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by gnicholas 2y ago
This claims multi-day battery life, since wrist detection can be turned off. I’m curious to know how much of a difference this one change makes. I haven’t bought an AW because the battery life isn’t good enough for a “watch” in my book, but
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by gnicholas 2y ago
Does this work with Siri? I'm not running the beta so am not familiar with the features and limitations, but I thought that it was either answering based on on-device inference (using a closed model) or Apple's cloud (using a mode
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by gnicholas 2y ago
This is great! I really wish Apple allowed your device to query a model you host instead of skipping to their cloud (or OpenAI). I'd love to have a Studio Pro running at home, and have my iPhone, iPad, Mac, and HomePod be able to acces
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by gnicholas 2y ago
> They are structural problems related to the three main types of buyers, which are: 1. Schools, (K-12, Univ), 2. Companies (employee training, compliance, etc), 3. Individuals (self-learners). There are other types of buyers but they d
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As the Rubik's Cube Turns 50, a Revolution Looms(wsj.com)
1 points by gnicholas 2y ago|0 comments
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by gnicholas 2y ago
Kind of like mini-USB, which was briefly popular but quickly supplanted by micro-USB. I think my only surviving mini-USB device is a bike light battery.
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by gnicholas 2y ago
> Hockley Mint has also upgraded its windows so that blinds are now encased between panes of glass — their fabric panels were a magnet for precious metal dust — and it also has an on-site laundry to process workers’ clothes. Hilarious
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by gnicholas 2y ago
It's not very common in the modern era, though I would add in RFK Sr., who was assassinated while running for president several decades ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Robert_F._Ken...
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'Dune'-Inspired Spacesuit Turns Astronauts' Urine into Drinkable Water(wsj.com)
42 points by gnicholas 2y ago|41 comments
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New Patent Guidance on AI Could Quash Innovation(wsj.com)
3 points by gnicholas 2y ago|0 comments
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by gnicholas 2y ago
Bowling pins are much more uniform and rigid, and therefore easier to grip. Food is mushy and messy.
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by gnicholas 2y ago
No surprise here. Labor costs in CA, NYC, and other HCoL areas are driving this trend. It started with self-checkout and ordering kiosks, and this was obviously where it was going to end up. I wonder what this will do to fast-food and fast-
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Rise of the Restaurant Robots: Chipotle, Sweetgreen and Others Bet on Automation(wsj.com)
4 points by gnicholas 2y ago|4 comments
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As extreme heat bakes the West, emergency helicopters struggle to fly(washingtonpost.com)
2 points by gnicholas 2y ago|1 comments
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by gnicholas 2y ago
There are some reviews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHeIw9rXzUQ
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by gnicholas 2y ago
Isn't it transreflective LCD, not eink? Looks like it's too late to update the title, but this is sort of a big deal. Many people have been confused about this critical point, and some have blamed the company for the confusing&#x2
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by gnicholas 2y ago
I have a different perspective. When considering purchasing an app, I always weigh the possibility the app will go away. This can happen because the back end disappears, or because the app is not updated and Apple phases it out (so you can&
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by gnicholas 2y ago
Do they offer the sort of cash management that is Mercury's hallmark? Separately, I have heard a lot of bad things about Chase, and experienced some as well over the years. I'd be hesitant to open up an account there from a custom
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by gnicholas 2y ago
So then Mercury waving a big flag about how accounts are FDIC-insured is more about them being made whole if one of the banks they contract with goes under, not about ensuring that their customers are ultimately made whole?
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by gnicholas 2y ago
But if the money is deposited in an FDIC-insured account and is stolen (by an external hacker or Mercury) isn't it insured against that loss?
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by gnicholas 2y ago
I considered mentioning in my first post that the school's behavior does not maximize overall learning because such a large portion of the students are at/above grade level. It is possible that their method of teaching the below-g
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by gnicholas 2y ago
I thought this was going to be about the no-child-left-behind mindset, which results in teachers spending most of their time focusing on the slowest learners and very little time on students who are already at/above grade level. That m
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by gnicholas 2y ago
nit: the word "accessibility" is misspelled in your acknowledgments. Looks like a cool project!
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by gnicholas 2y ago
> Mercury itself is not FDIC insured. If Mercury collapses, your money is not insured. How is it not false advertising on the part of Mercury to describe their accounts as FDIC-insured if this is the case?
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by gnicholas 2y ago
I wondered about this also. Seems like the virtualization that allows for spreading risk also introduces opacity, and risks of its own. In another article currently being discussed, [1] Mercury has said they may be affected by a breach at E
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by gnicholas 2y ago
It seems understood that people typically go about 5-10 MPH over the limit. I assume that speed limits are set with the knowledge that this is common. If technology like this becomes widespread and results in the actual speeds more closely
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by gnicholas 2y ago
The thing that changed is now students do not have to select into non-smoking dorms. They are the default — or in many states, the only option.
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What Happens When Your Bank Isn't a Bank and Your Money Disappears?(nytimes.com)
55 points by gnicholas 2y ago|49 comments
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by gnicholas 2y ago
I was recently talking with a student at the small college I went to a couple decades ago and he said that many students go to a different, nearby college to party on the weekends. This was very surprising because we tended to look down on
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Why America's Berries Have Never Tasted So Good(wsj.com)
3 points by gnicholas 2y ago|1 comments

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