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About astro-

I build software products and write things on the Internet.

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    I love that DRM content was where they drew the line. Customer privacy? Eh, whatever. But movies? Let's not poke the bear... Desktop copilots/assistants have huge potential, but th…

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    Very cool! But imagine having a rough day and accidentally running one of the heavy machines into the supporting pillar. It looks pretty tight under there.

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    Comment #40289813

    And it’s cheaper as well!

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    In healthcare, the workers are in high-stakes situations with personal liability for the care they provide. When you make a mistake, your license can be taken away. Licensing is im…

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    One thing that is unlikely to change, regardless of what happens: people will keep writing these speculative doomsday pieces (perhaps with the help of some generative AI). “What if…

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    > girls who spend five hours or more on social media per day are three times as likely to be depressed as girls who use social media only a little or not at all I mean, I can't pos…

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    I’m wondering whether another motivation for this could be trying to keep the data set as clean as possible for future model training. Creating videos takes quite a bit of time. If…

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    Universal must be in a pretty difficult negotiating position here. The artists they represent want their music to be distributed on TikTok. The royalties are nice, but the primary …

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    Not the most credible theory, but it reminds me of the "Hedgehog in the cage" mechanical puzzle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog_in_the_Cage So maybe there's a wooden/metal …

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    I'd say that open-source works best for companies when they don't open the main thing. Meta building React in the open is a good example. The community gets a well-maintained libra…

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    Create what is essentially a public API to your browsing history and sell it as a privacy feature. Bold move. I would find it acceptable if you would set those topics yourself. Hop…

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    Trees on private property are also missing — in front of people's houses/communal areas in front of blocks of flats. There's quite a few of those around me that I would consider to…

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    perilunar: Thank you!

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