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goodwillhunting

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About goodwillhunting

Tal Weiss — founder, log10x (log10x.com). I wrote the 10x Engine (log-cost reduction). tal.weiss@log10x.com

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    This is giving me crazy Truman Show vibes.. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7sghRdlf14

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    Comment #48874312

    For all us Silmarillion fans, we win again! :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E%C3%A4rendil_and_Elwing "Tolkien took Eärendil's name from the Old English name Earendel, found in the…

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    Comment #48874287

    There's even a compiler for it https://github.com/sergev/bliss-compiler

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    Comment #48865441

    I've never seen the ones from the ground, truly an apocalyptic sight if I've ever seen one. I can't imagine what it would be the to be person actually taking that shot. I bet they …

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    Comment #48865386

    I'm actually thinking of installing a Mr. Cool mini split myself. The kick with those specifically is that you don't have to do the refrigerant part, which is the hardest bit as th…

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    Comment #48865050

    This is a heartfelt posts and it resonates well across cultures. For me it made me think of the works of Shmuel Yosef Agnon, many of his protagonists were Jews in exile in the 19th…

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    Comment #48854653

    Probably the first non AI-generated graphic I've seen in a year! :)

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    Comment #48854641

    The easy part in providing the model with enough context about your existing portfolio etc.. the challenge is about understanding your goals and optimizing towards them in the long…

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    Comment #48851927

    this is fun! even for casual users. I searched "James Webb" and got 'James Webb Space Telescope: data, problems, and resolution A. D. Dolgov · 2023 · 1 cites' as my first result, b…

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    Comment #48851779

    I came in skeptical, but actually kinda like he look of this. I'm gonna take this for a ride this week and see what I learn.

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    Comment #48826380

    This thing is giving mad Ultima V childhood vibes! :) Very cute.

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    Comment #48826284

    the font listing thing i would have never thought about!

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    Comment #48813131

    I don't know the exact rhyme or reason behind it, buy randomizing a vase creates the spookiest creations for me! I'd actually love to know why that is. In general, it's interesting…

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    Comment #48790144

    This is fairly impressive, at least at first glance and hits a niche that is interesting. I think a big challenge in finding adoption for a new lang is in the application, or more …

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    Comment #48789532

    It's a good story, it takes a bit of courage to post a compiler issue - so well done. As an aside note - I abs love the lefthand progress color indicator on your blog!

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    Comment #48786702

    Thank you for sharing this, this really puts a spotlight on an interaction happening between catastrophe, technology and people responding that I was unaware of. It's something I'm…

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    Comment #48775839

    This is pretty nice. My preference as a heavy claude vscode user would be to have this integrated into the chat widget itself. Right now I use the / command to check the usage peri…

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    Comment #48774228

    The editor aside, really impressed by the artist who did he design - really tasteful, def stood out for me https://kamilastankiewicz.com/

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    Comment #48774189

    Cute! What's the reader age you had in mind when writing it?

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    Comment #48769441

    'Simple" comes from the word "simplex" meaning "one fold". As opposed to "complex" which means "many folds".' - This one I'm gonna remember!

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    Comment #48763870

    I've always wondered why the Robo mops have lagged so far behind the vacs, to the point that wirecutter (at least as of last year) wouldn't even recommend one. You'd think they'd b…

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    Comment #48761045

    OMG, you just catapulted me back to being 12 again!

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