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by xvector 2y ago
I love what you're doing but the design of the pebble turns me off. Thoughts on making a sleek design that actually looks like a pebble?
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by xvector 2y ago
All this AI work is definitely driven by money but it's super cool either way. I'm so excited to be living through these innovations.
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by xvector 2y ago
This is pretty much exactly what was going through my mind as well. I was excited the aliens had started reading HN. Now I'm just sad.
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by xvector 2y ago
Sure, but I think that's only a matter of time, to be honest. No one anticipated junior SWEs being automated away so soon - I personally didn't think I'd live to see something like this in my lifetime.
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by xvector 2y ago
Our internal models have improved dramatically. I think people are also better at using them now. Nearly every eng I know uses them to write non-boilerplate code as well.
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by xvector 2y ago
> Could AI be a con? The conclusion doesn't really mesh with the body of the argument, because you can measure whether AI is useful or not. How can something be a con when it's genuinely useful to me every day? When it writes h
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by xvector 2y ago
They’re saying that the debt is structured with layers (tranches), where the top layers have added protections and get paid back first if there’s trouble, while the “subordinated” layers sit below them in priority. “Extra levels of credit p
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by xvector 2y ago
I'm not familiar with the seed uploading incident. I'm just evaluating the device on how easy it is to compromise vs Trezor and competitors.
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by xvector 2y ago
I wonder how easily highly reflective coatings will mitigate Dragonfire.
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by xvector 2y ago
They are still those stodgy old companies and SV still looks down on them for good reason. If you work at one you'll quickly realize how hard it is to get anything done because no one gives a fuck at those companies. It's pure r
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by xvector 2y ago
Sometimes I think it would be so easy to make a disruptive defense company that undercuts the traditional ones massively. Sure, you have Palantir and Anduril, but there's room for so much more. The "traditional" defense compa
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by xvector 2y ago
This isn't true at all. Ledger has not been a laughingstock of the cryptocurrency community. Their hardware wallet has survived multiple attacks that Trezor has not. It has the strongest security model and easiest to use interface of a
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by xvector 2y ago
Except no "neo-Nazi shit" is happening and hyperbolic exaggeration like this not only dilutes the meaning of the word but creates fatigue in the general public, causing them to tune out future accusations. If you're a lawyer
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by xvector 2y ago
That's one way to trash your professional reputation. When you hire a lawyer, you expect them to defend you to the best of their ability regardless of your personal beliefs; if you are a lawyer, you discard your personal political and
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by xvector 2y ago
I would disagree, there is a huge and closely knit support community for black-owned businesses that has existed for some time, a community that provides everything from money to experience. There is absolutely nothing like this for, say, A
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by xvector 2y ago
This perfectly fits my old big tech EM who was totally incompetent and made life miserable for everyone on her team to the point where all but 2 people left (team of 12) She also took back to back maternity leave throughout her time at the
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by xvector 2y ago
Not many people supported those "fundamental values" to begin with. The only people that wanted DEI policies were extremely loud liberals (that temporarily gained power by steamrolling the apathetic majority) Now we are just seein
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by xvector 2y ago
The genocide also wouldn't have occurred if the internet wasn't available, or if air/water didn't exist, etc I think blaming the medium for communication is a bit silly. That is just the substrate. The responsibility sol
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by xvector 2y ago
Facts are a lot more nuanced than you seem to think they are, especially for the political statements typically being fact checked It's absolutely trivial to creatively interpret statistics in a way that pushes your agenda and say &quo
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by xvector 2y ago
Hopefully Trump strongarms Europe into getting rid of those laws and restoring free speech. IIUC Trump explicitly mentioned he'd do this as part of this work with Zuck.
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by xvector 2y ago
For the kind of statements typically getting fact checked, unironically yes.
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by xvector 2y ago
If they'll both misinterpret things, might as well go with the free, decentralized, and democratic option.
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by xvector 2y ago
Fact checking is totally thankless work, because you'll get comments like this pretending it doesn't happen, and comments from both sides of the political aisle accusing you of prioritizing the other side. Doing fact checking in a
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by xvector 2y ago
Ads actually provide value to hundreds of thousands of small businesses. I personally know multiple business owners that almost exclusively rely on Meta ads to survive. Fact checkers provide no value over Community Notes and often just misi
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by xvector 2y ago
Seconded on "tweet-shaped thoughts," Threads is doing this to me as well.
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by xvector 2y ago
Then the government sics the FCC or European Commission on you, who make trumped up charges that they push through a kangaroo court to fine you billions. There's no fighting a government, and all governments are corrupt if they see an
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by xvector 2y ago
As if actual journalists care to uphold "journalistic standards." X/FB is far more trustworthy than the legacy news media, which happily censors salient stories at the request of the government and pushes very specific agenda
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by xvector 2y ago
So glad FB abandoned moderation. Both of you guys (left and right) blame Facebook for censorship. What a thankless job. I'd throw my hands up as well. If you care so much about it, now you can contribute with Community Notes. The power
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by xvector 2y ago
I tend to blame the people actually doing the genocide for genocide, rather than a social media network. Ultimately I think one can clearly draw the line for personal responsibility well before literal murder. Tens of thousands of have been
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by xvector 2y ago
Basically any YouTube video that shows another YouTube video, song, movie, etc. as part of something else (eg a voiceover.)

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