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idbnstra

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email: idbnstra@gmail.com
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idbnstra··on New US homeownership measure puts people first
i think it would be best just to do a survey asking what housing situation they are in and if that's what they want. do you really think that every single renter wants to be a renter?
idbnstra··on NotebookLM is now Gemini Notebook
"We have some REALLY interesting sources that we're discussing today"
idbnstra··on The Future Worth Building Is Human
really?

> The power to shape a model profoundly is also the power to shape it for ill. John von Neumann remarked on this problem in 1955, writing that the useful and the harmful aspects of technology “lie everywhere so close together that it is never possible to separate the lions from the lambs.” Keeping the lambs safe is an ongoing process, the result of judgment exercised and choices made continuously. We aim to give the people making these choices stronger tools, pursuing research that enables safer models without taking away ownership.

idbnstra··on Show HN: Follow London Trains in 3D
it would be EVEN cooler if you used cesium and google map tiles api to have realistic looking buildings
idbnstra··on Show HN:I got tired of spending 3hrs daily on job applications,so I automated it
signing up with google and github doesn't work, nothing happens when i click the buttons
idbnstra··on Ask HN: Quickbooks Alternative?
looks like you also almost forgot you can press return on your keyboard lmao
idbnstra··on I feel like VSCode is falling apart
yeah, the only reason i keep using it is the free student trial and a second activity bar lol
idbnstra··on Ask HN: Norway bans AI in elementary schools
what's preventing them from "finding out the truth" outside of school?
idbnstra··on The room the economy can't see
one of the solutions that they put forward in combination with UBI is LVT. When LVT is implemented, it is likely that those three things will not get more expensive relative to income even with a UBI. Let me know if you want me to explain why.
idbnstra··on Changing how we develop Ladybird
what, in your opinion, are the new proxies?
idbnstra··on 'Backrooms' Stuns with $81M Debut
I’m pretty sure someone else did a majority of the mall recreation, but i may be wrong
idbnstra··on Hengefinder: Finding when the sun aligns with your street
it’s nuts that more streets in manhattan aren’t pedestrianized
idbnstra··on Ask HN: Suggest Google Antigravity Alternative
opencode, mistral vibe
idbnstra··on Work with the garage door up (2024)
Yeah, and pressing the three dots and selecting “not interested” goes a long way as well
idbnstra··on Ask HN: Chrome, Brave, Firefox or Something Else?
I use Vivaldi, which is chromium based
idbnstra··on Show HN: Steadcast – Free Mac podcast player for learning, not background noise
nice, I've been looking for a free alternative to snipd with ability to use on desktop. I'm gonna check this out
idbnstra··on LinkedIn is illegally searching your computer
or Vivaldi is chrome based, and it supports full uBlock Origin. If you don't need CHROME chrome, that's even better imo
idbnstra··on Austin’s surge of new housing construction drove down rents
land value tax would fix this
idbnstra··on Ask HN: What happens after the AI bubble bursts?
because they have ads. gemini doesn't have ads AFAIK
idbnstra··on Qwen3-Max-Thinking
which material?
idbnstra··on Tell HN: Add "NSFW" words in your Google query to avoid AI summary
how did you find this out?
idbnstra··on Why Companies Use AI to Cut Costs Instead of Building Ambitious Projects
where would the income come from? are you talking about UBI?
idbnstra··on Ask HN: How do you store the knowledge gained in a day?
well, if you're using the process of creating notes as a means for learning, handwritten notes would probably be more beneficial
idbnstra··on Ask HN: Where can I find human-generated content now that I've quit Reddit?
What are the best ones in your opinion?
idbnstra··on BMI-type measure for a place's "goodness of weather"
if I were creating a BMI for weather, another data point I would add would be max UV index. And ofc, have my 'ideal temperature' (I'll say 70) and then a max and min preferred temperature. And then maximum precip and snow inches. And then the formula for me would be how far each of those preferred numbers are from the places actual numbers (e.g. how far below my preferred min, above my max etc.)
idbnstra··on Ask HN: GitHub Copilot Alternatives
I've been using codeium in vscode
idbnstra··on Ask HN: Devs/data scis who pivoted to a new career in 30s/40s, what do you do?
i’m vegan as well and would be interested in that, but i don’t have the money. would love to follow the process though if you have ever make a social media page for the cafe or something!
idbnstra··on Ask HN: Which US news outlets do you still trust?
Reuters and Associated Press maybe?
idbnstra··on Ask HN: Any interesting books you have read lately?
Excerpt from the book that summarizes itself pretty well: "There are nine universal principles that underlie the ultralearning projects described so far. Each embodies a particular aspect of successful learning, and I describe how ultralearners maximize the effectiveness of the principle through the choices they make in their projects. They are:

Metalearning: First Draw a Map. Start by learning how to learn the subject or skill you want to tackle. Discover how to do good research and how to draw on your past competencies to learn new skills more easily.

Focus: Sharpen Your Knife. Cultivate the ability to concentrate. Carve out chunks of time when you can focus on learning, and make it easy to just do it.

Directness: Go Straight Ahead. Learn by doing the thing you want to become good at. Don’t trade it off for other tasks, just because those are more convenient or comfortable.

Drill: Attack Your Weakest Point. Be ruthless in improving your weakest points. Break down complex skills into small parts; then master those parts and build them back together again.

Retrieval: Test to Learn. Testing isn’t simply a way of assessing knowledge but a way of creating it. Test yourself before you feel confident, and push yourself to actively recall information rather than passively review it.

Feedback: Don’t Dodge the Punches. Feedback is harsh and uncomfortable. Know how to use it without letting your ego get in the way. Extract the signal from the noise, so you know what to pay attention to and what to ignore.

Retention: Don’t Fill a Leaky Bucket. Understand what you forget and why. Learn to remember things not just for now but forever.

Intuition: Dig Deep Before Building Up. Develop your intuition through play and exploration of concepts and skills. Understand how understanding works, and don’t recourse to cheap tricks of memorization to avoid deeply knowing things.

Experimentation: Explore Outside Your Comfort Zone. All of these principles are only starting points. True mastery comes not just from following the path trodden by others but from exploring possibilities they haven’t yet imagined.”

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