rckclmbr

Joined 15 years ago

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233
Member since
Jun 10
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Comment · 2 days ago
> Merging reduces platform inefficiencies

This was literally why Rockefeller was a big proponent of the monopoly. Unfortunately exploitation is the tradeoff that is enables

Comment · 6 days ago
I tried the Lightroom alternative, it was garbage, not even close to a replacement. They have spent decades fine tuning the smallest of features, you’re not going to replace that overnight.
Comment · 6 days ago
I thought the Fortnite video was pretty cool actually. Wish it would’ve been a new song though
Comment · 15 days ago
It’s not one of the coolest demos. The iPhone was a cool demo. I could see how I would use it every day and it would bring value to my life. This looks more like bravado
Comment · 2 months ago
If a bugfix has big impact, even if it’s a one-liner fix, it’s still a staff problem
Comment · 2 months ago
Love the keyboard, looks solid. Out of curiosity, why did you make the numbers so big? It looks like an intentional design choice and I don’t know if I like it, but I’m wondering if there’s reasoning behind it that could change my mind
Comment · 3 months ago
Let’s see if we can bring the cost of hollow core fiber down, it would be faster transatlantic even
Comment · 4 months ago
compiz was amazing, I remember playing with the wobbly windows for hours
Comment · 7 months ago
I keep hearing “Claude creates subtle bugs”, but how is that different than people engineers? I’ve never worked in a bug free codebase
Comment · 7 months ago
I bought a car radiator and dremeled out my case, visited Home Depot for all the tubes and connectors. It’s too easy nowadays to add watercooling
Comment · 8 months ago
Exactly. I was building an app to track bike part usage. It was an okay app, but then I just started using ai with the database directly. Much more flexible, and I can get anything I need right then. AI will kill a lot of companies, but it won’t be the software it develops, it will be the agent itself
Comment · 10 months ago
You can’t talk about what.cd without talking about its precursor OiNks Pink Palace. Even Trent Reznor was public about what an amazing place it was. Music aside, the community existing just for the shared love of music and not for any other kind of monetary or influencer gain is what set it apart. We just don’t have those kinds of communities for music online anymore
Comment · 1 year ago
I’ve had an ebike that had regen (Stromer ST2). It wouldn’t have any effect on the battery, but was great for savings life of your brake pads
Comment · 1 year ago
I have 515 since may 16 putting me as 22. So ya, math checks out. Love the service, been using them since March 2024

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