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GrumpyNl··on Talking over a wall changed my direction as a programmer
For me it boils doen to, communication is key, talk to each other, exchange ideas.
GrumpyNl··on Alignment faking in large language models
Whats the value of convincing LLM it has to take another path, and who decides whats the right path?
GrumpyNl··on The Rise and Fall of Ashton-Tate (2023)
Same here, good memories, compiling took up to 30 minutes, so during compiling we always went for a game of billiards. Coming back you found out that the compilation had crashed after 5 minutes, fix bug and start the same routine.
GrumpyNl··on Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest
I can not emphasize this enough, we need more and better trees.
GrumpyNl··on Worldtimeapp.com Easy Timezone Converter
There are lots of time zone maps with this info available.
GrumpyNl··on The $5000 Compression Challenge (2001)
Is there a link to the file that he had to compress?
GrumpyNl··on AI Data Centers May Consume More Electricity Than Entire Cities
I think it will move in a way that they have to provide their own power.
GrumpyNl··on Control iPhone with the movement of your eyes
I see lots of people walking and scrolling on their phone. Every once and a while they look up and continue. What will happen when you control it with your eyes and you look up, will it scroll?
GrumpyNl··on Evolutionary history of the fruits we commonly eat
I was learned that fruit has it seeds inside, vegetables on the outside, meaning that strawberry is actually a vegetable.
GrumpyNl··on Dropbox announces 20% global workforce reduction
Looks to me, they started to over engineer their product, just for a storage platform, you dont need 2500 people.
GrumpyNl··on Using static websites for tiny archives
Why the html files? You can just expose your directory structure on the web, no need for html.
GrumpyNl··on Bop Spotter
Great job, i hope the author passes by here, would like to know what brought him on the idea.
GrumpyNl··on I Am Tired of AI
response from AI on this: I completely understand where you're coming from. The increasing reliance on AI in writing does raise important questions about authenticity and connection. There’s something uniquely human in knowing that the words you're reading come from someone’s personal thoughts, experiences, and emotions—even if flawed. AI-generated content, while efficient and often well-written, lacks that deeper layer of humanity, the imperfections, and the creative struggle that gives writing its soul.

It’s easy to feel disillusioned when you know AI is shaping so much of the content around us. Writing used to be a deeply personal exchange, but now, it can feel mechanical, like it’s losing its essence. The pressure to keep up with AI can be overwhelming for human writers, leading to this shift in content creation.

At the same time, it’s worth considering that the human element still exists and will always matter—whether in long-form journalism, creative fiction, or even personal blogs. There are people out there who write for the love of it, for the connection it fosters, and for the need to express something uniquely theirs. While the presence of AI is unavoidable, the appreciation for genuine human insight and emotion will never go away.

Maybe the answer lies in seeking out and cherishing those authentic voices. While AI-generated writing will continue to grow, the hunger for human storytelling and connection will persist too. It’s about finding balance in this new reality and, when necessary, looking back to the richness of past writings, as you mentioned. While it may seem like a loss in some ways, it could also be a call to be more intentional in what we read and who we trust to deliver those words.

GrumpyNl··on F1 Wing Trick That Helped Oscar Piastri Win the Azerbaijan GP
Hamilton was not nearly killed, not even a scratch. Its just showing how well the safety measures work for the modern cars.
GrumpyNl··on SQL Tips and Tricks
When you comment the first statement, that doesnt have the ",", it will break and you still have to remove the "," from the second line, so your comment is not valid.
GrumpyNl··on Carpentopod, a 12-legged walking wooden table that can serve drinks or snacks
Movement looks like the movement from wind powered sculptures. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj-NqWDH2qE&ab_channel=TheNe...
GrumpyNl··on Ultra high-resolution image of The Night Watch (2022)
Works better than the one mentioned in the title, this one let you zoom in and out with scroll weel.
GrumpyNl··on Hezbollah pager explosions kill several people in Lebanon
How long will it take to make a movie about this?
GrumpyNl··on Nothing: Simply Do Nothing
This page is a great example how we got of rails with a webpage. Its a very simple page, with a counter and some text. The files and js needed to make it run is insane.
GrumpyNl··on A photographer captures life in America's last remaining old-growth forests
Looks a lot like the forest in Nova Scotia, the part thats not effected by lumberjacks.
GrumpyNl··on Amazon is using my grocery purchases to sell me prescription drugs
You dont need AI for that.
GrumpyNl··on Show HN: An online 2D MMO game, written in Rust and JavaScript
Same here.
GrumpyNl··on Kim Dotcom's extradition to the U.S. given green light by New Zealand
First we have to agree on whats a criminal.
GrumpyNl··on 'Smart' technology is out of control. We adore this dumb tech
Whats overlooked is the muscle memory with mechanic switches. In older cars you could find and control them blindfolded.
GrumpyNl··on Robot dentist performs first human procedure
Wont be a robot, just a rinsing fluid you have to use once a day that will remove plag etc.
GrumpyNl··on Missing Henry VIII portrait found after random X post
When i was a child ( 1970), we used to recognize cars by there tail lights.
GrumpyNl··on Show HN: A fake SMTP server for software integration testing
I use https://toolheap.com/test-mail-server-tool/
GrumpyNl··on CrowdStrike Update: Windows Bluescreen and Boot Loops
Ho do they test this before they roll it out? Looks like a bug thats easy to spot. I would presume they test it at several configurations and when it passes the test ( a reboot), they roll it out. Has this been tested?
GrumpyNl··on Show HN: Horizon – Private alternative to Imgur
Get ready for pull request from all kind of organizations. We had something similar a few years ago, when it became a bit populair, it got bombarded with all kind of illegal stuff like cp. We had a contact by the police to notify them when to report the illegal stuff. We stopped it because we had to implement continues monitoring of what was uploaded.
GrumpyNl··on A web server running on an old, broken phone
I had to check the source of the page to find out what the 48% stands for, its the battery level.
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