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badwolf··on Apple Intelligence Foundation Language Models Tech Report 2025
That's quite a discount! ;)
badwolf··on Klein Bottle Amazon Brand Hijacking (2021)
>none of the pharmacies in his city have it. >He lives in Seattle.

Stores may have it, but have it locked up or behind the counter (or just not carry it at all) my (seattle) grocery store carries hand sanitizer, but not on the shelf. You have to find an employee (good luck...) and ask them to go get it from the back/wherever. Or order the same product on Amazon for same-day delivery for the same price or cheaper :-/

badwolf··on Commonly used arm positions can overestimate blood pressure readings: study
I spent several weeks trying to get a dental procedure, where the dentist flat out refused treatment because my BP was high, and every subsequent rescheduling was higher and higher and higher every time. Got a note from my PCP - my dentist still wouldn't do my crown, and was insisting that my PCP do a full screening and review. My dr just gave me some xanax to take before going to the dentist, and never had a problem since. Recently moved, and just straight up asked if I can sign a waiver or something for them to not take my BP at the dentist - new dentist was like "no problem"
badwolf··on "Begin disabling installed extensions still using Manifest V2 in Chrome stable"
Chrome was bundled with so many installers. Google probably spent billions shoving Chrome into any machine they could.
badwolf··on Microsoft Says Apple's 30% Fee Makes Xbox Cloud Gaming iOS App 'Impossible'
I thought they were going all-in on doing it as a web app/browser experience?
badwolf··on The Case for Hypochondria
I'd also point to a lack of third spaces for everyone from kids to elderly folks. Parents wait in a line of cars to drop their kids off at school, then pick them up in the same line of cars to drive them home.

Maybe replacing malls and diners with social media and fortnite isn't the best thing we could be doing.

badwolf··on Why Americans Stopped Moving
#5 is probably the biggest reason, and the main driver for the previous 4. (housing is too damn expensive)
badwolf··on Why toilet paper keeps getting smaller and smaller
I do the same. got ~100 ish plain white hand towels/wash cloths that get washed with bleach. Really just used to dry my tushy after using the bidet.
badwolf··on Panic at the Job Market
People don't stay, because companies don't give raises or promotions.
badwolf··on Panic at the Job Market
It's extra frustrating because after months of not working, I'm getting rejected for "too much experience" when applying to a lower-level job, getting "not enough" experience for senior-level jobs, etc...
badwolf··on Apple found in breach of EU competition rules
Have you ... ever dealt with people? This doesn't seem to be the typical reality for most.
badwolf··on Apple found in breach of EU competition rules
Everyone also conveniently forgets that in many cases, Apple is only charging 15%, not 30 (small business, long-term subscriptions, etc...)
badwolf··on The Era of the Autodidact Is Here (2018)
As someone in the job market right now, with 15+ years experience but no degree... This is an unfortunately very visible trend. It's Especially boggling to see a job posting wanting 10+ years of experience but still demanding you provide your GPA.
badwolf··on Cat as a Service
PlaceKitten(.com) is also a similar handy service.
badwolf··on Meta shuts down Israeli network pushing AI-generated propaganda in U.S.
Iran has those resources, however.
badwolf··on ICQ will stop working from June 26
677808. RIP old friend.
badwolf··on Scarlett Johansson Says OpenAI Ripped Off Her Voice for ChatGPT
Maybe I'm an outlier, I don't think the voice sounds like Scarlett Johansson. This seems pushed way out of proportion for what it is.
badwolf··on Google gave investors a $70B buyback,and laid off 12,000 people
We really should restrict buybacks.
badwolf··on Amazon owes $525M in cloud-storage patent fight, US jury says
Not directly, but if it can save a university from having to use their endowment or other funds for something they would probably already do anyway, is there fundamentally a difference?
badwolf··on With Vids, Google thinks it has the next big productivity tool for work
I feel you. I wish PowerPoint's "Design suggestions" could at least be editable. It will often suggest a similar layout that looks nicer, but with some dumb crayon looking lines. Just let me (re)move that stupid line at the very least.
badwolf··on Cloudflare acquires PartyKit to allow developers to build real-time multi-user
Figma is pretty great at this.
badwolf··on US court blocks EPA order to eliminate PFAS in plastic containers
Saw the headline and immediately thought "more 5th circuit bullshit again?" and was not wrong. Ugh.
badwolf··on Land use policies make urban childcare expensive and rare
Schoolbusses are one option to mitigate this specific issue...
badwolf··on 'HR is not your friend': why frustrated workers are hiring reps of their own
Perhaps if there are multiple frustrated workers, they could get together and pool costs of their own reps... Then if more workers are frustrated they could also join.

American Frustrated Workers™ are so close to discovering unions...

badwolf··on Oregon governor signs bill recriminalizing drug possession into law
It's bizarre the amount of money and resources we spend in futile efforts towards "solving homelessness" except for just... building homes.
badwolf··on Oregon governor signs bill recriminalizing drug possession into law
A big issue with a lot of decriminalize campaigns and policies, is there is generally not additional funding and resources for rehab and recovery paired with it. It's just "well, go out in the street and do whatever" and police depts deciding to throw their hands up in the air and act like assault and other physical or violent crimes can no longer be enforced.
badwolf··on Amazon ditches 'just walk out' checkouts at its grocery stores
HEB in Texas has scales and label printers scattered throughout the product section for you to weigh and print a label while you shop for this reason.
badwolf··on The Reddits
So many endless repost-bots :-/
badwolf··on OpenAI's chatbot store is filling up with spam
My recent job hunt was over 1700 applications.

Nobody is spending 10 minutes writing a cover letter.

Companies that are getting hundreds to thousands of applications are not reading every cover letter.

badwolf··on OpenAI's chatbot store is filling up with spam
Who is even looking at cover letters at all?
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