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Re: Claude for Desktop

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Post by NewJazz » Sun, Nov 03, 2024, 3:47 AM UTC

zippergz wrote: post #194

frogperson wrote: post #109

Claude requires a phone nu.ber to sign up and the won't accept a Google number so they are completely un-usable. I would love to try their services, but they refuse to take my money.

This caused me a problem because I signed up with my personal email address, and then wanted a separate account for work but I only have one phone number and they won't let me use the same one on two accounts. I don't really care about giving them my phone number (it's out there everywhere anyway) but this has really reduced my ability to use their product.

Same. my work even provides a SIP number, but Claude won't do voicemail codes... So no help there either.

Re: Claude for Desktop

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Post by entropicdrifter » Mon, Nov 04, 2024, 9:45 PM UTC

TeMPOraL wrote: post #121

entropicdrifter wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was thinking more about people who use Tree Style Tabs and have nested Tab folders and such when I wrote that part. It's simple enough to save an entire session as a bookmark folder, to open an entire folder of bookmarks as new tabs (rather than needing to hibernate tabs to save ram while still keeping them "open"), and to search through bookmarks ad-hoc. Bookmark folders can be infinitely nested, categorized, orde…

It's simple. Tabs keep state[0], bookmarks don't. The web went to shit a long time ago; you can't rely on being able to bookmark a site and then go back to where you were. Half the sites are infinite scroll, or dynamically generated pages, or SPAs[1], or some other ephemeral invention du jour. Keeping a tab open gives you some chance to return to where you were for some time; bookmarks are just giving up. -- [0] - At…

Now that's an interesting perspective I hadn't considered.

I suppose I actively avoid most infinite scroll webpages because to me they feel like they're meant for "consumption" and visual appeal rather than actual usefulness and I tend to think of webpages as tools, either for information or socializing. As a dev I'm certainly biased towards sites like Github or news sites, which are both meticulous at sending you to the page you were linked to specifically rather than redirecting you elsewhere.

I do tend to keep a few tabs open at any given time, but only when I'm in the middle of reading something like an article or blog post. I try to close down my tabs to something like 5-8 max weekly, if not daily. Something about closing out the mental context and making a conscious decision about whether I really want to finish reading something or if it was boring me feels very freeing once I've decided to close the tab is deeply satisfying to me.

Re: Claude for Desktop

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Post by loki-ai » Wed, Nov 06, 2024, 3:40 AM UTC

avazhi wrote: post #214

grantcarthew wrote: post #213

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, it's related to Astigmatism. The eye lens gets distorted. Bright light shrinks the pupil, meaning the light goes through less of your lens and hence is not as distorted.

And? You said: “ 1. No light mode (why does everyone want dark mode, it sucks for anyone older than 30)” I’ve had astigmatism literally my entire life and, once again, have loved dark mode anywhere it’s been offered (except my Kindle, which just looks weird). Every programmer over the age of 30 that I know uses dark mode exclusively, and there’s a reason companies offer it: it is widely used and demanded. Acting ever…

maybe some science will open your eyes: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23654206/