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serialNumberon So where are all the AI apps?

The short repetitive sentences, and the “it’s not x, it’s y” tone

serialNumberon Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without MS account

When you buy a Windows license, you expect at least a basic level of support from them in case something goes wrong. It is built into the cost.

serialNumberon Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its tech in mass surveillance of Palestinians

Also - many many institutions have declared that what’s happening is a genocide, and unfortunately that hasn’t changed anything. (Perhaps naive of me to believe that it would change anything)

serialNumberon Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its tech in mass surveillance of Palestinians

Valid question, but just look at the huge amount of R&D / the tech companies in Israel. Even if it’s near conflict, I don’t think companies care

serialNumberon Gemini 2.5 Deep Think

I see - I feel the same way about Copilot (as my company uses the Microsoft ecosystem).

serialNumberon Gemini 2.5 Deep Think

I’m never the one to defend AI, but what do you mean? Is it the “AI overview” that pops up on Google? Other than that, I would say Gemini is definitely less in your face than ChatGPT for example

serialNumberon Wikipedia: Signs of AI Writing

The fact that it’s still highly likely to write like this and hallucinate information.

serialNumberon NASA Graphics Standards Manual (1975)

bless you as well for linking this !

serialNumberon Sora: Creating video from text

Not pressuring you at all if this is hard to talk about - but if you're open to sharing more about how you were affected, I'd love to listen

serialNumberon A search engine in 80 lines of Python

Huh? I check Hacker News multiple times a day - it's not odd to click on an article within an hour of it being posted.

serialNumberon Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban social media for kids < 16

Must children's use of time be "productive"? They have their whole lives to be productive - outright banning video games is not the solution in my eyes

serialNumberon Focus and Flow: trade-offs in programmer productivity (2021)

Excel? How does that work - first time I'm hearing of it being used in that way

serialNumberon x86-64 Assembly Language Programming with Ubuntu (2022)

This is incredible! Putting on my holiday to-do list :)

serialNumberon Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker handed indefinite hospital order

being sentenced to life for hacking is out of proportion

serialNumberon It Sure Looks Like Phones Are Making Students Dumber

During the school year, teachers put in significantly more than the 8 hours they're physically at school. Marking, course planning, etc take up quite a bit of time that teachers must put in outside of work.

serialNumberon What made Apollo a success? (1971) [pdf]

Any resources you'd recommend for learning those principles/standards used in more "rigorous" fields? thanks :)

serialNumberon Hacking ADHD: Strategies for the modern developer

I used to be your daughter! Super quiet, got all my work done on time, was seen as "gifted", but would lose absolutely everything (and I mean everything).

I really suggest some sort of setup to maintain structure as she gets older - being aware of a diagnosis or having medication / therapy would've really saved a couple painful years in university for me

serialNumberon You don't need to work on hard problems (2020)

I'm confused as to why you're bringing up "being cancelled" - it's not relevant to the conversation in the slightest.

serialNumberon Ask HN: What are you passionate about at the moment?

Would be incredible if it was the same person

serialNumberon RegEx Crossword (2013)

Have you given letterboxd a shot? Can be surprisingly hard

serialNumberon Advice to a novice programmer

This discussion has been hashed out many a time. While they may not be an engineer by designation (PEng), the word is used often enough to refer to programmers that it is pedantic to reiterate the fact that they aren't "real" engineers.

serialNumberon DALL·E 3

I agree - however is it really productive to the discussion if multiple people are commenting the exact same thing every single time? Upvoting one comment that shares this sentiment is enough, in my opinion...otherwise any valid criticisms are overshadowed by this outrage over the name.

serialNumberon Are any words the same in all languages?

You're saying this like it's an objective fact...?

serialNumberon College students are struggling with basic math

Are German schools behind? In North America, learning algebra means we learn to solve for x/y : solving quadratic equations is pretty much the ceiling for "algebra" and even that isn't taught until grade 8, usually grade 9.

serialNumberon Spirituality of Science: Implications for Meaning, Well-Being, and Learning

This comment is a beautiful example of just that - if I read this correctly, you're already judging them for their take on spirituality . Please correct me if I'm wrong - but personally, approaching new ideas with an open mind, instead of a mind that has already come to a judgement, has served me very well .

serialNumberon My Caste

Usually not - maybe if the name is super traditional, however first names are pretty much equal across castes.

serialNumberon My Caste

If someone really wanted to find out, they would be able to.

You could misdirect someone just passively asking, however as soon as the questions got more pointed, you'd have a hard time keeping up the charade.

Something as simple as the clothes you wear or the food you ate or the mannerisms you had could "give you up".

serialNumberon Why do old books smell so good?

Please list more things if you have some time

serialNumberon The EU wants to cure your teen’s smartphone addiction

Respectfully - I must say, I feel as though you have a lot more control over how your daughter uses her smartphone than you think you do. In my eyes, smartphone usage cannot be compared to toxins like alcohol/drugs/tobacco, a global solution is impractical in this case.