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VerifiedReports··on Qwen 3.6 27B is the sweet spot for local development
Exactly. The distinction between the various layers in "AI" systems is pretty vague to the newcomer. What is the "model" vs. the engine "running" it vs. weights?

I don't recall any previous tech stack that was barfed onto the scene with so little background or reference material, going from zero to endless undefined jargon... and no primer in sight.

For people who demand an understanding of their tools, it's a lot of work. I recognize the value of "AI" in performing the tasks I'd have to do manually; for example, keeping the data structures of my front- and back-ends in sync in a project. But do I want to interrupt my development and take weeks off to digest all of these tools?

And if I do, I want to run the show and fully understand it. And like you, I think that's best done locally.

VerifiedReports··on A Fundamental Principle of Aeronautical Engineering Has Been Overturned
If this is the previously-discussed one, the difference here is that it's not ribbing so it's not directional.
VerifiedReports··on Tracing a powerful GNSS interference source over Europe
The disturbing thing is that anyone was surprised by this. GPS is very fragile.

This made news in the U.S. a few years ago because Ajit Pai had the brilliant idea to allow so-called "5G" telecom service on frequencies too close to those of GPS. I don't think this case is resolved yet: https://physicstoday.aip.org/news/new-5g-exemption-may-jam-g...

VerifiedReports··on Microsoft builds MacBook Pro rival with NVIDIA-powered Surface Laptop Ultra
First... the comment was about the Mac.

Second... I just opened settings on my iPhone and not only didn't see any ad, but not even a place to put an ad. Where in the UI would an ad appear?

VerifiedReports··on Microsoft builds MacBook Pro rival with NVIDIA-powered Surface Laptop Ultra
I don't have a paid account and don't get spammed. I don't know why you weren't able to specify WHERE you see all this "spam."
VerifiedReports··on Microsoft builds MacBook Pro rival with NVIDIA-powered Surface Laptop Ultra
They don't. Anyone who says otherwise doesn't use a Mac.
VerifiedReports··on Microsoft builds MacBook Pro rival with NVIDIA-powered Surface Laptop Ultra
Windows is such offensive trash now that it doesn't matter what you run it on. NO WAY.
VerifiedReports··on StumbleTV: Chat Roulette but for Exposed Webcams
This kind of thing has been around for decades at this point.

Still... it is interesting.

VerifiedReports··on DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said people love AI mode
Google has been ever-worsening trash for years.

Their "AI" bullshit did in fact push me to finally make DuckDuckGo my default page. Happy to hear others are switching too.

VerifiedReports··on Is "colorectal cancer" rising in "young people"?
If the headline merely had quotes around "young," that would make sense.
VerifiedReports··on Is "colorectal cancer" rising in "young people"?
I think so, even with shitty U.S. providers. I've never had a problem.
VerifiedReports··on Is "colorectal cancer" rising in "young people"?
Why are the "critical terms" in "that headline" in quotes?

Then some clown downvotes this straightforward question. Brilliant.

VerifiedReports··on Does anybody like React?
It seems that LLM tools should make these frameworks unnecessary.
VerifiedReports··on Stack Overflow Sold to Tech Giant Prosus for $1.8B (2021)
Yep. Enjoy your toxic, obsolete echo chamber!
VerifiedReports··on Ferrari Luce
I was there at that time, and Ive still sucked.
VerifiedReports··on Ferrari Luce
Except Ive famously ruined Apple's laptops for the better part of a decade.
VerifiedReports··on Ferrari Luce
Wow I didn't see that. Standard Ive incompetence.

It's galling to see pompous, no-talent douchebags like Ive continually held out as some kind of innovator.

VerifiedReports··on Ferrari Luce
Fine print:

Range up to 10 Km.

VerifiedReports··on Ferrari Luce
The doors are dumb as hell. So I guess the front and back people have to take turns, because only one can squeeze through that gap?

Presumably the range is only a few KM, since Ive said, "You don't want a bigger battery."

And after ruining Apple's computers for years with his POS keyboard and embarrassing emoji bar, he's all about "tactile controls" now? Or was that the will of someone who ISN'T just a pompous hack?

Oh wait: Someone pointed out that there are KNOBS on the steering wheel. So there are wheels on a wheel. That has Ive all over it.

VerifiedReports··on A successful Japanese trial of a ramjet engine designed for Mach‑5 aircraft
ORD -> Vatican
VerifiedReports··on Green card seekers must leave U.S. to apply, Trump administration says
Ah, that explains the Israeli "settlers" in Gaza.
VerifiedReports··on Deno 2.8
Thanks. I use JSR and always pull in the latest, figuring that I'll lock it down when development is done.
VerifiedReports··on Kickstarter is forced to ban adult content by payment processors
I'm talking about day-to-day transactions, not specifically adult content.
VerifiedReports··on Deno 2.8
All good questions. But... it would simply eliminate a step and result in a single language.

Python supports types and is interpreted, right?

VerifiedReports··on Deno 2.8
Why do you consider URLs a problem?
VerifiedReports··on Deno 2.8
I started a new project with Deno specifically to avoid the NPM mess, and because it was created by Node's creator to fix its shortcomings. I'm new to Web development, but so far the experience has been pretty good.

Nice to see Deno being maintained. The features listed seem pretty substantial.

VerifiedReports··on Samsung chip workers will get an average $340k bonus as AI profits soar
Meanwhile, U.S. companies are cutting our already-shitty vacation and leave.
VerifiedReports··on Goodbye Visa and Mastercard: 130M Europeans switching to sovereign payment
Especially now in the (former) USA.
VerifiedReports··on I designed a nibble-oriented CPU in Verilog to build a scientific calculator
It's actually "nybble."
VerifiedReports··on New arXiv policy: 1-year ban for hallucinated references
Fabricated, not "hallucinated."
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