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by stblack 6d ago
Siri cannot tell whether I'm speaking English or French. It's not even close. I have manually corrected "sale" to "sail" a thousand times post dictation, and Siri doesn't notice, it's "sale"
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by stblack 2mo ago
This is the best technical analysis I have seen, so far. https://insider.btcpp.dev/p/when-randombytes-runs-but-doesnt It doesn't appear that Coinkite, the company behind ColdCard products, had a mature senior engi
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by stblack 3mo ago
I'm a huge fan of Mathematica; I've been a subscriber for many years. There's much to love about the product, but its AI assistant isn't among them. Claude Caude is much better at Mathematica than Wolfram's own AI
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by stblack 4mo ago
The answer is going to be, both. With ease.
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by stblack 9mo ago
A16Z is deeply MAGA.
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by stblack 11mo ago
TextEdit pet peeve: closing an empty window prompts the save dialog. Always. An empty TexEdit window with a non-dirty buffer should just disappear upon close. But I'm ready to learn otherwise from the HN commentariat.
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by stblack 1y ago
Nobody has yet mentioned how certificates induce and support churn. In 2025 it's not possible to create an app and release it into the world and have it work for years or decades, as was once the case. If your "developer certifica
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by stblack 1y ago
Bitcoin fixes this, too. And not in a lipstick-on-THIS-pig way.
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by stblack 1y ago
Here's the url for that subreddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/VolvoEX90/ Edit: OMG!
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by stblack 1y ago
At RustConf 2024 in Montreal, Cargo-mutants' creator Martin Pool's presentation was excellent. One of the best sessions of the conference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjDHe-PkOy8
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by stblack 1y ago
What so many commentators here seem to under appreciate, so far, is the following: Financial power is a bad proxy for military power. Military power is ultimately a bad proxy for industrial power. The linked article is about the clear decli
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by stblack 2y ago
Excuse me, but if you're ever called upon to enumerate badass solid individuals, remember Gene Kranz. Do you put him ahead of Neil Armstrong? History does, and always will, but I'm not sure that's a clear choice. Edit: https
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by stblack 2y ago
In Bartender 4, Right-click the "..." in the menu bar, then * Bartender Preferences... * Advanced * Uncheck "Check for Updates Automatically"
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by stblack 2y ago
Mathematica's SolarEclipse[] function, introduced in v10 and seriously updated in v14, is a gem. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SolarEclipse
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by stblack 2y ago
Dude wtf? Eleanor Roosevelt wrote, enlightened minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, and small minds discuss other people. What you discuss is a choice. The idea that everything presented here comes as builtins, or a call to a
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by stblack 3y ago
The disquisition would improve after an iteration to apply the following rule: one paragraph, one idea .
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by stblack 3y ago
I am very worried about Evernote, and this is another clear sign that Evernote just doesn't "get" it. 50-notes is insufficient for any serious trial of Evernote, and clearly insufficient if you're considering switching a
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by stblack 3y ago
This kid is alright. He’s going to do great. Keep doing what you’re doing kid.
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by stblack 3y ago
Aristotle outlined two kinds of friendships: 1. Accidental friendships 2. Friendships of the highest order He separated Accidental friendships into two types: * friendship of utility * friendships of pleasure So three kinds of friends, acco
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by stblack 3y ago
I always wonder what really happened with TrueCrypt. What’s the inside story, there? I’m not interested in anybody’s guess. What happened? WTF actually happened?
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by stblack 3y ago
Hi! I maintain that list and its variants. The list is for people who don't want to be tracked by third parties. That's who we serve, and that's why we do what we do. Based on this... https://radar.com/pricin
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by stblack 3y ago
I just read the whole thread, and nobody has mentioned the culture of .NET. In .NET culture, few developers share, fork, or communally develop code, and you sit around waiting for great Microsoft mother to deliver features. There is no ecos
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by stblack 3y ago
I feel this is retrograde in several respects. Most notably due to wasted vertical space, there is now less information displayed than there was. This might be fine if you are a very casual Github user with thin followings. But if you have
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by stblack 3y ago
I am convinced that a good/great quality directional microphone with a pop-filter is a godsend for WFH. Here's why: * Directionality matters because extraneous sounds in a home can be very distracting for listeners. For example,
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by stblack 3y ago
Postgres became over-the-top cool for me the moment I started to realize what pg-cli could do.
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by stblack 3y ago
Cory Docotorow puts all this in proper light in all his recent articles and appearances about "enshitification". Michael Geist is well advised to consider those angles, and think again about who the losers are, here.
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by stblack 3y ago
Related to this, Cory Doctorow's appearance on Future Tense podcast (Australia) is truly excellent. After being introduced, he goes on an 8-minute disquisition. We should all aspire to rap tech like Cory Doctorow can. https:/&#x
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by stblack 3y ago
I personalize, you track across apps, they invade your privacy.
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by stblack 3y ago
That's a shockingly low fine.
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by stblack 3y ago
Hey this is my repo! I'm happy to answer any questions arising. I must say: the lists we offer — 31 variants in all — result from fine work by all our curators. Some are extremely diligent and maintain their lists every day. It's

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