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unixfg··on Iceland votes on whether to restart talks on joining EU
It's more of a patchwork here than you seem to think. Driving through DC with ammunition or mailing mifepristone to TX, as examples.

CA would have to amend their constitution, but could pick a second language.

NY already prefers metric

AL could probably allow those marriages, they're not big on allowing marriages though.

UT would be stopped by the establishment clause.

https://law.justia.com/constitution/california/article-iii/s...

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/AGM/177

unixfg··on Claws are now a new layer on top of LLM agents
I add books to Calibre in order to load them on my Kindle. Claw gets the Calibre files, including both metadata.db and full-text-search.db, via Syncthing.

I can ask it to perform metadata updates, since it's a two-way sync, or ask questions about the content.

unixfg··on Claws are now a new layer on top of LLM agents
My favorite use so far has been giving it a copy of my Calibre library. After having it write a few scripts and a skill, I can ask it questions about any book I’m reading.

This week I had it order a series internally chronological.

I could use the search on my Kindle or open Calibre myself, but a Signal message is much faster when it’s already got the SQLite file right there.

unixfg··on Raspberry Pi Pico Bit-Bangs 100 Mbit/S Ethernet
Would this have been possible without PIO?
unixfg··on ChatGPT Saved My Life (no, seriously, I'm writing this from the ER)
My previous PCP used a system that would tell me my results are in, but I wasn’t allowed to view them until the doctor called me to talk about it.
unixfg··on Busy Status Bar
Why are the buttons are printed to be readable from the large sign side of the device and not the management side?
unixfg··on Digicert pauses mass certificate revocation due to legal action from customer
Even better Digicert is using the order as cover to give all of their customers extra time.
unixfg··on The Race to 2nm: RISC-V Chips in Japan – By Dr. Ian Cutress
No, they've been mostly power supply and cpu cooler reviews for two years now.

https://www.anandtech.com/show/17270/going-from-there-to-her...

unixfg··on Plex Accounts Getting Disabled
Is this perhaps people who don’t have port forwarding setup and are costing Plex money on their proxy?
unixfg··on IT employment grew by just 700 jobs in 2023
This is the reference I like: https://nohello.net
unixfg··on AMD's Response to Nvidia regarding H100 vs. MI300X on real world workloads
I'm hoping to buy a used 'super car'
unixfg··on Managing Kitchen Fruit Flies with a Little Shop of Horrors
Buying a plant seems easier, and I'm definitely not crafty enough to build a fruit-peel beer cone glass and have it look good enough to display.
unixfg··on Show HN: Get a Professional Headshot in Minutes with AI
That happens with any self-selected picture already. Angles, lighting, a good night’s sleep…
unixfg··on On the left is GPT-3.5. On the right is GPT-4
I had to ask again, to get the right answer.

Q: Where is the thimble?

GPT-4: The thimble was inside the coffee cup when you moved it. Since you didn't mention taking the thimble out of the cup, the thimble should still be in the coffee cup, which is now on your kitchen counter.

Q: Are you sure?

GPT-4: Apologies for the confusion earlier. Based on the information you provided, when you turned the coffee cup upside down on your bed, it is likely that both the diamond and the thimble fell out. Therefore, the thimble should also be on your bed along with the diamond, while the coffee cup is on your kitchen counter.

unixfg··on Launch HN: Electric Air (YC W23) – Heat pump sold directly to homeowners
I see an “App” section, but it’s pretty light on details.

Is the plan for it to be cloud driven (both app and thermostat connect to a remote server) or will there be a local network API? Zigbee/Thread?

I can see some real value in a system that is fully accessible to a home automation platform.

unixfg··on Poste.io – Complete Mail Server
I think it’s a miracle E-mail still works at all this far into web whatever-point-oh we’re in.
unixfg··on Leaked documents: Ugandan government expects explosion in Ebola cases
The hardest hit community was downright enthusiastic about the MPV vaccine. That makes a HUGE difference.
unixfg··on iPad Pro M2
My favorite so far has been Prompt2, but I'm down to try others!
unixfg··on Mcmaster.com is the best e-commerce site I've ever used
I even buy home supplies (air filters, cleaning, etc) from them. They're wonderful.
unixfg··on Ask HN: Boring but important tech no one is working on?
This is really compelling!

How will you protect from incorrect estimates, insurance?

unixfg··on HOAs and Lord of the Rings: A surprising correlation
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32612747
unixfg··on Microsoft Windows is prohibited at Gitlab
BYOD certainly has its problems, but it doesn't seem like they're even trying.

"To provide proof of Full Disk Encryption, please do the following depending on the system you are running..."

Having your users send you a screenshot to verify device compliance is ridiculous.

unixfg··on Thermal Pad ‘Mod’ Makes M2 MacBook Air Faster Than 13″ M2 Pro
https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/race-to-sleep
unixfg··on Using a catch-all domain is a mistake
The only issue I've had was with that real estate data website that rhymes with Willow. They have a strict policy against usernames that contain their branding and my first support ticket resulted in them demanding I change my E-mail address.
unixfg··on Show HN: I created a collection of useful websites
Thanks, pal?
unixfg··on Show HN: I created a collection of useful websites
Looks like an Amazon EC2 certificate mixup. They'll probably fix it eventually
unixfg··on HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
The notice I've seen from them lists their address as being in New Garden Town, Lahore, Pakistan. I don't expect they're worried about the repercussions.
unixfg··on Framework Laptop Mainboard
The link doesn't make clear why end users can't have access to this.
unixfg··on What it’s like to get custom earbuds made
Interestingly the DAC used with those adapters is in the adapter. https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/252779/how-does-th...
unixfg··on OK for Apple to Call Sagan 'Butt-Head Astronomer' (1994)
Who enforces libel law?
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