iSnow

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by iSnow 2mo ago
In their "License" section on Github, they write "This project is not derived from Darling." - so they clearly are familiar with it.
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by iSnow 2mo ago
It's only Java on macOS for x64 that gets dropped. Java on Apple's M-type CPUs will still be alive and kicking.
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by iSnow 2mo ago
Java 25 is an LTS, I guess you can use that for a couple of years still. But at some point of time, macOS will be too old and all kinds of software will no longer install.
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by iSnow 2mo ago
> Automate the pilot out. That's a complete non-starter for now and the next decades. Fully automated operation for 1-dimensional transport (trains) is a solved issue, for 2D, not so much and most certainly not for 3D. Even though
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by iSnow 3mo ago
Obviously this is a personal preference, but the multiple layers of beveled grey on the Qt UI is not something I like, as it forces a lot of grouping on the eye where it doesn't serve any purpose. I would go with the original, Apple or
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by iSnow 3mo ago
Germany IS suffering from high energy prices, but renewables are only a small part of the problem. It was a mistake to shut down the working nuclear power plants, and that also coincided with the abrupt loss of all (cheap) gas from Russia.
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by iSnow 4mo ago
The guy is located in Germany, and disclaimers of that sort do not work here. IF something breaks because of this commit, he will be liable - not that I believe this 2y old kind of prompt injection still works or anyone would go after him,
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by iSnow 4mo ago
Why would you write a lot of software to find the closest match (which doesn't even seem that good) if you could also ask a subject expert? I guess you could even just post a photo to some subreddit with people who could tell you what
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by iSnow 4mo ago
That was roughly 3 weeks ago, with the reprising of Claude 4.7 and GPT 5.5, things have become more spicy.
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by iSnow 4mo ago
>It was Schröder’s administration that shut down Germany’s nuclear power plants. That's not even true, it was Merkel's administration. Under Schröder, the plan for the phase-out was formulated and set in motion, only to be stop
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by iSnow 5mo ago
I guess some of the legacy carriers are now drinking champagne since they got rid of one of the more aggressive ULCC competitors. However, if you wait till your competition goes broke, you need to ensure you survive long enough and stay big
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by iSnow 5mo ago
That, however, would be vastly more expensive. Maybe worth it from an overall ecological PoV, but I doubt power companies have an appetite for the CAPEX involved.
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by iSnow 5mo ago
>wireless modems They (Apple) bought out intel's wireless modems and are using them instead of Qualcomm's chips. IIRC, they aren't the best in class when it comes to raw throughput, but quite good in terms of throughput vs
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by iSnow 6mo ago
It is wild how ARM - which was kind of a niche company and ISA - has taken the world by storm since the modern smartphone was born. Now their designs make their way upwards to big iron and AI datacenters.
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by iSnow 6mo ago
I loved playing around with KPT Bryce so much. IDK if it ever was used productively, but it was so ahead of its time.
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by iSnow 6mo ago
Their previous lock-downs were on the hardware level, not offering ISA slots and stuff. The original Mac (then Mac+ and classic) had no expansion slots at all, and they started adding them only later.
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by iSnow 6mo ago
>Also, does Nasdaq think it's worth killing the reputation of their index for the spacex listing? If I had to guess, they are banking on the meme-factor. Tesla is already seriously overvalued IMO b/c it's the first real me
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by iSnow 6mo ago
Yes, you can sell and buy a different index. However, those who buy ETFs want broad market exposure without picking stocks (or ETFs). Also selling and re-buying means you have to pay taxes now - depending on jurisdiction, that is way worse
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by iSnow 6mo ago
Teams calls. I let Teams transcribe it and parse the transcription via AI.
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by iSnow 6mo ago
No, b/c I did so on company time. And it's old industry, they wouldn't open-source it. But it took ~2 weeks with the help of Claude, so relatively easy to replicate.
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by iSnow 6mo ago
Some EU member states are bordering Russia, of course they are afraid the next war will be on their soil.
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by iSnow 6mo ago
>But does a military really need that many to get the necessary capability? No. The German army wants a constellation of initially 40, and later just over 100 satellites. They do not want or need to replicate the massive Starlink numbers
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by iSnow 6mo ago
I built an agentic framework that distills ADRs from Teams meetings where everyone discusses freely. Works surprisingly well to record the WHY without someone having to do the job.
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by iSnow 6mo ago
>I want my brain to be strong in old age, and I actually love to write code unlike 99% in software apparently (like why did you people even start doing this career.. makes no sense to me). I am old now, and the unfortunate truth is that
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by iSnow 7mo ago
To an extend, AI can help with explaining what the code does. So, computer says why it says "no".
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by iSnow 7mo ago
And who is going to pay for that? Pretty sure it's going to be neither Russia, China, Saudi Arabia nor the USA.
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by iSnow 7mo ago
Wait, which part is China and which is Europe? Solar didn't win in China because of social pressure, but also not because of market forces. It did win because the CCP made energy independence a political goal.
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by iSnow 7mo ago
I mean, the author obviously was filthy rich if he gave the agent a wallet with $50k to fuck around with. The agent didn't lose him $450k, that was just after some Twitter hype made him a fortune that the agent gave away.
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by iSnow 7mo ago
> do wonder what happens when everyone is using agents for this, though. The company is going to use AI agents to read and respond too. Some botocalypse is going to happen at some point.
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by iSnow 7mo ago
Ordinary users don't know. They bought a robo-vac, they do not necessarily know it comes with a microphone or camera. I work in tech, I never thought about buying one, so I never looked into them. Still, I am surprised they come with m

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