lemoncucumber

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Comment · 9 days ago
That would be if "the phone only discharges, all at once"
Comment · 15 days ago
Bad comparison, if I needed to make toast I'd use a Pentium 4 not an M5 Ultra
Comment · 17 days ago
Wasn't the DseWiki hijacking the agents' way of working around being behind a proxy that only allowed GETs?
Comment · 17 days ago
Testing how a model behaves when it has no access to the internet (and all the associated tools) is not going to be 100% representative of how it behaves when it has access to the internet.

What's the next step after it passes testing in an air-gapped environment? Just release it and assume everything will be fine? Or do more testing but with internet access?

Comment · 25 days ago
Or just add a toleration for the taint, it's a simple YAML tweak (I'll see myself out...)
Comment · 2 months ago
And an LLM named Motherbrain perhaps?
Comment · 3 months ago
> Issue is what happens to retirees on a fixed income when value of their property increases?

That’s not specific to a land value tax, the same thing can happen with traditional property taxes when the property is re-assessed.

California tried to “solve” exactly that scenario with Prop 13 limiting how much the assessed value of property can increase without a change in ownership and it’s been a disaster (and a contributing factor to the housing crisis, albeit far from the only one).

Comment · 3 months ago
Apple does the same thing as Google, the button is only labeled "Get" for free apps, for paid apps it's labeled with the price.

Paid apps largely failed as a business model though (why would a consumer take a risk on buying a paid app that they can't try before they buy) so most apps that you pay for are free apps with IAP subscriptions... which I guess makes it a little more explicit that you're renting the app, for better or worse.

Comment · 3 months ago
I do this myself (albeit pretty rarely) since the rear camera is significantly better than the front camera, especially in low light.
Comment · 4 months ago
The Trader Joe's model is an interesting comparison with the Costco model.

Similarities:

* Like you said, both have fewer choices than a conventional grocery store: if you want ketchup or peanut butter, there's only going to be one brand and one size.

* Both of them don't have scales at the registers: unlike at a conventional grocery store, nothing is sold by weight (which I'm sure provides another small efficiency gain).

* Both of them are cheaper than your typical grocery store.

Differences:

* I feel like Trader Joe's leans on store brand / white-labeling items more than Costco -- yes Kirkland Signature is a thing but Trader Joe's takes it further.

* The shopping experience is pretty different both in terms of the in-store experience and the quantities things are sold in.

* Costco requires a membership, Trader Joe's doesn't.

I wonder which elements of the two models would work best for a public grocery store.

Comment · 4 months ago
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Comment · 4 months ago
~10e2/3 is a very unclear what of writing whatever number you're trying to write
Comment · 5 months ago
The meaning is the same, it just sounds weird to my ears in the same way that “since years” does

(Also I just noticed the extra “it” in my previous comment, oops).

Comment · 5 months ago
To my ears it “since years” sounds like it’s missing an “ago” after it (or like the GP said “for years” sounds even more natural).

It makes me think of another similar one: I've noticed that British English speakers will say e.g. "the new iPhone will be available from September 20th"

To my ears that sounds like it's missing an “onwards” after it (or “starting September 20th” would sound even more natural).

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