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prodmod··on The new Firefox design is here
Is their overview video doing it for literally anyone at all? I would love to not be infantilized.
prodmod··on A font that reads what you wrote
Something about this irritated me so much that I even felt compelled to comment. If this ever became a mainstream idea, I would just stop using computers altogether. I am smart enough to mark my own emphasis internally, that is why I have a brain, and one of the advantages of using it.
prodmod··on Most people prefer traditional architecture
Many have never seen a really, truly beautiful high modern home, and it shows. Lots of both traditional and modern slop out there, with gems on both sides every once in a while.
prodmod··on Cartesian – AI 3D Modeling for Design
I was able to have Astra accurately solid model with plasticity (NOT import from Blender) and presumably it would be trivial with autocad, but I haven’t tried it yet.
prodmod··on Did they ghost you?
We're talking about being ghosted or rejected for applications and interviews. It actually seems very relevant. Details matter. Don't give anyone a reason to reject you, because there are hundreds (or thousands) of applications who are also qualified and ran spellcheck. I'm really not trying to be a jerk.
prodmod··on Did they ghost you?
Really no offense, but in all truth, I would probably skip an application with simple misspellings. Anecdotal is what you're looking for.
prodmod··on Apple Silicon Exec Explains Mac Mini AI Demand and On-Device Future
Not to mention you can just ask Codex or Claude Code to set up a local LLM for you. Use one tool to set up the other.
prodmod··on GPT-5.6
Things I have been struggling with Fable over and GPT 5.5, were just solved handily by SOL in a real "thank you, next problem" kind of way. Overall, something that just works is way less wasteful for your usage than struggling back and forth for hours.
prodmod··on Why skilled workers come to Germany and then leave again
My partner and I went to Germany and then left. We found that while they are desperate for skilled labor, they do essentially nothing to accommodate once people have come. Every step of the immigration process felt like another grift. Our Auslanderbörde appointment was borderline hostile, and our lawyer was a certified buffoon. Then daily life was beset with petty corruption. We couldn’t get an appointment at the burgeramt to register until we paid a fixer to go in on our behalf. Germany was full of petty annoyances and indignities that made it clear they want immigrants, but will not put in the effort to retain them. The U.S. is lately no friend to even skilled immigrants, but public government services are at least available in most major European and Asian languages. Go to the Netherlands instead. That’s what we would have done, if we had it to do over again.