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jknightco··on GPT-5.2
This doesn't work with the current architecture, because we have to introduce some element of stochastic noise into the generation or else they're not "creatively" generative.

Your brain doesn't have this problem because the noise is already present. You, as an actual thinking being, are able to override the noise and say "no, this is false." An LLM doesn't have that capability.

jknightco··on Record Numbers of Americans Want to Leave the U.S
We left. Three years ago, for Spain. We're not planning on returning, barring some sort of international catastrophe.
jknightco··on Why Can a Machine Beat Mario but Not Pokemon?
It doesn't matter how many people are playing off the same deck, you're only playing against the dealer, and they're following protocol. When its your turn, its you vs. the state of the game.

You can add rules on top of a game all you want (e.g. we're all gonna start...) but that doesn't change the actual game that's being played.

jknightco··on Why Can a Machine Beat Mario but Not Pokemon?
There are no "human tells" in Blackjack. Its you against the deck. Maybe you're confusing it with poker?
jknightco··on More Americans report near-constant cannabis use
Have you investigated that GI issue in depth? You could have Celiac, Crohn's, or a number of other issues. Covering up the symptoms with cannabis sounds like a surefire way to risk some sort of GI cancer down the road.

My family has a long history of GI issues that went unidentified and untreated for several years. They're extremely damaging over time. If you're constantly uncomfortable you should really diagnose the root cause ASAP.

jknightco··on U.S. Attorney Moves to Dismiss Murder-For-Hire Charges Against Ross Ulbricht
This is absurd. Does Walgreens "cause death" every time someone ODs on Tylenol? Or your local Ford dealer when someone gets in a car accident? Smoking killed 6.6X the number of people drugs did in 2017—do you think we should start arresting everyone who owns a 7/11?
jknightco··on China’s two-child policy is having unintended consequences
There are cultural differences here, specifically those that involve what the concept of "liberty" means in practice. Americans tend to focus on freedom "to", which is exactly what you're talking about here: employees should be free to choose whether or not they take maternity/paternity. Europeans tend to focus on freedom "from", i.e. employees should be from from worrying about whether the decision to take maternity/paternity will hold them back or not.

You can frame it the way you have if you want to, but to some cultures, having the government tell people what they can and can't do is the only way to ensure true liberty for all.

jknightco··on El Fuego Viviente Chili Sauce
"So before I tell you about this nacho recipe, let me tell you my entire life history, really diving into every time I ever at chips, cheese, or any combination thereof..."

Whenever I find a recipe that doesn't start like that I bookmark it. This is my gold standard for internet recipes (in Spanish): http://www.lapaella.net/receta-paella-valenciana/

jknightco··on Has wine gone bad?
Here in Spain there are lots of fantastic wines around 5€, although I assume you're surgically taking about the states.

Perrin's CdR is ~$10 I believe—we used to drink that almost every day when we lived in NY. Also Jelu from Argentina is a fantastic Pinot Noir for ~$10 as well I believe.

Be careful with your price ranges there, the most expensive wines in the world are Pinot Noirs!

jknightco··on Has wine gone bad?
Wines like MaT are designed to be people pleasers. They're full of easily accessible flavors.

4 out of 5 Americans would prefer Katy Perry to The Flaming Lips, that doesn't mean she's better (or worse), it just means she's more crowd friendly.

jknightco··on Has wine gone bad?
This is not true: if a wine turns into any sort of "vinegar" then a bacteria was present that should not have been. This is considered a "fault", and won't happen normally, even after 100 years in the bottle.
jknightco··on Stripe Atlas for LLCs
LLC members can be other LLCs or corporations.
jknightco··on Duolingo Suddenly Has Over Twice as Much Language Learning Material
He runs to the store. I suggest that he run to the store.

Even verb morphology is a bit more complex than you've called out here.

jknightco··on Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain
You also can't just ignore the Constitutional rights of the 3M Catalans who didn't vote yes and move forward unilaterally with a declaration of Independence. The Constitution holds the entire government accountable—there is no "dialog" to be had outside of changing it.

The Catalan Parliament didn't even have the votes to change their own Statutes of Autonomy!

jknightco··on Google removes Catalan referendum app from Google Play after court order
You say you're from Barna but you call it Barça so I don't really know what to believe here.
jknightco··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (September 2017)
Are you seeking a Freelancer or a Full Time Android developer?
jknightco··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (September 2017)
SEEKING WORK - Remote, Willing to Travel [US/EU]

Need an Android app? Already have an awesome iOS app? I can help.

I'll take your iOS app and prepare everything you need to port it to Android in just a few short weeks, then handle development from the first line of code to first app download—or assist you and your team as you build everything yourselves.

Send me an email at james@pembroke.studio and we can begin porting your iOS app to Android ASAP. I only take on one project a month, and my next available engagement starts Monday, September 25th.

Not ready to get started, but still have some questions about porting to Android? Send me an email at and we'll get you pointed in the right direction. I can also train your existing developers to build modern, fast, and highly testable Android apps.

Site: http://pembroke.studio/

Email: james@pembroke.studio

Keywords: Android, iOS, port, porting, mobile, development, design, UX, product, remote, iPhone, native

jknightco··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (August 2017)
SEEKING WORK - Remote, Willing to Travel [US/EU]

Need an Android app? Already have an awesome iOS app? I can help.

I'll take your iOS app and prepare everything you need to port it to Android in just a few short weeks, then handle development from the first line of code to first app download—or assist you and your team as you build everything yourselves.

Send me an email at james@pembroke.studio and we can begin porting your iOS app to Android ASAP. I only take on one project a month, and my next available engagement starts Monday, August 28th.

Not ready to get started, but still have some questions about porting to Android? Send me an email at and we'll get you pointed in the right direction. I can also train your existing developers to build modern, fast, and highly testable Android apps.

Site: http://pembroke.studio/

Email: james@pembroke.studio

Keywords: Android, iOS, port, porting, mobile, development, design, UX, product, remote, iPhone, native

jknightco··on Raising a Truly Bilingual Child
The Basque Country extends past the Pyrenees into France, there are lots of Basque speakers in France. France has historically shut down use of its minority languages, however.
jknightco··on Raising a Truly Bilingual Child
Well that's just patently untrue. Catalan and Spanish are as different as Spanish and French, German and Dutch, or Norwegian and Swedish. The two are further apart, lexically, than Catalan and French. They use very different perifrastic tenses, the main one would confuse the hell out of an unaware Spanish speaker (conjugate "to go" + unconjugated verb == simple past in Spanish, e.g. "vaig naixer" == "nací" == "i was born"). Not to mention spelling and pronunciation rules are drastically different ("vaig" is pronounced "vatch").
jknightco··on Say Goodbye to Spain's Three-Hour Lunch Break
Alioli is actually a super common condiment for paellas/arroces, especially seafood ones. A good "arròs negre" (black rice dish made with cuttlefish ink) is awesome with a super garlicky alioli.
jknightco··on Say Goodbye to Spain's Three-Hour Lunch Break
In addition to ingredients, the real distinguishing factor that makes paella paella and not "arròs amb coses" is that the entire dish—including the broth—is prepared from scratch within the paella (the pan, outside of Valencia they're called paelleras). The best online recipe I've found for the whole process is: http://www.lapaella.net/receta-paella-valenciana/
jknightco··on Ask HN: What are the Madrid and Barcelona tech scenes like?
Catalan is not a local dialect—its a distinct language just like French, Italian, or Portuguese. There as many differences between Catalan and Castellano (which is literally "Spanish", no need for quotes there) as there are between Swedish and Norwegian, or Spanish and Portuguese.
jknightco··on Android O Beta Program
Just to provide a counterpoint: I'm still rocking a 3.5 year old Nexus 5 with almost zero evidence of its age (the battery discharges a bit faster than it used to but it's not noticeable enough to even warrant a new battery).
jknightco··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (March 2017)
SEEKING WORK - Remote, Willing to Travel [US/EU]

Need an Android app? Already have an awesome iOS app? I can help.

I'll take your iOS app and prepare everything you need to port it to Android in just a few short weeks, then handle development from the first line of code to first app download—or assist you and your team as you build everything yourselves.

Send me an email at james@pembroke.studio and we can begin porting your iOS app to Android ASAP. I only take on 4 projects per month, and my next available engagement starts Monday, March 27th.

Not ready to get started, but still have some questions about porting to Android? Schedule a call with me here: https://calendly.com/pembroke/phone/

I can also train your existing developers to build modern, fast, and highly testable Android apps.

Site: http://pembroke.studio/ Email: james@pembroke.studio Keywords: Android, iOS, port, porting, mobile, development, design, UX, product, remote, iPhone, native

jknightco··on To Live Your Best Life, Do Mathematics
Based on your comment I'm going to assume you've never taken a mathematics course above Calculus. Anything beyond that is the absolute antithesis of "memorized facts and formulas".
jknightco··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (February 2017)
SEEKING FREELANCER - Remote

I run a mobile dev studio and just closed a contract requiring two Android developers, but my usual contractor is currently occupied and I need someone to pick up the slack.

This is a full time (40hrs/wk) contracting gig. Must be within US or EU timezones.

Email me at james@gradient.nyc with your rate and experience if you're interested.

jknightco··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (January 2017)
SEEKING WORK - Remote, Willing to Travel [US/EU]

Need an Android app? Already have an awesome iOS app? I can help.

I'll take your iOS app and prepare everything you need to port it to Android in just a few short weeks, then handle development from the first line of code to first app download—or assist you and your team as you build everything yourselves.

Send me an email at james@pembroke.studio and we can begin porting your iOS app to Android ASAP. I only take on 4 projects per month, and my next available engagement starts Monday, January 9th.

Not ready to get started, but still have some questions about porting to Android? Schedule a call with me here: https://calendly.com/pembroke/phone/

I can also train your existing developers to build modern, fast, and highly testable Android apps.

Site: http://pembroke.studio/ Email: james@pembroke.studio

Keywords: Android, iOS, port, porting, mobile, development, design, UX, product, remote, iPhone, native

jknightco··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (December 2016)
SEEKING WORK - Remote, Willing to Travel [US/EU]

My partner and I design and build Android and iOS apps. If you need help building efficient, native mobile applications, or have any questions about your upcoming mobile project, shoot me an email at: james@gradient.nyc.

Some recent work of ours includes:

- Wheels Up: We worked with Wheels Up to bring their iOS application to Android. (https://wheelsup.com/)

- HotShot, #FIREFIRE: We helped A Rad Corp build out the Android versions of their HotShot and #FIREFIRE apps while their team handled the iOS version, launching the two together. (https://www.producthunt.com/tech/firefire)

- IRL: We designed and developed IRL's v1 product and helped launch it in the App Store. (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/irl/id1080261373?mt=8)

Email: james@gradient.nyc Site: http://gradient.nyc

Keywords: mobile, Android, iOS, port, porting, design, development, product, UX, video, remote, beacon, iBeacon, BLE, iPhone, native,

jknightco··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2016)
SEEKING WORK - Remote, Willing to Travel [US/EU]

My partner and I design and build Android and iOS apps, specializing in porting existing iOS apps to Android. If you need help building efficient, native mobile applications, or have any questions about your upcoming Android port, shoot me an email at: james@gradient.nyc.

Some recent work of ours includes:

- Wheels Up: We worked with Wheels Up to bring their iOS application to Android. (https://wheelsup.com/)

- HotShot, #FIREFIRE: We helped A Rad Corp build out the Android versions of their HotShot and #FIREFIRE apps while their team handled the iOS version, launching the two together. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=corp.rad.hotsh...)

- IRL: We designed and developed IRL's v1 product and helped launch it in the App Store. (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/irl/id1080261373?mt=8)

Email: james@gradient.nyc Site: http://gradient.nyc

Keywords: mobile, Android, iOS, port, porting, design, development, product, UX, video, remote, beacon, iBeacon, BLE, iPhone, native,

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