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by zhyder 2y ago
Such an odd rebranding. Why retire a beloved brand? How does "TV Streamer" work better in describing that smart home hub is included?
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by zhyder 2y ago
This link doesn't indicate the credits are exclusive to YC, seems they're open to all AI startups: https://cloud.google.com/startup/apply
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by zhyder 2y ago
Shouldn't the right benchmark be performance per watt? It's easy enough to add more chips to do LLM training or inference in parallel. Maybe the benchmark should be performance per $... though I suspect power consumption will ecli
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by zhyder 2y ago
I think we overstate how useful such a system is. Visual UIs with buttons are so predictable and efficient to use, so anytime you can reach for a screen and hand-operated-input for anything complex, you will. I've stopped using home de
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by zhyder 2y ago
As a long-time Mac user, I'm actually eager to switch to Windows: more hardware innovation happening with more options in that ecosystem (e.g. in dual screen laptops like Asus Zenbook Duo). Windows has a few rough edges but my usage is
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by zhyder 3y ago
Doesn't matter to most people what Epic does. There's a duopoly in ecosystems for the most important general-purpose computing device for most people on the planet, and we should demand that people have more free control over devi
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by zhyder 3y ago
I like that the Asus one converts faster to dual monitor mode with a built-in kickstand, and the keyboard has a touchpad.
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Asus Zenbook Duo 2024(asus.com)
227 points by zhyder 3y ago|204 comments
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by zhyder 4y ago
You mentioned CO2 so I hope you're integrating active ventilation through an HRV or ERV. Integrated energy-efficient heating+cooling+filtration+ventilation is the holy grail for me.
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by zhyder 4y ago
The legal code seems like ever increasing software code, except there's no incentive to refactor or delete whole swaths of it. How do we create such an incentive? Less is more here too, perhaps more so because the legal code affects ev
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by zhyder 4y ago
I think it could be used to create a videoconferencing experience akin to sitting around a table with multiple people, while still selectively facing or making eye contact with individuals.
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by zhyder 5y ago
The UX is terrible, but the AI is the best I've seen yet, if you're okay with a long training time.
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by zhyder 6y ago
1. Let's think about what's in the users best interest wrt app capabilities. Wouldn't it be better for users to not be hit by a 30% surcharge when signing up for Spotify thru the iOS app? Wouldn't it be better for users
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by zhyder 6y ago
I'm all for wealth taxes. Its better at redistributing and over time ending inequities. In particular it'll organically redistribute generational wealth ('old money'). PG's analysis seems a bit pessimistic since it
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by zhyder 6y ago
Comparing UBI to the welfare system, UBI's upsides: U1. Simple to administer U2. Efficient spending since the UBI beneficiary has the most information about what he/she needs But downsides: D1. Will inflate cost of ev
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by zhyder 7y ago
The problem with the electoral college isn't unequal size of states, it's that deeply blue or red states get hardly any attention from presidential candidates, and any individual's vote in such states doesn't matter much
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by zhyder 7y ago
Lots of judgemental responses here. I realize cultural expectations from women are very skewed, but I'd hope for more open-mindedness from HN users. This choice isn't unreasonable when, as in this article: 1. There are other lovin
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by zhyder 8y ago
I find the "asteroid" argument (and Musk's "multi-planetary species" argument) to justifying investment in Mars so strange. Mass-extinction-level asteroids hit Earth once in 100s of millions of years. And even when
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by zhyder 8y ago
True. One can make nuanced arguments around #1 as well. What if we were talking about saving kids from preventable fatal diseases by donating vaccines (or donating to research efforts that are developing non-profitable vaccines); those kids
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by zhyder 8y ago
Dilemma for those of us considering donating: 1. Donate (50) years from now: our investments will grow substantially on a compounded basis, and we'll give much more in dollars, even after adjusting for inflation 2. Donate now: we'
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by zhyder 9y ago
It's interesting that we have 2 big scandals in tech right now: one with Uber's self-driving car killing a pedestrian, and the other with Facebook revealing too much data about users and their friends to third-party apps. With Ube
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by zhyder 9y ago
The EU's proposal isn't the best, but it'll hopefully spur more debate and shake us out of our current local optima, where corporate taxes for multi-national corporations are just odd. How about this proposal: tax company on
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by zhyder 9y ago
It's unfortunate that the EPA is under attack by conservatives who want limited government. If you start from first principles about what the min viable government should do, a big part of its charter would be to prevent major tragedie
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by zhyder 9y ago
Lack of price transparency feels like a big part of the problem here. It's nearly impossible for a consumer to shop around based on price, allowing prices to go up freely. I'm actually surprised healthcare providers can legally be
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by zhyder 11y ago
I think customers have much more influence here than business owners do. If more customers prefer shopping at local stores than at chains, local stores will flourish. For better or for worse, most customers today prefer the lower prices and
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Funders and Founders(fundersandfounders.com)
3 points by zhyder 11y ago|0 comments
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by zhyder 12y ago
Did the big bang and immediate expansion necessarily distribute matter uniformly? If not, couldn't this just be the dumb luck of this black hole that it started its life itself with many solar masses, so it didn't need to accrete
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by zhyder 12y ago
Seems abrupt. Would be nice to give users a couple of weeks or a month to download their content. Edit: never mind, looks like they gave plenty of notice.
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by zhyder 12y ago
What makes Firefox OS inherently more cost effective than Android? I doubt you'd need a weaker CPU or less memory for the same amount of responsiveness. Or is that it's possible for Android phones to be as inexpensive, but no one&
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Kickstarter's next campaign(theverge.com)
1 points by zhyder 12y ago|0 comments

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