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illegalmemory··on YouTube's anti-adblock rollout has arrived for Firefox users
Not only this, but sometimes the RAM usage spikes if I open Youtube in Firefox with uBlock enabled. I have noticed this only for this combo "Youtube + FF + uBlock" on my Mac, specially in last week. Before that I rarely saw my FF freezing.
illegalmemory··on UPI Payments: 10B transactions a month done, next stop 100B
You can soon do UPI even if you don't have Indian bank account, you can just download an app and connect any payment source to your UPI ID.

https://inc42.com/buzz/japan-may-join-the-growing-list-of-co...

illegalmemory··on Chandrayaan-3 Soft-landing [video]
I can see little kids waving flags and celebrating in my housing society! in 100s! Such a great feat and congratulations
illegalmemory··on Launch HN: Rubbrband (YC W23) – Deformity detection for AI-generated images
I tried it out, the first result itself was wrong. I am sort of a potential customer for a product I am working on. The feature detection and scene description even was off. https://app.rubbrband.com/image/f2e1h.png
illegalmemory··on Babur the Naturalist
Interestingly Babur's military campaigns often involved the destruction and plunder of cities and regions. This resulted in the loss of cultural heritage and the suffering of local populations.
illegalmemory··on Launch HN: Roundtable (YC S23) – Using AI to Simulate Surveys
I think you are underestimating metadata. Not all, but many survey responses vary based on the browser, location, device type, and other metadata. These pieces of information reveal a lot about the user giving the survey and can even help filter out certain responses.

For example: "Do you wish to buy an Apple Headset?"

I can observe how the results vary among Samsung users, Apple iPhone 6 users, and Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max users living in New York versus Greenland, especially after a popular Netflix series featured the main character using the product.

How would such a case be handled?

illegalmemory··on Everything must be paid for twice (2022)
You will have to spend time with someone , understand each other well to be called a friend. Till then, just stranger.
illegalmemory··on A digital payments revolution in India
I simply love UPI! I have seen this firsthand in remote villages and it has completely changed how small merchants accept money. Recently, while I was in Goa and even out in the ocean off the coast, the ease with which I was able to make payments was out of this world.
illegalmemory··on Temporal quality degradation in AI models
> ChatPGT could very well stumble upon an obscure connection between two words that is improbable for humans to make

But is there any guarantee that ChatGPT will consistently arrive at same results over and over ?

illegalmemory··on Transformer architecture optimized for Apple Silicon
I also believe this is going to the case. The past decade apple has positioned itself as a privacy focused + good hardware company. The next is going to be offline AI + privacy + good hardware & I am already sold to the idea.
illegalmemory··on Show HN: Get advice from a GPT3-based stoic philosopher
I asked "how can i exit vim ?"

I got :

To exit vim, press the Esc key and then type :q! followed by enter. This will quit the program without saving any changes (1).

It's important to remember that having control over your own actions is the only way to truly make progress. You can't escape the challenges of life by running away, but instead you must look within yourself to find solutions to the problems you face (2).

In a similar way, the challenge of exiting vim can be solved by using the right combination of keys. By taking the time to understand the commands and how they work, you can exit vim quickly and confidently. This is a skill that takes practice and discipline, but it can be rewarding when you have mastery over it (3).

Finally, remember to stay focused on the task at hand. Don't be overwhelmed by the details, and don't be distracted by the many possible solutions. Concentrate on the problem until it's solved (4). This can apply to many areas of life, not just exiting vim.

Take the time to think about the problem and find the best solution. With focus and determination, you can exit vim and continue on with your day (5).

illegalmemory··on Ask HN: Why Is Everything Declining?
OP, At the risk of sounding like self promotion, I have 2 products that I am working on and really want to be as "just" as possible. ( One of them being https://mergeclouds.com/ , it is still work in progress ) .

1) Non-recurring , fixed price .

2) The software will not stop working even after privacy / terms update ( you are not forced to agree to use keep them ). They will just work based on last configuration of privacy policy when you bought them .

Basically treating software like a physical product, you pay for them once and regardless of how manufacturing changes does not change how product you already own functions. At-least from my side as a developer I completely agree and am trying to stay true.

illegalmemory··on “Pigeon Neck” Illusion (2014)
It would have been interesting to control the width of the vertical stripes too , to see at what point it "starts" being a illusion. I assume for very thin stripes it might not work so well .
illegalmemory··on Show HN: Ello (YC W20) – AI-reading tutor for kids that works with real books
I also thought it is the same, they are still active BTW https://ello.co/
illegalmemory··on I have reached Vim nirvana
That is correct, but general public understanding is a little different. Nirvana ( Sanskrit origin ) word to word means : to blow out / disappear / extinguish and so on. But to "achieve Nirvana" or "Nirvana prapti" generally means to reach a state when nothing else matters ( you have disappeared sort of , but very very loosely )
illegalmemory··on Musk’s $5.7B Mystery Gift Went to His Own Charity
Or funding research projects that will benefit you indirectly
illegalmemory··on My IDE is too heavy so I moved to Emacs
https://spacevim.org/ is also good alternative , it is basically vim/neovim sensible plugins pre-configured with smaller config file and simpler management.
illegalmemory··on Ask HN: What are your technology trends predictions for 2023?
1) As generating content at scale becomes more accessible , social media might become completely useless. Making "closed groups" more mainstream.

2) A new Spam filter will be desperately required to fight mail and blog junk generated by chatgpt like models.

3) Students might be able to learn coding fast assisted by AI, instead of searching for issues, as they can get instant response.

illegalmemory··on PR for startups: is it only for the rich and famous? (2020)
Thank you very much, for now, it is monthly pricing, but certainly an area of improvement. The plan is not to charge in case there are no exports in a month.
illegalmemory··on PR for startups: is it only for the rich and famous? (2020)
I have been reaching out to some journalists over Twitter and most of them have been supportive. In case they are not I remove them from the list. I am yet to cover all, but I intend to abide by GDPR as much as possible.
illegalmemory··on PR for startups: is it only for the rich and famous? (2020)
That is exactly the reason I am building https://presscatalog.com , I think solo founders can benefit by pitching to journalists directly. I would really really love if you can give me some feedback.
illegalmemory··on Show HN: GPT-3 powered service thats helps you send more humane emails
Not only in Emails but also auto-generated blogs. I really don't want to waste time on some generated content and realizing later it simply doesn't work.
illegalmemory··on “I was an intern at SpaceX years ago”
I would take something said by an employee on a public platform with a grain of salt. Specially after how Elon recently treated employees not agreeing with him.
illegalmemory··on Infosys asked HR not to hire 'Indian-origin candidates', 'women with children'
From your comments history, it looks like you have strong feelings against India, which might be leading to a negative bias. But such favoritism is prevalent in all cultures to some extent.
illegalmemory··on Show HN: ClockFace – an icon font family for displaying time
There are some text-shadow effects added in the css making it look blurry.

> 4px 0 #00FFFF35, -4px 0 #FF000035

illegalmemory··on MVP.css – Minimalist stylesheet for HTML elements
This is interesting, do you have paying customers ?
illegalmemory··on Introducing Svelte, and Comparing Svelte with React and Vue (2021)
Apple Music Web version is made using Svelte https://beta.music.apple.com/us/browse
illegalmemory··on Ask HN: Startup idea – disconnected, physical space charged by hour
If it includes stay, they generally charge some amount. ( Basically Stay + food )
illegalmemory··on Ask HN: Startup idea – disconnected, physical space charged by hour
There are centers in India where many people pay for a very very similar concept. They are called "Vipassana" centers ( people are not allowed to talk also ). The whole idea is to detox ( no internet / mobile / even talking ), people collectively do Yoga, and eat/drink all natural food for a couple of days.
illegalmemory··on Ask HN: How do you collect payment as Startup from Stripe none support country?
Please check paddle, another decent option for solo founders.
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