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  1. Comment on Apple announces iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone in ~tech

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    Thank you, that helps me understand, if you do end up picking it up I hope it works out great :)

    Thank you, that helps me understand, if you do end up picking it up I hope it works out great :)

  2. Comment on Apple announces iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone in ~tech

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    Can you expand on what you like about it? I don't really see it offering much more for that extra 1k.

    Can you expand on what you like about it? I don't really see it offering much more for that extra 1k.

    5 votes

  3. Comment on Technology is over in ~tech

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    Technology here was a very poor word choice when they really only have a point about information technology and even that the claim is mainly that there's abundance and yet people want less. Which...

    Technology here was a very poor word choice when they really only have a point about information technology and even that the claim is mainly that there's abundance and yet people want less. Which IMO means that people aren't satisfied and it isn't 'over'. People just want social media and information in a different better form.

    But the post really does talk about Technology as a whole. Which to say it is anywhere near 'over' is really too absurd to even spend time thinking about. You'd have to be pretty sheltered to only see the world through the lens of consumer tech to think anything like that. We're on the cusp of incredible medical breakthroughs, robotics is continuously marching forward, and of course AI is becoming increasingly better and cheaper.

    I really feel they must have some other point. That we've maximized 'convenience' maybe? Which I might be able to agree to. I think there's also a crucial crushing effect on American's who are experiencing the profit motive crush quality from everything as our capitalist system strains under incredible amounts of mismanagement and inequality.

    21 votes

  4. Comment on Access to Fable and Mythos 5 cut off after US government order in ~tech

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    That's just the main reason I've seen it, maybe they saw early results and thought it'd be useful. Or had internal issues they thought it could fix. None of that is to say what they're acting...

    That's just the main reason I've seen it, maybe they saw early results and thought it'd be useful. Or had internal issues they thought it could fix. None of that is to say what they're acting rationally.

    5 votes

  5. Comment on Access to Fable and Mythos 5 cut off after US government order in ~tech

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    It's just FOMO, businesses are afraid their competitors are going to embrace AI more, move faster, and completely shut them out.

    It's just FOMO, businesses are afraid their competitors are going to embrace AI more, move faster, and completely shut them out.

    10 votes

  6. Comment on Any fellow software engineers using paid GitHub copilot? in ~comp

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    Not exclusively copilot but Claude code. It was the opposite at the enterprise company I work at. They're still in the stage of 'don't worry about cost' and so every person is allocated around...

    Not exclusively copilot but Claude code. It was the opposite at the enterprise company I work at. They're still in the stage of 'don't worry about cost' and so every person is allocated around $300 in usage per month and any increases are automatically approved. They're chasing this dragon that developer velocity will proportionally lead to customer acquisition and retention which will lead to increased revenue. I'm not quite sure that's how it works.

    23 votes

  7. Comment on Announcing web serial support in Firefox 151 in ~comp

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    That is what we're doing, turns out the technologies are standard enough and flexible enough to work on almost every platform. There are obvious downsides to that right now, but I don't think any...

    That is what we're doing, turns out the technologies are standard enough and flexible enough to work on almost every platform. There are obvious downsides to that right now, but I don't think any of it is insurmountable.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Ferrari unveils its first all-electric car, the four-door Luce in ~transport

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    Jony Ive is such a hack at this point. I don't think he has any particularly valuable skills without a framework constraining him. Which at that point any good designer would probably do.

    Jony Ive is such a hack at this point. I don't think he has any particularly valuable skills without a framework constraining him. Which at that point any good designer would probably do.

    10 votes

  9. Comment on Building a C compiler with a team of parallel Claudes in ~tech

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    This is great, as these models continue to get better we might see more web rendering engines start to compete with chrome. Plus more game engines, etc. Some will say it's 'slop' but honestly most...

    This is great, as these models continue to get better we might see more web rendering engines start to compete with chrome. Plus more game engines, etc. Some will say it's 'slop' but honestly most things are AI or not.

    4 votes

  10. Comment on USB-C PD all the things! in ~tech

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    We'll I'll be, I wanted to travel with my mini-pc and was literally thinking about this exact concept. Good to know it actually exists and works.

    We'll I'll be, I wanted to travel with my mini-pc and was literally thinking about this exact concept. Good to know it actually exists and works.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on What are the simple things in your life that you are thankful for? in ~life

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    I'm grateful my dad is still here. He has so far 'beaten' stage 4 cancer and it's pretty incredible.

    I'm grateful my dad is still here. He has so far 'beaten' stage 4 cancer and it's pretty incredible.

    11 votes

  12. Comment on Global health series - ultra-processed foods and human health in ~food

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    I don't really agree with their main thesis that ultra-processesd foods are bad because they're so poorly defined. They say it's because of harmful additives. But can't actually name any real...

    I don't really agree with their main thesis that ultra-processesd foods are bad because they're so poorly defined. They say it's because of harmful additives. But can't actually name any real harmful additives. It's not the level of processing that makes these foods bad. It's just that they're nutritionally hollow and food science makes them delicious.

    The core concern they can't seem to articulate is that we're able to make cheap delicious calorie dense low nutrients foods. On a population level this is causing a lot of unhealthy outcomes as people choose these foods over better less appealing options.

    Their targeting artificial sweeteners which is very dumb as it only has beneficial effects. Then the color and flavor additives aren't harmful other than making the food attractive. Which could be equally applied to healthier foods which would promote better diets.

    Even still they sort of get on the right track in terms of policy? If they're able to integrate how attractive/tasty a food is with it's nutritional profile and give that food a score where only tasty & healthy foods do well you could promote that to the public as an easy signal for what foods lead to a better diet.

    Note: when I say delicious I mean at the population level, like in-general people prefer foods that are soft versus hard.

    5 votes

  13. Comment on Large US study finds memory decline surge in young people in ~health.mental

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    This might be useful for other studies to justify a closer look. But being a phone survey in and of itself skews your data pretty hard. Also self-reported data is just generally not that valuable.

    This might be useful for other studies to justify a closer look. But being a phone survey in and of itself skews your data pretty hard. Also self-reported data is just generally not that valuable.

    10 votes

  14. Comment on New guidance to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies in ~food

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    I'm pretty dense, but I don't understand what point you're trying to make. That we can be wrong about things? We have to act on the information we have and yes it might be wrong. But people going...
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    I'm pretty dense, but I don't understand what point you're trying to make. That we can be wrong about things?

    We have to act on the information we have and yes it might be wrong. But people going against that information without good reason is problematic. Someone giving kids peanuts when our existing understanding says it's harmful is bad.

    IMO the only point worth making is that experts and researchers should be open to being wrong and questioning the current consensus. But implying you and I are qualified to question it isn't valuable.

    30 votes

  15. Comment on Monsanto products potentially cause cancer in ~health

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    I hate this video and the trash information it contains. There's a ton of wrong and unsubstantiated claims in this thing to the point it's not even worth talking about. It's so disappointing that...

    I hate this video and the trash information it contains. There's a ton of wrong and unsubstantiated claims in this thing to the point it's not even worth talking about. It's so disappointing that we're in an age where truth is being used as toilet paper and one of the few people who positions themselves as an educator and following science prompts misinformation. We are truly and unconditionally COOKED

    7 votes

  16. Comment on Investment club? in ~finance

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    Sounds interesting. The research aspect could be a good way to keep up on things like battery tech, retail trends, etc.

    Sounds interesting. The research aspect could be a good way to keep up on things like battery tech, retail trends, etc.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on What is a business/org that is great and ethical in so many aspects that everyone should consider using? in ~life

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    What-cha Tea store, a nice small British tea seller run by a man and his dad. They have good fair trade relationships with tea farmers all over. https://what-cha.com/

    What-cha Tea store, a nice small British tea seller run by a man and his dad. They have good fair trade relationships with tea farmers all over.

    https://what-cha.com/

    9 votes

  18. Comment on What is a business/org that is great and ethical in so many aspects that everyone should consider using? in ~life

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    While those are great business practices so supporting them is generally good. I would suggest people avoid using alkaline derived soaps on their body as it's worse for the skin. A 'beauty bar' is...

    While those are great business practices so supporting them is generally good. I would suggest people avoid using alkaline derived soaps on their body as it's worse for the skin. A 'beauty bar' is generally a better option. They also sell fluoride-free toothpaste which is bunk and appeals to conspiracy theorists. So generally good, but keep that in mind.

    10 votes

  19. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp

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    I was thinking specifically about programming. Shells are a little hard to talk about because stringing commands together can be extremely useful and fast and productive. But the overall...

    I was thinking specifically about programming. Shells are a little hard to talk about because stringing commands together can be extremely useful and fast and productive. But the overall architecture of the shell like it's syntax, type system, error handling ect I consider more the core of the shell. And for Bash I would say it's bad

    3 votes

  20. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp

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    This is great, but honestly just a symptom of how bad bash is.

    This is great, but honestly just a symptom of how bad bash is.

    6 votes