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Descon··on Cheap GPS jammers are filling the world with navigation dead zones
I wish there were cheap Bluetooth jammers to prevent speakers from playing when hiking
Descon··on What did it cost George to push the button
Reviewing code ain't what it used to be, what will it become?
Descon··on Meta steals a tactic from Tesla and builds data centers in tents
Those look like sprung structures's tents. They can get real fancy: https://www.sprung.com/
Descon··on U.S. to dismantle system tracking Atlantic currents that are at risk of collapse
I hope Canada cancels our contract to buy these from USA. I don't care the cost, it's not worth it.
Descon··on Breakthroughs for batteries could soon make them better
Rail will always be more efficient since you don't have to carry the load. I think places that never built passenger rail (Alberta has been toying with Edmonton to Calgary since they've existed) this will wipe out the need for them.
Descon··on Scientists warn Atlantic current at risk of shutting down
Huh? Sudden events are a very real part of larger processes like evolution and climate change. A volcano eruption, a meteor impact, or a drought year, or the ceasing of a current can absolutely have massive implications on larger systems.
Descon··on The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Worse Than You Thought
I think you've jumped to regulation, when culturally many parents may be unprepared / unaware and the discussion needs to start with awareness
Descon··on Gas Town's agent patterns, design bottlenecks, and vibecoding at scale
But maybe this is how a super smart AI works (or at least a prototype of one)
Descon··on Show HN: Play poker with LLMs, or watch them play against each other
Why not texasholdllm.com?!
Descon··on Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center
Sorrowful tales with Kevin Sorbo
Descon··on Parental controls aren't for parents
neil.fun is porn ads

neal.fun is what I think you meant to link

Descon··on Context engineering is sleeping on the humble hyperlink
That's a little picky, maybe it's HATEOAS + a little extra presentation sauce (the hottest HATEOAS extension!)
Descon··on NASA chief suggests SpaceX may be booted from moon mission
I believe space is actually a protected industry, and your run of the mill h1b isn't good enough, you need citizenship too - see the ITAR reqs on SpaceX job openings: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/spacex/jobs/8101417002
Descon··on Hacker News Live Feed
Fun! A css animation would make the updates less jarring and the feed easier to read
Descon··on SEC approves Texas Stock Exchange, first new US integrated exchange in decades
Or the TSX!
Descon··on OpenAI slams court order to save all ChatGPT logs, including deleted chats
I think when you spin up open AI in azure, that instance is yours, so I don't believe that would be subject to this order.
Descon··on A $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, no screen
Love my Honda fit - had to replace the transmission at 160k km (in-warranty!) only thing I wish is it had AWD and just a little more clearance for the snow
Descon··on Canada considering charging for road access from USA to Alaska
What intelligent options are you offering for Canada then? The US is going to tariffs us. They have stated that their aim is economic warfare focusing on collapsing our economy so that they may annex us.

It seems in the face of existential threats to our sovereignty, every option should be considered where we have advantage, and there are few.

Descon··on Tesla Cybertruck sales surge 61% in July, outsells direct rivals
It's been done before https://www.drivingline.com/articles/why-did-gms-excellent-q...
Descon··on How Not to Release Historic Source Code
Yeah, this reads like an unnecessarily harsh cr of what was probably a really cool project for an intern. This kind of attitude can really turn people off of sharing at all.
Descon··on Vancouver’s new mega-development is big, ambitious and Indigenous
This can and does happen
Descon··on OpenAI drops ban on military tools to partner with The Pentagon
Is astroturfing a weapon? It seems like the natural use... To sway opinion in foreign countries.
Descon··on AI’s big rift is like a religious schism
Gig economy still requires a middle class for the demand side of the equation. So either the AI has employs humans in make-work projects, or we invent a meta economy that sits on top.
Descon··on Hyundai Uni Wheel electric drive system could revolutionize EV design
I just assumed that the drive shaft between the motor and their uni wheel system would have a universal joint in it that would solve both of these issues, would it not? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_joint
Descon··on What's the Best City for Techies in 2024?
Any similar breakdowns for Canadian cities?
Descon··on Ask HN: What software did you purchase that positively impacted your family life
Love anylist - bummer about Google assistant dropping them. Almost enough to make me switch to alexa
Descon··on iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
Pixel 6 onwards have 5 years https://www.androidpolice.com/google-pixel-os-update-length/
Descon··on Xiaomi CyberDog 2
I'd rather have this than an iPad
Descon··on Google tests A.I. tool that is able to write news articles
I think they're certainly a place for publicly funded and accountable news media like CBC or BBC News, where the profit motive isn't there by the nature of funding (Of course, this model has its own separate set of issues that it needs to overcome as well. But IMO it's a better base to build off)
Descon··on Backend of Meta Threads is built with Python 3.10
That link doesn't work for me - just get a splash page
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