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A few observations I’ve made. 1. Many criticisms of AI’s usefulness focus on the present/past. They may well be right about the current state, but the trajectory things are improvi…

I think the Air makes a lot more sense through the lens of a foldable iPhone. Even for Apple, there are a significant amount of challenges in building a best-in-class foldable. Sup…

Having used it very briefly, I think it’s a reasonable direction. Before you all jump to tell me why I’m wrong: 1. It makes depth and layering extremely clear. 2. It prioritizes fo…

The article feels shallow. It’s real but my experience is that the reasons can be more complex. - some friends are more selfish than you realized and that only becomes apparent whe…

If you actually want to write software without bugs: Assume that your code will have bugs no matter how good you are. Correct for that by making careful architecture decisions and …

While this did happen and obviously isn’t great, there’s a more skeptical side too. The ‘trapped’ man is the CEO of an AI consulting firm. He posted the video to linked in, didn’t …

While interesting this is just… wrong. Imagine a world where: - I tell people I’m 50 years old but I’m really just 49 1/2 - My phone says it’s Jan 7th but it’s really afternoon on …

No one wants dark/cloud kitchens, and I don’t think anyone wants dark software either. It’s extremely hard to do many things well. If a restaurant specializes in pizza, they’re goi…

Think about it from the parent’s perspective: the safety of your toddler while you’re at a crowded amusement park is of high value. Losing a young child must be terrifying, even if…

When I was 18 years old, a security guard kicked me and a friend out of a grocery store, much to our confusion. After talking to them and requesting the store manager, it turns out…

Some cases yes, but in plenty of cases, this wouldn’t be great. - Browsing HN, and your scroll gesture happens to start where a link is? Before you know it, you’ve navigated away. …

Does this tool actually generate vectors? Or is it really just an AI image generator with an image to SVG converter added on. Based on the complexity of the logos it generates, I s…

‘Nobody’ is a large assumption. For developers with a consistently small download base, they can switch with little concern. The consensus here seems to be that Apple don’t want an…

Thanks -- this is a relief. I hope it lasts though, I could see Apple deprecating this option in a few years, once most apps have adopted the newer terms.

I have a free utility app for school kids with an install base in the multiple millions. I don’t make much off it, but many users find it helpful. It’s most popular in the EU. So… …

I’ve been dealing with long COVID since March last year. There’s some interesting learnings I’ve had along the way: - I was almost perfectly healthy and in my early 30’s. Long COVI…

I don’t want to discount your experience here, but it seems unlikely to me that what happened followed ordinary medical prioritization. It’s tricky to relay over a short internet c…

Now that I recall more clearly, I got this part wrong… they had requested an early induction (not a scheduled c-section). Unsure if that changes things, but they weren’t going stra…

I’ve seen a similar thing happen at another well known NY hospital. My wife was waiting to give birth with all beds taken up. A couple walks in, very unhappy that there is a wait, …

I recently bought an rPi 4. After trying in vain to find any in stock at a reasonable price, I figured out you can buy units that are preconfigured for another purpose and re-flash…

A few years back I lost 15kg, mostly driven by a few lifestyle changes: - consistent meal times. Previously my meal window would be 2-3 hours wide, leading to increased amounts of …

It saddens me that human lives, war crimes and families losing loved ones is somehow equated to ‘my personal politics’.