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by montagg 5d ago
Because the person found it fun is a valid reason. It’s kinda cool! I’m pretty sure Apple will do this in macOS 28, and there are some details to improve (guessing from the animation, haven’t installed it). But, people can and should do thi
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by montagg 6d ago
So replier is right here: Jobs had opinions about literally every detail, he pushed people to work out those details and challenge their own assumptions, and he talked about these things in public like a designer—not just about beauty but a
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by montagg 6d ago
That’s very true—the dude was up everyone’s ass. But there is a difference between Steve being involved as a stakeholder and people who are closer to doing the work itself. I mean yeah if I had to choose purely for entertainment value, I’d
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by montagg 6d ago
Don’t hate the player. I have mad respect for people who can actually throw away a shit ton of financial security for themselves and their families for something they believe in. It’s rare for a reason. Everyone has a price. If you can get
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by montagg 7d ago
One big difference from Steve: it isn't the Steve show anymore. The people showing this stuff off are the people who lead the the teams that work on these things. It's so much cooler to me to see the people closer to the work talk
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by montagg 7d ago
I think you gotta set aside some of that to enjoy both as Sci-Fi games, not space sim games. In Sci-Fi, asteroids are close together and you can shoot them for resources or lose an enemy in them like a dark forest, because those things are
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by montagg 9d ago
People who use AI to do criminal acts should be tried as criminals, period. Gotta stop this unaccountable crap. You pull the trigger, you did the murder.
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by montagg 10d ago
I would not recommend using any of those notes as evidence of internal “intent.” It produces them performatively—it is literally rewarded for thinking out loud in ways that seem plausible to humans. There are several papers out there arguin
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by montagg 12d ago
Suggests desperation, or delusions of grandeur, or both. These are not trustworthy people. And they have everything to lose if they do not become the most powerful and valuable company in the whole of human existence, and, like their pet pa
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by montagg 22d ago
I think the core lesson of the story is knowing if your hobby is listening to music or curating a music collection. Optimize for one or the other. I went from meticulously curated MP3 collection on Linux to letting iTunes do it for me, and
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by montagg 25d ago
The non-story part is that they would include this risk even if it were 5 people.
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by montagg 26d ago
Apparently >50% of a jury did not agree with you, in this case, and that is one form of democracy we have to make sure decisions come from the consent of the governed. Looks like democracy to me.
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by montagg 1mo ago
Gotta take making things away from the bean counters. Put product people back in charge, people who love what they make. "We don't make movies to make money. We make money to make movies." — Disney
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by montagg 1mo ago
Lying bullshitters all. These people are not interested in coherent policy. They say whatever they want to justify it, we know it, and they know we know it. It’s an intentional expression of domination. Just another thing to prosecute and r
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by montagg 1mo ago
The future is probably not 100% generated, but probably a mix of generation + animation + motion capture. AI is not going to be able to replicate the deep and affecting performances you get from humans—I fully believe it can recreate some a
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by montagg 2mo ago
Basically what iOS messages does with SMS. I would note that this hasn't resulted in everyone using iOS messages as a communication protocol, but it does make users aware when it's not in use, with some inherent social pressure. W
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by montagg 3mo ago
Having a billion dollars means the rules no longer apply to you. That is incompatible with functioning capitalism—incentives are no longer aligned with the rest of humanity—or personal freedom—rules for thee but not for me. Money is a made
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by montagg 3mo ago
“Boars are attacking the town! Kill 200 to thin the herd.” “We tried everything to cure the boars, but we couldn’t. If they go any farther, they’ll infect everything. Kill 200 to stop them from infecting the forest.” “You are inside your ow
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by montagg 4mo ago
No one is “valuable.” People just are, whatever they are. And that has to be enough.
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by montagg 4mo ago
They’re already doing it. To anywhere they can be safe.
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by montagg 7mo ago
Texas would need to train its people. And the people would need to be as hungry as the Chinese were, and are to a certain extent. You should read the book the OT is talking about, it shows how the U.S. didn’t stand a chance in manufacturing
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by montagg 7mo ago
This is the key passage. That may be true at some point, but it isn't now: > The filing also disputed SpaceX’s argument that it is a “carrier by air transporting mail for or under contract with the United States Government.” Evidenc
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by montagg 9mo ago
Would you say that about really well-edited scene in a movie, or a photograph that feels perfect, or a joke with perfect delivery? A lot of those things are defined by timing and the space between moments that aren't exactly fully rati
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by montagg 9mo ago
I'd wish a lot of people who make statements like "it just doesn't matter," or "this is meaningless" or "this is stupid," or any statement that terminates without some kind of qualify or scope, perhap
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by montagg 10mo ago
It’s, hilariously, the opposite: the exposure of this idea makes every other product better and Apple can’t change it (until they do). Product tying is not a thing you can bypass. This is idea is independent of whether Apple’s strategy is g
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by montagg 11mo ago
This is how I now “get” orbital mechanics better than I ever did trying to study it. Play is the best education.
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by montagg 1y ago
Another razor I’ve used is whether the user has chosen the content or what will appear, when it comes to naming navigational elements. Strawman* example: “My Favorites” when you populated the list vs “Your Favorites.” *Strawman example beca
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by montagg 1y ago
In Safari settings (Settings > Apps > Safari) there’s an option to use “bottom” vs “compact”, which brings back the tab button. Much better interface tradeoffs.
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by montagg 1y ago
It can be good anyway. It’s a solid movie. If a young person doesn’t like it, that’s fine, but I shit you not, your feelings about that movie are not just nostalgia. It’s executed very well.
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by montagg 1y ago
I know this sequel doesn’t exist. I know that when I watch it, the Matrix is telling my brain that it is juicy and delicious. After 26 years, you know what I realize? Ignorance is bliss.

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