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ArlenBales
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Comment #48943280
Been done many times before. E.g. https://youtu.be/lLYD_-A_X5E?is=DqNgAGlosIXO9z3V
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Comment #47839267
Consumers may not know that a feature is something they want until they don't have it anymore. Invert the situation. If every iPhone in history had a replaceable battery, until 202…
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Comment #47670989
Can you explain how exactly dictation is used for development? I type about 120 WPM so typing is always going to be way faster for me than talking. Aside for accessibility, is dict…
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Comment #47559897
Paolo Cortazar, is that you?
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Comment #47426983
It's not that they don't want to pay, but they don't want to pay outrageously. Squarespace, etc. are stupid expensive for most websites. $5/mo is the limit for a lot of businesses,…
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Comment #47426881
Once he creates the website, does he also host it and handle the billing for his clients? Is he using a website builder like Square space or hosting on AWS? The hurdle is more than…
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Comment #46684687
Half this country voted for and supports a vile lunatic president hell bent on destroying the U.S. to enrich his personal wealth and power. It's not surprising that over here we De…
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Comment #46478869
Trump does whatever he wants. He ignores the courts and congress. Approval only matters if a power exists to hold him accountable (enforcement of laws). It doesn't. Trump has the m…
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Ask HN: Is there an AI subscription plan comparison tool that's always updated?
I asked versions of this question to a few different models but I never found an accurate answer. I would like to compare the various free and paid AI subscription plans, primarily…
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Comment #46248860
> I don’t understand what gives the union power at the end of the day when the company could easily outsource development and license their ip and fire everyone. Gamers are very pa…
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Comment #45860655
The most important thing in life is yourself. I'm not saying you should be wholly selfish, but you shouldn't be wholly selfless either. "Love thy neighbor as thyself" If you don't …
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Comment #45847415
> Raph was the lead game designer on SWTOR a game that was way ahead of it's time I think you meant Star Wars Galaxies, which was definitely ahead of its time and few MMORPGS have …
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Comment #43187849
> To me, this is the future of TV. The future of television is watching bots play video games? What a sad future.
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Comment #43140379
I imagine they had some very good referrals, probably a friend in the company.
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Comment #43111411
Mountain bikers becoming injured isn't a question of IF, but WHEN. If you have a coworker in their 30s or 40s who is just starting to get into mountain biking (a common midlife cri…
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Comment #43097672
I may have emphasized the pain going away on the PCT too much. It was still there, but subdued. Backpacking a thru-hike like the PCT is quite a physical and mental ordeal, hiking f…
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Comment #43096042
I've lived with chronic pain for the last 10 years. Hip, shoulders, lumbar. Have tried just about everything, including minimally invasive surgery. 100s of appointments, over 6 MRI…
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Comment #43072209
This guy is Kevin Kelly, founding executive editor of Wired magazine. I guess he thinks people will recognize him?
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Comment #43026842
Give it time. Under President Musk it'll only be a matter of time until they invent a drug like the one used by Dr Cortazar's group in The Vital Abyss, eschewing ethics for scienti…
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Comment #42934127
I fear this will lead to Trump pushing OpenAI to use AI for air traffic controllers, which is going to result in a lot of deaths. Could AI eventually do the job? Maybe, but it will…
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Comment #42888837
This is less a problem with the subreddit and forums, and more that AAA game devs seems to be very reserved about discussing their industry or keep discussion internal to private c…
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Comment #42884087
This is to treat acute pain, probably mostly post-op as alternative to opioids. At most you'll probably get a week's worth of pills from your doc post-op, and I would say the cost …
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Comment #42849970
I wonder if Trump is aware of how many Republican voters are on SNAP.