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Beijinger··on RIP Facebook
Why the downvote?
Beijinger··on RIP Facebook
It is from Ugo Bardi. He has been a few times on page one on HN. A well known scientist from Florence.
Beijinger··on Why the Bronze Age Collapsed
TLDR: Bronze was expensive and not local; iron was cheap and local.

Interesting thesis, but I dont buy it. BTW, regarding the timing, I think Julian Jaynes would have a different thesis.

Beijinger··on Owed a billion dollars in Nvidia stock
"NVIDIA’s CFO wrote me a letter stating that 15,625 shares of my stock options had vested, and that I was required to exercise them. I did, and then forgot all about it."

Normally this is a right to buy at a given price. If he was billed for it, then there is very little chance NVIDIA can weasel they way out ot it. I suspect he never paid for the shares.

Beijinger··on In an $80 motel room, a discovery to shed light on the origins of life
This was also interesting: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01046-z
Beijinger··on Theranos founder reportedly to be transferred to halfway home next year
There should be a law. If your net worth is or was over a certain threshold, you should always have a "go out of prison" card.
Beijinger··on How can this Amazon scammer keep going, not shipping any goods?
This seller has over 4000 products. Maybe drop-shipping gone bad?
Beijinger··on New wild cat species discovered – with only one known living member
Wasn't this link first in this post? https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/meet-the-...

"The man took the animal home, believing it to be a domestic breed. But after about a year of living with the clearly wild animal, he realized it would be better off at a sanctuary."

Wish there would be more information.

Beijinger··on Kenyans Did College Students' Homework for Years. Then A.I. Arrived
You did the right thing, based on your financial and mental capabilities, and you are "useful in your job".

The not was not supposed to be there.

Beijinger··on Hister: A private search engine for the pages you visit and the files you keep
"No mandatory cloud - A complete personal setup can run on one local machine."

How does it sync via several computers?

Beijinger··on Hister: A private search engine for the pages you visit and the files you keep
"It looks like our name conflicts with a registered trademark in the US. "

So? Where are you based? For what class was the trademark filed? When was it filed?

I doubt that he has any leverage, but I don't know the background.

Beijinger··on Kenyans Did College Students' Homework for Years. Then A.I. Arrived
Why the donwvote? You cunts always mistake an analysis for an endorsement.
Beijinger··on Kenyans Did College Students' Homework for Years. Then A.I. Arrived
You did the right thing, based on your financial and mental capabilities, and you are not "useful in your job".

Look at your boss, his job is "gainful to him". He likely cheated in college and learned to delegate work and lead people.

Beijinger··on LibreOffice breaks download records after declaring it has no AI features
But they support AI features, like LanguageTool. I always bought Softmaker but since they don't offer this feature in their One-time purchase version, I have started using LibreOffice only.
Beijinger··on Ask HN: Resources to get good at soldering?
Easy. Get the right tool: https://pine64.com/product/pinecil-smart-mini-portable-solde...
Beijinger··on Ask HN: How do I make sure ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini forget all prior conversations?
Yes, but ChatGPT does not require a log-in for a little chatting. A new incognito tab solves this problem.

And I just saw this: https://chatgpt.com/?temporary-chat=true

Beijinger··on Hacking IKEA Furniture
There are tons of websites like this: https://ikeahackers.net/

I read, IKEA first wanted to have them closed down, but then they realized, it does not matter why someone buys their stuff, as long as they buy it.

I like Ikea. I lived in so many countries, and it is an excellent place to buy furniture if you have to. But I consider it "throw away" furniture. Quality is okay or soso and it is unlikely to survive several moves.

If you can afford and have a place for long term. Buy better stuff. Used quality furniture, even antique, can be incredibly cheap.

Beijinger··on FDA authorizes first wearable device that monitors ketone and blood sugar levels
No. I did not get the grant. And SBIR is a highly rigged system.

I am not involved anymore in the project but in another project. But if it interests you, I can point you to the publications and company.

Email: a50q40ju@anonaddy.me

Beijinger··on Ask HN: How do I make sure ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini forget all prior conversations?
Start a new chat in an incognito window?
Beijinger··on FDA authorizes first wearable device that monitors ketone and blood sugar levels
That is a very bad article. Most, if not all non-invasive blood glucose projects had no peer reviewed publications.

Anyway, this problem, to measure blood glucose non-invasive, is solved now. A product should be on the market very soon. And while I am not involved anymore, I once submitted an SBIR grant application to the NIH with this technology. A specific item that this technology used would be a few hundreds bucks if produced in quantities. I also wrote this in the grant application. The examiner googled this thing, and a top-notch single item for lab measurements was 50 grand. Obviously, too expensive. So the thing I learned:

An idiot and Google are a very dangerous combination. Even at the NIH.

PS: Neither the start-up, nor their technology is mentioned in the paper. All the mentioned technologies have been tried and are bound to fail in my opinion. At least the examiner gave me a very high score on "innovative".

Beijinger··on Linux 7.3 improves performance when running out of vRAM
You know what I would like to have? An application that sends a kill / kill -9 signal to a specific app, example Chromes, when things go south.
Beijinger··on Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin
Why should it be illegal?
Beijinger··on Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin
I recommend two more:

1. pass paywalls clean.

2. Social Fixer

Beijinger··on Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin
Also for youtube download plug-ins. yt-dpl does not work for youtube anymore.
Beijinger··on Codex in ChatGPT desktop app for Linux is now in preview
Not sure what I should see under the Link provided. Here is another one:

https://community.openai.com/t/codex-in-chatgpt-desktop-app-...

"The desktop app is designed as a workspace for managing projects, working with files, using browser workflows, and running Codex alongside ChatGPT."

Not sure if I really understand this. And somehow I am worried about ChatGPT having access to my files and workflows. How much control do I have?

Beijinger··on uBlock Origin Is Giving Up the Fight to Keep Ads Off Facebook
https://socialfixer.com/ will fix it for you. It is amazing, what you can take out.
Beijinger··on Germany Sets New Six-Month Startup Record
Probably the same level, but I have no experience with KfW. But I could ask a buddy.
Beijinger··on World Train Map – 1247 train routes around the world
I mistook it for https://www.openrailwaymap.org/
Beijinger··on World Train Map – 1247 train routes around the world
I would not bet on AI. I think this map is older.
Beijinger··on Germany Sets New Six-Month Startup Record
Yes. I actually also interviewed once for a job there.

Not the sharpest minds. More bureaucratic than entrepreneurial. At the time, none of the C-suite had ever run their own company. Zero international experience. Complete mediocrity.

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