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sampton··on Apple’s closed-source approach is losing out to AI app builders
No self respecting iOS developer would pick React Native over SwiftUI.
sampton··on Apple Debuts iPhone 16e
I always hear people on hn asking for smaller screen. Apple actually made a small 12. It was the worst selling phone in the lineup.
sampton··on My LLM codegen workflow
The end of artisan frameworks - probably for the better.
sampton··on YouTube's New Hue
These designers are grasping hard to justify their existence. Second part of the article harps on the importance of contrast yet the background is so overtly salmon it's almost impossible to read.
sampton··on Ancient-DNA study identifies originators of Indo-European language family
Writings on artifacts and burial practices associated with DNA fragments found at the burial sites.
sampton··on Brain Hyperconnectivity in Children with Autism and Its Links to Social Deficits (2013)
No. Too many fully connected layers.
sampton··on 20k federal workers take "buyout" so far, official says
Does the 6% number includes churn between departments? Unless ICE can absorb 100k+ headcount the number will be much lower this year.
sampton··on 20k federal workers take "buyout" so far, official says
20k represents 1%. The target is 5-10%. The messaging is 100-200k federal layoff is coming.
sampton··on I bought a container full of Chinese electric excavators. Here's what showed up
There should be a park for adults with bunch of these machines. Beats therapy.
sampton··on GenAI Art Is the Least Imaginative Use of AI Imaginable
Gen art space has seen a flurry of new developments that give artists great deal of control. Everything from control net, lora, ip adapters, to layer level noise injection. People with lazy and regressive attitudes will be left behind.
sampton··on Meta in talks to reincorporate in Texas or another state, WSJ reports
This type of idol worshipping has to stop. LeCun invented CNN but he also said world simulation using diffusion was a deadened, which has been proven very wrong. The money is better spent hiring new grads with open minds and something to prove.
sampton··on Apple iPhone sales dip despite AI rollout
Services saved the day. Apple needs to restart Siri from scratch.
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