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ngai_aku··on Early progress on accelerating drug development with Claude
Not trying to be a dick, but I think this community is better off without low effort jokes like this littering the post.
ngai_aku··on Emacs 31: An unofficial guide to Markdown-ts-mode
I don’t think TFA meant to suggest that everyone should upend their current practices for the emphasize function. But I can see someone who is less familiar with the myriad of ways to emphasize, or the markers which signify the emphasis, appreciating what it offers
ngai_aku··on Ships keep moving through Hormuz despite strike
The same Nixon whom JD Vance praised yesterday and called a victim of a deep state witch hunt?
ngai_aku··on Military branches restore flu shot requirement after virus swept through base
“not rational” and freedom-restricting.

Lasted two months lol

ngai_aku··on Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads
You think the state of personal computing is a-ok because most people have smart phones. Others pointing out the very real limitations of what you can do on those phones seems highly relevant.
ngai_aku··on Finding the best dog treat with statistics
* varies by breed

I've seen many a lab eat their own shit, but my standard poodle takes his time investigating even a piece of steak before he decides whether it's worth eating.

ngai_aku··on A new bill takes aim at government pressure to silence lawful online speech
> At EFF, we’re continuing to fight back on behalf of those censored by government coercion. One recent example: we represent the creator of ICEBlock, an app that allows the public to report immigration enforcement activity in their communities.…

> EFF applauds Senators Cruz and Wyden for taking this critical issue seriously

Credit where it’s due, but I doubt that ICEBlock was the first thing Ted Cruz wanted to benefit from this bill

ngai_aku··on Emacs 31 is around the corner: The changes I'm daily driving
agent-shell is awesome, but Anthropic banning subscription usage via ACP is a killer. I've liked claude-code-ide.el when I've used it, but its lack of concurrent sessions per project has prevented me from fully adopting it. I know, I should be using worktrees, but I still haven't figured out a nice way to get that to work with my docker-compose-based project (though I'm open to suggestions!)
ngai_aku··on I indexed 669 GB of my GoPro videos using my M1 Max computer and local ML models
I think most people are either in on Google or in on Apple whereas the OP indicated they have their media stored with both
ngai_aku··on I indexed 669 GB of my GoPro videos using my M1 Max computer and local ML models
What PAYG providers do people here recommend? Most powerful machine at home is an M1 MBA (16GB), so I too am interested in short term options where I can still benefit from the privacy of local models
ngai_aku··on Indexing a year of video locally on a 2021 MacBook with Gemma4-31B (50GB swap)
I’d like to do something like this for the collection of home videos I have piling up, but I’m still on 16GB M1. Any hope of getting decent results with smaller models? If not, does anyone have tips on GPU rental?

I have a Claude max sub and plenty of OpenRouter credit, but I don’t feel good about uploading my family’s private videos

ngai_aku··on GitLab announces workforce reduction and end of their CREDIT values
...Annnnd there's the active incident

May 12, 2026 17:56 UTC INVESTIGATING

We are seeing elevated error rates across GitLab.com and GitLab.com services.

We are investigating the issue and will continue to update as we have more information.

May 12, 2026 17:37 UTC INVESTIGATING

We're investigating elevated error rates on GitLab.com. Some users may experience intermittent failures or degraded performance while we work to identify the cause.

We'll share another update as soon as we have more information.

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https://status.gitlab.com

ngai_aku··on How fast is a macOS VM, and how small could it be?
AFAIK no support for Compose though
ngai_aku··on U.S. exempts oil industry from protecting Gulf animals, for 'national security'
Sorry, are you referring to the summer of 2015? Because purchasing a MAGA hat in 2025 for the lols is tasteless and shameful. I share your surprise generally, but at a certain point it’s just irresponsible to treat it all like a joke with no consequences
ngai_aku··on Big data on the cheapest MacBook
Linux? Outdated version of macOS?
ngai_aku··on Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been Fulfilled
I've been using this for a while. It's certainly better than nothing, but there are limitations. Most notably for me, automatic muting doesn't work when HomePods are the default output[1]

[1] https://github.com/dmunozv04/iSponsorBlockTV/issues/60#issue...

ngai_aku··on Show HN: Meals You Love – AI-powered meal planning and grocery shopping
I’ve been wanting to build something similar using a combination of Mealie/Tandoor/Recipya, n8n/Node-RED, and the Kroger API for personal use. Has anyone else explored this setup?
ngai_aku··on Claude Opus 4.1
Are you part time?
ngai_aku··on How to win an argument with a toddler
The person they’re replying to replied to a thread about actual toddlers. The subject of the thread diverged from the article
ngai_aku··on Grok3 Launch [video]
Any guess on its availability at that point? Is it likely to be limited to certain tiers like o1?
ngai_aku··on OCR4all
If we’re doing recommendations I’d like to know what everyone is using for handwriting
ngai_aku··on Firenvim – Turn the browser into a Neovim client
For emacs folks, you can use emacs-everywhere[1] to similar effect

[1] https://github.com/tecosaur/emacs-everywhere

ngai_aku··on Apple Watch with Android
Has it been a bad experience? I feel bad about how much time I spend staring at my phone, and I think the watch would be the ideal form factor for me, but I haven’t pulled the trigger because it feels silly spending more money on tech to reduce my dependency on tech
ngai_aku··on OpenAI, Google and Anthropic are struggling to build more advanced AI
You’re solving novel problems all day every day?
ngai_aku··on The Soul of an Old Machine: Revisiting the Timeless von Neumann Architecture
The Halt and Catch Fire Syllabus[0] has a lot of awesome content worth checking out as well.

[0] https://bits.ashleyblewer.com/halt-and-catch-fire-syllabus/

ngai_aku··on Wait Until 8th
Do you have a Mac at home? I wonder if a middle ground could have been reached by providing space and time for iMessage on the computer. It would be like the old IM days!
ngai_aku··on Making your own hot sauce
What’s your recommended hot sauce for eggs?
ngai_aku··on I kind of like rebasing
Are you familiar with working trees[1]? It may be a nice thing to utilize if you’re frequently jumping around on different branches.

[1] https://www.git-scm.com/docs/git-worktree

ngai_aku··on Brain-Health Benefits of Weightlifting
No fun at all?? My wife used to feel that way, but she made a couple of changes that have totally reversed her feelings to the point where she genuinely looks forward to going to the gym:

- work out with friend(s)

- start tracking your progress. It’s fun to see growth!

ngai_aku··on Apple unveils 'Passwords' manager app at WWDC 2024
Check out the StopTheMadness extension. It offers a large number of features, one of which is automatically fast-forwarding YouTube ads

https://underpassapp.com/news/2023-10-19.html

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