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I was shocked to notice the date in the URL. I think I understand where the LLMs are getting it from now

I have had this thought quite a bit, that the silver lining of the slop-ification of the internet could lead people to spend less time online, which in my mind would be a positive development.

But unfortunately I just don't think that will happen. For some people it might, but I think the mass of people will accept the slop as it's given to them. Nothing in the history of communication technologies makes me think otherwise.

Perhaps I'm too cynical.

> I have seen H1Bs used for basic Java development, Desktop Support [...]

Working in non-FAANG corporate America, these types of roles are the only thing thing I've ever seen H1B hires used for. They've run the gamut from incompetent to quite good, but none have ever been the "best and brightest".

It saddens me that the left no longer seems to care about protecting American workers.

Taste aside, foraging in the woods--whether for mushrooms, berries or herbs--unlocks some atavistic response inside me. It feels deeply true to my nature as an animal, and is very rewarding in a way that surprised me when I first did it.

Not a great example. All felines sleep a lot, it's part of their physiology. It has no bearing on pre-historic humans.

But a warning for novice birders: Merlin's sound ID feature produces a lot of false positives.

Well people are clearly using the term to mean different things, so it must not be all that explicit

Heavy subsidies by the state.

Damn it, now I've lost the game

In some ways (not all, of course) an implicit demand from the government is worse than an explicit one. An explicit one at least puts all the cards on the table.

How I wish that were true for more than a tiny fraction of the population

Without an explicit definition of what "paycheck to paycheck" actually means, the survey data can't be taken as accurate. I have no problem believing that for a large portion of the population (perhaps over half) a missed paycheck would be a big problem, but I absolutely do not believe that 60% are a missed paycheck away from homelessness, which is what you originally claimed.

According to some recent data[0], 22% of households earning above $250k report themselves as living paycheck to paycheck. That alone tells me that the term can have very different meanings for different people. Perhaps those high earners mean that after all the taxes, retirement and ESPP deductions are taken out of their paycheck, what's left over is just enough to pay for their lifestyle. That's not what I would call paycheck-to-paycheck. And whatever the definition, I can assure you that 22% of the households in that income bracket are not a paycheck away from homelessness.

[0] https://www.lambdafin.com/articles/percent-of-americans-livi...

I am very concerned about wealth inequality in the US, but this:

> Between 55% and 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck and are one large expense or missed paycheck away from homelessness.

Is simply untrue

China has both carrot and stick. Living standards there have improved dramatically over the past few decades. Over here they use a smaller stick, but no carrot at all.

DuckDB is for analytics, so OLAP instead of OLTP. If you're using the DB for normal transactions, stick with sqlite

If you're going to go that far, why not just write a good old fashioned letter with pen a paper? Surely that's a more enjoyable experience to send and receive than a digital carrier pigeon message.

I don't understand why people keep insisting Pangram is so accurate. It's easy to check by throwing it against some old college essays or newspaper column. It might get it right most of the time but false positives abound.

That said, if I had to place a bet, I'd bet that the author is right that the Messi essay is at least partially AI-generated.

It's crazy to me that gas in Hawaii, 3k miles out into the Pacific, is cheaper than most of California.

I think he's probably seen as more influential now, given that it's widely believed that he's been read by nearly all of the young staffers in the Trump admin.

(Hate to have to add this caveat and acquiesce to the Reddit-ification of HN, but: caveat lector, the above statement is not an endorsement)

The "banana taped to a wall" tendency in art began in Europe, with Dadaism. But I think you're half right, in that it was a clear reaction to the destruction of Europe (by itself, in the first World War).

Where are we throwing homeless people in jail for pissing outside?

They're saying that the blogpost is at least partially AI-generated.

Boox Go 7 - B&W version.

It runs Android. It's a Chinese company and comes with a bunch of pre-installed apps, but I just blocked its abilities to phone home and use Koreader. It's been great for me

People with long attention spans can still focus on things that take very little focus, like short-form videos. But people with short attention spans have a hard time focusing on things like books, or even movies. So having a long attention span opens up more intellectual avenues for you, without restricting any.

Yes, there's always some puritan attitudes involved in how we talk about this. But I do feel that people who can't read a book because of attention issues are missing out on something.

I believe these are called Architectural Decision Records. Matt Pocock's skills [0] make use of them. They're one of the more useful things I've gotten out them.

[0] https://github.com/mattpocock/skills

It comes from a big struggle in the world of music criticism and appreciation, specifically as a reaction to "rockism".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockism_and_poptimism

There were issues with rockism, but I still think the wrong side won that fight.

> we've also elected officials who've encouraged societal shifts that require these cameras over the past few decades

Can you expand on this?

The linked page works fine for me, but when I navigate to any of the other pages (for example: https://flickeralliance.org/collections/flicker-free-light-b...) it just shows me an ad for an Indonesian online casino. Anyone else getting this?

That really did make using my old phone less painful, thanks for the tip!