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the_cat_kittles··on PeerTube is a free, decentralized and federated video platform
its fine for the genre of video thats just someone narrating while filming with there phone and almost no editing. if someone is doing something interesting, i prefer this to something well produced, its more candid and relatable, and lacks the artifice most projects designed for youtube have
the_cat_kittles··on Did my old job only exist because of fraud?
basically agree, though if you work for a transparently evil company you should care, and quit
the_cat_kittles··on OpenAI's fall from grace as investors race to Anthropic
let me know when they scrap the data centers, id love to get some good deals on hvac equiptment. these companies cannot possibly make enough money when you can run something on your own computer that works mostly as good
the_cat_kittles··on You Do Not, in Fact, Have to Hand It to Them
i dont think its crazy to expect a big contraction in AI hype and funding. I dont understand how they will all be profitable when you can run a model on your own computer for free that will do 98% of what you need.
the_cat_kittles··on The Story of Marina Abramovic and Ulay (2020)
that is one of the most pretentious things ive ever read
the_cat_kittles··on Show HN: Visual Lambda Calculus – a thesis project (2008) revived for the web
2swap has some incredible videos
the_cat_kittles··on How to make a living as an artist
yeah! without the threat of financial ruin we'd never get to have the brilliance of thomas kinkade and kenny g
the_cat_kittles··on Chuck Klosterman on why we've never actually seen a real football game
i like thinking of tv as an art form, and football as the artist that perfected it
the_cat_kittles··on Wind power slashed 4.6B euros off electricity bills in Spain last year
israel has killed many americans, they dont seem to pay any price for it
the_cat_kittles··on Wind power slashed 4.6B euros off electricity bills in Spain last year
i mean for the people doing it
the_cat_kittles··on Wind power slashed 4.6B euros off electricity bills in Spain last year
all i can say as a citizen of this country is that it will continue to do whatever it wants until there are consequences. everyone needs to recognize that.
the_cat_kittles··on Software engineers should be a little bit cynical
i genuinely believe the correct response to a post like this is: "shut the fuck up"
the_cat_kittles··on Software engineers should be a little bit cynical
its because it hurts peoples feelings to confront the truth
the_cat_kittles··on OpenSCAD is kinda neat
maybe this will finally be the solution to my tapered variable pitch helix woes. it looks cool, thanks
the_cat_kittles··on Harnessing America's heat pump moment
pretty sure the white insulation on the lineset, when exposed to moisture and UV, can create an acid that eats the copper. thats probably what happened
the_cat_kittles··on Harnessing America's heat pump moment
i bought a mitsubishi minisplit, as well as a lineset, and installation tools (vaccuum pump, valve core removal tool, flaring tool, micron guage, nitrogen, pressure regulator, manifold) and installed it myself after watching several hours of ac service tech youtube videos. it was a little stressful but i saved 8,000 usd and i honestly feel pride every time i turn it on. its worked absolutely flawlessly. i recommend this route if you have the time!
the_cat_kittles··on Let Kids Be Loud
social skills of hn on display
the_cat_kittles··on When random people give money to random other people (2017)
what incentive is there for you to post this comment if it isnt going to make you rich?
the_cat_kittles··on Dystopian tales of that time when I sold out to Google
all the instances they discussed highlight the contrast between what google presented itself as, vs what it actually was. i dont think this person is asking for sympathy, i think they hate google for trying to pretend its anything different than any other big profit seeking enterprise. sounds like you are well on your way to the hostility the author very succinctly describes
the_cat_kittles··on The effect of deactivating Facebook and Instagram on users' emotional state
but then.... how did you say this!?!?!! and how will you answer this question!?!???!???!
the_cat_kittles··on What if we made advertising illegal?
hey why try to do anything ever, people will just find a way around it and it will be worse than if we did nothing. lets make murder legal, fewer people will get killed i guess
the_cat_kittles··on AI 2027
"we demand to be taken seriously!"
the_cat_kittles··on Are people bad at their jobs or are the jobs just bad?
sounds like bit of a death spiral
the_cat_kittles··on The cultural divide between mathematics and AI
taking a helicopter to the top of a mountain is not the same thing as climbing it
the_cat_kittles··on How people get rich now (2021)
"People who don't look any deeper than the Gini coefficient look back on the world of 1982 as the good old days, because those who got rich then didn't get as rich. But if you dig into how they got rich, the old days don't look so good. In 1982, 84% of the richest 100 people got rich by inheritance, extracting natural resources, or doing real estate deals. Is that really better than a world in which the richest people get rich by starting tech companies?"

this is a really stupid point, even for paul grahm. no one looks back at 1982 as the good old days, and the gini coefficient can be low without enriching oil barrons, and to see this is true, remind yourself that other countries exist.

the_cat_kittles··on The art of calling out room dynamics (2024)
ask yourself: "why am i angry about this?"
the_cat_kittles··on The art of calling out room dynamics (2024)
can you please listen to yourself? this is babys first day managing software dev level observation. "there will never be a serious business that does those things" ok, i guess well ignore the entire industry then
the_cat_kittles··on The art of calling out room dynamics (2024)
yeah, you dont go to alot of meetings, nor are your estimates and timeframes very exact. also, all the stuff that you mockingly said is bad is bad. you say a better comparison for a programming job is a programming job? hmm ok
the_cat_kittles··on The art of calling out room dynamics (2024)
this is a perfect comment. you basically have a correct read, and express it pretty succinctly. except, you think by saying it directly, youve exposed it as ridiculous. whats ridiculous about it? just think of software like a trade, how do all tradespeople feel about those things?
the_cat_kittles··on LINUX is obsolete (1992)
hopefully people have progressed to the point where hn has been completely forgotten
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