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hyperdimension··on Court approves 3M multi-billion dollar settlement over PFAS in drinking water
I think that that was the implication. We should elevate the standard for new chemicals that might enter our body through the environment to a similar standard we already have for drugs (chemicals we deliberately put into our body.)
hyperdimension··on 20 Years of Gmail
Did they give you the discount or did you not go through with the purchase? I'd be doubly-wary if they gave me the discount but didn't let me send the phone back. Instant ban if (when) they ever found out.
hyperdimension··on Tell HN: Reddit now blocks VPN access via browser, 'old' subdomain included
I know. A few years later, I was helping my mom set up a new laptop and during the same OOBE, I made pretty much the same comment, and she seemed to think it was just fine or at least not weird-sounding.

Come to think of it, I wonder if it's for the same thing that gets people to refer to Google Assistant/Siri/et c. as 'she'. I've noticed that a lot also.

hyperdimension··on Tell HN: Reddit now blocks VPN access via browser, 'old' subdomain included
I remember getting a laptop with Windows 8 about ten years ago and upon turning it on, the Out-of Box Experience (OOBE) "greeted" me, something like 'Hi. We're getting things set up for you'

"Hi?" "We?" You are a piece of software. There is no "we" here. I can't even begin to express how infantilizing that sounds to my ears.

Anyway, I didn't last long on Windows for that laptop. /rant

hyperdimension··on The ü/ü Conundrum
> a search function that doesn't find "coöperation" when you search for "cooperation" is also very frustrating.

Look, we can just disregard The New Yorker entirely and the UX will improve.

hyperdimension··on Commission opens non-compliance investigations against Alphabet, Apple and Meta
Wow, I've said flaunting (the law, rules, et c.) the whole time. Thanks!
hyperdimension··on Pi Day
Aw, bummer. You're right of course.
hyperdimension··on Pi Day
As one of my math teachers would remind me, don't forget about 22 June, Pi Approximation Day!
hyperdimension··on Apple announces ability to download apps directly from websites in EU
No, it's still there in the 32-bit version of Windows (10, anyway.) Windows 11 doesn't support 32-bjt, so I suppose you could say it was dropped then, but Windows 10 is still supported.
hyperdimension··on Miles Davis and the recording of Kind of Blue
Yeah, you and me both, always getting excited for nothing, now especially since they stopped touring (I did get to see them on their last run, though!)
hyperdimension··on Laurie Anderson on making an AI chatbot of Lou Reed
> I think the association is so strong due to it playing through the iconic overdose scene in Trainspotting

See now that is interesting because I've never seen that movie, but I guess it's not just me who can see the connection after all.

I agree with you though, it definitely fits into Lou's general theme, so it could just be a coincidence after all.

hyperdimension··on Laurie Anderson on making an AI chatbot of Lou Reed
Heh, this appeared right after writing my other comment. I'm glad I'm not the only one.
hyperdimension··on Laurie Anderson on making an AI chatbot of Lou Reed
What I'm curious about is Perfect Day. I want to say I read him denying it being about heroin, but it just sounds too close to the feeling to me. Maybe I just see in it what I want to see; I'm not sure.
hyperdimension··on Laurie Anderson on making an AI chatbot of Lou Reed
Black Mirror keeps getting things depressingly correct. :/
hyperdimension··on Byte Interviews the Apple Lisa Dev Team (1983)
And even though we're well into the future of optical mice, when my Bluetooth mouse disconnects for a few seconds, the habit of thunking it on the desk a couple times persists... (to unstick the ball)
hyperdimension··on ShotSpotter: listening in on the neighborhood
Those flock cameras make me unreasonably angry.

I've considered filing a FOIA request about them but can't figure out quite what I'd be asking for. Data retention? Frequency of queries? Efficacy?

hyperdimension··on K8s Service Meshes: The Bill Comes Due
Autocorrected SaaS?
hyperdimension··on Apple Vision Pro review
I am so glad his website is still up and running.
hyperdimension··on How to deal with receiving a cease-and-desist letter from Big Tech
You eventually get used to either, I suppose.
hyperdimension··on Hertz to sell 20k EVs in shift back to gas-powered cars
How strong is regent braking compared to engine braking in a manual? Does it feel like just staying in the same gear? Downshifting one?
hyperdimension··on Cloudflare employee posts layoff call with HR and goes viral [video]
> "sunset my bus factor"

Completely OT: I absolutely know what you mean, but ugh, corporate jargon.

hyperdimension··on Cloudflare Termination Video: A Master Class in How Not to Terminate Someone
Well, that's...fine, I guess, right? I mean that's how conversations work in real life, right? Just as long as the parent commenter doesn't interpret it as a direct attack or a direct argument. It just takes the conversation down a different path.

I'll agree with the word choice of 'insipid' however...

hyperdimension··on I'm sorry but I cannot fulfill this request it goes against OpenAI use policy
https://web.archive.org/web/20240112193755/https://www.amazo...

Courtesy of 'avyfain - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38974341

hyperdimension··on Carta doing unsolicited tender offer outreach to their customers' investors
What a great analogy. Thank you for taking the time to write this up.
hyperdimension··on Fixing Macs door to door
I'm curious--when you say "a prolific pornographer," do you mean watcher or, uh, performer? Reading it I think the latter but it sounds like you mean the former.
hyperdimension··on NuScale Lays off 40% of its Staff
> live a half life

Not sure if that was intentional, but nice.

I didn't even know there could be such a thing as a nuclear startup. How do you think they will succeed if NuScale didn't/couldn't? Or was NuScale mismanaged?

hyperdimension··on Ask HN: What's your "it's not stupid if it works" story?
The cloud2butt user script is great. It also translates "the cloud" to "my butt" for bonus fun.
hyperdimension··on He blew the whistle on Amazon. He's still paying the price
I don't think HN is hosted on AWS.
hyperdimension··on OpenAI's board has fired Sam Altman
SBF seems close to his family, too...
hyperdimension··on Chrome Users Beware: Manifest V3 Is Deceitful and Threatening (2021)
Maybe then auto-updating is the problem here. Why can't users have the agency to decide if they want to update or not? I know Microsoft/Google for one spearheaded the whole It's For Your Own Good movement, but opting out should at least be an option...
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