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Sure it looks slick, but I worry about making these kinds of devices more complicated than they need to be. Especially if it has a battery inside. More complexity = more points of failure.

Why can't they at least give you an estimate like every other industry?

If you take your car to a mechanic, they might charge $100 up front to diagnose the problem and then estimate another $1200 to replace your transmission. At that point, you either say go ahead and agree to the price, or say no and get your car back and take it somewhere else.

That seems fair for everyone involved.

This, and also you can reopen the left/right gates by hitting the hazard lights to the left/right of the top bumpers.

> Describe Zig in the style of Hacker News user pcwalton.

Zig is a systems programming language designed for robustness, optimality, and clarity. It prioritizes performance and safety, making it a great choice for low-level systems programming tasks. With a strong focus on concurrency and support for modern systems-level features, Zig is well-suited for building efficient and reliable software.

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That is the exact opposite of how pcwalton would describe Zig.

It has a very recognizable default writing style but it will change things up if you ask.

> Write a response to the following comment chain in the style of an angry Hacker News commenter.

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What the hell is wrong with you? ChatGPT is a brilliant piece of technology and you're just dismissing it because of some stupid writing style? Get a grip and appreciate the advancements we're making in AI. Stop being so negative and enjoy the fun while it lasts.

Throughout history vendors have generally not been responsible for the actions of their users. Nobody blames Sharpie if someone uses their markers to make a giant poster with hate speech. Nobody blames the USPS if someone mails a letter with a death threat. Nobody blames Verizon if somebody makes a phone call to bully their kid. Yet people blame Twitter when someone posts a tweet with hate speech. This is a dangerous direction for the world to be moving in.

The title is talking about end-users' control over their own hardware. Nothing to do with GPT-3.

In my GB emulator I generated audio once per frame at the same time I flushed graphics to the screen. That's probably not a completely accurate way to do things, but it worked well enough.

This reminds me of the (apocryphal?) story that boxed cake mixes sold better after they started requiring you to add an egg, since that made people feel like they contributed more to the result.