jaxtracks

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by jaxtracks 1y ago
Well, inflation can always solve affordability if prices stagnate. This is what made the 90s a great time to buy, right? We're pretty far behind the ball though, I think it'd be like 20 years for us to get back to that level of af
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by jaxtracks 1y ago
This niche is pretty well served by some of the portable gaming PC companies that have added business netbooks to their lines. GDP has the mini 8" transformer which isn't bad. The 4 just came out with ridiculous specs for such a s
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by jaxtracks 1y ago
I've just started running windows 11 on a transformer tablet I couldn't get Linux to fully support. I was dreading it and expected to find it so annoying that I would sell the device since all I hear is messaging like this, but I&
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by jaxtracks 1y ago
Interesting study! Far too early in the adoption lifecycle for any conclusions I think, especially given that the data is from Denmark which tends to be have a far less hype-driven business culture than the US going by my bit of experience
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by jaxtracks 1y ago
> I don't think those who are helping OP feel imposed upon, but that doesn't mean that they aren't imposed upon. So I think what you're saying here that even if the request is not unwelcome, it may still be unfair? Th
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by jaxtracks 1y ago
Oh yeah that's a sweeping generalization of course. My point was that the heavy reliance on paid services that usually comes with a white-collar lifestyle reduces participation in community-based mutual aid and deepens cultural divides
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by jaxtracks 1y ago
I agree that availing yourself of other people's charity for the sake of gaining a novel experience is gross if they have no way to decline or you're misrepresenting your circumstances. I think you've got a poorly adjusted ta
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by jaxtracks 1y ago
One theme that pops out to me here is the reliance on other people being a positive experience for the author. In the software field, we tend to live pretty high up the economic value chain, which can abstract us a bit from participation in
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by jaxtracks 1y ago
I've been doing something similar for the past couple years for several different modes of working: 1) In my campervan with Starlink internet so I don't need to set up additional screens 2) Cafes and co-working spaces when I don&#
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by jaxtracks 1y ago
I think this idea applies beyond VIM and to text-based highly configurable tooling in general. I'm a vim/tmux guy, and have been enamored with the new workflows possible with LLMs. From the get-go, you can do things like: `llm &qu
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by jaxtracks 1y ago
I'm confused, are you saying the TikTok ban is detrimental to US-based big tech? Seems like a forced sale is beneficial to them. I was also under the impression we're also entering a regulatory climate where amount of regulation i
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by jaxtracks 1y ago
I've spent 400+ hours working with a Nreal glasses, Android running Termux in Samsung Dex, and a Twiddler single handed chorded keyboard which is similar to the bubby. The future is already here if you work in a terminal. This entire s
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by jaxtracks 2y ago
We ban e-bikes on many trails in Colorado, and I'm really glad we do: 1) MTB trails are high-maintenance. People riding more miles on heavier bikes means more wear and tear. 2) Their higher speed messes with the flow of traffic. In Col
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by jaxtracks 2y ago
The features here seem to be fairly standard with most the WireGuard based VPNs these days. For example, I use Nord for my use-case which is very similar to the author's. This allows me to rsync my home directory between my laptop, tab
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by jaxtracks 2y ago
I'm really fortunate to be in a very outdoors and offline community that values our personal ties above most things. We spend a lot time playing music around campfires, backpacking in the mountains, and cooking up good food together. W
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by jaxtracks 2y ago
I can't find a less snarky way to say this, but why are you here then? I figure there's enough signal in the noise to make it worth it.
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by jaxtracks 2y ago
Anyone here seen an LLM actually produce a really novel thought that hasn't already been written about ad nauseam? The well of new ideas, or re-formulation of existing ideas with perspective and prose that LLMs can't match is plen
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by jaxtracks 2y ago
I'm on both sides of this right now, hiring senior engineers for companies I consult for, while considering getting back to full time technical focus in a staff/principal role. When I'm hiring, I'm having to trudge throu
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by jaxtracks 2y ago
I don't think one needs to go so far as Leibniz's definition of optimism to maintain a happy and healthy mindset through today's media maelstrom. The state of the world is rapidly improving by most objective measures. There a
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by jaxtracks 2y ago
Those are actually difficult hires to make. Huge number of low-quality applicants, but the standards for park employees are actually quite high, and admin tries to hire for passion which helps with retention and sustaining their unique cult
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Show HN: A configuration management system for minimal *Nix environments(jackforrest.me)
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by jaxtracks 2y ago
Yeah the tmux / vim combo is so hard for me to beat with other editors still. I used Zed exclusively last month thinking the LLM integrations would be a compelling enough reason to finally switch. Like the post author, I'm a littl
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by jaxtracks 2y ago
> did these same scientists bring up similar concerns in any previous elections? The stated cause of their warning is that the obscurity of the source code has been recently compromised, and beyond giving similar warnings to the FBI and
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by jaxtracks 2y ago
Looks like the warning here boils down to the source code for the machines being available to Trump's team due to their post 2020 election legal proceedings. It seems most states now perform Risk Limiting Audits to ensure statistical
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by jaxtracks 2y ago
Maybe for the first-wave of OG crypto geeks. I think there's a second wave of crypto-bros who came to run a grift, and then a third wave of suckers that were just there out of financial FOMO. Crypto supplanting established institutio
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by jaxtracks 4y ago
There's a recent wave of backlash against #vanlife that's pretty amusing to watch as someone who's been living in all sorts of rigs including pickups with campershells, camper trailers, and now a self-built van with radiant f
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by jaxtracks 4y ago
Actually a good number of us DIY folks do buy these new. We can do a conversion, live in it a couple years and then flip it when we're ready to do another build for nice profit. I bought a brand new AWD transit two years back and cut t
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by jaxtracks 4y ago
The Thetford porta potti I have in my DIY campervan was $250. Chemicals cost about $10/mo. It has a 5 gallon capacity which lasts just a couple days with myself and my partner using it (I built a separate bathroom in my van) but we&#x