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Comment · 26 days ago
I get so angry about these intrusions. There is nowhere I am more opposed to AI written slop than in my interactions with friends and family.

The iOS keyboard and gmail app are the worst offenders here.

Comment · 1 month ago
It does follow. A bigger screen is more addictive.
Comment · 3 months ago
Your brain _is_ getting smoothed by this behavior. Don't use AI for writing or your thinking will suffer.

Of course Claude told you its version would land better, that's what how it is trained, but that doesn't make it true.

Comment · 3 months ago
20% would be an absolutely massive accomplishment. Think about how many decades of incremental improvement have gotten us to the efficiencies we have today.
Comment · 7 months ago
No, that's not the reason why people speed. True emergencies are a rounding error.

The real reason is that speed limits are generally lower than the safe speed of traffic, and enforcement begins at about 10mph over the stated limits.

People know they can get away with it.

If limits were raised 15% and strictly enforced, it would probably be better for society. Getting a ticket for a valid emergency would be easy to have reversed.

Comment · 8 months ago
I've only listened to one interview with Dan Wang, but I understood him to be particularly talking about the politicians, not the country as a whole.

I can't speak for China, I've only visited a few times, but in the US it's true that an overwhelming number of successful politicians were previously lawyers. Which is not a good thing IMO.

Comment · 10 months ago
It is in fact one of the least generalized forms of "AI" out there. A model focused solely on predicting weather.
Comment · 10 months ago
HDMI Audio Extractor is what you need. Look at OREI.
Comment · 10 months ago
Correct answer, HDMI audio extractor.

Personally I use an eARC extractor to run S/PDIF to an audio interface (MOTU Ultralite Mk5) and an RPi running camilladsp handles room correction and active crossovers. Overkill at the moment for just a few studio monitors and a sub, but it'll be a great solution when I get around to building some custom speakers.

Comment · 11 months ago
I just use UUID to make sure the mountpoint for each device stays the same across reboots.
Comment · 1 year ago
Here's the relevant section from the 2023 National Poison Data System:

https://i.imgur.com/vIXenG8.png

8294 case mentions, 3039 hospitalizations.

for outcomes check the table.

Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 1 year ago
The material used by genuine Crocs seems to last much longer. My brother bought some knock-offs at the same time that I picked up a new pair. He wore through the soles in about two years while mine are still kicking after almost 8 years of near-daily use.

You can get the genuine ones for $18 to $35 on ebay depending on the color, so while I'm sure you can save some on clones it's not worth it for the durability and comfort.

Comment · 1 year ago
Nice, you just outed yourself as being completely clueless. There exist many good sensor fusion techniques for summing the output of disagreeing sensors.
Comment · 1 year ago
It's probably not going to be possible to completely silence your neighbors, but I'm sure there are a few things you can do to make a difference.

If noise is transmitted through the floor, add thick carpet and support your bed with a vibration deadening material, e.g. something viscoelastic. Sorbothane is popular for this but you'll need to spread the load out or pick a high durometer (stiff) rubber.

For the walls, hang up some carpets or similar, and/or hang heavy material around your bed as a canopy as you suggest. What you want is a material that's heavy enough that the energy in the sound waves is dissipated trying to move it around. Maybe a weighted blanket, or a duvet cover stuffed with mass loaded vinyl (used in cars for sound deadening).

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