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Your point about them being overbuilt and built to last forever is spot on. Another way to repurpose these machines is to install Linux. I think people will find they are still snappy and supported.

I like Omarchy because it is so different from what I am used to but still useful. Opinions on its creator (DHH) vary, but from an O/S perspective, I enjoy it. I am sure other distros are great too.

This. It seems to light my usage of my max plan on fire. I’ve gone back to opus because I run out of usage in my five hour window so much more quickly.

I'll give ComfyUi a try. I love that idea. Thanks!

Has anyone figured out what AI tool the "Mr. Explosive" team is using to make these? I find the quality of the LEGO animation to be really good. I have made stop-motion LEGO videos in the past, and this is impressive.

Thanks for any insight.

That’s really interesting. I always thought grocers probably tied loyalty cards and credit card hashes but it’s interesting that it’s been in home improvement that long.

I’ve noticed a recent change in Walmart Scan & Go (Walmart Pay) that really illustrates how far their purchase tracking goes. If you’ve set up Walmart Pay with a credit card, and you later use that same physical card in-store, Walmart now appears to associate those transactions with your account as well.

I’m fairly confident of this because the app has started showing me in-store purchases that were not made using Walmart Pay. It suggests they’re linking transactions at the card-number level, not just through the app.

I suspect they may also be tying in-store purchases to your profile if you’ve ever placed an online order, though that part is speculation.

My issue with it has always been that I just don't think the way TDD requires.

I think in terms of building features. TDD generally requires thinking in terms of proving behavior. I still can't wrap my head around first writing a test that fails and then writing minimal code to make it pass (I know I am simplifying it).

Different strokes for different folks. I'm sure it works great for some people but not for me.

Thanks for the suggestions! Unfortunately, I have it on top and under the paint. I'll take a look at these for the uncovered portions.

I bought my 2018 Wrangler with the same idea... keep it for life. That was also the last year they offered the "lifetime" warranty. Glad I went for that.

So far, the Jeep has been fairly reliable, with my issues being:

- Electric door locks and mirrors stopped working

- Radiator leaked

- CV Joints

The Lifetime Warranty has now broken even (~$2500).

Unfortunately, now my issue is rust, and the warranty doesn't cover that.

Actually, now it's now $6. :-)

That seems unbelievablly cheap and it appears to last for 10 years. Thanks for the link.

What sticks with me about Pet Sounds, aside from its unique sound, is that Brian Wilson put sand in his house around the piano to make a more physical and emotional atmosphere in which to help his creation. Here is the only photo I have seen of that. [0]

[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/thebeachboys/comments/137tx33/the_o...

This is so great. Thanks for the context.

What a wonderful time.

OMG, I just watched that. Amazing. I get it now, and it is supremely simple but jaw-droppingly so.

When would a show like this be on? I don't remember anything like in the States in 1985 (I was rural though).

This video is like today's YouTube.

Thanks for that! That makes sense and is very cool. In the US in the 80s we did something similar from the radio (the UK probably did too). So, I assume it was a similar principle.

Love it.

For those in the UK at the time, how was the code consumed? It sounds like the BBC Micro was somehow hooked up to the same "cable" as a TV. Is that right?

Did it decode the data automatically, or did programmers at home have to build something on top of it?

It just sounds incredibly ingenious on both ends. First, to invent the process and second, to use the data. I'd appreciate any knowledge that can help with the latter.

I have always heard of different conclusions from too many choices. It was from a study known as the "Jam Experiment." [0] They found that in a grocery store that if customers had six choices, they bought more jam than if there were 14 choices.

They termed it decision paralysis.

[0] https://scottfenstermaker.com/too-much-choice-the-jam-experi...

I completely agree with this.

It would be nice to try it with SAAS and then buy a local license.

It is similar to the Tydbit device [0] where you can program the device but it runs on their cloud. That is fine unless Tydbit goes out of business. That fear of loss stopped me from doing too much programming with it.

I think the same may be true here.

[0] https://tidbyt.com

I drew a similar conclusion from the abstract as you. The only negative I could think out of that is with higher essay scores, one might expect higher knowledge gain, and that wasn’t present.

However, I agree that that doesn’t really seem to be a negative over other methods.

Yeah, perhaps my "advantage" is that I am a Ruby guy. So, I had little real Python knowledge to trip me up. :-)

I ran into the language very differently than many posts here. The Tidbyt [0], a retro-style smart display designed to provide at-a-glance information on the weather, sports scores, transit schedules, etc., uses it to enable people to create their own custom displays.

For those purposes, it is simple. The simplicity reminds me of Lua. It is a perfect choice for the device.

[0] https://tidbyt.dev/docs/build/build-for-tidbyt

The detail and knowledge shared in these three paragraphs are why I love Hacker News.

I'm not sure the author captures it perfectly, however...

There is a lake in the U.S. that crosses the borders of Idaho and Utah. On summer weekends, you'll see the Bear Lake Burger Boat trolling the waters. Swim or float up to it, and they'll give you a delicious hamburger.

I'm glad whoever runs it has found a fit in this world. I'm sure it's not what most of us on Hacker News would choose to do, but I am glad someone does.

The way this author[0] took complex scientific processes and made them understandable to someone without a science background is admirable. I want to try and emulate this when I write for non-technical audiences.

[0]https://miamioh.edu/profiles/cas/michael-crowder.html

For reference, Section 230 still provides liability protection for most types of user-generated content (in the U.S.).

The 2018 ruling was centered on removing these protections related to sex trafficking.

There is still a drumbeat to remove legal liability protections for other types of content but they are not in place yet.

Maybe it is not what you're looking for, but Fire TV, included within the Echo Show 15, is pretty snappy.

All my TVs have Apple TVs connected, but my Echo Show 15 in the kitchen does a fine job of plating YouTube TV, so I can watch shows and sports while I cook.

If you like things like this, you might also like The "Making of Star Wars" books by J.W. Rinzler [0]. They provide a view of how the story was made, the people who made it, and many interesting facts.

[0] https://www.amazon.com/Making-Star-Wars-Definitive-Original/...

I bought it, too, and am excited. I woke up at 4:50 AM PT to make sure I got it on Feb 2.

I was on the fence, honestly. It's a crapload of money. The battery life is worse than a Gateway Laptop. There is no killer app.

That said, my first stupid purchase was telephony equipment in the early 90s to make something like Asterisk. Then I bought a $1500 ReplayTV. It should have beaten out TiVo but didn't. Then I bought Google Glass. Some would say that $1,500 was wasted money. My life is littered with stupid purchases...

But somehow, I have got to a place where I am doing OK in life.

So, why not take the next plunge. Who knows... this device could be the inspiration for the NEXT BIG THING, or (more likely) it will contribute, and I will have more tech insight than I had before.

I hope we both enjoy it.

I agree. My sister wore a monitor for ONE night to track her blood pressure while she slept. It was not pleasant for her.

I can't imagine tracking it like your wife -- over weeks. I hope it is working out OK for her.

I would love to track my hypertension with an always-on device. The cuff measurements are very point in time. If the device was measuring almost constantly, then I could see which of my behaviors positively and negatively impacted my blood pressure.

I hope these alternative methods are viable.