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loueed··on EVs are depreciating faster than gas-powered cars
Computers get old and EV tech is constantly improving. ICE has been stable for decades. Tesla believes they can increase the market value of older EV's eventually by pushing autonomous driving.

I like the direction of https://slate.auto. Module, bring-your-own-computer. We'll see if they allow affordable trade-in's for upgrading battery/motors.

They could also work with CommaAI for autonomy.

loueed··on Show HN: I made a website that saves you up to 2 hours a day
Nice work - The link is broken due to the `www.`, works fine without it https://thezentask.netlify.app

A couple of suggestions: 1. Instead of multiple tiny inputs, you could have a single form with a date picker which defaults to todays date. Clicking a column header could set the date input value. 2. An end user wont know about the formatting requirements for entering task duration. A more user friendly option would be to parse the duration from the task name. Using some regex to match, heres an example.

// Look for time patterns like "30min", "1h", "2 hours", etc. const timeRegex = /(\d+)\s*(min|mins|minutes|h|hr|hrs|hours)/; const match = text.match(timeRegex);

loueed··on ELI5: Why Apple's silicon consumption is so much better than AMD and Intel?
Apple's chips are based on the ARM architecture, which is inherently more power-efficient than the x86 architecture used by AMD and Intel for their laptops. Apple also designs these chips in-house.

Apple is using a combination of high-performance and high-efficiency cores (Big.LITTLE architecture), allowing the chip to balance performance and power usage based on the task at hand. They also include dedicated hardware for specific tasks (like video encoding/decoding), which can be more efficient than performing these tasks on general-purpose cores.

AMD and Intel design chips for a wide range of devices and systems, requiring a more generic approach. This limits their ability to optimise for specific hardware and software combinations. Apple designs chips solely for its own products, allowing for tighter integration between chip, hardware, and software.

loueed··on Apple Vision Pro's components cost $1,542–but that's not the full story
Sony has a monopoly and limited production on MicroOLED, which is why the displays are the most expensive part of Vision Pro.

Apple is reported to be testing displays from BOE, Apple will be able to negotiate better prices once Sony loses their monopoly.

If Vision Pro 2 is planned for 2027, we might see Apple use Samsung eMagin OLED.

loueed··on Tesla FSD Timeline
Pure Vision currently. The last we heard about LiDAR was the issue of combining Lidar Data with Vision in the NN. Which technology should take priority in the NN? For example LiDAR might recognise the shape of a sign but vision will know if its a stop sign or not.

I'd be super interested to see if someone has successfully combined RGB data with LIDAR data.

loueed··on Ask HN: Mailchimp is shutting down TinyLetter. Alternatives?
mailerlite.com has a free tier for 12,000 emails per month but limited to 1,000 subscribers.

If you don't mind writing a bit of javascript, you could use Cloudflare workers which allow sending emails via MailChannels API. Be sure to setup certificates so people cant spoof your domain.

loueed··on Show HN: Host a Website in the URL
I also have a bookmarklet for quick notes.

> data:text/html,<html contenteditable><body style="margin: 10vh auto; max-width: 720px; font-family: system-ui"><h1>New Note

I added some basic styles so I can screenshare :D

Also in most browsers, CTRL + B, I and U work in contenteditable divs.

loueed··on Internet-connected cars fail privacy and security tests conducted by Mozilla
From what I've seen, they include a fallback set of gear shifter buttons below the centre console. These work even if the screen is black.

I do see a lot of praise for its ability to auto shift, basically it should predict the direction of the vehicle based on the surrounding environment.

loueed··on Better LLM response format – A simple trick reduces costs and response time
Interesting post, I've not used YAML outputs as of yet. When using GPT3.5 for JSON, I found that requesting minified JSON reduces the token count by a significant amount. In the example you mention, the month object minified is 28 tokens vs 96 tokens formatted. It actually beats the 50 Tokens returned from YAML.

It seems like the main issue is whitespace and indentation which YAML requires unlike JSON.

loueed··on Anyone here feels like they don't build anything?
What do you enjoy most about software dev? Open source is great for basically any area of software development, you could create some PRs to existing projects you find interesting. I'm a frontend dev but recently enjoyed learning about Deno and built a tiny blog using their Deno KV service, I'm now trying to built a super basic sandbox like codepen using Cloudflare Workers and KV.

If you're not a fan of serverless, fly.io or render.com are great for hobbyist projects.

Also ChatGPT can be great to help work out a project idea.

loueed··on Guest WiFi using a QR code
I made an iOS Shortcut for this so I can ask Siri for the QR code when needed. There's a built in "Generate QR Code" action that can take a text action containing the wifi string.

Only issue is hard coding the password in the shortcut.

loueed··on Show HN: Beautiful open-source themes for CodeMirror
Great work! Any idea why the import isn't resolving in a Vue app? `Cannot find module 'thememirror' or its corresponding type declarations`
loueed··on Show HN: A composition tool for CSS animations
Great work!
loueed··on Mercedes-Benz says Level 3 self-driving option ready to roll
Wondering how would they prevent the faraday cage solution? I guess the OEM could disable the car if it cant phone home but surely that would lead to accidents e.g. blocking the modem while driving.
loueed··on Show HN: Cryptomas Cards – Create holiday-themed crypto gift cards
Cool site Ace that you've included a good range of coins. I wanted to gift some BTC and Link to some friends not long ago.

I noticed the share link uses GET parameters. Have you thought about using URL fragments seen as they're not sent to the server.

loueed··on Nvidia Uses AI to Slash Bandwidth on Video Calls
I think Face ID could be used to create the point map, instead of generating it from an image. They could also use Face ID to prevent the tech from malicious deep fakes, e.g only allow people to use this feature I when Face ID confirms the user and the manipulated photo are the same person.
loueed··on App suddenly crashing on startup due to FBSDKRestrictiveDataFilterManager.m
A quick solution on Apple's part could be to add an easy to use domain blocker as part of there tracking blockers for Safari. Could be buried in the safari settings pages, but with a toggle to apply at an OS level.
loueed··on Show HN: HTML placeholder trick – showing element when input has value
Alternative method using the input:valid selector https://codepen.io/LoueeD/pen/mddwBpv

:valid is supported by IE10

loueed··on DuckDuckGo will use Apple Maps
Would DDG improve apples AI work? Google seems to be ahead of Apple with smart assistants, maybe that only a result of bad privacy policies on Googles part.
loueed··on Show HN: I built a puzzle / programming challenge with a 0.125 BTC prize
I solved most of them using plain CSS except for the 7th puzzle, I had to right-click the solution canvas and view that within another tab so that I had access to the dev tools colour picker tool. Great puzzle though! Got me thinking about the possibilities of such projects.

A community run puzzle platform where people have to pay a few thousand Satoshi to play. Or simply a lottery style game that clocks out at midnight every day.

loueed··on Netflix Takes Down Episode of Hasan Minhaj’s Show in Saudi Arabia
I agree it would be way worse if Saudi Arabia had the power to censor globally. If only Netflix would remove VPN restrictions so people can still access it within the country. It was a great episode!
loueed··on Show HN: I built a puzzle / programming challenge with a 0.125 BTC prize
Thanks for the 0.005BTC - Client Side Dev :)

Edit: 500,000 Sat sounds better :P

loueed··on Solar Industry's Future Lies in Lightweight Technology
Tesla is already manufacturing solar shingles, they use tempered glass and are more than three times stronger than standard roofing tiles https://www.tesla.com/solarroof
loueed··on Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results
Cheaper phones rarely get more 2 software updates, and security patches can take years to roll out. This is mainly because manufacturers have no incentive to spend money on patching/updating software that a small number of people use. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271774/share-of-android-... Google is working on a new OS for the pixel which will attempt to solve this fragmented Android issue.
loueed··on Show HN: Graphite – A decentralized and encrypted Google Docs alternative
Heres how they explain it on the Blockstack website.

Blockstack uses the lower layers of the traditional internet and focuses on decentralizing the application layer. Blockstack provides key tools and infrastructure to developers enabling decentralized storage and decentralized authentication & identity. Developers build single-page applications in JavaScript then plug into user-run APIs, which eliminates centralized points of control. Users run decentralized apps through the Blockstack browser and give explicit read/write permissions to their data. Information is encrypted and stored on users’ personal devices. There are no middlemen, no passwords, and no massive data silos to breach.

loueed··on Show HN: Alt Coin Tracker – VueJS
I plan to add a very small graph, just to indicate each coins direction. At some point, I'd like to be able to click on a coin and see detailed graphs and other information, news & tweets about the coin maybe.
loueed··on Tesla Burns Through Record Cash to Bring the Model 3 to Market
Just because we can't publicly see what Apple is developing doesn't mean they're not being innovative. Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, MagicLeap and Google are all betting big on Augmented Reality. Apple has acquired Primesence, the company behind the Kinect, HoloLens sensors and Project Tango. Everyone else bought licences to use Primesence IP.

In September, iOS 11 will allow 100s of millions of iPhones and iPads to use AR apps which is important for when they eventually want to sell these customers Smartglasses. I also expect Apple to build a next-gen Siri in the near future. One that can intelligently program its way out around natural language. Similar to the Samsung acquired Viv.ai

I plan on buying a Model 3 in a few years but I think Apple has bigger plans for autonomous driving. Their physical car project has been shelved, for now, turns out it's pretty hard to build a car company with in an already established computer company. Autonomous driving system in the works, which could put them in the position to partner with other car companies, implementing CarKit and Self driving branded by Apple.

loueed··on Something is wrong when the ‘telephone app’ on your phone becomes 3rd party
Many companies are betting that phones will be phased out for augmented reality glasses. Magic Leap, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, and Apple all have teams working on it.

People expect these devices to accept sim cards, will this break the confusion? My Smartglasses are a personal computer that also has phone functionality.

loueed··on UK surveillance bill includes powers to limit end-to-end encryption
Stick a neodymium magnet next to it, joking please don't do that
loueed··on Request For Research: Basic Income
The top reasons I support the Basic Income concept: 1. It provides a safety net for the most vulnerable in a society. 2. As automation and wealth inequality increase we will need a system in place to deal with mass unemployment. 3. Not being accepted at a job offer can affect the mental health of a person. Basic income gives people time to re-educate. 4. If it works for the royal family it can work for all of us. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jan/07/basic-i....
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