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bogometeron <input type="password" maxlength="20"> prevents me from logging into Vanguard

There are more of these than you think and its usually financial institutions. I started running into it years ago when I started using a password manager which allowed to generate strings > 20 chars. Most sites worked, but a few key financial sites not so much. I went through the same frustration cycle as, you finally looking at the html. What is even worse is when someone uses DIFFERENT limits for their app vs web.

bogometeron Cursor removed cost information from the usage page and CSV export

The ground-truth is the rudeness is load bearing at human machine interface.

bogometeron It's not empowering to hand off the details

You said what I was thinking. AI can do the things I always found mind numbing and tedious, but because I did it already early in my career, I know when to intervene because the agent is not doing it correctly. I think that is the OP's point.

bogometeron Kimi Work

Am i the only one that is wary of connecting kimi to my desktop and filesystem. Very different beast than using its API via OpenRouter.

bogometeron A Koi Pond Mosaic Made from 10 Pounds of 3D Printer Waste

bravo! so much better than a landfill

bogometeron Sony deletes more movies from the accounts of people who ‘bought’ them

if you cant hold it your hands, you don't own it. used dvd and bluray on ebay are cheaper anyway. another underutilized resource - the public library - mine has a huge catalog of movies you can borrow for free.

bogometeron Pollen tried to remove my article and Google is assisting with it

Google require ID verification for DMCA requests. That would put an end to most of the abuse.

bogometeron Microsoft new Outlook takes 10 seconds to do what Outlook Classic does instantly

Anytime a relative installs a new machine I get the call "What is wrong with outlook?". It's always "new".

bogometeron Emacs 31 Is Around the Corner: The Changes I'm Daily Driving

>treesit-auto-install-grammar

Sweet. GLP1 for my .emacs!

bogometeron CrankGPT

I will wait for the legion of hamster wheels power upgrade...

bogometeron Maryland citizens hit with $2B power grid upgrade for out-of-state AI

Even in Texas' "disconnected" grid, we're seeing the same mess. Oncor is currently staring down a mind-boggling 350 GW in data center requests - to put that in perspective, that's more than triple ERCOT's entire peak demand. They’re now pivoting to a $47 billion infrastructure spree just to keep up, and they’ve already pushed through a $560 million rate hike to help foot the bill. It’s the same story as Maryland: no matter how the local market is structured, residential ratepayers are the ones getting squeezed to subsidize the massive high-voltage buildouts these AI projects require. One benefit: the increased human interaction pulls me away from the terminal. Door-to-door power salesmen now have a regular relationship with my Nest doorbell, warning me of the impending "AI-pocalypse" because ratepayers in Dallas are going to be the ones subsidizing the West Texas buildout.

bogometeron The map that keeps Burning Man honest

Thank you for not "mooping" around.

bogometeron 245TB Micron 6600 ION Data Center SSD Now Shipping

I fondly remember when i could buy a well-rated consumer-level SSD for a lot less per TB...