merry-cherry's recent activity
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Comment on Apple debuts iPhone 16e in ~tech
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Comment on How often do you replace your phone? in ~tech
merry-cherry We're on about every 2 years. Not really because we want to upgrade but by then my wife has already hammered her phone so badly that it's starting to have issues. Granted, we've only ever bought...We're on about every 2 years. Not really because we want to upgrade but by then my wife has already hammered her phone so badly that it's starting to have issues. Granted, we've only ever bought budget phones. I think the most I've spent is $200 on a phone before.
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Comment on Apple debuts iPhone 16e in ~tech
merry-cherry I refuse to use Face ID. You can control your touch ID but it's harder to control someone forcing a phone unlock with Face ID. I don't want cops breaking into my phone easily just because I went...I refuse to use Face ID. You can control your touch ID but it's harder to control someone forcing a phone unlock with Face ID. I don't want cops breaking into my phone easily just because I went for convenience.
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Comment on Need some career advice, potentially pivoting from a family business of manufacturing to starting afresh in another country in ~life
merry-cherry There's likely countless places they could settle in India but there's not a lot of reason to do so. OP is not stuck to India, he's stuck to his home town. Moving across the country isn't going to...There's likely countless places they could settle in India but there's not a lot of reason to do so. OP is not stuck to India, he's stuck to his home town. Moving across the country isn't going to reduce his complications. Since wife is feeling homesick, going to the UK is the choice over somewhere else in India.
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Comment on Woman sues US fertility clinic, saying she gave birth to another patient’s baby in ~health
merry-cherry It's a common tactic across the medical industry. Helps to avoid walking into the wrong room with the wrong chart. There's too many ways that charting and logging can be screwed up, so casually...It's a common tactic across the medical industry. Helps to avoid walking into the wrong room with the wrong chart. There's too many ways that charting and logging can be screwed up, so casually checking with the patient ensures you're at least talking to who you thought you were.
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Comment on Grammar errors that actually matter, or: the thread where we all become prescriptivists in ~humanities.languages
merry-cherry Written language has had a wild ride with the new communication formats we've developed since the age of the Internet. That said, I think we'll see an aggressive bend towards prescriptivism. Who will prescribe? The Almighty AI. It's got auto correct in steroids. Phone users were already heavily prescribed for correct spelling but soon it'll be more than words. We're all being encouraged to let AI rewrite what we type, changing not just fun misuse but also changing entire sentence structures and word choice. I could see a severe lack of uniqueness form as each AI will have it's vocabulary preferences.
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Comment on Resigning as Asahi Linux project lead in ~comp
merry-cherry I understand that multi language sucks. But the maintainers aren't being asked to understand Rust. The only thing that's going into the kernal is typed interfaces. They have no logic, just...I understand that multi language sucks. But the maintainers aren't being asked to understand Rust. The only thing that's going into the kernal is typed interfaces. They have no logic, just descriptions. They're also relatively easy to read for non-Rust developers. The C devs only break the build if they change the definitions of their C interfaces in a breaking fashion. It's already an issue that have to resolve since they need to update all instances that use their code when they make these changes, the Rust interfaces are just another consumer.
Overall I think this is a good thing for Linux. It requires the C devs to document their breaking changes more meaningfully. This helps all consumers, not just the Rust team.
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Comment on GenAI is reshaping work—don’t let it dull human intelligence in ~tech
merry-cherry It'll replace them before it replaces engineers. The grand majority of project management is checking in and dissemination of information. An AI could do that work more easily than it can write...It'll replace them before it replaces engineers. The grand majority of project management is checking in and dissemination of information. An AI could do that work more easily than it can write complex software.
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Comment on GenAI is reshaping work—don’t let it dull human intelligence in ~tech
merry-cherry I've doing it sucking really badly at those simple tasks. Just today I was trying to get it to take a nested list of data and translate it to HTML lists. It continually screwed up and asking it to...I've doing it sucking really badly at those simple tasks. Just today I was trying to get it to take a nested list of data and translate it to HTML lists. It continually screwed up and asking it to fix things would regularly lead to it making things worse. This was on party ChatGPT. The list was only about 40 items long too and it couldn't manage that. I've found it's completely unreliable for translation work, which is sad because that's an incredibly valuable use case of replacing busywork.
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Comment on GenAI is reshaping work—don’t let it dull human intelligence in ~tech
merry-cherry (edited )Link ParentThe same arguments have been said about Web search and Wikis. To a degree, they were right. We did lose the old ways of doing things, but we learned new ways. AI is a new level for sure and...The same arguments have been said about Web search and Wikis. To a degree, they were right. We did lose the old ways of doing things, but we learned new ways. AI is a new level for sure and there's legitimate fear in putting ourselves into the hands of corporations that can easily control the narrative with their AI. I don't think there's any putting the genie back, so instead we need to look for ways to guard ourselves from the new misinformation highway.
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Comment on Resigning as Asahi Linux project lead in ~comp
merry-cherry He did call the project a cancer. It was indirect but very clear. He was saying that any dual language project is a cancer which this one is. He tried to cover it by saying he likes Rust in...He did call the project a cancer. It was indirect but very clear. He was saying that any dual language project is a cancer which this one is. He tried to cover it by saying he likes Rust in isolation but that he would never support Rust in Linux.
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Comment on Reddit will lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says in ~tech
merry-cherry I'm sure Reddit is in a pickle with porn. It drives a lot of traffic but it can affect ad revenue. There's also all of the porn ID laws going up which haven't been really enforced but could be at...I'm sure Reddit is in a pickle with porn. It drives a lot of traffic but it can affect ad revenue. There's also all of the porn ID laws going up which haven't been really enforced but could be at any moment. Reddit isn't going to risk the rest of the site for porn but they don't want to do anything unless they're forced to. So it feels like they're making subtle changes to try and be ready for the laws to be enforced while also keeping their heads down.
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Comment on Reddit will lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says in ~tech
merry-cherry There's still a lot of valuable communities over there. Unfortunately, I'll have to wait for the entire site to rot before they're rebuilt elsewhere.There's still a lot of valuable communities over there. Unfortunately, I'll have to wait for the entire site to rot before they're rebuilt elsewhere.
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Comment on Reddit will lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says in ~tech
merry-cherry Awesome news. The more Reddit hurts itself in confusion, the easier it'll be to rid myself of them. Go ahead and break up with me Reddit, I can take it.Awesome news. The more Reddit hurts itself in confusion, the easier it'll be to rid myself of them. Go ahead and break up with me Reddit, I can take it.
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Comment on Download and transfer for Kindle books discontinued on Feb 26 in ~books
merry-cherry Well shit. I guess I'll have to speed up my plan to backup my library.Well shit. I guess I'll have to speed up my plan to backup my library.
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Comment on Looking for guidance: Cost of ADHD medication in ~health.mental
merry-cherry The only issue there is that your payments won't count towards your deductible. If anyone is concerned, they should look into how much of their medication cost counts towards deductible and...The only issue there is that your payments won't count towards your deductible. If anyone is concerned, they should look into how much of their medication cost counts towards deductible and whether it's something you're willing to do or not. I know there's no right answer since you're essentially taking the gamble of expecting serious medical payments that year or not, and whether the extra savings you might get from another service is worth the additional risk.
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Comment on Resigning as Asahi Linux project lead in ~comp
merry-cherry Yeah they want to use his module so that's why they added him to the email. It was a courtesy and a request of "hey did we misinterpret anything?". He had no actual authority as to whether the PR...Yeah they want to use his module so that's why they added him to the email. It was a courtesy and a request of "hey did we misinterpret anything?". He had no actual authority as to whether the PR can be merged.
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Comment on Resigning as Asahi Linux project lead in ~comp
merry-cherry I'm not sure how much I'd say this is a problem from the Rust team in general. Marcan wasn't part of this PR, he came in guns blazing partway through. His advice to his colleague was fine but he...I'm not sure how much I'd say this is a problem from the Rust team in general. Marcan wasn't part of this PR, he came in guns blazing partway through. His advice to his colleague was fine but he also went on the attack a bit unnecessarily. Yes the DMA maintainer was aggressively combative but he also wasn't a necessary approval. They could have just ignored his protest any continued on with the PR work. Linus makes the final call so that's who to ensure is on board.
It's a mess overall because Linus hasn't really made a firm commitment, so people are forced to read his tea leaves. It certainly sucks for the Rust team as they have few assurances that their efforts will be fruitful but there's no other legitimate competition for C replacement in the works for Linux. So it's not far fetched either. This is going to be a long long project and the Rust maintainers need to be ready for it to take time.
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Comment on The American physicians are healing themselves with Ozempic in ~health
merry-cherry I'm not dismissing them. I said that people shouldn't jump on it unless there's a real need. Combating stubborn obesity is a valid reason to take it. Trying to cut a few pounds or using it as a replacement for diet and exercise is dubious at best.
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Comment on Facing egg shortage, some Americans turn to backyard chickens in ~food
merry-cherry Another thing to mention is that chickens are most productive their first two years. After that they will lay fewer eggs until you get pretty much nothing. They will live for quite a bit longer...Another thing to mention is that chickens are most productive their first two years. After that they will lay fewer eggs until you get pretty much nothing. They will live for quite a bit longer though. So your options are either eat them, try to sell them to someone who will eat them, or keep them at pets for another 5 years. If butchering your chickens sounds awful then you aren't ready to have chickens for food production.
Well yeah, you can lock a phone using that method no matter the unlock system chosen. The point is that Face ID is inherently less secure. So it's unfortunate they're removing choice.