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Fable turned reMarkable into Tom Riddle's diary from Harry Potter

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Re: Fable turned reMarkable into Tom Riddle's diary from Harry Potter

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f055 wrote: post #241
pelagicAustral wrote: post #235

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How do you even do an em dash? I don't even thing I've got that on my keyboard

"option shift -" like so —, or if you want an en-dash, just "option -" like –. The funny bit is that I like em-dashes too as they indicate a pause or an interruption in thinking that just looks better than parenthesis, however I sometimes like to use en-dashes as well, which can be a pain since some fonts, especially monospaced ones, render exactly the same, for example in this HN edit box: - – —

— Got it. I can em dash now! — — —

Re: Fable turned reMarkable into Tom Riddle's diary from Harry Potter

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Post by latexr »

f055 wrote: post #241
pelagicAustral wrote: post #235

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How do you even do an em dash? I don't even thing I've got that on my keyboard

"option shift -" like so —, or if you want an en-dash, just "option -" like –. The funny bit is that I like em-dashes too as they indicate a pause or an interruption in thinking that just looks better than parenthesis, however I sometimes like to use en-dashes as well, which can be a pain since some fonts, especially monospaced ones, render exactly the same, for example in this HN edit box: - – —

> "option shift -" like so —, or if you want an en-dash, just "option -" like –.

That’s true in the US layout, but on other layouts those can be reversed.

> for example in this HN edit box: - – —

They look the same in the HN edit box because the font is monospaced, but once posted they do look different.

Re: Fable turned reMarkable into Tom Riddle's diary from Harry Potter

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Post by inigyou »

insaider wrote: post #286
Folcon wrote: post #245

In case anyone else wanted to get to a demo quickly: https://xcancel.com/MaximeRivest/status/2073544461473169432#... Original link for those who want it: https://x.com/MaximeRivest/status/2073544461473169432

Never seen xcancel before, love that!

The software it runs is called Nitter. You can also run it on your own server to reduce load on the popular servers and make it harder for Elon to block all copies of Nitter.

(Note the T and G keys are next to each other on QWERTY keyboards - beware typos)

Re: Fable turned reMarkable into Tom Riddle's diary from Harry Potter

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Post by inigyou »

KaiserPro wrote: post #272
xnorswap wrote: post #248

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> Preventing crimes before the happen is in general just unquestionably good Is that satire? In a world where as if by magic all crimes are prevented, then there is total power in the hands of those who define what a crime is, including being able to label protest as a criminal act. Complete crime prevention is a totalitarian police state.

> Is that satire? are you projecting your fears? The general point of society is that there is a collective agreement that people should live by a set of rules, and if you step outside of those rules, you will be punished. It could be simple as someone telling you off for being rude, all the way up to prison for a huge transgression. As ever with all things human, life exists on a spectrum. on the one had you have co…

The agreement must not be perfectly enforced. Human judgement is necessary, which means not only the judges and prosecutors, but also the low chance that the system becomes aware of non-problematic violations in the first place.

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Post by boppo1 »

SiempreViernes wrote: post #233
childintime wrote: post #182

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The ease by which you can get banned worries me. It seems unavoidable that soon AI will manage its own suspicion level, provide feedback on it, and when high enough it will call the authorities.. because that's what people do. Banning doesn't cut it, like you can't deny internet access. Soon this will spiral out of control and AI (Palantir) will have to run the response and the parallel AI state erects itself. A citi…

Preventing crimes before the happen is in general just unquestionably good, about as unambiguous a moral position as being in favour of preventing heart attacks. You might be thinking of punishing for a crime that hasn't yet been committed?

lol they made a movie about this called minority report.

Re: Fable turned reMarkable into Tom Riddle's diary from Harry Potter

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Post by NichoPaolucci »

tomasyany wrote: post #275

It's been years I've been wondering if I should buy a reMarkable, or if it's just another gadget. This might be the reason I finally do it. Thanks for such a cool demo.

FWIW I purchased one at the beginning of this year, secondhand, for about $250. It's been fantastic for me. I used to keep physical notebooks - but I was just taking small notes or keeping a running list (I still do this, just better now).

The editing is what really makes it useful - instead of wasting paper after writing some scratch math, I can just select the area and clear it - giving me a fresh page with all the info I already had on there. It's been pretty great for my use case, maybe a little expensive - but I've used it every day so far.

It is 1 level up from traditional pen + paper IMO, editing / moving things around / bulk erasing is a major upgrade that I didn't know I wanted.

Re: Fable turned reMarkable into Tom Riddle's diary from Harry Potter

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Post by inigyou »

pelagicAustral wrote: post #235
zahrc wrote: post #232

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I speak as I think and I type and as I speak, so I do uses em-dashes. It’s a shame that it’s now a brand of low quality AI-generated content.

How do you even do an em dash? I don't even thing I've got that on my keyboard

Phone keyboards usually make it easy. On desktop you can try compose and three hyphens.

Re: Fable turned reMarkable into Tom Riddle's diary from Harry Potter

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Post by soraminazuki »

SiempreViernes wrote: post #233
childintime wrote: post #182

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The ease by which you can get banned worries me. It seems unavoidable that soon AI will manage its own suspicion level, provide feedback on it, and when high enough it will call the authorities.. because that's what people do. Banning doesn't cut it, like you can't deny internet access. Soon this will spiral out of control and AI (Palantir) will have to run the response and the parallel AI state erects itself. A citi…

Preventing crimes before the happen is in general just unquestionably good, about as unambiguous a moral position as being in favour of preventing heart attacks. You might be thinking of punishing for a crime that hasn't yet been committed?

Unfortunately, "preventing crimes" means mass surveillance and racial/political profiling, in practice.

Re: Fable turned reMarkable into Tom Riddle's diary from Harry Potter

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Post by inigyou »

stavros wrote: post #270
echoangle wrote: post #227

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https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoBestFriendsPlay/s/W88nHchQti Seems to be this one. The unpaid servant is Kreacher.

Oh I forgot about Kreacher, I thought they meant Dobby. The whole thing is bizarre, Harry is so intent on freeing Dobby but then he's fine with every other house elf being a slave. They didn't even care about Hermione's initiative.

JK Rowling was trying to make the point that slaves should be slaves and enjoy being slaves, and the ones who want to be free are a rare exception, and anyone who wants to free all slaves is silly and cringe.
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