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Magma7404··on New ChatGPT Models Seem to Leave Watermarks on Text
Because it's possible and because all the proxies who give you a free access to those models don't have those so-called watermarks, which makes me suspicious about this story.

And why the fuck was I downvoted to hell for asking a simple question and giving my opinion about the whole thing? Am I on reddit or what?

Magma7404··on Taking Notes with Joplin
Not only collaboration but separating notes between my home and my work. Even with the expensive plan, I cannot have 2 accounts linked to the same setup but where the work account would have a access restricted to the work notes. I still use the cheapest plan for personal sync, but I can't use Joplin for work and it saddens me.
Magma7404··on New ChatGPT Models Seem to Leave Watermarks on Text
I don't have a ChatGPT account and I can't reproduce it without being logged in. They should say whether it requires an account or not, because it's not very conclusive for me.
Magma7404··on Cursor IDE support hallucinates lockout policy, causes user cancellations
> The parts that you’ve done a million times before you delegate

That's where I'm confused. I've been coding for more than 20 years, and every task I ever did was different from the other ones. What kind of task do you do a million times before realizing that you should script it in bash or Python?

Magma7404··on Why on Earth is OpenAI buying Windsurf?
Management realizing and saying publicly that they made a mistake? Maybe in 3025.
Magma7404··on Don't force your kids to do math
> piano gave you the foundation for learning classical guitar

Absolutely not. If you hate something and don't learn anything more that entry level, it won't give you any foundation, only hatred and bitterness. Also the piano and the guitar are very different beasts that you cannot compare at all.

Magma7404··on Don't force your kids to do math
> the 'boring' stuff parents and teachers are forcing us to learn will actually benefit us

My parents forced me to play the piano for more than 10 years because they were obsessed with the piano, and because they had a piano. I hated every second of doing that in order to please them, and I never got higher than beginner level because it was a torture for me. Being a beginner for 10 years should be considered as abuse and it messed me up big time, especially for my daily confidence.

30 years later, I still hate that fucking thing and I understand that they fucked up due to their delusion. They deny everything when we talk about it though.

Sometimes you have to listen to the kids and understand what they want do do, and accept it instead of feeding your Munchausen by proxy syndrome. All I wanted was a computer, even the cheapest computer ever would have been acceptable. Nowadays, I write C++ for a living and I still hate the piano. If only anyone listened to me back then... My hatred for that instrument is a mystery for some people, and some people think that "wisdom gained through experience is almost impossible."

Magma7404··on Rockbox 4.0 Released
It's the most famous open-source firmware for music players, iPod included. I feel very old now...
Magma7404··on Pixel 9a vs. iPhone 16e
Phone wars were always stupid, and Google is starting again. That has never been a good point for those who do this. They should drop the comparison with AI features and make a new page where they compare iOS with GrapheneOS.
Magma7404··on Ask HN: How can sending emails cost Let's Encrypt five figures?
I guess the volume is irrelevant. In other industries it would be the reliable automation and full security that cost a lot.
Magma7404··on Perhaps the fastest Gen AI search tool
The irony of being blocked by a broken captcha. Perhaps it is a web site for bots only?
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