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listic

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About listic

Nickolai Leschov gh: nickolai

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/listic; my proof: https://keybase.io/listic/sigs/BfY38Sbck1eYRAOZZCfzYTQpVFB3DXW3GNLbx0WHMbU ]

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    Comment #49136392

    Why not for small tech and individuals? Is there a law or something? :)

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    Comment #49071174

    Oh. It's the essence of the common meaning of it, right?

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    Comment #49039982

    I expected the link [1] to be to the explaination of what "black pilled" means, but only because I already read and remember xkcd 1053.

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    Comment #49038098

    > modern Zig Do they mean more modern than the latest tagged release, 0.16.0, released April 14, 2026?

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    Comment #48964837

    Do yo have links handy for AI-assisted engineering going positively? The case I have on my mind of it going negatively is this recent Ford case [1] It's not that I believe it could…

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    Comment #48964803

    I guess it is still legal?

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    Comment #48964799

    I heard from a fan of Erlang that Elixir was made by people who don't really understand Erlang who reworked it/BEAM to be in the style of Ruby; that made it popular even though it'…

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    Comment #48961946

    > until mothers no longer are forced to have “the talk” when their daughters get their first mobile phone I fail do imagine what kind of world is he implying.

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    Comment #48668272

    Thanks for sharing your insight. Mind if I ask you for a few vibe coding tips? I failed to solve you gh puzzle in the profile though.

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    Comment #47259464

    > This is a neat idea that has been tried about 300 times over Could you share the top 3 attempts that tried it and are better at it? I only know that things like this should exist…

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    Comment #47175496

    Interestingly, I (in my 20s back then) also asked the question in the early 2000's. I had a CS background.

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    Comment #47120193

    Could you please explain exactly why you think no one you know uses Mastodon? I'm trying to figure it out. I, personally am hesitant to use it first and foremost because Mastodon (…

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    Comment #47120143

    What do you mean by 'the fediverse that missed the Twitter alternative'? I thought Mastodon is the Twitter alternative. Sorry; I didn't het it.

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    Comment #47054508

    I can see some Fossil Gen 6's on eBay in the US. (I only learned about AsteroidOS today and I'm not in the US)

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    Comment #46573421

    Doesn't install on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS due to dependecy problems. Filed a bug: https://github.com/OlaProeis/Ferrite/issues/6

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    Comment #46553314

    Er, do you think that's a poor choice? What's done is done; but I was pissed and am not a native English speaker, so I asked LLM to reword what I wanted to say in a polite and prop…

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    Comment #46553087

    On January, 3, 2026, Telegram messenger, which I use a lot, introduced AI Summaries [1] for all posts after January, 3, 2026 with no way to switch them off; neither for the readers…

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    Comment #46488786

    I, on the other hand, turned off YouTube recomendations with UnDistracted. Maybe I'm missing out; who knows.

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    Comment #46414643

    build-your-own-x*, a popular compilation of "well-written, step-by-step guides for re-creating our favorite technologies from scratch", contains some. * https://github.com/codecraf…

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    Comment #46362863

    How easy is it to become their (Cerebras) paying customer? Last time I looked, they seemed to be in closed beta or something.

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    Comment #46270753

    Apparently, yes. Apparently, they present a curated set of texts.

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    Comment #46257153

    I am all ready to believe that with LLMs it's not worth it trying to be too coherent: I did successfully use LLMs to make sense of what incoherent-sounding people say. (in text)

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    Comment #46256232

    Thanks for the advice! Could you please share how did you enable voice transcription for your setup and what it actually is?

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    Comment #46256069

    For the one disinclined to get into closed source, proprietary tools, what is the next best thing to try? I heard of Cline and Aider, but didn't try anything.