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agleason··on Meta Llama 3
Meta makes money by selling ads. they want people to be more glued into their platforms and sharing stuff. they hope that people will use their model to make content to share
agleason··on OpenAI's board has fired Sam Altman
OpenAI’s models are, quality wise, pretty far ahead of competition. So that’s what they’re spending so much money on. There’s a history of creating things that are expensive then rapidly bringing down the cost, which is what they’ve been doing rather than creating GPT-5
agleason··on Ncdu – NCurses Disk Usage
you're probably more likely to see jsdu first and then I'll have my buddy explaining to me why it's actually faster
agleason··on FTX Token, FTT down by more than 80% in less than 24 hours
Until someone comes up with a better solution for cross border payments ($150T market), I don't think bitcoin/crypto will go away
agleason··on The biggest crypto lending company is a ponzi scheme
If I need to move money between countries, it certainly is by far the easiest. Traveling in India trying to get my friend money has been an awful headache. With cryptocurrency, it's quite simple
agleason··on Ask HN: EU devs who moved to the States for work, has it been worth it?
> Italians are not racists

The biggest football team in Italy literally threw around a giant banana to mock a black player. And that's not like it's an isolated incident

agleason··on Ask HN: EU devs who moved to the States for work, has it been worth it?
but Netflix pays way more
agleason··on Ask HN: EU devs who moved to the States for work, has it been worth it?
If you're employed by a top company in the US, your health insurance is generally much better quality than most public option in Europe
agleason··on Ask HN: What are some “10x” software product innovations you have experienced?
I'm just here with my popcorn waiting for the responses on NodeJS
agleason··on SVG: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
I think this article totally misses out on the UI/UX benefits of an SVG. For example, I've been able to implement amazing animations that require little effort from me and allow designers to really show off their talents.

SVGs may not be perfect, but the pros definitely outweigh the cons. When I work on the frontend, I think there are very few use cases where I have to worry about the readability of an SVG. The author also kind of lost me at JSON-based graphics.

agleason··on Ford Makes $29B Commitment to Electric and Self-Driving Cars
It makes it enjoyable to drive for whatever reason, there's something that makes me feel good and powerful when I drive it (note that my girlfriend tells me I drive like a grandma). It's a comfortable car to drive, and it's pretty dependable in the long term (so I've heard, never owned one long time personally). Also it's a super useful car for carrying things around, helping friends move, etc.
agleason··on Ford Makes $29B Commitment to Electric and Self-Driving Cars
I really love the F-150 and it's size, but I don't need all the power it comes with and would love it to be a little more fuel efficient. I realize the coming hybrid model is going to be a fortune more than the non hybrid, but I am curious how expensive an all-electric model will be.
agleason··on SEC Approves NYSE’s Plan for New IPO Alternative
Banks have been making out like bandits this past year in IPOs, something needed to change and I'm surprised it happened this quickly
agleason··on Is wind power’s future in deep water?
I'm curious, when wind farms do go into the ocean bed, how does it affect the ecosystem? I'm guessing it might not be a problem since I've never read about it, but it seems like it could cause reverberating problems in the ocean which is one of our biggest natural tools in fighting climate change
agleason··on Cloudflare One
I feel that's generally how it goes at Cloudflare. They build amazing products and give them terrible names.

Name Ideas:

Cloudflare Zero

Cloudflare Connect

Cloudflare Trust

Cloudflare Assist

You can have those for free, just maybe consider opening a fullstack role in SF :)

agleason··on Ask HN: Have you ever inherited a codebase that you liked?
Not inheriting, but I enjoy working on code that I wrote awhile ago. What I enjoy about it is 1) seeing how I've progressed as a coder, and 2) fixing my shit code before anyone else lays eyes on it. It also forces me to really think about my code, and why I did what I did.
agleason··on Google Services Experiencing Disruptions
I'm betting it's that something gnarly got checked in rather than service outage