hugoromano

Joined 7 years ago

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399
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85
Member since
Apr 20
[ my public key: https://keybase.io/adaptive; my proof: https://keybase.io/adaptive/sigs/bcfV93UK8rwFNeGo0_5Ze-sg0KIYMLZGs8vaOfjMHig ]
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Comment · 11 months ago
Love the approach, simplicity and concept. SPA works fine if entry point is / if /terms /privacy greated with 404.
Comment · 1 year ago
Eutelsat maintains nominal facilities in Madeira (Portugal) and Luxembourg, primarily to optimize tax obligations away from France; can it still be accurately described as a French company?
Comment · 1 year ago
Politicians promoting Chat Control are handing an advantage to dictatorships, organized crime, and adversaries of the European Union or perhaps they're assets of those very adversaries.
Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 1 year ago
Wrong antenna choice—should've used Starlink Mini to avoid motor damage from oscillation and salt exposure. Some suggest fiber optics instead of satellite comms, but these aren't submarines—they're boats, and autopilot technology is already reliable. Not sure why real-time communication is necessary; a "fire and forget" approach would suffice to reach the intended target.
Comment · 1 year ago
OpenAI initially scraped the web and later formed partnerships to train on licensed data. Now, they claim that DeepSeek was trained on their models. However, DeepSeek couldn't use these models for free and had to pay API fees to OpenAI. From a legal standpoint, this could be seen as a violation of the terms and conditions. While I may be mistaken, it's unclear how DeepSeek could have trained their models without compensating OpenAI. Basically, OpenAI is saying machines can't learn from their outputs as humans do.
Comment · 1 year ago
I'm skeptical about Elon Musk being the richest person on the planet. My mantra these days? 'Show me the money!' If Wall Street banks are preparing to sell $3B in X loans, maybe he should buy them back—with real cash this time.
Comment · 1 year ago
For those who have achieved this, well done. I've experienced the positive impact of reducing my social media usage over the years, while still keeping my accounts for the occasional need to connect. I've taken steps to limit social platforms from accessing my phone contact list and have set a cap of 20 contacts, including on WhatsApp. This has significantly reduced Meta's profiling and advertising targeting.
Comment · 1 year ago
Market cap is just speculative pricing, the grand illusion of wealth. Then, there is investment banking advice, which is still speculative. The real value is only confirmed when a transaction occurs.
Comment · 2 years ago
"could be blocking RSS users" it says it all "could". I use RSS on my websites, which are serviced by Cloudflare, and my users are not blocked. For that, fine-tuning and setting Configuration Rules at Cloudflare Dashboard are required. Anyone on a free has access to 10 Configuration Rules. I prefer using Cloudflare Workers to tune better, but there is a cost. My suggestion for RSS these days is to reduce the info on RSS feed to teasers, AI bots are using RSS to circumvent bans, and continue to scrape.
Comment · 2 years ago
It is the member state authority, although EU GDPR is a Directive, is up to the member state. It doesn’t just apply to the EU, it can be UK ICO.
Comment · 2 years ago
This what you expect from VCs. I always prefer to report these incidents to GDPR authorities if user data is leaked. Then they pay the fines and some get a criminal record. Money is something VCs “print” and manipulate.
Comment · 2 years ago
I'm in Portugal. If you put enough pressure, they release for you to process, it is the law.
Comment · 2 years ago
DHL, FedEx, and UPS are experts in overcharging to process a form and not caring about customers. Duty and VAT are usually low compared to this processing fee, and shipping has already been paid. Here is the catch in the EU, this simple duty form can be processed by the receiver, an agent (some related to the carrier), or an attorney-in-fact of the receiver. The big three carriers (and many others) threaten you if you refuse to use them.

At the end of the day, they don't care if we get phished or scammed; it is all of customs confusion. Next time process your customs form, you will realise how much money you will save, and the form only has less than 8 fields, the Union Customs Code is easy to read.

Comment · 3 years ago
Windy is a blast and I am a subscriber, but due to recent historic high temperatures some weather models are failing, usually inaccurate by 20 knots.

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