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by starbugs 3y ago
I know. I was talking about moving to ARM.
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by starbugs 3y ago
Wouldn't it be easier (and therefore cheaper and less emission-prone) to make the hardware consume less energy first? Just wondering, because once I got my M1 my power consumption for the laptop went down like crazy even though it&#x27
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by starbugs 3y ago
> And I don't think it'll replace humans or junior engineers. As programmers, we've been "replacing" ourselves since the days of assembler that replaced direct machine coding. This is just another iteration of it
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by starbugs 3y ago
Material reductionism at its best. Now you have a stochastic parrot "talking" to itself. How can anyone get to the conclusion that this could even begin to resemble a tiny bit of what we call consciousness? Good luck with this dea
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by starbugs 3y ago
The parent to which I responded literally said: > Monopoly law needs to be reinterpreted in light of network effects. This is the context of this discussion. If you think dragging me into details of the current law will distract me, sorr
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by starbugs 3y ago
> Ugh, this entire thread will be a frustrating exercise in folks insisting their feel-feels are the law of the land because they hate Apple and that takes precedence over facts and reality. Typing this on one of many Apple devices I own
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by starbugs 3y ago
Yea, that is pretty much what I meant. This would be good for everybody in the end.
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by starbugs 3y ago
So if there are 2 competitors and one drops out, then it's hardcore illegal, but otherwise it's a-okay?
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by starbugs 3y ago
> but duopolies aren’t illegal They should be.
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by starbugs 3y ago
Exactly. From my point of view, nobody needs to be a lawyer to see that this can't stand as it is. There are two major operating systems for each form factor. In the last ten years, no other vendor has been able to successfully place a
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by starbugs 3y ago
> I'm starting to actively loathe header images Header or “hero” images were always a bad idea. With or without AI.
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by starbugs 3y ago
The parent said > My past self doesn’t own me. My past self is gone. > My future self is a thing that doesn’t exist. > My present self is all the matters. This is just a description of how it is. Your past self is gone. It only l
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by starbugs 3y ago
> Part of this is a human inclination to focus on problems that need fixing, and forget what is working well. Look, if you believe that my perception of society is warped, you are of course entitled to that opinion. I think if you look a
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by starbugs 3y ago
> It seemed to suggest or question the point of improvement, betterment, or desires entirely. That says a lot about why I made that comment to begin with. It’s this way of jumping to conclusions and feeling attacked that seems to be quit
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by starbugs 3y ago
> It's not the content of your argument but how you're saying it. Sounds quite bitter to me.
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by starbugs 3y ago
> I have two macros for notes that I regularly take: "what do I value?" and "what is my trajectory?" I hope in making these explicit I can have an easier time aligning them. Does it work?
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by starbugs 3y ago
> You know, you choose to be this bitter and critical. That's a choice. Respectfully, I think that's your interpretation rather than reality. What I said is far from bitter or critical. Quite the opposite. Maybe it's your
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by starbugs 3y ago
> Being intentional about this idea can help you decide who yiy want your future self to be, and help you get there. To what end? Oftentimes, that tale goes like: "If I do this, I can get more money." Or: "If I do that, I
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by starbugs 3y ago
> Given that the present is a single moment, there is no time in the present in which to make decisions or take actions, so it is impossible to make use of the present. Can you define a "single moment" then? I think it's q
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by starbugs 3y ago
> These techniques and mantras for grounding yourself in the present are useful for panic attacks and anxiety, but being honest about your past and future direction are more powerful. Your claim sounds generic, but it actually reveals wh
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by starbugs 3y ago
> Do we have proof for existence or existence? We could have an experiment where we attempt to measure the existence at that future time. That future time only exists in your mind as a concept. Think about it. It's self-evident for
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by starbugs 3y ago
I recommend the following podcast episode as a fascinating and fun to listen to anecdotal story of someone who "successfully" predicted the market: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/risk-return-the-je
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by starbugs 3y ago
> How do you guys figure things out before you sign. Get a Word file with tracking for every change.
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by starbugs 3y ago
> If you haven't adapted to that by now, the noise from AI won't make any difference since you're already hopelessly overwhelmed. That one hit hard.
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by starbugs 3y ago
But this one is much better if you really love u-turns
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by starbugs 3y ago
> No amount of engineering will stop generative AI from spitting out quirky or problematic results I give HN max. 20 minutes until someone claims that the same applies to humans.
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by starbugs 3y ago
Simple solution: Don't use Gemini.
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by starbugs 3y ago
> It's not about the type of work you are doing Did I say that it is?
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by starbugs 3y ago
> it is actually very pampered to belive one has a right to work with something that one is passionate about. Everybody has the right to seek work that they are passionate about and they should do so even if it's tough. What would t
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by starbugs 3y ago
I'm afraid that's my current takeaway of the situation as well. Not sure if that is really the case though. It would be nice to hear about different experiences. Apparently, after remote was "the new normal" and "wo

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