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adamkochanowicz··on A case of fatal multi-organ inflammation following COVID-19 vaccination
Precisely. It's not a study. It's a case study that leverages post hoc ergo propter hoc to suggest the vaccine caused the issue. We don't know the issue wouldn't have happened anyway without the prior event because this is an account of one damn person.
adamkochanowicz··on OpenAI Tokenizer
That's supposed to be a person with a skin color selection.
adamkochanowicz··on OpenAI Tokenizer
"Hi" 1 token " " 10 tokens

Interesting way to see how much data is actually in an emoji, especially ones that are combinations of separate emojis

adamkochanowicz··on Show HN: Markwhen: Markdown for Timelines
Yessss. I need this so badly.
adamkochanowicz··on You Might Not Need ChatGPT
For sure. It can be a balance, though. In some cases, the cognitive strain of having to copy a bunch of text from a website, go to chatgpt, select a different model (maybe), write a halfway decent prompt are enough steps in the way to justify including the Perplexity extension to do the same thing in a couple quick clicks.

Also, in some cases, CGPT currently just isn't an option. E.g. summarize this YT video. (I realize this might age like milk with plugins on the horizon)

adamkochanowicz··on Nokia Pure
Summary: "We're going to do something at some point in time."
adamkochanowicz··on Web3 is centralized and inefficient
> Look at email, while the protocol is technically “decentralized”, but look at how big Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 is. Sure, you can easily set up an email server on a $5 VPS, I do it with my domain, but most people just leave it to big providers. Web3 is no different.

This is an interesting argument to make but I wouldn't say having large subsets belonging to single entities equates to it being "not decentralized."

adamkochanowicz··on Show HN: Oh-heck, a terminal command for when you forget other terminal commands
Oh the hubris in this comment.

Because a man page for how to remove a limit of 50 files in a certain directory created after a certain date is equal to an AI-powered script to make the entire almost unreadable command in 2 seconds.

adamkochanowicz··on Tell HN: All .fj domains have gone offline
Reachable for me.
adamkochanowicz··on ADHD Accommodations Guide
> "Recording (on a tape recorder, or your smart phone) “notes-to-self” or meetings instead of taking copious notes at meetings"

I have ADHD. I was surprised to see this one. When I stopped typing and (only) recording meetings and started writing notes by hand, it forced me to pay attention and think through what I was writing. Research backs this up as well.

In fact, I rarely look back on my notes. The mental process in the moment of writing it down is far more important in my opinion.

adamkochanowicz··on Firefox Relay
You can use Apple’s solution even if on Linux and using any browser.
adamkochanowicz··on “Click to subscribe, call to cancel” is illegal, FTC says
Privacy.com card. Set one-time use with limit equal to subscription price. I do this with shady subscriptions now and I decide when it’s time to cancel.
adamkochanowicz··on OAuth with Cloudflare workers on a statically generated site
Same question.
adamkochanowicz··on New research highlights the damage caused by processed food
Came here to say this.
adamkochanowicz··on Your idea is brilliant, your idea is worthless (2016)
This is also why I roll my eyes at most NDAs.

There were plenty of grocery delivery flops before Instacart and FreshDirect got off the runway. Stop flattering yourself that your idea is that good.

adamkochanowicz··on Oxford University vaccine shows 70% protection
Note there is some confusion in the efficacy rates reported by the media.

https://twitter.com/covidvaxnews/status/1330783886830256128?...

adamkochanowicz··on Twister OS: Make Raspberry Pi Look Like Windows or macOS
Ditto. Why did they use the least compelling screenshot on the homepage? The other macos theme is way more like the original. Spotlight search, notification center, dock, etc.
adamkochanowicz··on World Health Organization's list of Covid-19 candidate vaccines [pdf]
This site tracks them really well https://www.covidvax.news
adamkochanowicz··on Show HN: Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker
Glad to hear it. It took some convincing on my part to offer it because I felt maybe some people were like me, never reading the newsletters they subscribe to. Do you think I think you’ll like about it is you get the whole article in the email. You’re not required to visit the website and look at ads or anything
adamkochanowicz··on Linear Algebra for Deep Learning: Matrix Algebra
Awesome! I have some Khan Academy courses queued up to learn linear algebra, but this is more targeted and useful.
adamkochanowicz··on Hacker's guide to Neural Networks (2012)
Thank you for posting this! I hadn't seen it and have been looking for a simple guide like this one.
adamkochanowicz··on Show HN: NoFile.io – A simple file storage site with lots of perks
Really cool stuff! I love the design. One bit of feedback I would give you though is to go easy on the CSS transitions, especially where the user has a target for interaction (navigation links, dragging and dropping...). Not that it's not visually interesting to keep them but makes it a little painful to have moving targets.
adamkochanowicz··on Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate
"a certificate doesn't even come close to a degree in the job market"

So? Do they say that it does? I'm already a software engineer and can tell you that having an AI certificate from an accredited University is a great stepping stone to transitioning into this line of work even if it does not make me an expert.

adamkochanowicz··on Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate
For me it's valuable the way they've constructed it. I like the idea that I can take some night classes in addition to my full time job, and just focus on one specific area.

Okay, graduate degrees fulfill that purpose too, but with life events now and over the horizon, I just don't have the bandwidth to commit to getting my Masters or a Ph.D. right now.

I really have no problem with this.

adamkochanowicz··on Show HN: Paste.lol, an infinite message board
Wow, thanks!

Yeah, that's something I've had in the back of my head...one of the reasons I've been super restrictive about image uploading.

I'm counting myself lucky that I'm getting such a positive response on HN.

adamkochanowicz··on Show HN: Paste.lol, an infinite message board
Can you tweet me at @everythingdotio ? Might be able to open source this for you.
adamkochanowicz··on Show HN: Paste.lol, an infinite message board
Cheers. Not currently, but permalinks are on my list.
adamkochanowicz··on Some bad Git situations and how I got myself out of them
I agree that the syntax is nonintuitive.
adamkochanowicz··on Some bad Git situations and how I got myself out of them
Great article. A couple notes

Just git reset <ref> should do. The --soft flag is implicit.

Amending and rebasing is something you should be careful with. If you've already pushed, you'll now need to force push. If another person has put new commits upstream, they will be wiped out irreparably. Not saying don't do it, just that it's very risky.

Instead of deleting and recloning the repo at the end, if you're really at that point, just doing git reset --hard origin/master should be equally as effective with fewer steps and less time.

Pulling down the repo a second time, however, can be more useful for just having a snapshot of the code in a second location that is totally independent of git traffic (don't pull to it very often). Say someone force pushes something that removes code. Your snapshot or someone else's non-pulled repo is your only hope of getting it back.

adamkochanowicz··on Accessing paid WiFi hotspots with MAC address spoofing [video]
I can't believe how easy that was.
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