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811.
by sowbug 3y ago
Every day, thousands of people use a given app for the first time. We don't bombard them with pop-ups for every single feature. Yet they manage to become proficient. There's this wonderful expression that people don't buy a h
812.
by sowbug 3y ago
A sysadmin at one of my startups once mixed up c and x in a tar backup. Our source repository suddenly teleported back in time. We polled ourselves to see who'd updated most recently, and that guy's snapshot became commit #1 in th
813.
by sowbug 3y ago
I disagree that Google sets a good example with their "clings" that pop up and point out UI changes. (That's what they're called internally.) Clings are annoying and disruptive, and nearly all of them alert the user to a
814.
by sowbug 3y ago
Until recently, Qualcomm provided BSPs (binary support packages) including the kernel for Google phones. For whatever reason -- possibly that their one and only corporate purpose is to sell as many chips as possible -- Qualcomm only briefly
815.
by sowbug 3y ago
Will "have you tried unplugging it?" still be the ultimate tech-support solution if persistent RAM becomes commonplace?
816.
by sowbug 3y ago
If capsule hotels spring up in rural US, I'll be happy to stay in one!
817.
by sowbug 3y ago
People in Japan reliably observe societal norms. If a capsule hotel floor is for sleeping and getting dressed, then the only noises you'll hear are people sleeping and getting dressed. Think of the door as a "quiet please" si
818.
by sowbug 3y ago
VSCode, too.
819.
by sowbug 3y ago
Capsule hotels in Japan are very similar, but they rent nightly as other hotels do. The capsules typically have a shade that acts as a non-locking door, which means there is privacy but not sound isolation. Each floor has keys, so not just
820.
The next frontier for LLMs: hall monitors(lcamtuf.substack.com)
2 points by sowbug 3y ago|0 comments
821.
by sowbug 3y ago
No mention of Bitwig, which just keeps adding new features and modularity. Bitwig is mentioned three times in the article. That said, I don't think the article author would consider Bitwig to be substantially novel compared to the ot
822.
What Is the Future of the DAW?(djmag.com)
196 points by sowbug 3y ago|216 comments
823.
Deepfakes of Chinese influencers are livestreaming 24/7(technologyreview.com)
3 points by sowbug 3y ago|1 comments
824.
by sowbug 3y ago
Maybe I'm paranoid about distractions, but my method is to ask one of my kids to walk in a circle around my car while it's parked in the driveway. I'll adjust my mirrors so that the kid is continuously visible, either directl
825.
by sowbug 3y ago
There isn't a lot to the Apple power-supply story. An Apple employee designed a switching power supply at a time when the industry was moving from linear to switching power supplies. Ken Shirriff writes more: https://www.rig
826.
by sowbug 3y ago
Yes; they take up the size of the largest variant. If you're concerned about that, you can Box<> the contents, and then each variant is effectively a same-sized pointer to something on the heap (plus some bookkeeping).
827.
by sowbug 3y ago
> little slide cover The car will scream at you if you cover the camera while using FSD. Very Black Mirror .
828.
Analemma(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by sowbug 3y ago|0 comments
829.
by sowbug 3y ago
And here's mine: https://github.com/sowbug/b39tools This is specifically for an SSSS-based distributed physical backup of a BIP-39 wallet seed and passphrase.
830.
by sowbug 3y ago
The point is design vs execution. Tesla's goal isn't to put critical controls and displays in an inconvenient or unsafe location; it's to make fewer controls and displays critical, so that drivers can focus on driving. It&#x2
831.
by sowbug 3y ago
MDMA isn't physically addictive. Could be psychologically addictive the way the lottery or Netflix is, but I doubt it's going to be giving oxycodone much competition.
832.
by sowbug 3y ago
Wipers and climate are automatic in Teslas. If someone is messing with the mirrors while driving, then I think the five whys lead to careless driving, not a bad UX.
833.
by sowbug 3y ago
Yeah, it's to make it easier to see the curb while parking, not to "force you" to do anything. Incidentally, looking at a side mirror while reversing is an excellent way to run over a child, no matter what kind of car it is.
834.
by sowbug 3y ago
Plex is trying to reinvent itself, 10 years too late, as the next Roku. By changing the product's focus and drumming up anti-piracy PR like this, they're whitewashing the brand. That's why every major update of the software t
835.
by sowbug 3y ago
That actually depends on the jurisdiction and the specific loan terms! For example, in California, mortgages are generally non-recourse, which means that the lender can take back the collateral (the house) upon default, but can't go af
836.
by sowbug 3y ago
I said "a competent version of me," not two solar-installation professionals. :) If my estimate was 30 hours, and your estimate is 2 x 10 hours (assuming 10-hour days), then we're mostly in agreement.
837.
by sowbug 3y ago
Yesterday I finished a DIY rooftop installation. I went DIY partly because I shared your concern, and mostly because I thought it would be fun. I have thoughts. My quick take is that there is enough competition to ensure reasonable prices f
838.
by sowbug 3y ago
"Later [the putative current owner] offered to sell her the house back, [the putative former owner] said, for what he paid for it: around $25,000." If the buyer paid $25K for a free-and-clear title (i.e., the bank took the auction
839.
by sowbug 3y ago
Never thought I'd get a chance to tell this story. Early 1990s, college internship. The company did presentations for clients, like many do. They had an unusual way of presenting data that required using actual protractors to draw circ
840.
by sowbug 3y ago
Neat! Hadn't heard of them. I think the company I remember was called Ballard, and their flywheels were intended to drive the vehicle mechanically rather than to generate electricity.

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