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by paulcole 3mo ago
> Stochastic Parrot Nearly all (99%+) people who use this phrase are anti-AI and just looking to show off how much they dislike AI and how clever they can be in insulting it. So it's a great phrase because in just about every case I
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by paulcole 3mo ago
> or is it too much to understand for them? You’re talking about a guy in Cleveland like he’s a Neanderthal.
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by paulcole 4mo ago
> PineVoice is in an early-stage development and early adopters will encounter quirks and performance issues. Future firmware updates should resolve issues in time, but like all of Pine64’s products, you’re not buying a consumer-grade pr
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by paulcole 4mo ago
What did you switch to?
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by paulcole 4mo ago
I think everything I'm wearing right now came from the result of me clicking an ad. I like clicking ads! I work and I have money to spend on things I like.
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by paulcole 4mo ago
All of those things are optional. I promise you can sell something to your neighbor for $10 without filing taxes and registering a company. To believe otherwise is like the Top Gear story about the German guy who insists you need a license
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by paulcole 4mo ago
Wildly optimistic about the future! Every year gets better than the one before. More technology, more opportunity! Why would I have any fun believing that things have peaked?
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by paulcole 4mo ago
> Nobody will cry when their AI girlfriend model gets revoked These are the people who cry the loudest and there’s not a close second. They have infinite time to whine online (see /r/chatgpt after 4.5 went away).
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by paulcole 4mo ago
My Mac Mini took so long to arrive that I never messed with OpenClaw/Hermes and just went straight to Claude CoWork w/ Dispatch from my phone. One of the biggest blessings in disguise I can remember. I read /r/openclaw f
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by paulcole 4mo ago
> This happens in any industry where value/status are at a premium. So, all of them?
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by paulcole 4mo ago
I use it for closer to everything every day. Just realized recently it could clip my (virtual) Safeway coupons for me and make my grocery list.
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by paulcole 4mo ago
They loved having an identity built around a skill most people didn’t have and the power/money that came with that. Losing that is tough.
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by paulcole 4mo ago
So if Jeff Bezos (and every other billionaire) was worth $999,999,999, then the world is much better off? You’re going to have to explain the logic of that to me. Do you disagree that (many, perhaps not all) billionaires also create a massi
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by paulcole 4mo ago
Why would we be in a dark place? There’s a new set of skills to learn and opportunity abounds.
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by paulcole 4mo ago
I think this misses the point as well. If we eliminated billionaires would everyone have healthcare, a decent roof over their head, and other basic things? I generally believe that to not be the case. The government misspends (to an extent)
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by paulcole 5mo ago
I feel awesome about it! IMO this would be like in 1997 (or pick whatever year you think the Internet took off) asking, "How do you feel about posts about the Internet taking over the HN front page?"
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by paulcole 5mo ago
This is what makes this a potentially (mostly) great interview. If the candidate can’t/doesn’t understand the dynamic of the interview and hates it, they opt out of the process. Probably only thing I would’ve done differently would hav
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by paulcole 5mo ago
> I've never understood why people argue that the model of appealing to a landlord to perform house work is psychologically superior to doing that same work yourself. Because I have less than 0 interest in doing that work myself. If
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by paulcole 5mo ago
Why would I complain? I can start reading nearly any book I want to in a few seconds for around $10.
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by paulcole 5mo ago
I’m not amazed by it!
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by paulcole 5mo ago
> I'm happy there is a mass of popular sentiment that consumer devices are better with buttons There is not. It’s the same 11 people who have a hobby of posting online about how much they miss buttons.
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by paulcole 5mo ago
Kindles are much cheaper today than they were 15 years ago (adjusted for inflation). Seems like progress!
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by paulcole 5mo ago
Yes, this is exactly what I’m talking about.
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by paulcole 5mo ago
I’m no better than anyone. I was using the other persons definition where it seems there is no illegitimate criticism. I honestly think anybody crying that there aren’t buttons on a kindle needs to come to terms with reality and move on wit
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by paulcole 5mo ago
“But people cry about it” doesnt mean the criticisms are legitimate. To be fair, I don’t think the criticisms are illegitimate by your definition, I just think they’re pointless and from vocal crybabies.
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by paulcole 5mo ago
> Every time they announce new Kindle products, half of the comments are like "I hope they have buttons," "I hope they bring back the Oasis," etc. WWII fighter plane with red spots on it dot gif. The vast majority of
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by paulcole 5mo ago
> Basically, the spark I felt some 25 years ago seems to be completely gone. Shocker, you're 25 years older and feel nostalgia for the way things were when you were young. > I won't vibe-code it, what's the fun in that?
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by paulcole 5mo ago
No, not reading the code. I vouch for the correctness because it runs and produces output that is useful. It might not be 100% right but neither was the code I wrote by hand.
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by paulcole 5mo ago
> Forgetting code exists is by definition not suitable for serious work This is just like everyone who says, “An iPad is not suitable for serious work.” By which they (and you) generally mean, “What I do is serious work. What you do is u
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by paulcole 5mo ago
> I am a basic human being, however. Hate to burst your bubble but we’re the same. We both want to enjoy our lives.

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