andybak

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by andybak 2y ago
> The AI does not hate you, nor does it love you, but you are made out of atoms which it can use for something else. The value of atoms - or even the value of raw materials made of atoms is hopefully less than the value of information
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by andybak 2y ago
Are you talking about Meta? They released the model. It's free to use.
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by andybak 2y ago
I've heard it referred to as "one of the greatest film scores ever written" and it's a defensible claim.
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by andybak 2y ago
> 911 calls are mostly public information since they involve public services who all need to communicate with one another What? No...
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by andybak 2y ago
> OAuth2 is built to be super simple to implement client applications Has this fallen through from an alternate dimension?
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by andybak 2y ago
Total dissolved solids? Technical Documentation Services? Time-driven switching?
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by andybak 2y ago
They've bought up a whole series of services I was using and ruined them. Anyway. Nice to see the FTC getting a few wins in before they are defanged by the new administration.
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by andybak 2y ago
I think you're rather missing the specific point in the process of making a much broader one.
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In case I was unclear - I was aiming for the list of "unkilled by Google". Shorter but more interesting.
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by andybak 2y ago
This, Google Wave, Tilt Brush (and more recently Blocks). And probably others I've forgotten. This really does help mitigate the damage done by "Killed by Google" and people are genuinely grateful (personally in my case). But
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by andybak 2y ago
This is a cross I will have to bear.
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by andybak 2y ago
As someone that frequently searches for code and algorithms related to actual polyhedra, I find this choice of terminology rather irritating.
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by andybak 2y ago
I assumed this meant "graphical query builders" (and who exactly is defending those !) Is this term Rust specific or have I slept through another change in terminology (like the day I woke up to find developers were suddenly &quo
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by andybak 2y ago
I think my point is that in the majority of cases companies will do both. i.e. (when run "effectively") they will use all available levers. If they fail to, it will usually be an oversight than a deliberate strategy. Of course - s
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by andybak 2y ago
This could be summarised as "companies leverage their power" which is unsurprising. If you were to list occasions where entities acted intentionally against their best interests then that would be more noteworthy!
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by andybak 2y ago
Android will almost definitely be the base OS for all standalone headsets that aren't made by Apple - the question is which layer and associated ecosystem to use on top of Android - Google, Meta - or go it alone. (OpenXR abstracts away
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by andybak 2y ago
Will absolutely have the reverse effect
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by andybak 2y ago
Just to be clear I wasn't singling you out. I don't know anything about you. And furthermore I also often post questions that lack sufficient context. My point was that it's always okay to ask for clarification or to assume
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by andybak 2y ago
You can never be sure what someone's real intent is. They might mean "something meshlike". Personally I usually reply by asking for more info (I always have the XY Problem in my mind) but that is time consuming and some peopl
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by andybak 2y ago
I don't think TikTok shutting down is great for its users (of which I am one). There are genuine areas of concern but I have concerns about US based social platforms as well. It's hard to unpick these thoughts and it's harder
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by andybak 2y ago
> Note: Docker compose is not yet supported. Darn.
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by andybak 2y ago
> My opinion is that it does not really belong in HN It's a fascinating tech/social experiment. It belongs on HN because it was done and the outcome is what it is. If you actually want to watch the Bee Movie then watch the orig
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by andybak 2y ago
> Nick Clegg, had agreed “Meta systems have been too complex”, adding that there had been “over-enforcement”. And on the other hand: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/09/myanmar-faceb..
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by andybak 2y ago
The difference between "activists with agendas to push" and "everyone else" is surely one of degree.
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Oh definitely - I'm not an absolutist. I just want to have the least amount of contact with those aspects of the Javascript ecosystem that take me further away from HTML over HTTP and progressive enhancement. And I fully accept that &q
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That's not a common case and it's not that horrific. And even if it was - I would be prepared to suffer a lot of pain to avoid the javascript build pipeline and framework churn. SPA frameworks drove me away from front-end dev an
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by andybak 2y ago
Are you tired, distracted or answering on the go? A couple of your replies in this thread have seemed a little half-hearted. Sometimes it's better not to reply at all - or to reply at a later date.
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by andybak 2y ago
Consider it might not be fear but a strong dislike based on solid philosophical and/or aesthetic reasons. Some of the people you're dismissing have probably been using JavaScript for a lot longer than you have.
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Admittedly some people are using AI out of curiosity rather than because they get tangible benefit. But aside from those situations, do you not think that the developers using AI - many of whom are experienced and respected - must be gettin
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by andybak 2y ago
> The experience of developing a simple website using React is orders of magnitude better than using html and CSS. Isn't this rather circular? It's only this way if you already know React well enough to be fluent. Learning Re

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