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by selcuka 2y ago
> Whatever the types are, Python will probably do something. Just not necessarily what you want. Are you sure you are not confusing it with PHP? Python is not statically typed, but it is strongly typed. There is no implicit type conversi
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by selcuka 2y ago
> Surely after the first time being misled by someone in a lab coat you'll be more skeptical the next time? No, because facts won't change their mind.
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by selcuka 2y ago
Good point. From the list of supported languages [1] it looks like it is in fact using the Vision API in fast mode (as accurate mode seems to support more languages). [1] https://www.textcapture.app/#faq
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by selcuka 2y ago
Interestingly the macOS one is not very accurate. I took a screenshot of your comment and macOS OCR read the "cmd+shift+4" as "cod+shift+4".
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by selcuka 2y ago
Demo: https://inference.cerebras.ai/ API: https://cloud.cerebras.ai/
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by selcuka 2y ago
> Are you arguing that [...] there's no point for CH to exist Wow, that escalated quickly. You are reading too much into my comment. You should read the comment thread from the beginning to understand which question I'm replyin
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by selcuka 2y ago
Which is the same as PostgreSQL [1] or SQLite [2] that can store JSON values in binary formats (both called JSONB) but when you "SELECT" it you get standard JSON. [1] https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current&#x
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by selcuka 2y ago
Remember rich people wants to sell stuff to poor people, so if it's a problem for poor people then it's also a problem for the rich.
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by selcuka 2y ago
New CAPTCHA idea: "Write a 200-word essay about birds".
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by selcuka 2y ago
Nothing is a losing proposition if you can convince investors for long enough.
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by selcuka 2y ago
Not the OP, but obviously it wasn't a metal detector, otherwise it would've detected all brands of laptops as weapons. It's probably an image based detector. The problem is, if it has been that badly tested that it detects Le
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by selcuka 2y ago
> Wait what? Why is a headlight influenced by a turn signal?? Some new cars, mainly luxury ones, dim headlights. It is to avoid blinding other drivers who may be looking at your turn signal.
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by selcuka 2y ago
PostgreSQL doesn't have a long term support policy [1]. They release a new version around this time every year, and support it for about 5 years. [1] https://www.postgresql.org/support/versioning/
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by selcuka 2y ago
I've always thought Majorette and Bburago were higher-end than MatchBox. Maybe it was because of the scale (1:43 for Bburago vs 1:64 for MatchBox).
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by selcuka 2y ago
Ironically, you seem to have found the most provocative comment to respond to.
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by selcuka 2y ago
There was even a gag about it in the Curse of Monkey Island (Lucas) where your character (Guybrush) seemingly dies and credits start to roll, but the narrator recognises that it is not a Sierra game, credits start rolling backwards and the
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by selcuka 2y ago
> But CRUD apps, apps requiring gluing bunch of APIs with backend and database wil go away. They were already going away with the improvements in no-code tools, Zapier, scaffolding frameworks etc. LLMs are just another automated tool in
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by selcuka 2y ago
> I just put water in the rinse aid dispenser of my dishwasher. Curious... Rinse cycle already uses plain water, so you are adding water to... water?
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by selcuka 2y ago
> Please tell me you verify your backups now and then? Then one can't call it "set and forget", right?
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by selcuka 2y ago
The first one (Copilot) is quickly becoming a generic term, so one could argue that there's only one instance (Cursor) of that pattern.
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by selcuka 2y ago
I use a bookmarklet I found ages ago which is less invasive as it doesn't change the layout: javascript:(function(){var newSS, styles='* { background: white ! important; color: black !important } :link, :link * { color: #000
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by selcuka 2y ago
King Julien
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by selcuka 2y ago
> We need to feed and house people, we need to stop the war machine, we need to slow consumerism to slow climate change. Sure thing. We don't have to do them in a specific order, there are enough resources to tackle them all at the
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by selcuka 2y ago
For starters there is this: https://killedbygoogle.com/
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by selcuka 2y ago
> I cannot stand the idea that I have to pretend to be slower than I am, in order for a computer to not think I'm a computer. It is not only about detecting if you are a computer or not. They intentionally waste your time (regardles
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by selcuka 2y ago
This is actually more commonplace than you'd think. It doesn't seem to be updated anymore, but there is a web site that listed such services: https://plaintextoffenders.com/
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by selcuka 2y ago
Could it have changed since you last saw the system? Because the OP disagrees with you: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41631791
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by selcuka 2y ago
> Isn't it the opposite? It is. My comment was a (failed) attempt at sarcasm. If the new ruling is thought to be more just, it should be retroactively applied.
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by selcuka 2y ago
To be clear, my comment was sarcastic and I'm not defending the indeterminate detention option. Just pointing out the hypocrisy.
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by selcuka 2y ago
> politicians made the conscious decision to not retroactively undo it because of the bad PR it'd cause if some violent offender was released and killed someone. So it's ok if a violent offender jailed after 2012 gets released

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