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gr2020··on My AI skeptic friends are all nuts
I haven't used zed specifically, but were you using your own API key for Claude? If so, you were probably running into the Anthropic API rate limits [1]. You can either a) deposit more funds to move your way up the tier list, or instead access Claude via something like OpenRouter, which will give you much higher limits.

[1] https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/rate-limits

gr2020··on OpenAI Codex CLI: Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal
I’m not positive, but I think if you do

/context this_will_be_my_prompt

it will do a few requests on its own to decide what you need in context, add those files, and return back to you so you can continue on.

gr2020··on Making Castro’s Feeds Update Faster the Lazy Way
Is there any sort of dynamic range compression available with Apple Podcasts? I've looked around, but can't seem to find anything. I find it especially necessary when listening in the car, so I've been using Overcast...
gr2020··on About iCloud Private Relay
This is the point - Apple doesn't have that information either. From the article, in the "How Private Relay works" section:

> when you browse the web in Safari, no single party — not even Apple — can see both who you are and what sites you're visiting.

gr2020··on XB-1's wings are officially closed out
Somewhat OT - but from their FAQ they say they're targeting a price of $200M for the Overture. I'm certainly no expert, but this feels to some extent a bargain given the capability. Capacity 55-75 passengers. A few data points for comparison (all of these approximate of course, with multiple variants available of each):

Airbus A220 - $90M

Airbus A320neo - $110M

Boeing 787 - $140M

Boeing 777 - $320M

Airbus A350 - $325M

Gulfstream G700 - $75M

All of these can of course carry more passengers (except the Gulfstream), but assuming it's somewhat efficient from a fuel perspective, and assuming an airline could sell ~60 business class seats on each leg, I'm optimistic for them - cutting your trip time in half is certainly something to brag about.

For reference, as an example, a British Airways 787-9 used for transatlantic routes seats 8 first, 42 business, 39 premium economy, and 127 economy.

gr2020··on Robinhood Traders Discovered a Glitch That Gave Them ‘Infinite Leverage’
Leveraged index funds generally work as expected on an intraday basis - but they're not intended for longer term holds. You can of course try it, but things will not turn out as you'd hope. Here's an article describing what happens:

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/financial-advisors/082...

gr2020··on LastPass bug leaks credentials from previous site
FYI, 1Password doesn’t force you to use their cloud service. Even if you subscribe (as opposed to standalone), you still don’t have to actually use it. I switched from an older standalone version to the current subscription version, but I’m not using their cloud service to sync my vault.
gr2020··on Stripe Capital
Purely out of curiosity - and you may not be able to, or may not want to answer - but how does a company like Stripe structure this sort of business? Are you making loans right out of your working capital, or do you have separate debt obligations of your own to cover these, or something else? I would imagine this sort of thing is regulated somehow, but I don’t really know... would love to hear whatever you can share!
gr2020··on Root cause analysis: significantly elevated error rates on 2019‑07‑10
Anybody know what database they’re using?
gr2020··on Stripe's API was down again
Ya - I'm seeing the same thing on the customer endpoint.
gr2020··on An update on last week's customer shutdown incident
Not sure why you’re being downvoted so hard - while I think your list of requirements perhaps aren’t the right ones, I like the idea in general. Have a process where I can make assurances of some form that we’re good guys, and treat me accordingly.
gr2020··on Starlink – SpaceX’s broadband internet system
Have they said how traffic will be routed? If I'm in, say, the US, and I'm connecting to a web site in Australia, would the satellite I'm connected to send my traffic to a terrestrial router near me, and let it traverse from there via regular ground links to Australia? Or would my traffic travel via satellite to a terrestrial router near the destination?
gr2020··on Jack Dorsey says it’s time to rethink the fundamental dynamics of Twitter
This has evolved quite a bit since I last tried it - thanks for the reminder!
gr2020··on Tesla and Panasonic freeze spending on $4.5B Gigafactory
From Electrek [1]: A Tesla spokesperson has reportedly commented on Nikkei’s report:

> “We will of course continue to make new investments in Gigafactory 1, as needed,”

Update: In a comment to Electrek, Tesla exapnded:

> “We will of course continue to make new investments in Gigafactory 1, as needed. However, we think there is far more output to be gained from improving existing production equipment than was previously estimated.”

[1] https://electrek.co/2019/04/11/tesla-panasonic-suspend-inves...

gr2020··on Fully managed PostgreSQL databases
Well, while I appreciate you coming here to clarify, and waiving charges for 2019 sounds nice, there’s nothing in that post that says those charges won’t come into effect for the long term.

I guess I personally would want more color on that whole post-2019 egress situation before committing to using the service. That’s just me, though!

gr2020··on Fully managed PostgreSQL databases
Love this new offering. What I don’t love is they are charging for egress bandwidth ($0.01/GB), even in the same data center [1]. I can understand it for outbound to internet or other data centers, but this is hard to swallow for the same facility.

Hopefully DO will reconsider this!

It also makes me wonder if all access to these databases is via the public network. I’m guessing so.

[1] https://twitter.com/digitalocean/status/1096087824066101248

gr2020··on CVE-2019-5736: runc container breakout
Looks like Docker 18.09.2 was released a few minutes ago to address this: https://github.com/docker/docker-ce/releases
gr2020··on Apple Financial Results – Q1 2019 Conference Call LIVE
Don't understand this comment - seems to me Apple spends a _lot_. From their Q1 financial statement, cost of sales ("buying stuff and services") is $52.3B, and R&D and admin expenses are $8.7B. I think it's fair to say $61B is a "significant" amount they're spending during the quarter...
gr2020··on Wells Fargo Bans Cryptocurrency Purchases on Its Credit Cards
Many (most?) banks charge an outgoing wire fee. That $30 fee is probably the same whether you’re trying to wire $250 or $250,000, and is probably unrelated to _where_ you’re wiring the money to.
gr2020··on Improved fraud prevention with Radar 2.0
The only problem I ran into with the old Radar was a situation where a card was declined, and the customer contacted his bank to clear it up. The bank said they had no idea, they didn't decline the charge. When I followed up with Stripe, turns out Stripe declined the charge, and it never got to the bank.

Is there a way to tell when this happens in the Dashboard? There wasn't at the time, but I'm hoping this is maybe now visible somehow? It's obviously helpful to know when trying to help a customer resolve the situation.

gr2020··on The Battle for Best Semi-Autonomous System: Tesla Autopilot vs. GM SuperCruise
To be fair here, and for people who might not know, Teslas do not "autonomously change lanes". When autopilot is active, the driver must initiate the lane change themselves, and it's the driver's responsibility to do so when it's safe. Tesla does not claim otherwise.
gr2020··on SpaceX BFR [video]
I think you're off by about a factor of 5. For example, United Airlines unrestricted full fare (Y class), NYC-SHA one way, is a bit over $3800.
gr2020··on Introducing Keybase Teams
I'm sure you're thinking of this - but integration with the iOS 11 Files app would be awesome!
gr2020··on Tesla announces Q2 2017 earnings
Not exactly a balanced source there - there is definitely some bias from the author showing through. But the comments on that post - yikes! So much anti-EV FUD in certain communities.
gr2020··on Tesla Model 3 First Drive Review
Not cheap, nor plastic, but it sounds like the Bollinger B1 is calling your name:

https://www.theverge.com/transportation/2017/7/27/16052118/b...

gr2020··on I’ve been a self-employed independent creator for 10 years
> When I see people with these crazy flights of fancy throwing away perfectly good opportunities to work and build incrementally to their dream lives, it makes me a little sad.

I think you're making an assumption here that your "dream life" is a destination. Which is a perfectly rational way of thinking.

But, alternatively, your dream life could instead be the journey. So, perhaps, rather than working at a job today to make your dreams come true later, maybe your dream instead is to do what you love today, and let the future take care of itself.

Not saying either is right or wrong - I know many people in each camp. Just saying there's two ways of thinking about it.

gr2020··on Pistol sights
I would presume the tradeoff here is slower acquisition - if you're not on target, it likely requires more brainpower to _get_ on target. With goalpost sights, it's far easier to be misaligned, but you can't "lose" the target. (disclaimer - I've never used a peephole sight, so this is all speculation on my part!)
gr2020··on Cloud Firewalls
Sometimes software like Docker (in certain network configurations) will use iptables for its own purposes, clobbering some of your own iptables rules. Having an external firewall for access control is super advantageous in cases like this.
gr2020··on Safety incidents at Tesla plant were higher than industry average in 2015
Title here is misleading. Actual title of article at LA Times is "Tesla had worse safety records than slaughterhouses and sawmills" - note "had", past tense. The records in question are from 2015, and as the article says, they are working on improvements.
gr2020··on NASA proposes a magnetic shield to protect Mars' atmosphere
Is that true? A superconductor magnet needs to be cooled down to temperature (say 4K), but does it generate heat once operating? Seems like heat would come from resistance in the coil, but this resistance is zero when at operating temperature.
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