220hertz

71 karma · joined July 15, 2026

220hertz··on Sam Altman is now talking to the White House about decelerating AI

I think Asimov wrote a short story about that in one of his earlier collections. Can't remember if it was a Multivac story or not.

220hertz··on Windows 11 is quietly installing OneDrive Photos

I had not considered that aspect, and now I am very bothered by it.

220hertz··on Stop Killing the Internet: No Digital ID and No Age Verification

Hopefully this fares better than Stop Killing Games.

220hertz··on Why does everything feel so joyless?

I think the author was just having a day, but to paraphrase Wilde, something something about the price of everything and the value of nothing.

220hertz··on Interview with a Maintainer

That was brilliant.

220hertz··on Are we living in an age of statistical mediocrity?

"How can one stay sharp in such an environment?"

Be as disagreeable as possible I think! If you constantly introduce conflict into people's lives you're always going to be dealing with people that are thinking on their feet. I'm being sarcastic, but I'll let the point stand.

220hertz··on Why non-invasive glucose monitoring is hard

I cannot begin to tell you all how much of a difference it would make to people with either type of diabetes to have a non-disposable device to monitor blood glucose. CGMs are great, I use a Libre, but it's $$$ every other week, and sometimes the damn things just break when you're putting them on.

220hertz··on OpenAI's first gadget is the $230 Codex Micro macropad

I'm reminded of the Apple developer keyboard meme.

220hertz··on Richard Feynman and the Connection Machine (1989)

I generally agree with that video. But did she really need to take three hours to make her point?

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