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The birth of the internet, according to Jon Bois [video](youtube.com)
2 points by hemloc_io 9mo ago|0 comments
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by hemloc_io 10mo ago
porn is probably the a biggest one? but concept art, try-it-on for clothes or paint, stock art, etc
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Today the Tech Industry Is the Oil Industry in a Hoodie(chrisbako.com)
3 points by hemloc_io 11mo ago|0 comments
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by hemloc_io 1y ago
Regardless of my opinions on if you're correct about this, I'm not an ML expert so who knows, I'd be very happy if we cured cancer so I hope you're correct and the video is a cool demo. I don't believe the risk vs r
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by hemloc_io 1y ago
Yeah I've used it for personal projects and it's 50/50 for me. Some of the stuff generated I can't believe is actually good to work with long term, and I wonder about the economics of it. It's fun to get something v
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by hemloc_io 1y ago
The most frustrating thing to me about this most recent rash of biz guy doubting the future of AI articles is the required mention that AI, specifically an LLM based approach to AGI, is important even if the numbers don't make sense to
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Ultrasonic Chef's Knife(seattleultrasonics.com)
824 points by hemloc_io 1y ago|671 comments
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by hemloc_io 1y ago
eh it’s bc you’re never fired for making the same mistakes as everyone else imagine this approach fails and you have to go to your board? They’re going to flat you alive and call you an idiot who should’ve done what everyone else was doing
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by hemloc_io 1y ago
Generally speaking it’s “quality of life”. NYC doesn’t have any physical gates, but living in manhattan in particular, has a high financial gate, keeping out people who can’t afford it. Generally people paying 5k+ rents aren’t committing vi
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by hemloc_io 1y ago
Very cool! Insane how much low hanging fruit there is for Audio models right now. A team of two picking things up over a few months can build something that still competes with large players with tons of funding
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by hemloc_io 2y ago
I had to get organized in college because I was doing a lot of additional coursework and still working. Previously I was completely disorganized in terms of planning. Honestly the best way to do it isn't even a "system" it&#x
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by hemloc_io 2y ago
I'd assume they're going to install AC anyway, because who wants to be in NYC in the summer without it. So the extra utility of big views etc outweighs running the AC a bit more.
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by hemloc_io 2y ago
Very cool stuff thanks for the commentary and good luck!
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by hemloc_io 2y ago
> Unfortunately for airlines, passengers don’t package their luggage in nicely uniform cardboard boxes. If they did, then the airlines could benefit directly from the recent takeoff in manipulator tech for warehouses. But airline luggage
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by hemloc_io 2y ago
oh I don’t think the investment is much, but similar to the dino game in chrome it’s just fun it’s delightful unlike a lot of genai stuff rn.
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by hemloc_io 2y ago
First thing I've seen from Google that gives me that old "Google" feeling of them shipping something cool and fun.
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by hemloc_io 2y ago
Lawsuit for price fixing for landlords using RealPage. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-realp...
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by hemloc_io 2y ago
When I first heard of the Work Number, I thought there's no way they stay in business given the Real Page suit.
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by hemloc_io 2y ago
Cool data/idea, and anecdotally lines up with my experiance at BigCos from a coworker perspective. But in my experiance employee perf evals are more political than data based. At the end of the day a lot of mgmt at BigCo, esp these day
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by hemloc_io 2y ago
I've also "shipped" projects at big tech companies and this level of bootlicking really doesn't deserve to be called "shipping" it's just delivering for your management. Using the term "shipping"
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by hemloc_io 2y ago
Hah I've had some fun with this, and even submitted bug reports that were never looked at. I have like the worlds largest collection of license plate photos now. :)
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by hemloc_io 2y ago
As someone who also graduated during the pandemic an moved across the country. Maybe man, but honestly it just isn't the same as actually getting to say goodbye to your friends. Out of all of the things that went poorly that year, ppl
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by hemloc_io 2y ago
Hah easy to have this mindset on your fun projects than your commuter. Rejetting carbs on your motorcycle that you use for commuting, goes from a fun weekend project to 1AM Monday morning nightmare really quick. :)
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by hemloc_io 2y ago
Very cool! I was about to work on something similar inspired by my NYC apartment hunt. I'd HIGHLY recommend advertising to the NYC renters market if you haven't already. Often it's the one with the least amount of info and th
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by hemloc_io 2y ago
8th and Mission is a lot different than 4th and Mission that's for sure. I actually work up near that area and would still say you'll have interesting characters, but not something like 8th and Mission where I feel terrible for ev
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by hemloc_io 2y ago
> Can a single, childless tech startup-type person live comfortably walking car-free in contemporary SF, long-term? If so, how much does that cost, and in what neighborhoods? yes-ish In SF generally the areas are the most car dependent a
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by hemloc_io 2y ago
What are those tools? Every big tech job I've had just uses the more generic ones like draw.io or maybe an internal only version.
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by hemloc_io 2y ago
Damn I was writing a blogpost about this exact problem inspired by a talk w/ a friend of mine. Being an early engineer is the worst deal in all of tech, the people I've seen do it are either comfortably wealthy or just don't
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Breathing into Your Mouse Can Fix the Buttons Due to Static Electricity(amazon.in)
2 points by hemloc_io 2y ago|0 comments
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The Holotypic Occlupanid Research Group(horg.com)
2 points by hemloc_io 2y ago|0 comments

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