TheMiddleMan
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Comment · 21 days ago
In the Linux Desktop space Flatpaks are applications distributed as a single file, which run in isolated kernel namespaces. They do come with some growing pains however, like cross-process communication or screen capture. But I like the direction and they have quite a lot of traction.
Comment · 2 months ago
15 years ago: "why is google putting so much effort into building a web browser? it must be because they want to see the web grow and by extension more people will use their services"
Comment · 2 months ago
Comment · 2 months ago
Relevant: https://keepandroidopen.org/
> Starting in 2027*, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID.
Comment · 2 months ago
They've also been primed to ignore it, citing "fake news". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_lie
Comment · 5 months ago
This may be the largest AI-generated codebase right now, by a lot. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out.
Frontier AI software development still falls short in the design/architecture department, in my recent experience. Though it's pretty impressive at making "working" code.
This being a fairly direct conversion from one language to another, even keeping the same interfaces across files, means the architecture is already in place.
The detailed test coverage is also very helpful for Claude. But even detailed testing can't cover every edge case.
So my questions are: How well did Claude do on the edge cases? And how maintainable will this codebase be going forward?
Comment · 7 months ago
It's coming along nicely https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AV1#Hardware_encoding_and_deco...
Also decoding on a reasonably powerful (non-accelerated) cpu is fast enough for 1080p, not ideal for battery life but still.
Comment · 7 months ago
Couldn't this be done on proprietary software as well? Have an agent fuzz an interface (any type) for every bit of functionality and document it. Then have it build based on the document?
Comment · 8 months ago
Comment · 10 months ago
FYI your browser back button should bring you back where you were.
Comment · 1 year ago
Don't worry about misclicks, Google already tracked your visit when the webpage was loaded.
Google One Tap works via a script tag from Google servers: https://developers.google.com/identity/gsi/web/guides/displa...
Comment · 1 year ago
Very nice. I've been trying to find an image duplicate detection algorithm/system that suits my use-case for a while. Your app seems promising, however, I'm not willing to pay $99 just to see if it works with my (uniquely challenging) duplicate images.
After realizing there was no demo I was looking for a way to contact you directly with a few sample images, but can't find contact information on the website.
Consider adding a demo and contact info.
Otherwise, the app is looking solid. This seems like a great use of AI.
Comment · 1 year ago
Yes, but is the inflection point in 12 months or 12 years?
Either way, it's pretty wild.
Comment · 1 year ago
Dems and republicans both do their political corruption, Trump is something else.
https://commonslibrary.org/authoritarianism-how-you-know-it-...
What are the Top 10 Elements of the Authoritarian Playbook?
1. Divide and rule: Foment mistrust and fear in the population.
2. Spread lies and conspiracies: Undermine the public’s belief in truth.
3. Destroy checks and balances: Quietly use legal or pseudo-legal rationales to gut institutions, weaken opposition, and/or declare national emergencies to seize unconstitutional powers.
4. Demonize opponents and independent media: Undermine the public’s trust in those actors and institutions that hold the state accountable.
5. Undermine civil and political rights for the unaligned: Actively suppress free speech, the right to assembly and protest and the rights of women and minority groups.
6. Blame minorities, immigrants, and “outsiders” for a country’s problems: Exploit national humiliation while promising to restore national glory.
7. Reward loyalists and punish defectors: Make in-group members fearful to voice dissension.
8. Encourage or condone violence to advance political goals: Dehumanize opposition and/or out-groups to justify violence against them.
9. Organize mass rallies to keep supporters mobilized against made-up threats: Use fearmongering and hate speech to consolidate in-group identity and solidarity.
10. Make people feel like they are powerless to change things: Solutions will only come from the top.
Comment · 1 year ago
You might be right but consider these old talks:
Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species (2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7Uyfqi_TE8
Elon Musk talks Climate Change and Carbon Tax at the Sorbone 2015 https://youtu.be/sUFwwlmxRsw?t=978
It could be that he was just following the trends knowing there was money to be made, but I detect some real passion back in these videos.
Of course no motivation comes from a single source and there's some mix of philanthropy and money driving this, among other motivations.
Either way his tone has changed a lot, to say the least.