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by rpdillon 9mo ago
I'm a Costco booster, and I have storage space. One of the greatest feelings for me is returning from a Costco and knowing I have enough in the house to last a month for a family of four. But your second point is spot-on: this strateg
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
In a prior job, I had to scan a 2M+ line codebase for software license violations to support the sale of a unit to another corporation. One class of violation was using SO snippets, because they are licensed under CC and not compatible with
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
I don't. The general trend is that, in US rulings, courts have found that if the material was obtained legally, then training can be fair use. My understanding is that getting LLMs to regurgitate anything significant requires very spec
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
This is exactly my position. Landscape-changing technology is impossible to get away from, because it follows you. It's like a local business owner in 1998 telling me they didn't care about the stupid "internet" thing,
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
Trying a new technology seems like what engineers do (since they have to leverage technology to solve real problems, having more tools to choose from can be good). I'm surprised it rings as tribalist.
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
You of course don't have to use AI. Your core point is correct: the world around you is changing quickly, and in unpredictable ways. And that's why it's dangerous to ignore: if you've developed a way that worked in the w
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
Agree. I think folks are romanticizing the iPod. It synced only with Mac via iTunes, had 5 GB of storage for $400 and had 10 hours of battery life and weighed 184 grams. Today you can get a music player whose battery lasts five times as lon
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
There's no way to win in these threads. It's a very common pattern on HN that somebody will say, "X doesn't exist!" And then people will proceed to point out that in fact does exist. And then you'll find out th
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
One of my favorite relics of this era was walking up to somebody's computer in the office and being able to see what they searched for last.
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
Every sentence here seems reasonable, weird to see it gray. I really do wonder what's going to end up happening with the debt...I think we've crossed the point of no return, but I'm not sure. Interest on the debt now exceeds
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
You asked why someone wouldn't want automatic updates. I think my answer is clear. Now you're talking about crime. I have little respect for judging morals through legality -- laws are political and fickle. Morality is more enduri
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
> ALL of the LLM companies are complicit in this bullying and theft I know this comes across as pedantic, but theft doesn't even come into the equation. Thousands and judges and lawyers have examined this, and there is no argument f
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
Only if you focus on the form instead of the content. For a long time my family has had secret words and phrases we use to identify ourselves to each other over secure, but unauthenticated, channels (i.e. the channel is encrypted, but the s
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
It is inaccurate though. Those employees never used the system, and incorrectly cited what it is used for. I did some legwork before I drew my conclusions. EDIT: citing some resources here for those that are curious. Original article cited
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
I read through it a couple of days ago. Your read is correct; it's poorly written, poorly argued, and poorly cited. It's basically a draft of an op-ed with a click bait title.
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
The examples that the paper cites that are historical are not compelling, in my opinion. The authors use Elon Musk's DOGE as an example of how AI is destructive, but I would point out that that instance was an anomaly, historically, an
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
Okay, but does anybody care that the paper that's in the link doesn't substantiate its central claim with empirical evidence?
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
I read the entire paper a couple of days ago and have done a lot of work to critique it because I think it is flawed in several ways. Ironically, this AI summary is actually quite accurate. You're getting down voted because posting AI
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
I already debated this on HN when this was posted two days ago, but this paper is not peer-reviewed and is a draft. The examples it uses of DOGE and of the FDA using AI are not well researched or cited. Just as an example, they criticize th
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
What does "Research paper" mean to you?
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
Oh, I'm certain that authors want to take away every right the reader has. This is easy to see empirically: we used to have the first-sale doctrine with physical books, but every digital platform has made reselling either impossible, o
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
Is there a way to disable "swipe right for news feed"? I hated that inclusion in the Pixel launcher.
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
Doesn't KISS do this? I'm curious why Niagara when KISS is probably lighter/smaller.
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
So, you're not wrong. People that work for money will want money, and ultimately can be bought. People that work for love produce the best they can with limited resources, and are often broke. I don't think we've found a way
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
Nova was a launcher with a business model, too. FOSS launchers are more resistant. I recommend KISS.
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
Wow, I hadn't seen a launcher with an annual subscription before. $14/year. https://help.niagaralauncher.app/article/104-price-of-niagar...
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
Yes, was very fortunate to ditch windows decades ago. I've heard to latest iterations are atrotious. And I agree with you about Apple's hypocrisy. They often have one set of rules for themselves that is very different than the set
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
One option is to move to a keyboard-based launcher that no longer requires you to organize your apps in colorful grids. KISS is like this. Tiny, fast, free.
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
Yep, I was doing a lot of launcher hopping back in the day, but ever since I moved to KISS, I haven't felt the need. It brings a level of intentionality by forcing you to search for the app you want to use. For my most commonly usef ap
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by rpdillon 9mo ago
KISS supports widgets though. Tap the right side of the input box in the launcher to open settings, and the third item down on the menu is "add widget".

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