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everybodyknows

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"When all the world is mad, we too must take part in some measure."

- Isaac Newton

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    Comment #49240081

    How about a Faraday box, by the door? Take to the next level with acoustic insulation, just in case there's a record-now, upload-later mode.

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    Comment #49222870

    And the nonsensical, chatty slang > Let me ... As if Claude actually needed the human user's permission or cooperation to do so.

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    Comment #49213542

    Does the free tier support geo-blocks? I'm experimenting with it -- running only a "hello, world" site thus far -- but haven't come across any offer of geo-block capability.

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    Comment #49212767

    A curated collection of people who give away money . Was ever sweeter honey ever found in a pot?

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    Comment #49206623

    > the architecture uses large aluminum unicastings to incorporate more than 100 parts that would otherwise be separate They may have learned a few tricks from those teardowns of BY…

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    Comment #49183299

    Had similar situation here in the US -- though with a more tolerable delay -- with a private health care provider. The fix of course is an enforced requirement from higher authorit…

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    Comment #49174026

    A more technical source: https://www.militarytimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/08/04/...

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    Comment #49136595

    > Since the addition of generics in Go 1.18 and iterators in Go 1.23, it has become possible for library-defined types to achieve comparable ergonomics to built-in types ... For th…

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    Comment #49115628

    Great subject. Too bad about the content: > Even as the price of a new car soars—now hovering around $50,000—automakers argue buyers are getting more bang for their buck, including…

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    Comment #49106314

    Consider sidecar-only mode, and use whatever external organizing tool you like. This is not documented as such, rather it's the CL option --library ':memory:'

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    Comment #49106248

    I built from source, on Ubuntu. There are few rough edges -- look for hints on the pixls.us forum. And git-checkout at the release point for version 5.6, not TOT.

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    Comment #49084037

    > trying to redefine literacy to include it is just sophistry. Or an angle toward one's doctoral dissertation in some "social science" or other.

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    Comment #49072435

    Or "Our race has many superior qualities, compared with other races." What "race" could an LLM possibly belong to?

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    Comment #49068887

    from 2019

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    Comment #49063844

    Who was it said "Death to all modifiers"? Nouns, verbs, prepositions, and articles. Use those.

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    Comment #48971444

    > kitchen things Made in Japan: Gangy 300 can opener. No moving parts, just a handle of heavy stamped steel, with a stainless claw blade riveted on. Last opener I'll ever need. $12…

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    Comment #48869173

    > seller is using AI to that extent Useful info for any later negotiation. They've revealed they are: A: Dishonest B: Not too bright

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    Comment #48869144

    Does buying through the Apple store also get you access to the web site (in case you're disloyal enough to also use non-Apple hardware)?

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    Comment #48869119

    Recall that they're tax-deductible now -- so tips are the most efficient way to compensate employees. You're feeling the second-order effects of the inevitable business model chang…

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    Comment #48862637

    > building a live portfolio The portfolio grows -- "live", and faster than each of the businesses within it shrink. As they all do, by Bending Spoons' strategic design.

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    Ask HN: Ubuntu 24.04 now force-automounts any plugged-in MMC card or USB key

    Started with recent update: Auto-mount to /media/$USER/LABEL, and startup of the GNOME Files tray-widget. The old recipe for disabling no longer works: gsettings set org.gnome.desk…

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    Comment #48847872

    How is Codeberg connectivity from outside Europe, nowadays?

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    Comment #48805891

    For any Europeans who've been tracking the issue: How much take-up have Mario Draghi's ideas for business reform gotten? From 2024: https://commission.europa.eu/topics/competitiven…

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