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This reminds me of Ise Shrine in Japan, which is completely dismantled then rebuilt every 20 years. This is top of mind because I recently read Breakneck by Dan Wang. He makes the …

I believe GP is referencing this classic comment from 2007 on Drew's original Show HN post for Dropbox: > For a Linux user, you can already build such a system yourself quite trivi…

The same for South Africa, and according to user reports some other countries too: https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/hacker-news US VPN works, though. edit: Seems to be resolved.…

> In a year from now You can get a taste of this already. While they still call it a prototype/beta, Sentry's MCP server [0] is a model for others to follow when it comes to conven…

This is the most likely explanation. I mean, sure, these characters could be used to help estimate the likelihood text was generated (because human writers might be less likely to …

Real-time text output à la Apple Dictation with the accuracy of Whisper is something I've been looking for recently - I'll definitely give Aqua a spin. MacWhisper [0] (the app I se…

Thanks for writing this up! > Filtering with vector search may be harder than you expect. I've only ever used it for a small proof of concept, but Qdrant is great at categorical fi…

Henri Prestes https://henriprestesp.com/ Elsa Bleda https://www.collater.al/en/elsa-bleda-photography/ But does it float used to feature generative art sometimes https://butdoesitf…

JSONPath-Plus is a widely used [0] JavaScript package to query JSON objects with the JSONPath query language. Recent versions allow trivial RCE. [1] [0] 800+ direct dependants http…

I've never heard of combining metformin with the other two drugs. The naltrexone/bupropion combination is sold under the brand name Contrave. As with any weight loss drug, I recomm…

I'm trying to understand why the odds would be different if Monty opened empty doors by chance versus on purpose. Does it really change anything?

Fixed in Mastodon v4.2.5 https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.2.5

Fair enough. I can imagine how South Africa looks from the outside, but our experience does not match all the doom and gloom. I'd encourage anyone to visit - there is absolutely no…

South Africa's inequality and resultant crime can't be blamed on a one-state solution. The peaceful transition from Apartheid to an inclusive democracy absolutely was a success sto…

Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38158554

Previous discussion about the blog post announcement, including speculation about timelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37571919

Speculation on my part, but I believe us non-native English speakers write more formally and with less natural flow. I also wonder which proportion of English writing (in general) …

Thanks! I'm not directly affiliated. I see someone at Sourcegraph has been tracking this issue at https://github.com/sourcegraph/handbook/issues/3666

> I hope it's useful! It is, thanks! Are you taking submissions? Sourcegraph hires anywhere. All-remote: https://handbook.sourcegraph.com/company-info-and-process/re... Team bios w…