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dudus

3,482 karma · joined January 2, 2011

Interests: AI, LLMs, Open Source, Startups, Technology, UI/UX Design, Web Development
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dudus··on California Court of Appeal finds geofence warrant unconstitutional
Does this sound like something written by gpt-3 ?
dudus··on Brazil judge orders temporary suspension of Telegram
Yes sure. It's just very efficient apparently. More than expected for government technical stuff.
dudus··on Dishwasher Salmon
Because in eastern Europe it's probably more dangerous to eat rare meat due to more lax regulations.

There's a reason restaurants add an asterisk after meat dishes. There's risk involved in consuming rare foods. The risk is just very small in the US and Europe. Not so small in other countries.

dudus··on A taste of Brazil: How guaraná soda became a national icon
Brazilian here and I can confirm. We do have a sweet tooth. Guaraná tastes just as sweet as coke, everyone drinks it and loves it. But coke is also a massive success, Brazilians love it even more than guarana.

Our beloved brigadeiros are easy to make at home. But Americans often find it too sweet to bear. While it's actually the most delicious treat in the world.

dudus··on Prepare for Chrome's user‑agent reduction
They're hiding Android versions on user agents for privacy reasons, but then allowing access to it through a JS api or a specific http header.

How does that help privacy exactly?

dudus··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2023)
10+ years of experience, impacted by Google layoff last month.

Software Engineer with ample experience on Ads platforms, Analytics and integrations. Experience as a Product Manager being able to navigate both the technical and business side of solutions.

  Location: San Francisco, CA
  Remote: Maybe
  Willing to relocate: YES
  Technologies: Python, Javascript, Typescript, Google Cloud, Angular, React, Google Analytics
  Résumé/CV: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zw-I4mXmZmsfspdXfPqRCp2QYsS6EsAx-KlSwxxUPx4/edit?usp=sharing
  Email: work@cereto.com
dudus··on Show HN: Gitgpt – Natural Language Git
I think this is a cool idea but why stop at git? Why not expand to any CLI program. Maybe someone already did that.
dudus··on Daily.place
It seems to be local only
dudus··on I've procrastinated working on my thesis for more than a year
"Get high and unleash the AI"
dudus··on Ask HN: Do you hate software engineering but love programming?
The Peter Principle also applies to teams and companies.
dudus··on Ask HN: What's a build vs. buy decision that you got wrong?
Hindsight is 20/20.

If things go well we made the right decision. If things go poorly we should have gone the other way.

dudus··on Ask HN: Will Google ever launch a successful new product again?
I use albums pretty heavily. Never really missed the ability to create folders.
dudus··on Activision Blizzard Is Trying to Stop a Union Vote at Its Albany Office
Marvel Snap is doing pretty well lately.
dudus··on Activision Blizzard Is Trying to Stop a Union Vote at Its Albany Office
Not sure why you are doing mental gymnastics to justify unionizing is a constitution right by conflating it with the 2nd amendment when the 1st amendment already guarantees the freedom of assembly which is widely understood to support unions.
dudus··on Microsoft is killing custom domain names in Outlook.com
Are they different products?
dudus··on Apple now valued at more than Amazon, Alphabet and Meta combined
Nothing new to sell? As long as time keeps ticking Apple will keep announcing the new Apple N+1 and N+1 Pro. And people will keep buying them.

Every adult in the modern world has a smartphone and buys a new one every 2.5 years. Apple sells what is seen as the most premium device, with high margins.

dudus··on Apple unveils redesigned iPad
Really weird they kept the A14 for the new iPads. The iPad mini already uses A15 as well as the Apple TV.

The iPad mini is $50 more but it has A15 and Pencil 2.

dudus··on Apple Removes SIM Card Tray on All iPhone 14 Models in U.S.
Selection Bias? People tend to complain when things go bad, but not praise when it works as expected.
dudus··on DALL·E: Introducing Outpainting
I can't quite decide if that's good or bad.

On one side there's no problem to like CP if it's AI generated and no real kids are harmed.

On the other side it may desensitize the public to this type of content.

dudus··on Increased wind turbine rotor blade visibility to reduce avian fatalities
At some point you are just playing into the filibuster games.
dudus··on FedNow FAQ
There's also a trend of kidnaping people in Brazil to force them to execute PIX transactions using their phones. It hasn't been exactly smooth sailing.
dudus··on Can the Visa-Mastercard duopoly be broken?
Tap on what sense?

The government doesn't hide the fact that all this data can and will be used by the IRF equivalent in Brazil (Receita Federal)

I would assume the same for any credit card payment in the US

dudus··on FDA moves to make over-the-counter hearing aids available
Good. CPAPs next.
dudus··on The Zoom installer let a researcher hack his way to root access on macOS
So a well behaved app is harder to install by your own standards. Not surprised Zoom skipped that for a more streamlined setup. UX is king
dudus··on Famous HNers and their sites
You should go crazy and skip step 3. Just do for all of us.
dudus··on Google delays phasing out ad cookies on Chrome until 2024
Official Announcement:

https://blog.google/products/chrome/update-testing-privacy-s...

dudus··on Google Maps launches Street View in India
This is just plainly wrong. Most of the data is licensed from third parties.
dudus··on Bluetooth remains an 'unusually painful' technology after two decades
I don't have an iPhone. But at least on OSX I didn't find a clean way to remove Apple Music.

Every time I accidentally tap play on my bluetooth headset it opens Apple Music and asks me accept the ToS, which I happily reject. It's a daily thing for me because it's almost impossible to put my headphones on without triggering a play due to bad button placement.

dudus··on EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, approved
These rules specifically seem targeted at Meta's/Google's ad business.

- (Gatekeepers have to) give business users access to their marketing or advertising performance data on the platform - (Gatekeepers can no longer) reuse private data collected during a service for the purposes of another service

dudus··on Burnout
Breakup/Divorce

From the article:

  The only thing that works is to remove yourself from the environment that is causing burnout, and then taking the time off to recover. The good news is that recovery is guaranteed.
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