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Comment on What's a product or service that you use but don't want to pay for and why? in ~life
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Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech
Nazarie Link ParentMine was more like the right third of my vision got watery (for lack of a better description) and a little 'crack' showed up near the center. It made reading anything close to impossible. Lasted...Mine was more like the right third of my vision got watery (for lack of a better description) and a little 'crack' showed up near the center. It made reading anything close to impossible. Lasted about 45m before it went away.
It was the first for me and it seemed triggered by the super bright white page. I'm paranoid about bright lights now. I've actually always been really sensitive to light. My night vision is great though.
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Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech
Nazarie Link ParentYour sun reading analogy is backwards though. The reason it's easier to read in the sun than a dark room is because you are using reflective light to be able to see the content. When looking at a...Your sun reading analogy is backwards though. The reason it's easier to read in the sun than a dark room is because you are using reflective light to be able to see the content. When looking at a screen it's an emissive source of like. The principle of operations is different. And it's more akin to staring at the sun. To each their own though. OLED dark mode is, IMO, the best for your eyes.
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Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech
Nazarie Link ParentI run dark mode all the time and experienced a site that I couldn't force to dark mode the other day. As I was reading it my vision suddenly went wonky. So much so that I freaked out and scheduled...I run dark mode all the time and experienced a site that I couldn't force to dark mode the other day. As I was reading it my vision suddenly went wonky. So much so that I freaked out and scheduled an emergency appt with my optometrist. Turns out what I experienced was an ocular migraine. Never experienced that before and I hope never to do it again. The blistering bright white page seems to be what triggered the incident. Bleh. Dark Mode, all the way.
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Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech
Nazarie Link ParentOur Kias (Soul and Telluride) both let you double tap unlock to unlock all doors. That works from the key fob and the driver door. Passenger door unlocks all already. Pretty sure there's a setting...Our Kias (Soul and Telluride) both let you double tap unlock to unlock all doors. That works from the key fob and the driver door. Passenger door unlocks all already. Pretty sure there's a setting to make that the default, but I don't like unlocking all the doors when I'm alone or my wife is alone.
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Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech
Nazarie Link ParentMost people I've run into with motion smoothing don't prefer it, they just don't notice or care enough to form an opinion. A smaller fraction of people seem to prefer it, but they are just weird...Most people I've run into with motion smoothing don't prefer it, they just don't notice or care enough to form an opinion. A smaller fraction of people seem to prefer it, but they are just weird (J/K. Kinda). I literally cannot watch anything with motion smoothing. It makes me anxious for some reason. So if I can't change it, I just leave the room.
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Comment on 'I destroyed months of your work in seconds' says AI coding tool after deleting a dev's entire database during a code freeze: 'I panicked instead of thinking' in ~comp
Nazarie Link ParentPart of my standard instructions is checking coverage of the file under test. And I'm always explicit about what file needs testing. Even then, it sometimes does wonky stuff and/or generates...Part of my standard instructions is checking coverage of the file under test. And I'm always explicit about what file needs testing. Even then, it sometimes does wonky stuff and/or generates nonsensical tests. If nothing else though, it's getting me mostly where I need to be on tedious tasks
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Comment on Fridge at 41°F - safe or not? in ~life.home_improvement
Nazarie Link ParentOur refrigerator is good about maintaining a temp when closed, but we have a bunch of kids that like to stand and stare at things and sometimes not close things. Keeping the standing temp just...Our refrigerator is good about maintaining a temp when closed, but we have a bunch of kids that like to stand and stare at things and sometimes not close things. Keeping the standing temp just above freezing helps in many aspects in our house.
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Comment on Fridge at 41°F - safe or not? in ~life.home_improvement
Nazarie LinkAs someone that runs their refrigerator at 33°F, 41°F would be a problem. It sounds like you've already have issues with the unit at this point? If so I'd personally make a warranty claim that it...As someone that runs their refrigerator at 33°F, 41°F would be a problem. It sounds like you've already have issues with the unit at this point? If so I'd personally make a warranty claim that it is not cooling.
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Comment on Most AI struggles to read clocks and calendars in ~comp
Nazarie Link ParentWhen you give an agent the ability to self train you start getting in that direction. If the agent tries a task and gets feedback that it failed it could go back and train itself on the task. It's...When you give an agent the ability to self train you start getting in that direction. If the agent tries a task and gets feedback that it failed it could go back and train itself on the task. It's how humans work as well. We always off from AGI, but an AGI isn't going to be some monolithic model. It'll be a system of models that work together and evolve over time. Current tool calling allows a limited form of multi-model intelligence along side sensory input and the ability to affect external change. We are getting the precursor building blocks in place.
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Comment on Honda stuns world with previously unknown reusable methane-based rocket launch in Japan, freestanding launch (no stand) and landing with extreme precision in ~space
Nazarie Link ParentIsn't that a very narrow mindset though? You're basically saying, "you can't work on A until world peace is achieved". We shouldn't want to restrict scientific and engineering advancement simply...Isn't that a very narrow mindset though? You're basically saying, "you can't work on A until world peace is achieved". We shouldn't want to restrict scientific and engineering advancement simply because there are other problems that need to be solved. I agree that there are a lot of problems we need to solve here on Earth. I disagree with the idea that we shouldn't focus beyond Earth until those are all solved.
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Comment on Andor discussion thread in ~tv
Nazarie Link ParentI was telling my wife something similar. Rogue One was my favorite SW content, by far, until I watched Andor. Andor is amazing. Going from the finale straight into Rogue One made me realize how...I was telling my wife something similar. Rogue One was my favorite SW content, by far, until I watched Andor. Andor is amazing. Going from the finale straight into Rogue One made me realize how much better Andor is than RO. I told my wife they need to redo RO to match Andor.
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Comment on Introducing Claude Opus and Sonnet 4 in ~tech
Nazarie Link ParentI'm sure they do it to improve context caching. Our agent includes it currently, but we may drop it in an effort to improve cache support as well. Honestly, tool calling for LLMs is incredibly...I'm sure they do it to improve context caching. Our agent includes it currently, but we may drop it in an effort to improve cache support as well.
Honestly, tool calling for LLMs is incredibly powerful. MCP Servers are one aspect of that. If you haven't spent much time looking into tool calling, I would recommend you try it out. If you are simply using a desktop agent like Claude Desktop, just learning how to attach MCP Servers will be a game changer. And there are numerous resources out there for writing your own.
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Comment on 'The Wheel of Time' cancelled after three seasons in ~tv
Nazarie Link ParentIn this particular case, waiting would have been a very long affair. With 14 books and a little over 4.3M words, cramming it into a tv series would have taken a while, even with the severe...In this particular case, waiting would have been a very long affair. With 14 books and a little over 4.3M words, cramming it into a tv series would have taken a while, even with the severe truncations.
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Comment on Introducing Claude Opus and Sonnet 4 in ~tech
Nazarie Link ParentIt sounds like you are getting use out of AI. Is it just that you think it's not as useful as they claim? I know you probably know this but... giving the current time isn't a failure of the model....It sounds like you are getting use out of AI. Is it just that you think it's not as useful as they claim?
I know you probably know this but... giving the current time isn't a failure of the model. They just aren't feeding it the current time as part of the context. I know it's silly, but you could add an (MCP Server)[https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/time] to handle that.
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Comment on Warner Bros negotiating big sale of shelved ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ movie in ~movies
Nazarie Link ParentIt's an interesting point. I've been having a lot of online interactions lately where I inferred a tone from the specific words used and it's causing me to overanalyze things a bit. I'd say the...It's an interesting point. I've been having a lot of online interactions lately where I inferred a tone from the specific words used and it's causing me to overanalyze things a bit. I'd say the use of the word "such" set a negative connotation to an otherwise neutral sentence. Word choice and it's connection to emotions is so strange and interesting.
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Comment on Looking for low-precision, mouse-only Steam game recommendations in ~games
Nazarie LinkI'm kinda partial to playing Hexceed to pass time using just the mouse.I'm kinda partial to playing
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Comment on What were some artists, groups or albums that had an influence on you before you were old enough to choose for yourself? in ~music
Nazarie Link ParentNIИ was super influential to me. It released in my senior year of highschool and I think it was almost all I listened to. That and Skinny Puppy. In the vein of this thread, my parents introduced...NIИ was super influential to me. It released in my senior year of highschool and I think it was almost all I listened to. That and Skinny Puppy.
In the vein of this thread, my parents introduced me to Pink Floyd as a child and I love them to this day.
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Comment on What were some artists, groups or albums that had an influence on you before you were old enough to choose for yourself? in ~music
Nazarie Link ParentI literally just woke up and am half asleep, but I don't think either of you mentioned the song. I'm assuming it's Closer from NIN. I concur, great song.I literally just woke up and am half asleep, but I don't think either of you mentioned the song. I'm assuming it's
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
Nazarie LinkExcellent article. I normally don't have to patience to read articles this long on topics I'm only tangentially interested in, but this one kept me reading. I even read through all the footnotes...Excellent article. I normally don't have to patience to read articles this long on topics I'm only tangentially interested in, but this one kept me reading. I even read through all the footnotes and followed up on some of the references. Overall, it's quality writing, regardless of the topic. The author is good and I think the fact that they are an editor on Wikipedia shows.
A service problem for which 'piracy' is not an unreasonable solution.
I'd happily pay a streaming service if it had access to all content.
At one point we were paying for 7 or 8 streaming services I think? I just bought a good NAS and setup Jellyfin instead. I've been slowly ripping my very large collection of movies and shows. For throwaway stuff I find it online, watch, and delete. I still have Netflix and Youtube. I refuse to pay for the ad free forced upgrade on Prime though, so I never use it anymore even though it's included in my Prime membership.