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sadjad··on JetBrains defends removal of negative reviews for unpopular AI Assistant
Real hackers use butterflies.
sadjad··on Curl-impersonate: Special build of curl that can impersonate the major browsers
The primary purpose of TTL is to prevent packets from looping endlessly during routing. If a packet gets stuck in a loop, its TTL will eventually reach zero, and then it will be dropped.
sadjad··on Musk-led group makes $97B bid for control of OpenAI
Let them fight.
sadjad··on OpenAI says it has evidence DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
"When two thieves quarrel, what was stolen emerges."
sadjad··on Meta announces 5% cuts in preparation for 'intense year'
"But make no mistake. Though they're the ones leaving, it is I who must remain and bear the heavy burden of their failure." ~GB
sadjad··on Computing Inside an AI
>I'd love Claude or any of the major AI chat interfaces to have a 'forking' capability so I can go back to a certain point in time in the chat and fork off a new rabbit hole of context.

ChatGPT has this feature: forking occurs by editing an old message. It will retain the entire history, which can still be navigated and interacted with. The UX isn’t perfect, but it gets the job done.

sadjad··on Microsoft gives Alt+Space shortcut over to Copilot
I don't have enough fingers for that.
sadjad··on DeskPad – A virtual monitor for screen sharing
On Linux, you can try Xephyr (https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Xephyr/, https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xephyr). It's not as nice as DeskPad, but you can basically achieve the same thing.
sadjad··on OpenJS: "XZ Utils Cyberattack Likely Not an Isolated Incident"
500000-microsecond-blunder*
sadjad··on Why buying tickets to a game has become so unaffordable
Your perspective isn't unusual; it's a valid approach to engagement with hobbies and interests.

I play a lot of Counter-Strike, but I also find lots of value in watching professional players compete. Observing pros can be incredibly insightful: it showcases the pinnacle of skill and strategy within the game (literally the same game I play), serving as both inspiration and a learning opportunity. It's fascinating to see how far one can excel in a game, providing ideas and setting benchmarks for what's possible.

This blend of "active participation" and "passive spectating" offers new angles to better appreciate and understand the game. It's not just about watching (which I find pretty entertaining on its own); it's about learning and pushing the boundaries of my capabilities by observing the best in the field.

sadjad··on New GitHub Copilot research finds 'downward pressure on code quality'
This is a tale as old as time.

In a conversation with Phaedrus, Socrates worries that writing could impair human memory, as people depend on written words instead of recalling information. [0]

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedrus_(dialogue)#Discussion...

sadjad··on Operation Triangulation: What you get when attack iPhones of researchers
Never forget the icon they used for Windows servers: https://i.stack.imgur.com/5rYVr.png
sadjad··on A secret deal let Spotify bypass Android's app store fees
Apple Music can do the same on PS5.
sadjad··on UTM – Virtual Machines for iOS and macOS
NSO Group entered the chat.
sadjad··on Supreme Court Opinion on Student Loan Forgiveness [pdf]
[GPT-4 generated summary]

The case: The Supreme Court ruled that the Secretary of Education exceeded his authority under the HEROES Act when he canceled $430 billion of student loan debt in 2022. The Court held that the Act only allowed the Secretary to make minor changes to existing provisions, not to create a new loan forgiveness program.

The standing: The Court found that Missouri had standing to challenge the Secretary’s plan because it harmed MOHELA, a public corporation created and controlled by the State to provide student loans. The Court said that the harm to MOHELA in its public function was a direct injury to Missouri itself.

The reasoning: The Court relied on the text and purpose of the HEROES Act, as well as its precedents on major questions and separation of powers. The Court said that the Act did not authorize the Secretary to rewrite the Education Act, which specified limited circumstances for loan discharge. The Court also said that Congress would not have intended to delegate such sweeping authority to the Secretary through a subtle device like permission to “waive or modify”.

sadjad··on OpenXLA Is Available Now
"I have found some results, I can display those results if you ask again from your iPhone."
sadjad··on YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down
The button is still there, you just don't see the number of dislikes without a plugin.
sadjad··on Microsoft just announced a media event taking place tomorrow with OpenAI
How do you do, fellow kids?
sadjad··on Append data to the url query
Yup! He has a badge for it on Github: https://github.com/bagder?tab=achievements
sadjad··on Mark Zuckerberg confirms broad layoffs to begin at Meta
"though they're the ones leaving, it is I who must remain and bear the heavy burden of their failure."
sadjad··on Jqp – A TUI playground for exploring jq
Very nice! For something quick and dirty (and `apt-get install`able), I usually use jq+fzf like this: https://gist.github.com/reegnz/b9e40993d410b75c2d866441add2c...
sadjad··on 1Hz CPU made in Minecraft running Minecraft at 0.1fps [video]
Will it run Doom?
sadjad··on WeatherKit
It's coming with iPadOS 16: https://www.apple.com/ipados/ipados-16-preview/features/#wea....
sadjad··on Eternal September
This brings a whole new meaning to "Wake Me Up When September Ends."
sadjad··on The animated elliptic curve
Great article and great visuals! One very minor missing detail is how the base point P is picked.
sadjad··on The Google home page is 500K
https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-comes-next-in-t...
sadjad··on The Futurama Theorem
"The writing staff held three Ph.D.s, seven master's degrees, and cumulatively had more than 50 years at Harvard University. Series writer Patric M. Verrone stated, "we were easily the most overeducated cartoon writers in history"." [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama#Writing

sadjad··on How to undo almost anything with Git (2015)
AFAIK, it does.
sadjad··on Research Papers That Caught the Public's Attention in 2019
Season 8 with plot armors thicker than The Wall...
sadjad··on How to undo almost anything with Git (2015)

  git config commit.gpgsign true
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