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rdn··on Apple Silicon Exec Explains Mac Mini AI Demand and On-Device Future
I don't like when I'm trying to copy a photo online and it copies some piece of text in the photo instead
rdn··on Penguin 'Toxicologists' Find PFAS Chemicals in Remote Patagonia
Teflon is not inert at very high temperatures. Nobody ever overheats a pan?
rdn··on Beyond has dropped “meat” from its name and expanded its high-protein drink line
They must be panicly afraid of salt and saturated fat instead then, since that was OP's argument for "health conscious". Yet still insist on a simulacrum of a burger, instead of having a chicken breast.

This product will only succeed if its reasonably cheaper than the cheapest meat (not just beef). It is and forever will be inferior to meat as a food product for the vast majority of consumers. Perhaps in some vision of the future the dominant consumer is Hindu and they may find the product acceptable, but they'll still be price conscious.

rdn··on Meta Platforms: Lobbying, dark money, and the App Store Accountability Act
The OP's point can be understood as an automization and mechanization of such targeting. Which will be necessary if the scope of thoughtcrime prosecution is to expand
rdn··on The Codex App
The better models can handle that prompt assuming there is an existing clean codebase and the scope of the task is not too large. The existing code can act as an implicit boundary.

Weaker models give your experience, or when using a 100% LLM codebase I think it can end up in a hall of mirrors.

Now I have an idea to try, have a 2nd LLM processing pass that normalizes the vibe-code to some personal style and standard to break it out of the Stack Overflow snippet maze it can get itself in.

rdn··on US electricity demand surged in 2025 – solar handled 61% of it
Can their pension system afford A/C?
rdn··on US electricity demand surged in 2025 – solar handled 61% of it
If the power goes out I can still cook and heat with gas.

*this is a regular occurence in some countries

rdn··on Apple picks Gemini to power Siri
They will never do this, and the lack of it can be marketed as a security feature.
rdn··on Apple picks Gemini to power Siri
Apple is afraid of Siri succeeding
rdn··on Utopian Scholastic
The music is that good - even political ideologues take a break to enjoy it
rdn··on Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
That's return fraud, someone orders a new version of a product they have, put their old product in the new box and file a return immediately. Amazon probably doesnt take the time to check it or check it thoroughly. Goes back on the shelf and you receive it.
rdn··on Time saved by AI offset by new work created, study suggests
For ios/swift the results reflect the quality of the information available to the LLM.

There is a lack of training data; Apple docs arent great or really thorough, much documentation is buried in WWDC videos and requires an understanding of how the APIs evolved over time to avoid confusion when following stackoverflow posts, which confused newcomers as well as code generators. Stackoverflow is also littered with incorrect or outdated solutions to iOS/Swift coding questions.

rdn··on Amazon reveals first color Kindle, new Kindle Scribe, and more
Its been that way for years, the ad is on the lockscreen, and its an ad for other books. The version with no advertisement is 20$ more, I don't see the problem if someone wants to get a discount for looking at ads.
rdn··on One malicious car could trick smart traffic control systems in the US (2018)
Some intersections have a sensor under the asphalt to detect a vehicle and sequence a light transition, and its not a new technology
rdn··on U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone monopoly
Except that non E2E chat archive backups are on by default
rdn··on Faircamp is a free Bandcamp alternative
To me the strength is the ability to buy the music files directly without hurdles and without being trapped in something like iTunes
rdn··on How to fix the disastrous new Xcode 15 console
Each version is a new type of disaster
rdn··on Snoop unto them as they snoop unto you
In western Virginia they sit at the bottom of hills and give tickets to out of state plates that go over the limit by any amount.
rdn··on Alcohol without the hangover – scientists are finding ways
It is a pretty nice alternative to alcohol, and since their name is GABA Labs, and GHB can be synthesized from GABA, I assume they will be selling some analog or even rebranding and packaging GHB properly for consumption.
rdn··on Alcohol without the hangover – scientists are finding ways
Looks like a rebranding of GHB
rdn··on First 'tooth regrowth' medicine moves toward clinical trials in Japan
Once I went to a new dentist in a new area to do a teeth cleaning. He told me I had 4 cavities that needed filling. I was skeptical so I went to another one the next week. He said 2 cavities. I went to two more that month to see what else they'd say: one said no cavities, the other said 6. That was 8 years ago, I still don't have any cavities.
rdn··on MuscleWiki: Find exercises that work specific muscles
I only know it on Android, looking at the iOS App Store it seems like they both hijacked the name from Android, yet that FitNotes 2 is marketed as a clone of the Android app. The other FitNotes in iOS looks totally different in function/UI
rdn··on MuscleWiki: Find exercises that work specific muscles
An app called Fitnotes, which I've used for years, is a glorified spreadsheet in my opinion.

Also contrary to another poster who insists on not tracking your lifts, I find it essential both for making progress and maintaining interest, its somewhat comparable to levelling an RPG character. At the very least its useful for remembering what you've done recently so you know what to do next.

rdn··on Select a muscle and it provides the exercises to workout the selected muscle
By definition, "good form" would include pelvic floor and core activation for squats and deadlifts. However, you can get pretty far with those lifts without efficiently activating those muscles. Physical therapy or Pilates type exercises can be necessary to develop the ability to activate them properly, but these kinds of exercises aren't usually included in this kind of database, and can be much more particular about technique, or be part of a sequence or group of complementary exercises.
rdn··on Cydia, the original app store, sues Apple on antitrust grounds
Not without various third-party adapters. Even then it's not a given that peripherals will work, or work consistently.
rdn··on Douane: Linux personal firewall with per application rule controls
After the Big Sur update, I realized Little Snitch was the last reason I was sticking with MacOS. Now I have no reason.

I really hope Linux gets a viable alternative to Little Snitch, such as this Douane, or OpenSnitch.

rdn··on On Apple's Piss-Poor Documentation
At least you can read the code, Apple's libs are closed source. You have to resort to reverse engineering techniques to fill in the documentation gaps.
rdn··on 179 Arrested in Global Dark Web Takedown
Liquid melatonin is easier to get a ballpark dose in the 150-400ug range, since you can use single drops from the dropper.
rdn··on Simplifying Django
It goes both ways. While Django's structure and submodules are very good, at times this can get in the way. Flask is more of a ground-up approach; you lose some of the benefits of tight integration but gain flexibility. But, without seeing ways to organize things well in the first place, I could see a newcomer to Flask having trouble assembling the pieces they need appropriately.
rdn··on Soulseek is still alive
Less likely to be litigated out of existence if the user base doesn't grow.
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