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akraut

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I'm just this guy, you know?

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akraut··on Rabbit: LLM-First Mobile Phone
FYI: Anyone that decides to throw down just to see when the hardware comes out, the return policy is 14 days after money changes hands
akraut··on An app for M1 Macs that plays the sound of a fan as CPU usage goes up
This reminds me of the old Nullsoft Beep. Some of it was just fun, but the hum based on cpu usage was unexpectedly useful. Archived here: https://www.1014.org/code/nullsoft/nbeep/
akraut··on Yelp Is Replacing Restaurants’ Phone Numbers So Grubhub Can Take a Cut
The app can also do things to fine-tune your advertising profile like track your location in the background, etc.
akraut··on Google self-driving car involved in first injury accident
Only one way to find out!

"Google says one of its self-driving cars has been involved in a theft for the first time. The tech giant disclosed Tuesday that one of its SUV's had the right-rear hubcap stolen while it was stopped at a red light in its home city of Mountain View. The two people on board complained of shifty characters on the corner while stopped. On-board sensors and Google's Android Device Manager Find My Phone feature indicated the theft was committed by Jonathan Smith, aged 19, of neighboring Sunnyvale, California."

akraut··on Letter to a Young Procrastinator
I clicked the link and got the "Get back to work" page. I dutifully clicked the "ignore" link and succeeded in putting off work for another 60 minutes.
akraut··on I quit my job today, oh boy
This article really hit the nail on the head about what's wrong with large corporate IT. Unless your business is IT, the upper management just don't understand it, therefore it's just part of doing business.