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johnneville

1,383 karma · joined December 18, 2023

jeopardy addict, record collector, slow learner SF bay area
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johnneville··on "IG is a drug": Internal messages may doom Meta at social media addiction trial
i agree that discord is social media but the absence of instagram's individually targeted algorithmic curation is an important distinction when it comes to being "drug"-like for me
johnneville··on Tesla kills Autopilot, locks lane-keeping behind $99/month fee
I don't see this mentioned in the configurator for a new model 3 on the tesla site right now. Under "Driver Assistance" it describes "Traffic-aware cruise control" only. Under "Active Safety" it includes "Lane Departure Avoidance" which is separate from the "Autosteer" feature described under the "Autopilot" section. It's possible they will choose to fold autosteer into the lane departure avoidance but there's been no announcement of that. https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_il/GUID-ADA05DF...
johnneville··on TerabyteDeals – Compare storage prices by $/TB
i think they mean the ToS for amazon's affiliate link service, which prohibits earning a commission if your site has price history (a few large and old sites have exceptions)
johnneville··on Show HN: Epstein IM – Talk to Epstein clone in iMessage
it's provocative marketing for the photon imessage sdk/api so probably worthwhile since it's already getting engagement here
johnneville··on Ask HN: Best way to find chill job where I can learn and grow as a swe
start your own company
johnneville··on Discord to File Confidentially for IPO
i'm worried they'll start making user unfriendly changes, like more ads, to meet investor demands for increased profits. overall it's a great product which i use everyday and i'm happy for them.
johnneville··on Are we tired of social media? (2025)
i am tired of ads, algorithmic curation, public-ness, anonymity, and scale

i still crave social interaction but have moved to smaller private group chats with real people i either see in real life or have an ongoing connection with

johnneville··on Show HN: I built a tool to create AI agents that live in iMessage
united has free messaging on their flights and i found myself using meta's ai chatbot via whatsapp a few times. it's system prompt forces it to ask me inane questions at the end of every action so i would be happy to switch to something else.

just tried making one using this and it initially was way too casual for me and i didn't like how it split responses into many messages but it's very responsive to my prompts to change its style.

johnneville··on Homeschooling hits record numbers
is "time for 2 instruments, learning C++, Rust, and Python" not schooling ?
johnneville··on Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides on freeways in LA, SF and Phoenix
the service area still stops at Burlingame for me without peninsula access yet
johnneville··on Palantir Thinks College Might Be a Waste. So It's Hiring High-School Grads
the lack of a college degree as a credential may also prove to be a barrier to leaving the company over time
johnneville··on Over 80% of sunscreen performed below their labelled efficacy (2020)
I think it's a coincidence. The Hong Kong CHOICE article is from 2020. The Australian CHOICE article is from 2025. I don't think there's any connection between the two publications other than the name and their general purpose.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Council

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choice_%28Australian_consumer_...

johnneville··on I'm the CTO of Palantir. Today I Join the Army
Army press release: https://www.army.mil/article/286317/army_launches_detachment...
johnneville··on Important 2025 Plex Updates
how are client apps ? i'm open to switching but my weakest link is having an easy to install and use roku or android tv app that my parents can use
johnneville··on Struggling with Errors, Doge Deletes Billions More from List of Savings
http://archive.today/PhVaB
johnneville··on macOS Tips and Tricks (2022)
this doesn't work for me on 15.3.1
johnneville··on FAA targeting Verizon contract in favor of SpaceX
https://archive.ph/2025.02.28-022251/https://www.washingtonp...
johnneville··on TikTok Returns to Apple and Google App Stores
http://archive.today/2025.02.14-013406/https://www.nytimes.c...
johnneville··on [dead]
without speculating on what actually transpired, the transition team of the incoming president gains access to computer systems after the election result is certified and before the inauguration. so the jan 8th date doesn't disqualify whatever happened from possibly being the result of a doge-precursor team
johnneville··on The 30-Year-Old Computer Scientist Who Wants to Remake Wealth Management
paywalled
johnneville··on Tesla Engineering breaks down the Model Y redesign
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HiUaMPfofQ
johnneville··on Paragon Ends Contract with Italy
"A person familiar with the matter said Italy had breached the terms of Paragon’s contract with the government, which does not allow for journalists or members of civil society to be targeted with the spyware."
johnneville··on Hottest January on record shocks scientists
https://archive.ph/2025.02.06-031901/https://www.ft.com/cont...
johnneville··on U.S. Begins Migrant Flights to Guantanamo Bay
http://archive.today/2025.02.04-200330/https://www.wsj.com/p...
johnneville··on Microsoft poaches DeepMind staff behind AI podcasting feature
http://archive.today/2025.02.04-191848/https://www.ft.com/co...
johnneville··on The Full Story of the FAA's Hiring Scandal
is there a source for how the FAA evaluated the questionnaire ?
johnneville··on A find-the-best-path puzzle
could only get to 261

edit: nevermind, i now see you can chose the corner pairs

johnneville··on Why This Bicycle Needs Two Chains [video]
the organization behind the buffalo bicycle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Bicycle_Relief
johnneville··on ADHD's Sobering Life-Expectancy Numbers
http://archive.today/2025.02.04-014824/https://www.theatlant...
johnneville··on IRS Direct File team disbanded
thanks for the reply. the $200 is a rounding down from $220 for the average fee cost for a 1040 in 2021 according to the national society of accountants.

the second link in my earlier comment provides much more direct data, estimating $5.6 million in tax preparation fees saved compared to operation costs of $2.4 million. i've updated my original comment now to remove my personal estimate.

$220 source: https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/NSACCT/725010a8...

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