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dbtc··on What happened with the CIA and The Paris Review?
3.1. Might is right and money helps the medicine go down.
dbtc··on Learn Prolog Now (2006)
Just intuition ;)
dbtc··on Asus Ascent GX10
Not disagreeing with any of your points, but this is a good trend right?

https://github.com/apple/container

> container is a tool that you can use to create and run Linux containers as lightweight virtual machines on your Mac. It's written in Swift, and optimized for Apple silicon.

dbtc··on Apple is crossing a Steve Jobs red line
If they did, I would also replace my iPhone, and I'd help family do the same.
dbtc··on Apple is crossing a Steve Jobs red line
Anything that beats a refurb m1 mac mini for $250?
dbtc··on Dillo, a multi-platform graphical web browser
I appreciate these priorities!
dbtc··on You are how you act
It's almost like people are using some kind of technology that lets them live in personalized bubbles with a conveniently simplified version of reality.
dbtc··on Zig builds are getting faster
How is it a trap if languages are able to move away?
dbtc··on Linux Desktop on Apple Silicon in Practice (2022)
More like, "Apple hardware is fantastic but I wish I had more control over the software."
dbtc··on The story of DOGE, as told by federal workers
Empathy doesn't always mean the feeling is bad, it's more of a general connecting - always a good thing.
dbtc··on The story of DOGE, as told by federal workers
Empathy is always good, but in this case, within your "right winger" party you've got powerful factions with active and explicitly stated intentions to dismantle the federal government.
dbtc··on I bought the cheapest EV, a used Nissan Leaf
> so the brake pads wear more quickly

I don't think so. With regen on a Bolt, I regularly drive dozens of miles (in traffic, and with full stops) without touching the break pedal.

dbtc··on VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in
But it sounds like it's been a progression in the same direction for both nations, so you could say something like

Britain 2025 == Russia 20??

(and not just for those 2)

dbtc··on Do not download the app, use the website
Yes, the Outside aspect is annoying. Did you switch to another app?
dbtc··on Do not download the app, use the website
Chase Mobile for iOS is 350MB; far from 500, but still baffling why an app would need to be that large just to show me some numbers.

Capital One is 435MB...

Garmin Connect is 518MB for some stupid reason, while Strava is half that and Gaia GPS (great app), is under 100.

dbtc··on Developing our position on AI
> It would help a lot if it could give me specific links to the docs

Just a super quick test: "what are 3 obscure but useful features in python functools. Link to doc for each."

GPT 4o gave good links with each example.

(its choices were functools.singledispatch, functools.total_ordering, functools.cached_property)

Not sure about local code links.

dbtc··on AI overviews cause massive drop in search clicks
Has there ever been an option to pay google $20/month for a better / add-free search?

The current subscription situation for LLM stuff actually makes me hopeful.

dbtc··on My favourite German word
I didn't make this, but I think it's great:

https://www.squibler.io/dangerous-writing-prompt-app

dbtc··on Subliminal Learning: Models Transmit Behaviors via Hidden Signals in Data
This is good news for the Hs working in RLHF?
dbtc··on Are we the baddies?
Who is the "we" in the title?
dbtc··on Price of rice in Japan falls below ¥4k per 5kg
> blatantly illegal marketing tactics

That sounds interesting - what did they do?

dbtc··on How you breathe is like a fingerprint that can identify you
Breath out and then try to relax and just observe; see if you can notice right when the impulse to inhale kicks in (and then let it do its thing). Repeat.

See if you can notice where in your body feel that impulse.

This is meditation.

dbtc··on How you breathe is like a fingerprint that can identify you
Try using a fruit?
dbtc··on How you breathe is like a fingerprint that can identify you
I wonder if one were to use e.g. a gardening metaphor to conceptualize their perceived inner state, rather than an electricity metaphor, all things being otherwise the same, would their thoughts calm down and nervousness subside?

This is a hypothesis.

It might be true that electrical signals and magnetic frequencies define something fundamental about our physical reality, but don't underestimate utilitarian power of imagination and metaphor.

Think about trees, feel better.

dbtc··on Dubious Math in Infinite Jest (2009)
And the title
dbtc··on Expanding on what we missed with sycophancy
Yes. This also applies to "social" media.
dbtc··on Rams is a documentary portrait of Dieter Rams (2018)
~6 years ago, I didn't purchase through Vimeo or AppleTV and now I don't see the page where I bought it, but I was able to download an mp4 to keep.
dbtc··on Rams is a documentary portrait of Dieter Rams (2018)
I purchased it a while ago and I've watched it twice. It's well made and worth the price.
dbtc··on A $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, no screen
Simple solution: when the wheels start rolling, the lights come on.

I'd still prefer to override both on/off though.

dbtc··on Everyone knows all the apps on your phone
I agree, mostly, but there are definitely some programs I want running on my phone and outside of the default browser.

- Timer / alarm clock - Camera - File browser - Offline maps - Another web browser

But not 250MB banking app.

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