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aembleton

3,683 karma · joined March 26, 2014

Website at https://blerg.net/

Email: arthur at the url above

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Socials: - github.com/aembleton

Interests: Climate Tech, Cycling, Hiking, Outdoor Activities, Programming, Remote Work, Running, Technology, UI/UX Design

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aembleton··on MacBook Air with M5
Running a LLM locally on LM Studio. I find that that can tax my M4 Pro pretty well.
aembleton··on /e/OS is a complete, fully “deGoogled” mobile ecosystem
That's strange, I don't need one to install from FDroid or GitHub Store or Firefox. You need one for Play Store but you don't have to use that.
aembleton··on You Want to Visit the UK? You Better Have a Google Play or App Store Account
I guess you could create a few virtual cards and use those.
aembleton··on You Want to Visit the UK? You Better Have a Google Play or App Store Account
I've never got a number with them though. I know some of them do, but not all. I did find an app that gave me a voip number when I was in Canada which was handy.
aembleton··on Amazon accused of widespread scheme to inflate prices across the economy
It is good if you don't have prime though as you save on postage.
aembleton··on Firefox 148 Launches with AI Kill Switch Feature and More Enhancements
Sounds like LibreWolf would suit you better: https://librewolf.net/
aembleton··on Loops is a federated, open-source TikTok
Lack of content
aembleton··on Loops is a federated, open-source TikTok
If TikTok was decentralised then the instance that you are a member of could de-prioritise videos from those instances that were allowing the brainrot slop.
aembleton··on Loops is a federated, open-source TikTok
I don't understand what you mean. Do you mean that users should be able to switch off feeds? Does that mean you would have to select a user first to see content? Or just not see any content?
aembleton··on Why is Claude an Electron app?
Why does the ui need to be consistent? If its for documentation I then an llm should be able to write those instructions.
aembleton··on Facebook is cooked
I can recommend using Social Fixer addon [1] on your laptop. On my phone, I use Nobook [2] which isn't quite as effective. They both do a good job though of removing loads of the useless stuff on Facebook.

1. https://socialfixer.com/

2. https://github.com/ycngmn/Nobook

aembleton··on Keep Android Open
As of version 5, HarmonyOS doesn't have the Android compatibility layer. There are emulators that allow APKs to run, but they're a bit clunky.
aembleton··on US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
Or the UK
aembleton··on GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple
You can bank via the website here: https://app.starlingbank.com/login

Might be more limited than the app though.

aembleton··on I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?
To expose the limitations in the reasoning of LLMs
aembleton··on I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?
I can't see what's wrong with that answer. What should the answer be?
aembleton··on Amazon Ring's lost dog ad sparks backlash amid fears of mass surveillance
And see everyone they interacted with in the last 24 hours
aembleton··on AI makes the easy part easier and the hard part harder
Which is great because then I can use my domain expertise to add value, rather than writing REST boilerplate code.
aembleton··on I now assume that all ads on Apple news are scams
I quite like the weather app on my laptop. Not seen any ads or news in it yet.
aembleton··on YouTube blocks background video playback on Brave and other browsers
You still can.
aembleton··on YouTube blocks background video playback on Brave and other browsers
> Imagine trying to take a basic browser function we’ve all taken for granted for decades

What basic browser function is that? Video playback with the video tag? It's only been around for about 15 years and mainstream for 10 years.

aembleton··on YouTube blocks background video playback on Brave and other browsers
You'll probably find that most of us don't share links all that much. You're probably an outlier that they're not going to care about. They'll just look at the aggregate of lots of users not generating much revenue, and not encouraging revenue from others.
aembleton··on Antirender: remove the glossy shine on architectural renderings
Thats what happens where I live when each random fibre network wants to add boxes.
aembleton··on Antirender: remove the glossy shine on architectural renderings
> It just means we don't let you starve if you don't work and we stop making you work out of fear of leaving you starve if you don't.

Seems inefficient to pay for everyone to have kitchens in their house and pay them cash to get ingredients to cook. Couldn't we just employ some of these people as cooks and have them make meals in a centralised kitchen in every neighbourhood? A bit like the British Restaurant idea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Restaurant

aembleton··on Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level
Big goat
aembleton··on Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica
Because I'm only an average driver. Definitely not the best and have done no advanced driver training.
aembleton··on Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica
They could have driven with more care and attention if they're passing large vehicles that block their view of any children.
aembleton··on Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica
You learn how to put those signs into context during your driving lessons, and fail your test if you don't apply that correctly.
aembleton··on Apple to soon take up to 30% cut from all Patreon creators in iOS app
Or setup payments through the website
aembleton··on Apple to soon take up to 30% cut from all Patreon creators in iOS app
Most of them still source their ads from a known domain so you can easily block them using DNS.
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