending to the inbox I a
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by al_borland 2mo ago
It’s a new distro that’s putting effort into marketing. The last time I saw a distro really market was Ubuntu, nearly 20 years ago. Anything that gets people in the door is a good thing. I ran Omarchy for a few days, but switched over to Fe
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by al_borland 2mo ago
Capitalism requires some level of regulation to avoid eating itself.
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by al_borland 2mo ago
@34 minutes https://youtu.be/VeizK1M7V7E?t=2033
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by al_borland 2mo ago
That seems much slower and more error prone than typing in the number. What might make more sense is more of a concierge. “Please, connect me to the Home Depot in Alren, TX.” They find the number, give options if there are some, and connect
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by al_borland 2mo ago
I skipped to the end… > And if you don’t like it, uninstall them, and move on. Vote with your thumbs, as they say. I do this, but it’s not like there is actual choice. These platforms require users to function. If I quit Instagram and de
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by al_borland 2mo ago
$500 + $15/replacement head. That’s assuming you can even get them. Right now they are out of stock, and my bet is these will never be something you can just pick up at the grocery store. Any time I’ve bought something with frequently
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by al_borland 2mo ago
There are different plastics, some feel much better than others. I bought a Dyson vacuum and it felt like cheap garbage, to the point that I returned it. I didn’t trust that it would hold up. It creaked and jangled around. The feel did not
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by al_borland 2mo ago
> The only holdout would be Apple Safari, hanging in there only because it’s the enforced default on iPhones. This is one of the big reasons I'm against the EU trying to force Apple to open up the iPhone and allow other rendering en
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by al_borland 2mo ago
I was able to load up this page in a private browser (to be logged out) over cellular on an iPhone. This might be something with your phone.
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by al_borland 2mo ago
When it’s renamed back they will likely rename it just as quickly again. Their job is to provide a map with the correct names based on whatever governments name places… not to make passive aggressive political statements of omission.
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by al_borland 2mo ago
Orion (by Kagi) is still new, but seems to be trying.
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by al_borland 2mo ago
Because the value of the site is in the user data. Even before they went public, they asked that people deleting accounts don’t delete their posts/comments before leaving, to avoid broken conversation threads.
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by al_borland 2mo ago
Many people go to professionals because they don't know what those x, y, and z are. They don't have the experience, the vision, the taste, or the language to convey what they want. They need someone else with those things to do it
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by al_borland 2mo ago
I got sick of AirBnb. On several stays I had to go to the store to buy basics like trash bags, a note in one told me to lie to anyone who asked why I was in the building (presumably because AirBnb was not allowed), basics like a TV or WiFi
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by al_borland 2mo ago
So far, they’ve largely been a distraction. They don’t have enough domain knowledge for it to be useful, so it’s full of a bunch of stuff we don’t have and won’t buy. It also has a tendency to balloon the scope.
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by al_borland 2mo ago
Today I was using Jira and had to wait for the text in what should be a static dropdown menu to populate. It sat there with a bunch of placeholder boxes for a good 30 seconds. This has never happened to me with a native app.
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by al_borland 2mo ago
We’d save a lot of time not sitting on calls while managers show us the results of their brainstorming sessions with Claude. Instead we could focus on making the products better again.
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by al_borland 2mo ago
The standard system search will also search for text in images now. I think at first it was Photos only, but now its system wide.
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by al_borland 2mo ago
I know people like this, but would assume if they ordered a delivery that the person would be expected and not a cause of alarm. If someone can’t handle a person coming to their door, they shouldn’t be allowed to use delivery services.
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by al_borland 2mo ago
When I’m looking to move to a new area, I check out how much security the local banks have. The more there is between the customer and the bank teller, the worse the area. Comcast offices can also be a good litmus test for this. When McDona
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by al_borland 2mo ago
Not AI related, but I’ve seen kids unable to tie their shoes because technology, in the form of elastic laces or various other laceless designs, have made it so the skill didn’t become a requirement. I told a 10 year old to tie the strings
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by al_borland 2mo ago
I haven’t had a delivery person knock in quite a long time. Package deliveries haven’t knocked in close to 20 years. I’ve even noticed DoorDash drivers don’t even knock anymore, they awkwardly stand in front of the porch and try texting. I
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by al_borland 2mo ago
To put out something that is opinionated, one needs to risk others being critical of their opinions. People who are always worried about having the “right” opinions will rarely risk stepping out and doing something different. So all the saf
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by al_borland 2mo ago
From my limited understanding, it’s basically an API, rewritten for us by AI agents. So the humans can consume your REST API, while the agents will use the MCP to effectively do the same thing.
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by al_borland 2mo ago
For littler personal projects, I’ve used python’s webview to avoid having to bundle a whole browser when the app (it uses the operating system’s default engine). It also didn’t require a learn a whole framework… I could just hook a web fron
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by al_borland 2mo ago
I The Office, Dwight made a version of himself in Second Life that was the same as his real life. The whole idea that someone would want to experience their actual life in game form was the joke.
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by al_borland 2mo ago
> I'm getting a different vibe from GTAVI, something a little closer to the real America we see today. It seems like they are adding a lot of references to viral videos and news clips into the game. I’m an American, and while these
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by al_borland 2mo ago
I’m in the US and over the years it seems like everyone I know has a no shoes in the house policy. With people showing up to do work, I’d say at least 80% also either take off their shoes or put on covers (that they provide). I don’t even a

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