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slimebot80··on Transformers.js
Are there more accurate models available?

All my tests seem to give poor results. I assume because it has to be a downloadable size?

slimebot80··on Makelogo.ai: From idea to $65,000 exit in 3 months
but wondering how he or she found the buyer and settled?
slimebot80··on Makelogo.ai: From idea to $65,000 exit in 3 months
Any more details on how you sold this for that amount of money?
slimebot80··on Creating a landing page using AI tools and no code
I'll take your word for it, but pesky parlor tricks have been persisting in impressing people for a good few centuries now.
slimebot80··on Creating a landing page using AI tools and no code
Oh hai. Did you not notice the smiley face at the end of my sentence?

Less about any dismissive tone I may have, and more about your terse jumping-in defending computerz.

slimebot80··on Creating a landing page using AI tools and no code
OK somehow I've become blasé with text and image generation. (I shouldn't be, but hey)

What impressed me was the possibility you used AI to produce a responsive HTML structure and somehow assembled all the assets..... but from what I can tell this was still done manually, even if using a template.

It's funny how I am no longer amazed by these generated images. They are amazing. Yet I am still skeptical AI can assemble assets and html from scratch :)

slimebot80··on Major leak reveals new version of Microsoft Bing powered by ChatGPT-4 AI
Can't wait for my future science and medical students to confidently learn from answers that are good enough to be convincing.
slimebot80··on The future (and the past) of the web is server side rendering
Note: Remix is not built on React, as the article states.

Of all the new ways of thinking, Remix is the leader in not promoting a specific paid delivery platform. So in that sense I can see why people might want to mitigate its advantages by trying to tie it to React.

(having said that, Shopify might tie it down more, but I see no evidence so far)

slimebot80··on The golden era of being an open startup is gone
The golden era is over for those startups that have matured.

If you are small, being open brings alot of momentum and notice.

This blog post isn't acknowledging that being open is actually even more viable for thousands of new startups given previous successes.

He has confused popular startups closing as the end of all openness.

slimebot80··on Tesla stock marks lowest close in years as investors worry about Musk’s focus
Most can agree Musk is right about the importance of aspirational leadership.

It's just taken a while for people to see that corporate optimism needs to be held in check and be accountable. Fake-it-to-make-it is one thing, but you can only fake robot videos, solar tiles and hyperloops for so long before you completely break it.

slimebot80··on Ask HN: What is the best podcast you listened to in 2022?
"The Coming Storm" is terrific.

Interesting gentle analysis on Sovereign Citizen / QAnon. Doesn't shine n positive light, but at the same time it does try to understand why people fall for it.

slimebot80··on Musk launches poll asking if he should step down from Twitter
I imagine this poll more than any will be targeted by bots. Whether they are leftist or right wing bots will depend on your bias :)

Personally don't believe in LW vs RW. The real battle is moderates vs egomaniacs.

I don't think Musk deserves an easy exit. We all need to see this play out for what it is.

slimebot80··on SvelteKit 1.0
remix allows you to deliver zero JS :)
slimebot80··on Who knew the first AI battles would be fought by artists?
> "The first is that textual input and treating the model as a function (command in -> result out) are sufficient for anything. No, this is a fundamentally deficient way to give artistic directions, which is further handicapped by primitive models and weak compute."

This is the first wave of half decent AI.

But more importantly, you are vastly underestimating the millions of small jobs out there that artists use as a stepping stone.

Think of the millions of managers who would happily be presented with a choice of 10 artistic interpretations, and pick one for the sake of getting a quick job done.

No way on earth this isn't going to make a major impact. Empathy absolutely required.

slimebot80··on Apple to allow outside app stores in overhaul spurred by EU laws
I imagine these apps would need a smaller sandbox and less integrations

Apple wont want to spend too much time supporting third party systems

slimebot80··on Ask HN: Is Twitter worth more or less $$$ since Musk bought it?
Elon was dragged kicking into buying it after he shot his mouth off.

So you need another Elon to overspend substantially.

Sure you can price it, but finding a buyer is a seperate issue.

slimebot80··on SBF Arrested by Bahamian Authorities
True. But again, Assange isn't without a voice and some level of due process.

Compare that to being vanished, and/or having your family roped in.

slimebot80··on SBF Arrested by Bahamian Authorities
For all the struggles facing the democratic world, it's nice to know there is a stream of justice that prevails.

In certain other large counties, this man would either be protected or jailed depending on what party he aligns to. Sure, you can say the same for USA, but with far less immediacy. Over time things tend to sort themselves out.

slimebot80··on Twitter Office Supply Auction
Well Elon is very, very serious about "journalists" on his site.

So this argument gets weird really, really quick.

slimebot80··on The Tesla Semi cab from the practical POV of someone who drives trucks
"Also, even those small tablets are annoying as hell at night, as even if you turn them black, they still tend to glow."

Tablet screens in cars and trucks is a staggering thing to me. Just reeks of design for the sake of impressing people and getting sales, with poor judgement of usability.

Give me a basic physical dial or switch any day. Don't make me look away from the road. Allow me to use muscle memory and get physical feedback.

What a nightmare path this has gone down.

slimebot80··on Elon Musk and His Fans Create a Conspiracy Theory About Wikipedia
Elon is rich enough to bend reality around him. Does not always mean things are actually changing permanently.

NASA could have potentially launched the rockets SpaceX is currently. It's a matter of who gets the funds as much as anything. Although the narrative we all must live with, especially now he owns an echo chamber, is that only he can achieve these things. Which is the reality? Showman vs genius? Shall we buy wikipedia and make the definitive record?

slimebot80··on Indonesia passes criminal code banning sex outside marriage
How are they going to enforce it?

Selectively.

And as a tool to limit voices in their own political space.

You'll see the average person suffer, but it will be regional and class based.

Religion is great for this stuff. (not to be confused with faith)

slimebot80··on Neuralink faces federal probe, employee backlash over animal tests
Maybe Twitter is the "town square" you seek?
slimebot80··on Neuralink faces federal probe, employee backlash over animal tests
Agreed, SpaceX is successful. Disagree that this excludes an alternative where public funds were spent elsewhere with similar success. More or less success, who knows.

Feel free to maintain your bias, but it's a fact that smart engineers can achieve success under more than just one single showman.

slimebot80··on Apple’s mixed-reality headset could start shipping in the second half of 2023
Zuck's push to claim territory could potentially look even more over priced than before.
slimebot80··on Neuralink faces federal probe, employee backlash over animal tests
Nope.
slimebot80··on Neuralink faces federal probe, employee backlash over animal tests
They won contracts to launch rockets, yes.

NASA could of also taken on those contracts and launched more rockets than they are currently are doing.

Elon isn't launching them on is lonesome as some great misunderstood innovator. He's the public face to a lot of investment, which could easily go elsewhere and be more or less successful, who knows.

slimebot80··on Neuralink faces federal probe, employee backlash over animal tests
Confidence tricks, then. The scheme collapses if people above you on the pyramid stop believing. Tax funded, also.
slimebot80··on Neuralink faces federal probe, employee backlash over animal tests
We need to push hard for Musk to be the first person to stick his BlueTooth chip onto his brain.

That would be a poetic test of his sincerity.

In any case, I think we all know he shoots his mouth off (/ to the moon) to suck up money for his various ponzis.

slimebot80··on Musk’s Twitter Antics Are Tarnishing Tesla as Its EV Rivals Are Catching Up
Once they have the BlueTooth chip on their brain tissue we can more accurately monitor these things. Until then, you'll need to wait for them to speak out. I also know Tesla drivers, and a solid half of them are speaking out against Elon and how they find it embarrassing.
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