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by chaostheory 7d ago
Gemini wasn’t included, but I’m guessing its performance would have been similar to Grok’s performance despite having roots in DeepMind.
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by chaostheory 8d ago
I agree and disagree. Yes, it turns into the Ship of Theseus, but I feel it helps jump start things. This was actually the way some writers work I.e. just write fast expecting garbage. Keep molding it like clay until you get what you want.
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by chaostheory 9d ago
The irony in this was that Canada, led by Alberta, was leaning towards a break up that would have likely led to slowly merging with the US, until someone really smart, a very bright individual, threatened them militarily.
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by chaostheory 10d ago
1. Your comparisons aren’t that great. Burnaby’s twin is Oakland and not Mountain view. 2. You’re ignoring the option of buying homes which is impossible for Canadian vancouver salaries but still possible with American salaries in the SF Ba
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by chaostheory 11d ago
For the nth time, most people who work in Silicon Valley, even the ones who work in SF, do not live in SF where the prices are more comparable to Vancouver. This is one of the major reasons we didn't move to Canada.
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by chaostheory 12d ago
There are a lot of titles that both look great and are fun, but you wouldn't know because you don't use VR. That doesn't included mods to existing games ever since Unreal made it easier to make most games, running on their en
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by chaostheory 12d ago
What you want is a headset with fish eye lenses like the Quest 3 (not the S). Yes, it's more expensive, but you will avoid a lot of headaches with the frenel lenses. They are terrible. just buy it used.
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by chaostheory 12d ago
1. Unless all you play is a sit down driving or flying simulator, the wires will get in your way. You can mitigate it with ceiling and wall pulleys, but it's still a really terrible experience that kills immersion. 2. Fitness. If you&#
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by chaostheory 12d ago
Wired is only great if you're sitting down, playing driving or flying simulators. If you ever need to turn or move, wires get annoying really fast. Even with Beat Saber, it's terrible
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by chaostheory 12d ago
> It's a steep price for a niche with not a lot of games. There are a lot of good games and unique experiences (Lone Echo). A lot of these games also get you moving i.e. you won't need to do cardio exercise if you play games. M
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by chaostheory 12d ago
The Vancouver metro real estate and rent are roughly the same as the SF Bay Area while having a fraction of the pay I only know this because we thought of relocating to Canada
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by chaostheory 12d ago
That was before the current administration. We are already below a sustainable birth rate directly thanks to policies by Miller.
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by chaostheory 12d ago
> Once they figure out the ecosystem Canada 1. It is not easy to immigrate to Canada. 2. There is also a lot of anti-immigrant sentiment in Canada even from people on the left if you’re not white. Canadians just do not like Asians anymor
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by chaostheory 12d ago
This isn’t a good comparison because a better comparison would be the SF Bay Area (the metro) instead of just SF. Also my point is that the Canadian cost of living is comparable to the US while simultaneously having salaries that are a frac
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by chaostheory 12d ago
Canadian salaries are terrible once you realize that the cost of living in Canada is just as high or even higher than the US, which is why a lot of Canadian engineers left for the US
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by chaostheory 13d ago
The problem with Fable is the price for performance. It’s so expensive that I typically blow through my subscription usage of it within 1-2 days. With ChatGPT Astral, I can use it full blast for almost a week. Same with Opus.
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by chaostheory 15d ago
Not everyone lives within a metro that has good infrastructure. This is even more true in developing countries.
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by chaostheory 15d ago
How is this interesting compared to either a Mac Studio or Nvidia Spark? Did I miss something?
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by chaostheory 16d ago
Same happened to Disney Plus. The newer players skewed it a lot
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by chaostheory 16d ago
No, they haven’t been complaining about this pre-AI. At least not this many people. LLMs did not invent boilerplates. If you don’t like it and you feel it doesn’t bring value to HN, flag it.
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by chaostheory 16d ago
Meanwhile the 40k universe keeps releasing game after game. Obviously not all good, but it’s better than being stagnant
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by chaostheory 22d ago
This is also a common trope for the North American West Coast including California, but I haven’t looked for actual data to confirm it
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by chaostheory 24d ago
That and the author hasn’t played Dwarf Fortress
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by chaostheory 25d ago
You’ve just described how consulting works
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by chaostheory 27d ago
Eventually, even IKEA becomes “collectible” and not owned by many people. For example, I can no longer find my beloved (and inappropriately named) “Jerker” line of desks which are great for walking treadmills.
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by chaostheory 27d ago
It’s far more sustainable than the suburbs
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by chaostheory 27d ago
What about physical goods?
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by chaostheory 28d ago
Centralizing populations helps with energy and transportation efficiency, which is important if you care about the environment.
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by chaostheory 1mo ago
AIs have to breakthrough the threshold of controlling an important company first before it starts to matter
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by chaostheory 1mo ago
I doubt it would be frightening for Rockstar since Ubisoft has been mass producing repetitive open world games for over a decade.

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