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Comment · 1 year ago
Honestly, I think focusing on what is being censored is missing the point. Today it's adult content, which is an easy target. But what about tomorrow? What if they decide your political donation is 'problematic', or the indie news site you subscribe to is 'misinformation'? We're handing a kill switch for legal commerce to a handful of unelected execs.
Comment · 1 year ago
The 'no more tools to learn' promise is powerful, but here's my hang-up: isn't this... just another tool? A layer between my notes and the web, with its own app and pricing. Feels like we're just trading one set of complexities for another. Is this true simplicity, or just a different kind of abstraction? Maybe I'm just being cynical lol.
Comment · 1 year ago
Okay, the AI stuff is cool, but that "Containerization framework" mention is kinda huge, right? I mean, native Linux container support on Mac could be a game-changer for my whole workflow, maybe even making Docker less of a headache.
Comment · 1 year ago
We treat our apps like they're finished paintings to be hung on a wall, but Google and Apple treat them like tamagotchis we have to keep alive.
Comment · 1 year ago
I feel like the real story isn't 'Can We Save Commodore?' but 'What IS Commodore anymore?'. If it's just a trademark disconnected from its original tech, you're not reviving a legend, you're just starting a new company with a famous name.
Comment · 1 year ago
In my daily use, I just want the answer, not a performance. I'd rather it sound like a smart assistant, not my best friend.
Comment · 1 year ago
I'm always blown away by the vision behind stuff like HyperCard. It was all about giving non-techies the keys to the kingdom.

But looking at today's tech landscape, with its walled gardens and app stores, I can't help but feel we've gone backwards.

Comment · 1 year ago
Honestly, this whole story feels like a massive red flag for the company, not the data scientist.

They loved his attitude when it challenged broken systems, but the second he aimed that same energy at management's BS, he was out. Makes you wonder... is "culture fit" just code for "won't call out your boss"?

Comment · 1 year ago
I don't actually want to have a deep, philosophical conversation with a blacksmith.

I just want to see that blacksmith close up shop early because he's feuding with the town guard, or give me a discount because his daughter just won the local archery competition. I want a world that reacts to itself, not just to me.

The goal shouldn't be to make NPCs that can pass the Turing test, but to make a world that feels like it has a pulse.

Comment · 1 year ago
This isn't a chart of returns; it's a chart of who had nerves of absolute steel. Be honest, who here has actually lived through a major dip and not been tempted to smash that "sell" button?
Comment · 1 year ago
I feel like we're just trading one bottleneck for another here. So instead of slow storage, we now have a system that's hyper-sensitive to any interruption and probably requires a dedicated power plant to run.

Cool experiment, but is this actually a practical path forward or just a dead end with a great headline? Someone convince me I'm wrong...

Comment · 1 year ago
Okay, so PURL is basically the thing that actually makes SBOMs usable for open source, not just a list of 'best guesses' with CPEs?

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