neon_diogenes

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by neon_diogenes 1mo ago
Well, its been fun lads. Back to my normie job. Oh no, now i cant tell people im a software dev..
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by neon_diogenes 3mo ago
That seems reasonable! I’ll check that out. And yes, I agree. Im on my second read through now. The first time I skipped the first ~50 end notes. I thought the creator of infinite jest was a mystery, same with Joelles deformity (“was she re
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by neon_diogenes 3mo ago
Curious how the audiobook deals with the end notes? They are crucial imo.
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by neon_diogenes 3mo ago
Here’s one difference I have seen. I forgot I had a multi-session audio probe running while trying to repro audio glitches, and Fable came back with: “your pops are already on tape.” Interesting choice of words. Phrased so casually. It pick
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by neon_diogenes 3mo ago
You’re not kidding. I ran out of Fable tokens a couple days ago, loaded up $70 just to finish the task we were working on, and burned through it in about 15 minutes. Aaaaand it’s gone.
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by neon_diogenes 3mo ago
Yes, I’ve noticed the same thing recently. Yesterday I burned through four 5-hour usage-limit resets in roughly four hours of wall-clock time. Same workflow, but it feels like I’m getting about half the mileage now, maybe even less. Guess t
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by neon_diogenes 3mo ago
When I use a camera with an optical viewfinder, I feel more connected to my subject. Sure all the modern pro cameras are using EVFs now, and their performance is excellent, but I do think it’s a more disconnected shooting experience. Think
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by neon_diogenes 3mo ago
Whats even less convenient is opening up Spotify on a road trip to listen to some Sum 41, and finding out most of their catalog has been removed. I agree that CDs have too much friction though. Theres no easy pathway from “I like this album
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by neon_diogenes 3mo ago
Im building some music playback software and am currently struggling with the implementation of a spectrum analyzer to visualize the music. This is incredible stuff and I learned a lot. Well done sir. Ps, also mourning the loss of Fable! It
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by neon_diogenes 4mo ago
Say im talking to someone about a project I’m working on. When I mention AI was involved, the whole project is reframed in their head to be lesser in some way. All of a sudden “AI” is the project. They write off the human element. They don
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by neon_diogenes 4mo ago
Hitler was a vegetarian therefore it is unethical to be one.
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by neon_diogenes 5mo ago
Perhaps adolescents were attracted to this content as a reaction to the sanitized upbringing in western culture. In my experience, these sites were compelling because they showed what was "beyond the veil". Teenage me was invincib
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by neon_diogenes 5mo ago
> I awoke and heard an attenuated trumpet sound, and through the rush I heard two voices nearby. Just as I finished struggling to get control of my body, I distinctly remember hearing one of them say, "I can see it!" Sounds lik