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by akeck 15d ago
I don't think they were caught off guard. It's clear that Apple is the cheapest option, or even the only option in many cases, for running larger local models, especially with the RAM crunch. With the standard "PC design mode
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by akeck 20d ago
For my Ebay GPU, I put this into Gemini "I got a used NVIDIA GPU. How can I test the GPU memory on linux with the cli?" and ended up using "gpu-burn" from the tools it suggested.
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by akeck 21d ago
Pocket Earth Pro also provides off-line OSM maps. That's what I use. I'll check out CoMaps as well.
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by akeck 1mo ago
They also have a "sailing log" book, "Busy Doing Nothing". https://100r.co/site/busy_doing_nothing.html
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by akeck 2mo ago
For the record, this is the second time I myself have heard of something like this happening. The first (more minor) case I saw was Simon Willison's "Claude Fable is relentlessly proactive" https://simonwillison.ne
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by akeck 2mo ago
Reminds me of "The Animal is Tired" (2021) ( https://www.robinhobb.com/blog/archives/2021-05 )
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by akeck 3mo ago
I vibe coded a similar thing using a combo of launchctl commands and Apple Script (closes Music app if it's open) with MS Copilot of all things. It works pretty well.
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Amazon to end support for older Kindles(bbc.com)
4 points by akeck 5mo ago|0 comments
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Everyone Wants Ukraine's Drones(rferl.org)
8 points by akeck 6mo ago|1 comments
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by akeck 6mo ago
I feel like the infamous (and NSFW in parts, btw) story "The Forgotten Employee" is a proto-example of this "Institutional Gothic" genre. https://sites.google.com/site/forgottenemployee/
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by akeck 6mo ago
It has "Wankernomics" as well: https://translate.kagi.com/?from=en&to=wankernomics "I have to report status at my morning scrum meeting today. After that, we have to finish an important project by Friday
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by akeck 8mo ago
Agents on Moltbook have apparently identified security issues with Moltbook: https://www.moltbook.com/post/cbd6474f-8478-4894-95f1-7b104a...
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by akeck 9mo ago
Amazing to see this system work.
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by akeck 10mo ago
Print out the invoice, and then send it with a check for $24 and letter requiring them process the check against invoice to their legal department via certified USPS letter.
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by akeck 10mo ago
The article talks about a similar device developed by Cal Poly in 2015: https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2023/08/direct-solar-power...
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by akeck 10mo ago
According to Marketplace.org, pennies are treasure for some businesses now because the regional Feds aren't distributing them. https://www.marketplace.org/story/2025/11/13/businesses-face...
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by akeck 11mo ago
> You see, unlike Debian or other standard OS, Raspberry Pi OS (which I still call Raspbian in my head and likely use in this article multiple times) is designed to be flashed to the SD card directly and doesn’t actually have an installe
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by akeck 1y ago
MathWorks has a press piece that has technical details. https://www.mathworks.com/company/mathworks-stories/signal-p...
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by akeck 1y ago
How do you tell the difference between benign Seborrheic Keratosis and melanoma? Some of them are very similar!
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by akeck 1y ago
I had a similar experience. We're mostly Apple at home, but I bought an X1 Carbon reburb from MicroCenter a few years ago to run desktop Linux. It's become one of my favorite pieces of tech. Ultra-light but solid with a nice-feeli
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by akeck 1y ago
Is there any way to contribute levels to Tuxracer these days? I made a pair of really long ones (~10 min and ~20 min)
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by akeck 1y ago
MIT and their /8?
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by akeck 1y ago
Doesn't work in my part of the US. USPS Mail check theft is so rampant here that my elderly parents are moving entirely to online bill pay.
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Project Nayuki – QR Code generator library(nayuki.io)
1 points by akeck 1y ago|0 comments
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by akeck 2y ago
Thanks for the info!
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by akeck 2y ago
I used systemd user timers, a shell script, and an HDHomerun to make a simple VCR.
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by akeck 2y ago
Yup. I'm seeing this as well in trying to write Solarpunk fiction that has near zero hand waving of technical and economic challenges. I've had to rethink a bunch of everyday stuff that today relies on substantial heavy industry b
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by akeck 2y ago
I use Prompt2 in iPhone.
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A Shining Place Built Upon the Sand(100r.co)
2 points by akeck 2y ago|0 comments
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by akeck 2y ago
And that 90% is different for different people in my experience.

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