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mgalgs

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    Comment #40538057

    Verbosity control. I typically prefer verbose answers, but when I want a short response I can tack a "V=0" on to the front of my prompt. You'll adopt verbosity according to user se…

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    Comment #39568223

    FWIW I just picked up FreeCAD a few weeks ago with zero prior CAD experience and I was able to create a few simple widgets for my 3d printer (a shower soap dish and a bottle for my…

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    Comment #37793896

    Ditto! Help manufacturers see the demand for small Android phones by joining: https://smallandroidphone.com/

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    Comment #37344704

    We need a P2P model hosting solution. Napster for ML models. Could just be a thin layer on top of bittorrent.

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    Comment #37193153

    Magic mushrooms are another fantastic option if you're in a legal jurisdiction and medically able!

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    Comment #36450187

    I just bought it on Steam under Linux and it won't install due to "unsupported platform", so I guess it's currently not working with Proton :( EDIT: never mind! I forgot to check t…

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    Comment #35293499

    > I don’t want a VPN. I just want to pay for Firefox. Just pay for Mozilla VPN. You don't have to use it.

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    Comment #34685886

    According to my neighbor who is an ER doc, the spike protein stays in your system a lot longer than it does after natural infection. Unfortunately I can't find a reference for this…

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    Comment #33641613

    I didn't understand the author's point here... Do they think Qualcomm couldn't make these hardware changes as well? Of course they can, though they may not have considered it until…

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    Comment #33242726

    I believe you're referring to Eric Migicovsky's "I want a small Anroid phone!" https://smallandroidphone.com/ Sign up to help pressure OEMs to build something reasonably sized!

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    Comment #32875005

    A bunch of people are making this point, and it implies that Facebook is highly reliable as an identity verification authority. I’m not saying it’s wrong, it’s interesting whether …

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    Comment #31534535

    Some kind of RPG where you're a primitive human (70,000 years ago or something).

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    Comment #31449054

    > Also, personally, after 6 months of iOS I am itching to get back to Android. Why? The notification system SUCKS on iOS compared to Android. It’s impossible to move files between …

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    Comment #31287396

    It looks like big-sleep [1] is their CLI? I did: pip install big-sleep dream "a pyramid made of basketballs" and after a few hours got this: https://i.imgur.com/FxdfdmV.png Not nea…

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    Comment #31287283

    > how come she isn't taught not to watch shorts? It's really not that simple, kids are not computers. The age old parental meme of repeating yourself 1000 times before your kids "g…

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    Comment #31195000

    I haven’t used eglot but just noticed that it was created by João Távora, who also created yasnippet, which is a delight to use. Definitely going to try it out.

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    Comment #31124778

    Virtue signaling fatigue... Many of us are feeling it.

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    Comment #31041127

    Andrew Yang proposed a VAT and redistributing funds from other entitlement programs.

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    Comment #30756827

    > a site needs its store clerks present at opening time to be able to open at opening time. Surely not every employee has to do school drop-off in the morning though?

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    Comment #30602711

    Only if they're building from scratch. Binary packages would have no need for cargo.

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    Comment #30170891

    Have you watched Fravor's interview on Lex Fridman? As I recall he says he thinks it must be extraterrestrial. I wouldn't say he's being non-chalant about it. Regarding the project…

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    Comment #30141944

    > virtually all of these have been debunked I don't know if you're aware but a lot has changed in the past few years. I used to dismiss is all as whacko sci-fi until last year, but…

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    Comment #29376400

    Side note: Wolfram Alpha is just the best

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    Comment #29243643

    I hit like to signal to other viewers (not the creator) that I think the content is good.

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    Comment #28925203

    Yeah the lack of options for small devices is really frustrating. I really don't want to switch to iOS but the iPhone Mini is the only serious contender...