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_fs··on Grok 3 claims its system prompt includes censorship about Musk/Trump
There is a bot army gaming hackernews to flag anything critical of the current administration or elon musk
_fs··on Trump will kill CHIPS Act by gutting NIST employees
What about when the lack of advanced chips are a real threat to our technological advantage, in addition to the fact that our largest threats are pouring billions of subsidized currency in to their own comparable industry.
_fs··on Larry Ellison wants to put all America's data in AI, including DNA
I often think back to this 90s 60 minute interview with Bezos and wonder, what happened. He was already a billionaire at this point, but he felt so much more ordinary, down to earth, geeky. He seems very much like the developers I meet all the time. What was the catalyst to the changes we see in him today.

https://youtu.be/u-SFaIhzpsw?t=74

_fs··on DOGE member previously fired by cybersecurity firm for leaking company secrets
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_fs··on Ear muscle we thought humans didn't use activates when people listen hard
https://www.reddit.com/r/earrumblersassemble/
_fs··on Halliday AR(Not?)/AI Glasses
Doesn't the rayban turn on a bright LED on the frame when recording? Nobody notices that?
_fs··on Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn
> I've been thrilled by the rapid adoption of bidets and rarely see a friend's bathroom that doesn't have one

You are living in a bubble.

_fs··on Trump wins presidency for second time
In 2016, prospective candidates were told by the party to sit this one out. It was Hillary's turn and if you run in the primary, you will not have a future in the DNC. This is why we only got Bernie (who isnt even a democrat) and a hand full of no name DNC candidates to vote for. She was chosen, and no big names ran against her.
_fs··on We Can Terraform the American West
Colorado river averages 500,000 liters a second, and we use every drop of it. Scaling up from 0.055 liters per second is going to be expensive
_fs··on Bitwarden SDK relicensed from proprietary to GPLv3
Does it have the ability to unlock with faceID on ios?
_fs··on Why is Apple so bad at marketing its TV shows?
I don't think that op is implying anything wrong with a small library. It's more that you don't open the app and browse it. New shows that might be available are unknown, simply because you have not opened the app on your TV. Because of this, to save money, users will only subscribe for a month, then wait a year before they resub to find new shows.

I often open Netflix and just browse new additions. I can do this often, because I know the library will add new shows and movies every week.

_fs··on Plugging abandoned oil wells and stopping methane leaks [video]
What was the point of this reply?

The tech startup world has been taking an outsiders look at problems in an attempt to solve them in a novel way for the past 30 years. Maybe this is not the web site or discussion forum for you if you want to disparage people for thinking outside the box.

_fs··on US House panel probes FCC decision to deny Starlink nearly $900M
In my major metropolitan san diego suburb, I have one option for high speed internet. No fiber in the ground. (Closest is about 2 miles away) and I live in a canyon, so 5g is very hit or miss. I get Spectrum Cable. And they give me ~200 Mb down, 10 Mb up for 80$ a month. The upload speed is hard limited. Its abysmal. If I need to back up my server, I pack it up and take it to work. It's literally faster to move my server to a new location then try to back up 10Tb of data.
_fs··on A Message from Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger to Employees
not to mention losing the golden goose of the apple market
_fs··on US takes aim at Shein and Temu with new import rule proposal
No different then Trump tariffs. Trade wars only hurt consumers. But both dems and reps want to be "tough on china"
_fs··on Notes on OpenAI's new o1 chain-of-thought models
o1-preview != o1.

In public coding AI comparison tests, results showed 4o scoring around 35%, o1-preview scoring ~50% and o1 scoring ~85%.

o1 is not yet released, but has been run through many comparison tests with public results posted.

_fs··on In Favor of Reading Aloud
I've read the entire harry potter series aloud to my kids. I don't think I have spoken so many words in my life. My throat would be raw after long chapters.
_fs··on Nikon sold more Z9 cameras in its first year than any flagship in past 15 years
Why does it bother you how other's spend their money and time? If someone is sharing their pictures with you, they are really just hoping to spark a conversation. They probably are not seeking mockery and judgement.
_fs··on Utah outlaws books by Judy Blume and Sarah J Maas in first statewide ban
Considering that Mormons are not Christians, I don't think they care
_fs··on I Want My Scrollbar Back
Thank you for this. I have a degenerative eye issue that has basically filled my eyes with floaters. I've struggled for so long in firefox with shrinking scroll bars. The firefox config change allowed me to increase the width of the scroll bar, making it much easier to notice.
_fs··on Adderall Shortage Caused by DEA Quotas on Controlled Substances
Yes, someone without ADHD will have a vastly different experience to someone with ADHD. People without almost always talk about the burst of energy and happiness (flow of dopamine) following by a wired effect (heart racing, poor sleep, etc), while people with ADHD tend to experience a calming, quieting effect.
_fs··on Louisiana Requires Ten Commandments to Be Displayed in Public-School Classrooms
A Christian nationalist is a person who believes that the United States was founded as a Christian nation and should maintain a strong Christian identity in its laws, government, and culture. [1][2] Christian nationalists typically seek to promote Christian values and influence in the political sphere, often with the goal of shaping the country's laws and policies to align with their interpretation of Christian doctrine.[1][2]

In contrast, a Christian Democrat is a political orientation common in Europe that emphasizes social justice, subsidiarity, and the role of the church in society, but does not necessarily seek to establish a Christian state or impose Christian doctrine through the government.[3] Christian Democrats generally believe in the separation of church and state and advocate for policies that support the common good and the dignity of the human person, rather than explicitly promoting a Christian nationalist agenda.[3]

The key difference is that Christian nationalism is a political ideology focused on establishing a Christian identity for the nation, while Christian Democracy is more focused on applying Christian social teachings to the political realm without necessarily seeking to create a Christian state.[3]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Reformed/comments/17u7r9r/what_are_...

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2021/february-web-only/...

https://christoverall.com/article/longform/what-is-the-spect...

_fs··on Ken Burns, Faux "Storyteller"
Ken Burns recently broke his age old neutrality and spoke out against electing Trump. Not surprised that the cancel culture/hit pieces have begun.
_fs··on Jellyfin 10.9.0
Both of your complaints come down to two settings options you failed to click. Settings that set your privacy are created when you set up the machine. If you don't set them at that point, they are in the settings any time... As for their content, again, just turn them off. I never added their content to my side bar, and they never showed up on their own?
_fs··on Jellyfin 10.9.0
I feel like the sole reason jellyfin exists is because some people don't want to fork over the cash for lifetime plex. Plex just works. Jellyfin is constantly in a state of failure or bad state.
_fs··on Show HN: AI climbing coach – visualize how to climb any route based on your body
Do you enjoy climbing with others? Personally, I enjoy seeing the different beta on a climb, especially between different body types. It is interesting seeing unique approaches to the same problem.
_fs··on Nine writers on their Adderall use and experiences
As someone in their 40s who only received a diagnosis in their 40s, I found Adderall to be transformative. I only recognized the symptoms when my son was diagnosed ADHD and I started researching. It was through various videos and articles that I saw reflections of my own experiences. So I spoke to a doctor about it.

My experience with Adderall is characterized by its stability. I don’t experience the highs and lows often associated with medication. I'm on a pretty low dose and I do not take the medication every day. Instead of feeling energized or high, Adderall brings me a sense of calm, which was somewhat unexpected, considering its use as a party drug. But for me, it silences the constant noise in my head and allows me to just think and speak. I can actually speak to people without my mind rushing ahead of my voice, tangling up all my words. I'm effective at work and my job performance has improved significantly. My wife noticed a change pretty quick in the day to day life around the home as well.

_fs··on Tell HN: GPT copilots aren’t that great for programming
I believe the mistake people use with copilot is that they attempt to write large projects or functions when they lack the knowledge base of the underlying technology.

I prefer to use it as more of an autocomplete on a line per line basis when writing new code.

Typically, I use it for small and concise chunks of code that I already fully understand, but save me time. Things like "Here's 30 lines of text, give me a regex that will match them all" or "Unroll/rewrite this loop utilizing bit shifting".

I also use copilot as a teacher. Like to quickly grok assembly code or code in languages that I do not use everyday. Or having a back and forth conversation with copilot chat on a specific technology I want to use and don't fully understand. Copilot chat makes an excellent rubber duck when working through issues.

_fs··on Apple Vision Pro users return headsets, say they cause extreme headaches
Adjusted for inflation, iphone 1 was about 900. There was no app store.
_fs··on Calliope MINI – The Small Computer for Big Ideas
Can I ask what you are using it for?
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