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GarrickDrgnon Show HN: c0admin – A terminal-based AI assistant for Linux sysadmins

I really don't think we should be describing things whose main job is to contact a third party API as "runs locally".

GarrickDrgnon Show HN: SnapQL – Desktop app to query Postgres with AI

Am I misunderstanding something? How is this "Everything runs locally" if it's talking to OpenAI's APIs?

GarrickDrgnon DarkBeam leaks billions of email and password combinations

HIBP lets you download their hashed passwords DB to check against.

https://github.com/HaveIBeenPwned/PwnedPasswordsDownloader

GarrickDrgnon Our screwdriver took three years [video]

It really is a matter of convenience. Linus's work is obviously mostly with computers and servers, where you often work in tighter spaces; not having to reposition your whole hand (and/or pull the screwdriver out of the screw and reposition it because of a lack of space) is a nice convenience. Plus, most computer screws are not really tightened very much, so you'll be done with a few flicks of your wrist. He also explicitly mentions he uses the ratchet by turning only the axle and keeping the handle steady in his hand for a lot of the screws.

GarrickDrgnon Australia fires: Aboriginal planners say the bush 'needs to burn'

On top of this, this year's conditions are nothing like the "natural" burning of Australian forests. The fires are burning hotter and faster due to the dry conditions.

A massive part of Australian forests have already burned too, they don't regrow out of nothing, and they are the only thing keeping deserts at bay in many cases.

GarrickDrgnon In Defense of Richard Stallman

Yes, we are saying that only people who subscribe to the "don't rape children" flavour of groupthink should be respected in public discourse.