jackp96

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by jackp96 8d ago
Largely agree with you, but Democrats should drop "birthing persons" ASAP (if they haven't already) IMO. I'm all for inclusivity, but there's a certain point/form of language policing where you're asking f
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by jackp96 8d ago
Eh, it's a decent joke, but it seems like the power dynamics here are a bit out of balance? Maybe I just live in a red area, but I see a lot of people judge liberals based on wild Twitter takes and random think pieces — which aren&#x27
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by jackp96 18d ago
I mostly use it for runtime validation for API responses. Found it pretty easy to use. I try pretty hard to avoid "any" in the code, and it's helped clean things up a good bit, which is crucial as we've introduced LLMs i
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by jackp96 19d ago
This is where I'm at. It's a valuable, powerful technology, but police should absolutely not be allowed to just use it for whatever they want. Shut it all down until we build a framework for handling this kind of power responsibil
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by jackp96 23d ago
Eh, you see too many of these guys complaining about declining populations for this to be a thing. I don't think you need Machiavellianism to explain their actions. These people have everything they could need, but death comes for all
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by jackp96 1mo ago
I mean, paid traffic will almost always be worse than people actively seeking you out or finding you organically. But I think there are definitely some opportunities for boosting your marketing/product strategy. Maybe ask ChatGPT for g
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by jackp96 1mo ago
Not trying to defend our national dystopian nightmare of a surveillance state — but I'm pretty sure this is wrong? Crime's been decreasing for years, and (from what I understand) this year is tracking to be one of the safest years
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by jackp96 1mo ago
I'm a little surprised to see this perspective on a tech website, because technology has gotten wildly cheaper and better over the past 20 years, and there are a number of free, excellent services that just didn't exist 20 years a
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by jackp96 1mo ago
I'm under the impression (worth a check) that we do have verifiable safety statistics and that Waymos are significantly safer than Teslas at this point? That's not to say that Tesla's autopilot isn't safer than the avera
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by jackp96 1mo ago
Eh, the technical examples are impressive. But normal people really don't like AI. And I don't think that's going to improve if we really start to see job displacement. I see a future here for digital advertising, for design
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by jackp96 2mo ago
So the styling and animation work looks really cool (when isolated), but they distract from the content itself, IMO. I think it'd work better if you featured the animated background effect toward the top of the page and shifted toward
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by jackp96 3mo ago
They're just so handy! I do think LLMs tend to use them in a specific way, though. So maybe tweaking your usage (ex. no spaces around them) or using a technically incorrect en-dash might offer the desired effect while subtly signaling
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by jackp96 3mo ago
I mean, I largely agree with the sentiment (friction is important for growth/happiness, after all). But even as a developer, I'm able to quickly whip up custom personal apps that I just wouldn't be able to justify the time fo
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by jackp96 3mo ago
Absolutely. I was homeschooled growing up, and my parents were fairly strict about screentime. We read anything we could get our hands on, and I feel like I'm a happier, healthier adult today because of it. While I'm now on my pho
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by jackp96 3mo ago
So I'm not personally on the spectrum, but I definitely get the frustration with "this is so fake; why are we all pretending it's not?" experiences. But "almost all praise is fake" and "small talk is all l
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by jackp96 4mo ago
I've struggled at times with various app blockers and limits. Most of them are just a little too easy to disable — or they prevent usage altogether. AppBlock on Android has a feature that allows you to continue using an app after your
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by jackp96 4mo ago
Yeah, I see language like this a lot, but we don't live in an idealized microeconomic market with perfect information flow and competition levels. Some companies are in highly competitive spaces while others have found a quiet, profita
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by jackp96 4mo ago
Also — it's objectively a better search product to give users what they're looking for right away. Though that's not to say they're acting altruisticly here. Google seems to be racing toward a new dark pattern where user
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by jackp96 4mo ago
Neither conservative nor Mormon, but online gambling is an addictive scourge that ruins lives, and I'd love to see it banned broadly. And go ahead and ban paid loot boxes as well. I don't love casinos or lotteries, but at least th
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by jackp96 4mo ago
There are plenty of dark patterns in digital marketing, and you're generally right about the thinking. But there is a (somewhat plausible) defense here: if someone forwards you an email and you hit the unsubscribe link, then it unsubsc
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by jackp96 5mo ago
I take your point, but aren't most social interactions technically manipulative through this lens? If you wear nice clothes and exercise, then are you just trying to manipulate people into thinking you have taste and are attractive? If
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by jackp96 5mo ago
Really curious how many people actually get close to that level of usage? Their general business plan only offers the $100 version, with pay-as-you-go above that. If 95% of people are using $100 of value a month, the whales may not be hurti
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by jackp96 5mo ago
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson tackle this specific example (along with others) in their book Abundance that came out last year. It's a pretty easy read, and a really interesting examination of why projects like this struggle. But as ot
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by jackp96 5mo ago
100% agree with you here. Psychologically, I'm pretty convinced that the best spaces on the internet (and potentially off of it) require some small amount of friction for quality conversation and collaboration. Comment sections on paid
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by jackp96 5mo ago
Why do you think people dislike AI-generated content? It's not because AI-generated music inherently sucks. It's generally C-grade professional music. It's just not novel or especially interesting, and the low barrier to entr
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by jackp96 6mo ago
So, philosophically speaking, I agree with this approach. But I did read that there was some speculation regarding the future legal implications of signalling that an AI wrote/cowrote a commit. I know Anthropic's been pretty clear
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by jackp96 6mo ago
CVS. Refilling a prescription is a very easy process now; I was really surprised.
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by jackp96 6mo ago
Not OP, but my understanding is that voting for politicians who prioritize more sustainable policies and advocating for industry regulation to cut down on things like single-use plastics (or promoting EV use/infrastructure build outs)
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by jackp96 7mo ago
Any documentation regarding the claim about breaking their contract? Haven't heard that. Regardless, as someone who works with these models daily (as well as company leadership that loves AI more than they understand it) - Anthropic is
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by jackp96 7mo ago
I think it's really dependent on the software. And frankly, with the current rate of development, I feel like this continues to shift. No, a non-engineer can't just spin up the next great app. Even with the newest models and a gre

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