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awestley

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    Comment #43623861

    Wrote a small script to test how LLMs handle growing context sizes. It sends larger prompts step by step and measures slowdown or failure. Pretty rough but useful so far. Curious i…

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    Comment #43498296

    Yes! It's a tell-tale sign something is written by AI.

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    Comment #43256030

    If lifestyle differences are not accounted for, I'd put little stock in this.

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    Comment #43193774

    Inspired by Iron Man, I’m building an AI that actually does things, not just talks.

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    Comment #43128927

    I see this pop up every few years. I wish I had the follow though to do this.

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    Comment #42019862

    I can finally take it out for drinks as a thank you.

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    Comment #41557651

    "Didn't see this coming" - No one ever

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    Comment #40900930

    After this who on earth would trust the "home" version will stick around?

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    Comment #40435399

    RIP. I loved the Computer Museum as a kid. It’s probably one of those thing that had a much bigger impact on me than I realize.

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    Comment #40273188

    The Wired article explores the promising practice of carbon farming and its potential to revolutionize agriculture. Carbon farming involves adopting regenerative techniques that no…

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    Comment #39880469

    https://web.archive.org/web/20240330165204/https://www.newyo...

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    Comment #39765889

    That is why I said more permanently. 10 years is better than 72 hours. To say "get rid of the houses" as a solution to beach erosion without considering legal, social, and economic…

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    Comment #39765208

    That sound like a fun project to try out. I may try that out. Thanks.

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    Comment #39765201

    I haven't had great luck with shortcut reminders. I always feel like there are cases it didn't trigger, then I don't trust it.

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    Comment #39765184

    I didn't mean it literally. a "line in the sand" is an idiom.

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    Comment #39765115

    I agree, but to be fair it was also the state that limited them such a silly option. They can't do anything more permanent than sand. Which, I understand has an environmental impac…

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    Comment #39765068

    Many apps lack a good means of triggering "reminders" on iOS and MacOs. Apple seems to keep the secret sauce to themselves. 3rd party apps just miss the mark IMO. However, the remi…

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    Comment #39691818

    Of course the value value your privacy. They are selling it to 1532 partners.

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    Comment #39640495

    Wow, this hit me. RIP

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    Comment #39012821

    Tetrachloroethylene

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    Comment #38972218

    Is the cult as strong as it has been? I feel like this "cult" is absolutely what Apple leveraged to get where they are and they not doubt played into it. But it doesn't seem like t…