TheMiddleMan

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by TheMiddleMan 16d ago
15 years ago: "why is google putting so much effort into building a web browser? it must be because they want to see the web grow and by extension more people will use their services"
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by TheMiddleMan 18d ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/PlotterArt/
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by TheMiddleMan 28d ago
Relevant: https://keepandroidopen.org/ > Starting in 2027*, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid
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by TheMiddleMan 1mo ago
They've also been primed to ignore it, citing "fake news". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_lie
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by TheMiddleMan 4mo ago
This may be the largest AI-generated codebase right now, by a lot. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out. Frontier AI software development still falls short in the design/architecture department, in my recent experience.
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by TheMiddleMan 6mo ago
It's coming along nicely https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AV1#Hardware_encoding_and_deco... Also decoding on a reasonably powerful (non-accelerated) cpu is fast enough for 1080p, not ideal for battery life but still.
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by TheMiddleMan 6mo ago
Couldn't this be done on proprietary software as well? Have an agent fuzz an interface (any type) for every bit of functionality and document it. Then have it build based on the document?
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by TheMiddleMan 7mo ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47139951
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by TheMiddleMan 9mo ago
FYI your browser back button should bring you back where you were.
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by TheMiddleMan 1y ago
Don't worry about misclicks, Google already tracked your visit when the webpage was loaded. Google One Tap works via a script tag from Google servers: https://developers.google.com/identity/gsi/web/guides
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by TheMiddleMan 1y ago
Very nice. I've been trying to find an image duplicate detection algorithm/system that suits my use-case for a while. Your app seems promising, however, I'm not willing to pay $99 just to see if it works with my (uniquely cha
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by TheMiddleMan 1y ago
Yes, but is the inflection point in 12 months or 12 years? Either way, it's pretty wild.
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by TheMiddleMan 1y ago
Dems and republicans both do their political corruption, Trump is something else. https://commonslibrary.org/authoritarianism-how-you-know-it-... What are the Top 10 Elements of the Authoritarian Playbook? 1. Divide and rul
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by TheMiddleMan 2y ago
You might be right but consider these old talks: Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species (2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7Uyfqi_TE8 Elon Musk talks Climate Change and Carbon Tax at the Sorbone 2015 https:/&#x2F
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by TheMiddleMan 2y ago
Not everyone has the precise same definition of hate, and you know what they ^ mean. Elon used to be all about truly advancing society, now he only seems interested in gaining wealth and power.
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by TheMiddleMan 2y ago
Yes, I'm doing exactly this with https://www.npmjs.com/package/jest-image-snapshot
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by TheMiddleMan 2y ago
This is a great video on undersea cables https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFt9le2ytW0 "Sabatoge" and repair is discussed at 11:45
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by TheMiddleMan 2y ago
Trying out Double now. o1 did a significantly better job converting a JavaScript file to TypeScript than Llama 3.1 405B, GitHub Copilot, and Claude 3.5. It even simplified my code a bit while retaining the same functionality. Very impressiv
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by TheMiddleMan 2y ago
I've found decent success with Googles Cloud Vision API for transcribing cursive writing on the backs of 1000s of family photos. https://cloud.google.com/vision/docs/handwriting I threw together a basic UI wi
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by TheMiddleMan 2y ago
Yeah it feels weird to me too. Similar/inspired-by software is fine but if a commercial project were to rip off everything down to the style and design of an existing app it would not be okay at all, what makes it okay if it's ope
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by TheMiddleMan 2y ago
Here's the article: https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/05/us/bush-encounters-the-su... You seem very convinced that the NYT pulled this notion from thin air and Bush was experiencing a moment of wonder
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by TheMiddleMan 3y ago
> React’s logical model of recreating the UI on change of state is incredibly difficult to do right at scale. By that I mean that as applications and teams get larger, the chances of writing components with side effects increases due to
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by TheMiddleMan 3y ago
For years, when searching "Firefox" on the Google Play store, the only way to install apps on most Android devices, the first result would be a Google ad for Chrome.
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by TheMiddleMan 3y ago
I actually love them a lot! Came here to comment about how great they are. Why the hate?
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by TheMiddleMan 3y ago
It's my understanding that, in ideal but realistic conditions, it's more efficient to burn fuel in a powerplant and use the generated electricity to run a heatpump, than it is to just burn the fuel for heat. Pretty neat!
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by TheMiddleMan 3y ago
I've also been using it on a 14" M1 MacBook since launch (Oct 2021). I'm currently at 86% battery health. I keep it at ~80% limit normally with occasional charges to 100% for long trips, etc. I do spend a lot of time on batte
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by TheMiddleMan 3y ago
Related: for MacOS, AlDente allows you to set a battery charge limit. https://apphousekitchen.com/ I've been using it successfully for around a year. It works pretty well sans a couple quirks due to hardware limitation
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by TheMiddleMan 3y ago
Same on firefox/osx
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by TheMiddleMan 3y ago
Is it reasonable to imagine a future where most devices come with a, say, 500MB file used for decompressing? Imagine the potential bandwidth savings. I bet this has applications as a modern "Dial-up accelerator" for people with sl
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by TheMiddleMan 3y ago
Don't you think having so many competitors offering free notes apps is a large part of it?

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