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tspike··on Personal aviation is about to get interesting (2023)
The expansion of the sport pilot category should mean you can fly most trainer airplanes with just a driver license.
tspike··on We're Not Innovating, We're Just Forgetting Slower
You could replace the word "advanced" with "unsustainable" and the thought still holds.
tspike··on Middle-aged man trading cards go viral in rural Japan town
You could apply the same logic to "Women in X" groups. It's not discrimination as much as it is support.
tspike··on GenAI Art Is the Least Imaginative Use of AI Imaginable
Would you consider the images you create to be art?
tspike··on Bop Spotter
He commented elsewhere that he uses a Python library that wraps a private API
tspike··on Hacking Kia: Remotely controlling cars with just a license plate
Right, the point is that complexity is unnecessary.
tspike··on Hacking Kia: Remotely controlling cars with just a license plate
How did we ever survive without computerized vehicles?
tspike··on Orion, our first true augmented reality glasses
Fun, no. Accurate, mostly.
tspike··on Weather forecasts have become more accurate
It does have that: “report an issue.”
tspike··on Bosses are using RTO mandates as a way to blame employees as a scapegoat
I personally miss the air cover working from the office provides for doing nothing. Way easier to seem productive just by existing.
tspike··on Researchers have identified new elements of whale vocalizations
After harvesting the ozone layer using airships that produce eardrum-splitting noise for decades, the aliens achieved a communication breakthrough and were finally able to communicate to the pesky humans: “Please stop attacking our airships. They are very convenient for us.”
tspike··on Sam Altman is still trying to return as OpenAI CEO
Does this whole thing remind anyone else of the tech community’s version of celebrity gossip?
tspike··on Spain lives in flats: why we have built our cities vertically
Grim from an economic perspective, perhaps. Meanwhile, the biggest thing you can do to impact climate change is have fewer children.
tspike··on Young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-day workweek
Sure, and now you’re inflicting the same problems on the local population who don’t have the option of geographic arbitrage.
tspike··on The beauty of finished software
Why’s that?
tspike··on Drugmakers are set to pay 23andMe to access consumer DNA
Sadly, if your relatives are anything like mine, they have probably already made the decision for you.
tspike··on Bricklaying robots can now build tennis-court-sized walls in 4 hours
Seems like this would be quite useful for earthworks projects.
tspike··on Woman's experimental bionic hand passes major test
> in the same way the internet and smart phones have

I think the jury is very much still out on that one. I just got on Facebook for the first time in almost 10 years, and the comments on 'suggested' content have made me seriously question whether society was ready for these technologies. The corrosive impact of the falsehoods that are being thrown around has only begun to take effect.

tspike··on Starlink Direct to Cell
I hate this so much. My off grid cabin has the magical ability to get people to stop scrolling and hang out with each other.
tspike··on Show HN: Classic Video Poker
Did you take this down?! I was really enjoying it
tspike··on Show HN: Classic Video Poker
Aces low?
tspike··on Live near your friends
Sigh.

I found my dream house: incredible view, 20 minutes to skiing (a lifelong passion), warm enough and with enough space to garden sustainably, quiet, close enough to the city, great price and interest rate.

Unfortunately nearly EVERYONE on the street is 20-30 years older than us, with very different lifestyles and interests. We’re “friendly” with them, but there’s no real community there. Housing costs have skyrocketed and inventory is nonexistent, so even the people who have expressed interest in moving closer are prevented from doing so.

Not really sure what to do. This is the only thing missing from the life we want.

tspike··on My solopreneur story
Let me know if you're interested in brainstorming. I've got extensive dev experience across the stack and can slog my way through marketing/sales but it wears on me quickly and I'm not great at it. I've got some time off coming up and will be looking to pick up a side project or two.
tspike··on Netflix prepares to send its final red envelope
Even better would be selling it to someone who wants it.
tspike··on My solopreneur story
Sounds like you need a business partner. Me too.
tspike··on Toyota Research claims breakthrough in teaching robots new behaviors
To be a bit flippant, the last thing our species needs is amplification- we are plenty loud, thanks.
tspike··on I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system (2013)
Of all the shows to be persuaded to watch..
tspike··on The Tyranny of the Marginal User
Isn’t the parent comment saying the opposite of this? That despite rating most men as ugly, it didn’t affect their messaging behavior nearly as much?
tspike··on Stolen van Gogh painting returned in an IKEA bag
Giving attention? Actively investing your attention in someone else’s wellbeing?
tspike··on Bug in macOS 14 Sonoma prevents our app from working
By this metric, they could vastly improve system quality by reducing log verbosity.
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