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that spectrum is really more of a horseshoe than most would think

There's a graphic illustrating the typographic homogenization of a bunch of fashion houses in the late 2010s early 20s like you described in the article below. It's come full circl…

The whole cycle of aesthetics is about signaling and countersignaling. This whole "look" is also about what it _isn't_ (bright, sterile, sans-serifs, weird corporate memphis purple…

It seems like you’re dramatically overcomplicating what could be a 2 bash scripts and a single LLM call. Natural language and LLMs are great for searching the problem space to find…

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"some routine tasks like coding and debugging will fall back to Opus 4.8." disappointed but not surprised

What are the odds these nonprofits were chosen due to proximity to communities with contentious datacenter buildouts?

these are lovely my guy

I'd love to own SpaceX - what I don't want to own is all the unprofitable, toxic dogshit its ketamine-addled CEO folded into it that has nothing to do with putting stuff into orbit…

James P. Carse - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189989.Finite_and_Infini...

There is indirect exposure to Anthropic/OpenAI through all the incestuous partnerships between hyperscalers and NVDA

Hilarious how this guy treats the “confession” as some sort of smoking gun rather than the exact same stochastic slot machine that enabled him to score an own-goal on his prod data…

Not to well actually your well actually but they’re all anodized to prevent corrosion and scratches (the oxide layer is harder than the underlying aluminum) - the silver one is jus…

As much as I detest having to look at ads or being "influenced" in any way, shape or form, I think the opportunities for exploitation with what you just described is potentially or…

Okay, now _this_ is the cyberpunk future I asked for.

For the Java bit at least, this aligns with job descriptions I’ve seen and recruiter outreach I’ve received (long time ago though, maybe 5 years).

You can buy jigs to complete what are called 80% receivers with a drill press (and (optionally a router) - could do it on your kitchen table in an evening for a couple hundred buck…

I hope cerebras figures out a way to be worth the premium - seeing two pages of written content output in the literal blink of an eye is magical.

Ignore the numbers - the gist is being good enough at the right two or three things can create similar value for you as being the best at one specific thing. Everyone (for the sake…

"If you want an average successful life, it doesn’t take much planning. Just stay out of trouble, go to school, and apply for jobs you might like. But if you want something extraor…

Options are just that - an option to transact at a certain price, if you choose not to you're just out the premium you pay. Short selling involves an obligation to return the share…

A small price to pay to make the Not Hotdog app from Silicon Valley a reality.

It seems like there are a bunch of tools more or less converging on this sort of workflow - see: https://github.com/stravu/crystal https://github.com/imbue-ai/sculptor https://gith…

The back-to-back Robert Caro mention and unskippable ADHD Wikipedia popup hit too close to home.