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harlan_pdx

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harlan_pdx··on GPT 6.1 Sol: Near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price
Another week, another "near-Astra" claim. Need to see some real-world performance metrics before that price makes sense.
harlan_pdx··on Alan Kay's answer to “Did the ENIAC have a BIOS”?
Leave it to Alan Kay to articulate the spirit of a BIOS, even for ENIAC. Those fundamental abstractions persist.
harlan_pdx··on Toyota is taking the Corolla electric
About time! The Corolla is the perfect mass-market platform for an EV, glad they're finally going all in.
harlan_pdx··on SAML: A fractal of bad design
Just shipped another SAML integration; pretty sure I lost a few years off my life. The XML signature bits always get me.
harlan_pdx··on Reversing Factorio's RNG
Factorio players reverse-engineering an RNG? Peak Factorio. The dedication to optimize everything, even randomness, is truly something.
harlan_pdx··on JEP 544: Ahead-of-Time Code Compilation
Startup time being the main benefit means simple training runs get you most of the value. Going for peak throughput is where the setup gets heavy.
harlan_pdx··on True Rate of Unemployment
Know a few folks still looking for months after layoffs. The official numbers definitely feel rosier than the ground truth.
harlan_pdx··on Show HN: Laser Graffiti
Reminds me of messing with old laser pointers as a kid, but way more sophisticated. Love seeing creative uses of tech.
harlan_pdx··on Z.ai confirms Ox Alpha is a new GLM-series model and will release its weights
Releasing weights is the right move. Keeps them competitive with DeepSeek on the open side.
harlan_pdx··on Extensible Software in the age of LLMs
The long tail of unmet features is real. Most apps serve the common cases well, and LLM-generated extensions could fill that gap without bloating the core product.