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fumar··on iPhone Air
I have an OG Pixel Fold and the inner screen is flawless. My iPhone 14 Pro screen is visibly scratched. The Fold replaced tablets and e readers for me.
fumar··on 303Gen – 303 acid loops generator
Export midi or realtime output midi.
fumar··on Telo MT1
The argument Telo makes is that you can have high utility in a smaller vehicle designed well. I was my own GC for a site-built home and sub contracted out many parts of it. I did it while owning a 2 door Mini SE. Only twice did I need to rent truck from my local Home Depot to haul some unwieldy and heavy debris. Most stores will deliver what you need (lumber, large pipes, insulation, etc) because consumer trucks are rarely large enough. I would not have been able to load any significant amount of lumber into an F250. That leaves large vehicles for recreation or family space. I hope car manufacturers rethink vehicle packaging now that EV motors and batteries allow for different confirmations like putting the motor in the wheel hub.

And, the sub contractors - the ones doing the work (immigrants) - they had a wide variety of vehicles. I took note that some had Camrys, Prius, old Golfs, small picks ups like Rangers, and some older mid size trucks that were visually heavily used. Else, they used commercial trucks or vans. When did I see the prestigious full cab F150s or Silverado RTs? When I originally interviewed GCs which is when I noticed they drove their clean and new trucks.

fumar··on Telo MT1
This is a breath of fresh air. Modern pick up trucks post-2017 are giant vehicles with high danger to pedestrians. They are often touted as off road capable with high utility, and I see them in pristine condition on city streets hauling a totality of one human.

Good overviews of the truck https://youtu.be/aEq-vTLimrQ?si=fS-UhjndoWuxwBip

https://youtu.be/1OgN_qctcGs?si=nEysWQHzafRpxfRp

fumar··on ChatGPT agent: bridging research and action
And working with interns requires more work for final output compared do-it-yourself
fumar··on Chatbots are replacing Google's search, devastating traffic for some publishers
Manufacturing consent from the media owners owners.
fumar··on What If We Made Advertising Illegal?
Social media is nearly the same as those home shopping channels from the 90’s.
fumar··on US labour watchdog halts Apple cases after group’s lawyer picked for top job
So for the greater good support the current administration with donations? Is that right?
fumar··on How Google built its Gemini robotics models
What is your bubble?
fumar··on What Killed Innovation?
I am exploring an alternative browser-like platform concept that would allow for near native performance. However established web protocols are hard to overcome.
fumar··on The 2005 Sony Bravia ad
Where do you draw the line on consumerism for physical to digital experiences? Is it worthwhile to experience the web given the high cost to build, maintain, and access it?
fumar··on Apple unveils new Mac Studio
What would we dev areas are important to you?
fumar··on Apple unveils new Mac Studio
I'm thinking about this space now. Ideally, I want a new browser like platform with stricter security properties than browsers but better rendering out of the box capabilities.
fumar··on Apple's Software Quality Crisis
I wish for snow leopard strategy to be applied to modern scaled operating systems. Let's all agree to spend a year fixing and optimizing rather than making existing functionality worse or launching half baked ideas.
fumar··on Inheriting is becoming nearly as important as working
How can you compare these experiences to a greater upward mobility which does not exist? You don’t have a baseline for comparison. What if you had 2x more leisure time with the same fiscal wealth? What if you had easier access to healthcare?
fumar··on Reality has a surprising amount of detail (2017)
What are you comparing from 1800? You listed zero qualifiers?
fumar··on DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data
Which cloud provider is DOGE using?
fumar··on The Amazon Appstore for Android devices will be discontinued on August 20, 2025
Amazon has become incredibly inhospitable. Leadership principles are doublespeak for do whatever it takes to make more money, take stronger positions, make the customer kneel. Did you know their returns can now take up to 90 days to receive a refund? It is just one of the many many ways.

I quit recently. I couldn't trust anyone to act in good faith. My days were getting worse. Stress at all time high. It comes down from the top aka Jassy and Bezos.

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fumar··on Tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer CEO
I am curious how all of these economic decisions play out. Are these even well thought out economic strategies? I acknowledge that I am living through this experiment, and feel less in control about my destiny compared to a few years ago.
fumar··on What happened when REM went mainstream
As an elder millennial, I like early REM. I can place them on the alt indie history timeline. Yet unlike sonic youth or pavement or my bloody valentine, REM made it well into top 40 territory. I don’t have a strong attachment to the band. Compared to Radiohead or Interpol who seem to be engrained in my core memories. I don’t know if college aged people today have major exposure to music from 98-2008.
fumar··on Critics say new Google rules put profits over privacy
This is not a user first approach. Ad tech heavily relies on IP address for fingerprinting. Chrome will eventually implement IP Protection for incognito users. I believe Chrome originally planned to roll out IP protection for all users. https://github.com/GoogleChrome/ip-protection?tab=readme-ov-...
fumar··on Teen on Musk's DOGE team graduated from 'The Com'
What do mean by stuff?
fumar··on Macrodata Refinement
Devs, scavengers reign
fumar··on Ear muscle we thought humans didn't use activates when people listen hard
If I do that, I hear a rumbling. I never used it to block out sound.
fumar··on Instagram deals reveal Meta is offering TikTok creators as much as $300k to post
I am surprised about the lack of alternatives. I grew up during live journal and Myspace days so it felt like new communities were developing all the time. Don't young folks want to rebel against the status quo (including tik tok)?
fumar··on Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage for shutdown
How are kids discovering a new Chinese-owned app? Is it through Tik Tok? Could the Tik Tok algo be biased towards China over US based companies?
fumar··on Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage for shutdown
Why would you want an outside nation to have an outsized influence America's social fabric? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQXsPU25B60 Chomsky laid out manufacturing consent decades ago and while his thesis revolves around traditional media heavily influencing thought-in-America, the influencing now happens from algorithmic based feeds. Tik Tok controls the feed for many young American minds.
fumar··on Ask HN: Any Litigation Potential for Google's Account Lockout Policy?
Can you provide more insight? Why would an online video platform block you?
fumar··on OpenAI completes deal that values company at $157B
I would say they are likely already working through a potential ads experience
fumar··on OpenAI to Become For-Profit Company
Is it in the history books?
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