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Hi HN, I've been building Language Life ( https://www.languagelife.ai ), an AI-powered language learning app where you type commands in your target language to navigate a simulated…

I made this website after watching a youtube video that made me want to email my local representatives and then realizing I had no idea where to start. It's [open source]( https://…

Pretty cool. I once worked on AI Dungeon and we had a similar idea to parse the story so far into a graph, so that we could manage long-term memory outside of the context window (w…

Arithmetic by Lockhart is also a gem.

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I think we are mostly on the same page. Pain and suffering are different things, and often fully embracing pain and letting go of aversion decreases the amount of suffering in that…

Yes, I hope that most readers take away this sentiment as well. I will say that some of Sasha's criticisms don't vibe well with my understanding, though. For example, we don't reno…

I've been curious about this in my own practice, but I haven't yet been able to find an example of increasing suffering as having a positive impact on my insight. Do you remember t…

May you and all readers be well, happy, and healthy. :)

It makes me sad that many people will use this as an opportunity to write off Buddhist practices. Please don't! It has personally helped me greatly. Just remember: 1. The goal is t…

I think you can get the effect you're looking for by using the previous cell as an init image and only repainting the character. As for consistency of character details, I think th…

I haven't used a feed reader in a long time, but I had a brief period when I was obsessed with Fraidycat. Worth a look if you're interested in a different approach to keeping up wi…

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Suppose Twitter / FB were forced to comply with this law and remove censorship. Could they do that only for accounts that are verified as being legal US citizens and continue censo…