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Comment #49204748
This is true, unfortunately. I've have had to walk away from a client because their software-illiterate lawyer didn't want me to build with copyleft dependencies. It wasn't the onl…
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Comment #49169689
Rice stands for Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancements. Race-inspired to look cool, but not actually functional. Picture putting one of those giant fake air intakes on the hood of you…
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Comment #49013694
I recently had the following conversation with Claude: Me: how many P's are in the following text? [Pasted text] Claude: There are 14 P's, all lowercase (no capital P's) Me: how ma…
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Comment #48985080
You can also try asking Gemini to create art that is "as close as possible without infringing" - I've had success with that.
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Comment #48902006
according to https://x.com/Mith_/status/2041911606213537971 > The industry standard for the recovery of lithium (remember there is a difference between recovery and extraction) is …
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Comment #48299171
The QR code that you use to transfer TOTP secrets to a new phone, is static. It never changes (unless you add a new service) and it requires no verification. Do with that informati…
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Comment #48254673
This could also be a legitimate lifesaver in places like India where extreme heat is common but delivery and gig workers have to travel outdoors.
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Comment #48245047
If Jujutsu had become popular a couple of years earlier, it might have had a chance to catch on. I worry that it missed the most critical training window for AI and we may be locke…
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Comment #48024159
your current wallet lets you add labels or stickers to your cards. classic Apple situation - look, this is super clean, intuitive software! but if you want a reasonable level of fl…
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Comment #47917202
In what cases do you need autoscaling on your home stuff?
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Comment #47917183
nice concept! Beads did not age all that well, and Claude doesn't really want to use it since the TodoList upgrade. Do you have any tricks for getting Claude to use guardrails effe…
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Comment #47846502
Great, now do storage! People shouldn't have to pay $$$ for a 128GB upgrade when a 1TB microSDXC card is under $200. It feels like a trick to sell cloud storage and new phones.
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Comment #47821884
Any day that I learn something new about color is a good day. Here's my favorite color factoid: There is no such thing as monochromatic pink. You have to make it by combining the t…
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Comment #47801804
Data sources I'm using: https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators https://github.com/OpenSourceActivismTech/us-zipcodes-congre... https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/ From …
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Comment #47801314
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Comment #47775312
Happy to contribute to your lawyer fund. I want to see how this plays out.
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Comment #47513722
> the things he does. The things he does is convince investors to give him billions of dollars to build what he wants. Where exactly does that leave us?
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Comment #47437873
Should be doable to implement GoL on an ortholinear RGB keyboard using QMK
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Comment #47437835
Check out the video - you can draw on the game by pressing the switches.
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Comment #47319555
Lots of folks use the Claude Max 20x $200/mo. tier, I think. Gets you waaay farther than $200 of API credits.
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Comment #47319480
You have a point. They're not similar. OTOH, people do compare them. I think Apple realizes this and the Macbook Neo is a brilliant move. It doesn't cost $1000 to get into the MacB…
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Comment #47319449
You ask Gemini to make an Elsa and Anna Frozen-themed coloring book page. It says no, that would be copyright infringement. So you ask it to make something as close as possible but…
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Comment #47257265
Sam donated $1M to Trump's inaugural fund. Dario did not. http://magamoney.fyi/executives/samuel-h-altman/
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Comment #47257238
Hmm I know quite a few real people pushing QuitGPT and none of them work for Anthropic.