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cdolan··on Replace OCR with Vision Language Models
Cool to see, may use this locally for OCR in some cases. But I think the "handwriting" example is a little misleading. Thats a font, not a scan of hand written material
cdolan··on iMac G4(K)
These are some of my favorite macs.

Would be REALLY cool to see a mod where the shell supported a Mac Mini AND a DVD Drive

Would really love to put a series of Diablo 2 discs into this, or Warcraft 3, and play

cdolan··on Wordpress.org released Secure Custom Fields "PRO" version with ACF pro features
People love to hate private equity

Somewhere between $1m and $102b you become the enemy

cdolan··on Trump wins presidency for second time
Serious question:

Are you certain your vote was counted and not lost? I vote in person because I know when I mail things they don't always get where I intended them to be (and especially when there is a deadline in place)

cdolan··on Mary Hubbard New Executive Director of Wordpress.org
IMO that is why .org was not named in the lawsuit - it is simply an alter ego of MM
cdolan··on $61 kit turns any Hot Wheels into a remote-controlled drift car
Looks amazing relative to the ~$80 "mario kart racer" cars they sell to kids... and are just as cheap and disappointing as you can imagine
cdolan··on Show HN: Open source framework OpenAI uses for Advanced Voice
This is cheaper than old cellular calls, inflation adjusted
cdolan··on Filed: WP Engine Inc. v Automattic Inc. and Matthew Charles Mullenweg [pdf]
You start to wonder if they work for WPE
cdolan··on Filed: WP Engine Inc. v Automattic Inc. and Matthew Charles Mullenweg [pdf]
It quite literally states in the document that the trademark is irrevocable
cdolan··on Filed: WP Engine Inc. v Automattic Inc. and Matthew Charles Mullenweg [pdf]
For you:

See paragraphs 32 and 33

cdolan··on Filed: WP Engine Inc. v Automattic Inc. and Matthew Charles Mullenweg [pdf]
Narrator: Zero

Source: Matt

cdolan··on Filed: WP Engine Inc. v Automattic Inc. and Matthew Charles Mullenweg [pdf]
I used to care about this stuff and thought it meant my opponent was weak

Then you learn its not important and in fact its likely a red herring to make the defense think the plaintiff is careless

cdolan··on Filed: WP Engine Inc. v Automattic Inc. and Matthew Charles Mullenweg [pdf]
So wordpress.org is effectively for-profit

Why did your legal officer today post in a blog post that its a non-profit?

cdolan··on FTC Wins Round Two in Its Non-Compete Ban Defense
I am surprised that the Chevron case and this have not overlapped

I thought the outcome of Chevron being overturned (I.e. “3-letter-agencies can no longer unilaterally make laws”) would have come up here as well, since the FTC is part of the Executive Branch

(Not trying to comment on the underlying case. Don’t care to argue for or against NCs)

cdolan··on Immunotherapy Is Changing Cancer Treatment Forever
Is there anything like this for ovarian cancer?

Nearing the end of life for a family member

cdolan··on Show HN: Darwin – Automate Your GitHub Project with AI
Very cool, but not going to be able to use something like this (requiring access to source code) without self hosting
cdolan··on Show HN: Open-source Rule-based PDF parser for RAG
I am also curious about this. ADI is reliable but does have edge case issues on malformed PDF

I fear tesseract OCR is a potential limitation though. I’ve seen it make so many mistakes

cdolan··on Apple dials back car's self-driving features and delays launch to 2028
Could explain why this makes sense? Genuinely interested

Edit: I can infer the utility of humanoid robots. I mean what about the project leaks or other datapoints lead you to believe this has been humanoid robots all along?

cdolan··on Updates on Grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 9 Aircraft
So much assumption based upon so few words that I put into this website
cdolan··on Updates on Grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 9 Aircraft
“The government should set the stock price”

Please don’t spread this dangerous line of thinking

Government continues to fail. Let’s stop waiting for it to fix our problems

cdolan··on 23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9M users
Me too but I think OPs point is “this was a pointless product in the first place, and can only lead to harm”
cdolan··on Tesla Cybertruck vs. Porsche 911 drag race
If you think Porsche is going to outright die soon, I think your way wrong

Huge international fan base and decades of legacy

cdolan··on Show HN: OpenAI dev assistant GUI with local code interpreter
I was looking for something like this today! Thank you for building this
cdolan··on NTSB Calls for Technology to Reduce Speeding in All New Cars
Great example of unintended consequences
cdolan··on Steve Wozniak suffers minor stroke
Not a doctor but plenty of stroke-suffering family members

Strokes at any age are incredibly dangerous

Most strokes occur at advanced age because circulation decreases (at least that’s my understanding)

cdolan··on New models and developer products
"Everything that is old is new again"

Thats called "...we have Microsoft's lawyers behind us. Bring it on!"

cdolan··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2023)
I’ll check Twitter in a bit and respond there, I didn’t see the messages but may have gone to the silenced folder
cdolan··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2023)
We listed this for USA but I’d encourage you to apply and I’ll check on the details from an HR standpoint.
cdolan··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2023)
For this position our preference is a full time team member. We may have other opportunities available for contract based work on different products - please email my first initial + last name at discoveryapp.io with more information
cdolan··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2023)
Thanks for asking - we are building the company for a long term hold and do not offer traditional equity that you’d see in a VC backed company. Instead we’ve committed to a quarterly bonus based upon revenue.
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