Nazarie's recent activity
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Comment on Swedish gaming conglomerate Embracer Group announced plans on Monday to split itself into three distinct games and entertainment companies in ~games
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Comment on Where are you on the spectrum of vacation planning? Detailed to the hour or floating like a leaf in the wind? in ~travel
Nazarie Link ParentNeeding a vacation after my vacation is the worst feeling for me. It's why I stopped planning vacations and just started going with the flow.Needing a vacation after my vacation is the worst feeling for me. It's why I stopped planning vacations and just started going with the flow.
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Comment on Where are you on the spectrum of vacation planning? Detailed to the hour or floating like a leaf in the wind? in ~travel
Nazarie LinkOver the years I've done both and I have to say, minimal planning has always been the best. We get a general idea of what we'd like to do and then plan (very) roughly around that. If we decide we...Over the years I've done both and I have to say, minimal planning has always been the best. We get a general idea of what we'd like to do and then plan (very) roughly around that. If we decide we want to just relax, we don't sweat any previous plans. If we find someplace interesting and just want to stay., we do that instead. For things that require reservations, we make those in advance and will use those as small anchor points. If we really aren't feeling it, we'll skip those as well.
I guess I'd sum it up by saying that a vacation should be relaxing. Tight and/or rigid schedules are generally not relaxing.
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Comment on Amid marijuana legalization, a civic problem lingers: that smell in ~life
Nazarie Link ParentAs someone who does neither but has been around both in various forms my whole life, I disagree. Both linger and both carry. They are equally distasteful for different reasons and I have a...As someone who does neither but has been around both in various forms my whole life, I disagree. Both linger and both carry. They are equally distasteful for different reasons and I have a visceral hate for smelling either. And I'm all for them being legal, I just don't want to be subjected to smelling them.
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Comment on What cooking techniques need more evidence? in ~food
Nazarie Link ParentI was born in the US, live in the US, and I cook by metric weights. I know it's a small sample size, but once you teach someone to cook by (metric) weights they can quickly realize the utility.I was born in the US, live in the US, and I cook by metric weights.
I know it's a small sample size, but once you teach someone to cook by (metric) weights they can quickly realize the utility.
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Comment on TV shows or movies like 1883 or The Last of Us? in ~tv
Nazarie Link ParentI feel like your missing word could push this comment hard in two directions and needs an update. :)I feel like your missing word could push this comment hard in two directions and needs an update. :)
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Comment on Scientists make breakthrough discovery while experimenting with urine in ~tech
Nazarie LinkI'm curious if they are using actual urine or if they are using urea/ammonia with the acetic acid.I'm curious if they are using actual urine or if they are using urea/ammonia with the acetic acid.
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Comment on US grocery stores should cut prices as costs ease, Joe Biden White House says in ~finance
Nazarie Link ParentI feel like in that case they should just invest a bunch of cash in a low risk instrument and make more that 2%. Of course, the reality is more likely that their profit is greater but through...I feel like in that case they should just invest a bunch of cash in a low risk instrument and make more that 2%. Of course, the reality is more likely that their profit is greater but through creative accounting it's not. But, I'm not an expert in any of this, so I'm quite possibly wrong.
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Comment on Looking for games that can be played with only the mouse in ~games
Nazarie LinkI find Hexceed to be a nice relaxing game that just uses the mouse. It's a puzzle game that's distantly related to minesweeper. I'd imagine that most any card game is mouse only as well. There are...I find Hexceed to be a nice relaxing game that just uses the mouse. It's a puzzle game that's distantly related to minesweeper.
I'd imagine that most any card game is mouse only as well.
There are tons of point and click games out there as well. My wife is super fond of the Mystery Case Files series.
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Comment on US stores increasingly reverse course on self checkout in ~tech
Nazarie Link ParentThose UIs aren't a static target. They get changed constantly which makes you have to repeatedly relearn the expectations.Those UIs aren't a static target. They get changed constantly which makes you have to repeatedly relearn the expectations.
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Comment on US stores increasingly reverse course on self checkout in ~tech
Nazarie Link ParentAs someone that's used computers since the C64 and writes software every day, I worry about old age because companies can't just leave a working interface alone. They all feel this constant need...As someone that's used computers since the C64 and writes software every day, I worry about old age because companies can't just leave a working interface alone. They all feel this constant need to tweak things. That's fine, but annoying, to most people. As you get older your plasticity to change decreases and those kinds of UI changes become bigger and bigger problems.
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Comment on Fallout | Teaser trailer in ~tv
Nazarie Link Parent600 mods seems a little... excessive? Are you even still playing the original game at that point? Or are we talking mods that are like the lpad npm package?600 mods seems a little... excessive? Are you even still playing the original game at that point? Or are we talking mods that are like the lpad npm package?
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Comment on The strange $55 million saga of a Netflix series you’ll never see in ~movies
Nazarie Link ParentI use network level DNS blocking and that seems to make their verification go into a loop. If I switch to LTE it works fine.I use network level DNS blocking and that seems to make their verification go into a loop. If I switch to LTE it works fine.
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Comment on What minor or inane decisions have had the biggest butterfly effect on your life? in ~talk
Nazarie Link ParentI have moved up into the C-levels as well and one thing I've learned is that this statement is 'wrong' IME. I too expect others to do the same basic stuff I do and I'm constantly disappointed when...I have moved up into the C-levels as well and one thing I've learned is that this statement is 'wrong' IME.
beyond what I expect all my coworkers would do in the same situation.
I too expect others to do the same basic stuff I do and I'm constantly disappointed when they don't. After enough times of this I realized, I'm apparently not 'normal' and shouldn't expect my standard behavior from everyone else.
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Comment on If you use ChatGPT or other LLM, how do you use it? in ~tech
Nazarie LinkI frequently use Claude to help me get started on technical documents. I have a hard time starting them, so I explain to Claude the goal and any relevant contextual information. I also ask it to...I frequently use Claude to help me get started on technical documents. I have a hard time starting them, so I explain to Claude the goal and any relevant contextual information. I also ask it to ask me follow-up questions to get anything else needed. After a few rounds of this it pops out a first draft of my document. Fro. Here I either edit it offline and resubmit or I talk with Claude to have it do the edits. Then I ask it to review the draft and give feedback. I go through multiple rounds of this until I'm happy with the results. When it's all done it's in my voice and to the quality level I demand from myself.
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Comment on In search of fresh material to mine, AI companies are hiring poets, novelists, playwrights, writers, and Ph.D.s in ~tech
Nazarie Link ParentI mean, porn has long been an early adopter and driver of technology. That being said, I use LLMs to help me write documentation. When I have a general idea of what I need to write and need a...I mean, porn has long been an early adopter and driver of technology.
That being said, I use LLMs to help me write documentation. When I have a general idea of what I need to write and need a little push getting it started an LLM is perfect. Then I collaboratively edit it with the LLM. I never expect something perfect out of it, but it's good at making suggestions that I can expand on.
Another interesting use I'm experimenting with is having Llama2 evaluate a resume and help define an interview script based on the candidates' resume. So far it's doing a decent job of identifying salient points for discussion. I can drill into areas of interest for me in a collaborative way, like with the documentation.
There are numerous uses of the various ML tools out there with LLMs being interesting and useful in specific contexts as augmentation tools.
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Comment on What is your experience with foldable phones? in ~tech
Nazarie Link ParentMy wife and I play mobile boardgames a lot and it's really nice.to have the extra space and not need to lug around a tablet.My wife and I play mobile boardgames a lot and it's really nice.to have the extra space and not need to lug around a tablet.
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Comment on What is your experience with foldable phones? in ~tech
Nazarie Link ParentMy wife has one and you can only notice the fold looking at it off axis. Looking directly you don't see the fold. You don't notice the dithered pixels over the front-facing camera either.My wife has one and you can only notice the fold looking at it off axis. Looking directly you don't see the fold. You don't notice the dithered pixels over the front-facing camera either.
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Comment on South America’s richest family doubles fortune on shipping bet analysts hated in ~finance
Nazarie LinkThat's an insane profit margin, right?In 2022, Hapag-Lloyd made nearly €17 billion ($18 billion) of profit on €34.5 billion of revenue.
That's an insane profit margin, right?
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Comment on Dad jokes - I'm in need of something fresh in ~life.men
Nazarie Link ParentNot sure what George Michal has to do with the joke, but the last three are saying "Ice, Ice, Baby" which was a song by Vanilla Ice.Not sure what George Michal has to do with the joke, but the last three are saying "Ice, Ice, Baby" which was a song by Vanilla Ice.
Didn't read that link, but I read about the deal earlier this week and it's super shady. They are saddling Asmodee with close to $1B in debt to pay down other Embracer (but not Asmodee) debts.