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detectivestory

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    Comment #48459029

    I always find it so interesting how little the topic of Californian independence comes up online. You would think there would at least be a decent amount of organic content around …

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    Comment #47950368

    AI does enable new capabilities when it comes to constant mass surveillance, and automated weaponry.

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    Comment #47950333

    Its already being used in warfare though.

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    Comment #47949899

    That's true but in reality I think people are far more afraid of AI in terms of how it is being used in warfare and policing. Automatic target detection and deployment of drones, o…

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    Comment #47849733

    I'm seeing some hate for SOLID in these comments and I am a little surprised. While I don't think it should ever be used religiously, I would much rather work on a team that unders…

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    Comment #47840321

    And John Ternus will be CEO

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    Comment #47491509

    yeah, i had intended to allow that but it just felt messy when i considered strategies for syncing the espresso logs from from non-account users to when they do finally sign in. I'…

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    Comment #47490047

    I've moved to pCloud for photos and I've found it to be a good alternative. One frustrating thing is that if you are cycling through your photos on the default pcloud app, they are…

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    Comment #47483408

    On a related note, I have been working on an app that helps determine the correct grinder setting when dialing in espresso. After logging two shots with the same setup (grinder, co…

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    Comment #47423733

    would be nice if you could provide some demos in different languages and accents

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    Comment #47342999

    great idea, but seems a little futile if there is no protection agains llms training on HN comments. ironically, if HN can succefully prevent llm content, it will become one of the…

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    Comment #46960885

    Its good PR. He had some pretty bad PR recently that caused a lot of people to boycott the service. I assume this is him trying to regain trust or something?

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    Comment #46868534

    The dead internet is alive and well

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    Comment #46811546

    at that point you are pretty much "throwing in the towel"

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    Comment #46722129

    beautiful!

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    Comment #46710091

    I see that now thanks. It's better on the native apps but it needs improvement. Added to the Todo list

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    Comment #46705902

    Thanks for the feedback. The images come from pixabay, pexels, and my own camera, some will be AI generated, most aren't - they are selected for their suitability in learning certa…

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    Comment #46704461

    I'm actually surprised that its only 203!

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    Comment #46704437

    I don't disagree with what you are expressing but I think you are overgeneralising. Sometimes the idea itself can be interesting. If AI is used to manifest the idea then so be it! …

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    Comment #46704105

    >I don't know any online tool which would provide me which mine does, and frankly the reality nowadays seems that it could take me more to find one if it existed. That is a pretty …

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    Comment #46704055

    thanks for having a look... Did you look at the actual app or just the landing page? You ask why would I post it even though it is not perfect. Well, I personally find it useful (t…

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    Comment #46703754

    thanks for checking it out! I have been considering various flows to keep people more engaged (there are currently challenges, smart flash cards, and achievements) but at the momen…

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    Comment #46703716

    If your home pages looks like this ( https://www.ycombinator.com ), you can expect people to try want to "launch" their startups on your forum. There seems to be a large contingent…

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    Comment #46703512

    I do personally check out shownew quite often, yet I would never really visit new. I might not be a typical user, but I think I am a lot more likely to engage with a shownew post t…

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    Comment #46703491

    fun! While they are not great for everything, I find they can be useful for doing work with images locally. For instance, if you have 1000 unsorted holiday photos you want to sort …