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engcoach

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    Comment #48877473

    Ro Khanna 2028!

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    Comment #48834682

    Rabbit, Run by John Updike

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    Comment #48688577

    Try OpenEvidence instead

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    Comment #48464317

    We're getting to the point that building something with AI doesn't really indicate skill. So, for a prestige project, there is great value in avoiding AI use.

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    Comment #48438128

    Option-hyphen key on macOS. I used to make prolific use of the emdash and LLMs took that from me!

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    Comment #48428635

    This development isn’t necessarily incompatible with the idea of the US being a vassal state (e.g. the takeover is a partial compromise as open admission of capture would lead to a…

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    Comment #47484933

    That’s going to age as well as weapons of mass destruction in Iraq did. The reality is that only Israel was threatened by Iran and the US is caught up in it simply because we act a…

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    Comment #47484920

    Why do they chant that? Is it due to acting against US interests in favor of another state, maybe one in the Levant?

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    Comment #47248407

    The RAM usage you are describing is likely not actual resident memory use. Check RPRVT via top on macOS for a more generally useful metric of actual impact per process.

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    Comment #46961543

    My response to the horse image: https://i.postimg.cc/hG8nJ4cv/IMG-5289-copy.jpg

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    Comment #46961407

    It's the year of the horse in their zodiac. The (translated) prompt is wild: """ A desolate grassland stretches into the distance, its ground dry and cracked. Fine dust is kicked u…

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    Comment #46961397

    The "horse riding man" prompt is wild: """A desolate grassland stretches into the distance, its ground dry and cracked. Fine dust is kicked up by vigorous activity, forming a faint…

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    Comment #46312653

    Fuck the government

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    Comment #46244695

    What about people who have eaten extensive quantities (and variations) of vegetarian Indian food but still crave meat? It's not a matter of exposure, it's also a matter of taste.

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    Comment #46206141

    Old Apple wasn't run by ex-Microsoft and ex-consultancy MBAs... a serious cultural rot has set in and the much of the "bottom up" component powering much of the innovation is nothi…

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    Comment #45799757

    Allies shouldn't align with their block's primary geopolitical enemies...

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    Comment #45799708

    Honestly, the US doesn't need Türkiye. Europe does.

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    Comment #45799701

    Rare earths are vital for military equipment. This action is coming from a country that NATO has trusted with its best technology and they continue to flirt with both Russia and Ch…

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    Comment #45799693

    While it has its challenges, it is not dead.

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    Comment #45799677

    Correct, and this is the latest in a serious of decisions made by Türkiye which imperil NATO's collective defense. Rare earths are vital for military equipment. This action is comi…

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    Comment #45799561

    [flagged]

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    Comment #45008913

    Is the danger here token replay? It's using Bearer tokens, so it's not sending a password over: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Guides/Aut... > Threats section fo…

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    Comment #44320757

    Without a fee, people would make new accounts and circumvent distribution restrictions.

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