f_allwein

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by f_allwein 10mo ago
And here it is: https://bsky.app/profile/robpike.io/post/3matwg6w3ic2s
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My theories on why Apple's software quality has degraded so much(forums.macrumors.com)
3 points by f_allwein 11mo ago|1 comments
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by f_allwein 11mo ago
As a German, I would guess on the one hand, there's not enough digital skills in the broad population. Also, entrepreneurs historically tended to flock to classical engineering roles (= making internal-combustion cars).
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by f_allwein 11mo ago
agree! other notable examples include MP3 and the GSM standard. Oh, and the World Wide Web...
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by f_allwein 11mo ago
You could also take the Queen Mary2 from Southampton to New York. 8 nights, from 920 GBP: https://www.seat61.com/queen-mary-2-transatlantic.htm
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How America fell behind China in the lunar space race–and how it can catch up(arstechnica.com)
4 points by f_allwein 1y ago|1 comments
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by f_allwein 1y ago
no, it should be ' (ASCII 39, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe )
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How to Raise a Reader in an Age of Digital Distraction(lithub.com)
2 points by f_allwein 1y ago|0 comments
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Which are the deadliest European cities in a heatwave?(economist.com)
4 points by f_allwein 1y ago|0 comments
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by f_allwein 1y ago
We have this in Karlsruhe, Germany: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlsruhe_Stadtbahn
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by f_allwein 1y ago
Hack I learned recently: take pictures of all your bookshelves. Then you can search the text on the spines (author, title) in your photo app.
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Renaming Trutch Street to šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street (Musqueamview Street)(vancouver.ca)
1 points by f_allwein 1y ago|0 comments
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by f_allwein 1y ago
One thing I haven’t heard yet about Liquid Glass: Glass is good for looking through it. So an OS based on this could be ideal for Extended Reality. Having iOS resemble visionOS more might be a step towards using iPhones as XR devices. Could
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Why I don't think AGI is right around the corner(dwarkesh.com)
1 points by f_allwein 1y ago|2 comments
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by f_allwein 1y ago
Random thoughts: - are there any measurable factors indicating someone is a good match? Okcupid claimed to match people with others who gave similar answers to their questions, but I had some fates with a high match % and still no chemistry
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by f_allwein 1y ago
In the longer run, give up the old deep tube lines. They could be gradually replaced by Elizabeth Line-style tracks (larger capacity, fewer stops, good air conditioning).
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by f_allwein 1y ago
The Productivity Paradox is officially a thing. Maybe that’s what you’re thinking of? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Productivity_paradox
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by f_allwein 1y ago
The economist had some good articles, including this one: https://www.economist.com/interactive/science-and-technology...
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by f_allwein 2y ago
I don’t use TikTok at all. AMA.
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by f_allwein 2y ago
Related: beautiful reuse of a former church in Copenhagen. They host events during the day and communal dinners at night. https://absaloncph.dk/en/
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by f_allwein 2y ago
Also pity that macOS makes very little effort to communicate these, so they almost feel like Easter eggs…
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by f_allwein 2y ago
I recently figured the only way to pull that off would be to brand it as „iPhone 19 - Steve Jobs edition“. Apple, feel free to run with it.
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This New Algorithm for Sorting Books or Files Is Close to Perfection(wired.com)
11 points by f_allwein 2y ago|7 comments
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by f_allwein 2y ago
Something like this? https://thetinypod.com/
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by f_allwein 2y ago
What is political about facts?
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As a child psychiatrist, I see what smartphones are doing to kids' mental health(theguardian.com)
5 points by f_allwein 2y ago|0 comments
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by f_allwein 2y ago
no idea how real this is, but looks fascinating...
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Figure Status Update – OpenAI Speech-to-Speech Reasoning [video](youtube.com)
1 points by f_allwein 2y ago|2 comments
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German receives 1700 identical letters from taxman(rnz.co.nz)
4 points by f_allwein 2y ago|0 comments
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by f_allwein 2y ago
For starters, the average car is in use for less than an hour a day. With autonomous cars, it should be possible to raise this considerably - ie fewer cars standing around most of the day.

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