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Comment · 3 months ago
Is there any professional software that wouldn't benefit from high information density? Most software design is optimized for the non-users who have to approve it.
Comment · 4 months ago
I haven’t encountered this bug, but I have been frustrated that there’s no way to give a babysitter temporary access to the cameras in the kids’ rooms.

I ended up hosting a local site that embeds the RTSP feeds, which works pretty well, but I was surprised that there’s no native way to do it

Comment · 6 months ago
It’s funny that this is probably due to bias in the training texts, right? Humans are way more likely to publish their “Eureka!” moments than their screwups… if they did, maybe models would’ve exhibit this behavior.

Now that AI labs have all these “Nevermind” texts to train on, maybe it’s getting easier to correct? (Would require some postprocessing to classify the AI outputs as successful or not before training)

Comment · 9 months ago
Comment · 1 year ago
> wants it moved over to the others side of the utility closet so that when you open the door it is easier to put clothes from there into the dryer

That's when you swap the hinges so the door opens the other way, and you thank the manufacturer for providing such an easy solution to a common problem. It's good to keep things flexible and user-configurable.

Now quick, someone reply with a counterexample of how user configuration complicates the product and increases cost. It's design tradeoffs all the way down...

Comment · 1 year ago
This is very cool, congrats on the execution!

Seems great for grandparents. Have you tested with older people with frail or arthritic hands? I'm curious how much dexterity and force is required.

Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 2 years ago
"How Good is ChatGPT [3.5] at Coding, Really?"
Comment · 4 years ago
Comment · 4 years ago
Camera limitation – it doesn't capture a full sphere. That's exactly the spot where I also noticed it.
Comment · 4 years ago
This isn't true for RSUs in the USA. You're taxed on the value at the time when you receive them.
Comment · 4 years ago
Hopefully, a self-driving car would have waited for a safe opening to make the turn.
Comment · 4 years ago
Comment · 4 years ago
“A hotel that did a business of $10,000 per week in room sales found that its receipts from room sales were less in May than those in April. It looked as if the business was dropping off. May was one day longer than April and yet its room sales were less. The figures, however, proved to be very misleading. As a matter of fact business was actually better in May than in April – ten dollars a day better – but the monthly comparison seemed to show that it was worse.”

So revenue/day was up in May, and there are more days in May, but total revenue was down in May? What's the explanation?

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