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I Fired Google

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Re: I Fired Google

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Post by pwython »

ravetcofx wrote: post #49
pwython wrote: post #44

I had Claude whip up a local solution for me using Gemma 4 26b-a4b on my Mac and a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. It can do web search (valyu), file reading -- I have business & personal context stored in many markdown files -- weather, Apple reminders, and has cross-session memory. Streamline but capable agent that has been pieced together over a few weeks after using Karpathy's LLM wiki pattern, with bits of Hermes logic.…

Do you have a GitHub or something for the project? Sounds lovely.

Not yet, I have to decouple some of the specific/personal logic. When I do push it, it'll be here: https://github.com/alisorcorp

Re: I Fired Google

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Post by bsimpson »

elbasti wrote: post #11

I have an android phone which means I use android auto fairly often. The sheer quality destruction it's experienced since transitioning to Gemini is incredible. I experience this mostly when asking for music. Before gemini, mistakes were common but deterministic. It was easy to understand where the query had gone wrong and so how to fix it. Example: "Hey google, play Blackstar " (Plays the album blackstar by David Bo…

There was an Amazon UXR study that floated around ~8 years ago that said the only things people care about from a voice assistant are music, weather, and alarms.

PMs keep trying to make them "smarter," and it just makes the core user journeys worse.

Surely they think they're inventing cars when we're griping about buggy whips. But it really feels like voice assistants peaked ~10y ago for the things people actually want them for.

Re: I Fired Google

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Post by jimbokun »

pwython wrote: post #44

I had Claude whip up a local solution for me using Gemma 4 26b-a4b on my Mac and a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. It can do web search (valyu), file reading -- I have business & personal context stored in many markdown files -- weather, Apple reminders, and has cross-session memory. Streamline but capable agent that has been pieced together over a few weeks after using Karpathy's LLM wiki pattern, with bits of Hermes logic.…

Sounds like you could have a successful product.

Re: I Fired Google

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Post by ChrisArchitect »

Yes, and?

Related from the last month:

Google changes its search box

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48197370

Google Declaring War on the Web

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48214449

Search engines alternatives now that Google isn't Google anymore

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48266051

Google Hates You

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48313538

You can no longer Google the word 'disregard'

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48238351

The IBM-ification of Google?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48230049

Re: I Fired Google

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Post by giancarlostoro »

> Nobody asked for New Coke.

I know nobody did, but seeing as I was too young (and maybe not even alive?) I have always wanted to try it. I'm a Coca Cola enthusiast after all. I wish they'd release a "Throwback Experimental Coke" batch out. I assume it was their attempt to flavor coke without the coca leaves?

Re: I Fired Google

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Post by 9dev »

Hugsbox wrote: post #15

I Fired theartofdoingstuff.com for extremely obnoxious ads - particularly the "Would you like to save this stuff?" one that greys out the rest of the article you're trying to read to... checks notes ... ask if you want the article emailed to you? Who the hell thought that was a good idea?

Why would you even browse the web without using an ad blocker?

Re: I Fired Google

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Post by [deleted] »

daveshistory wrote: post #39
elbasti wrote: post #11

I have an android phone which means I use android auto fairly often. The sheer quality destruction it's experienced since transitioning to Gemini is incredible. I experience this mostly when asking for music. Before gemini, mistakes were common but deterministic. It was easy to understand where the query had gone wrong and so how to fix it. Example: "Hey google, play Blackstar " (Plays the album blackstar by David Bo…

Perhaps Gemini's been training on sources too young to listen to Radiohead.

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