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x86x87

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Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing Bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that Never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4 PM on some idle Tuesday
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x86x87··on US closely monitoring case of lab worker who possibly died of plague in Siberia
the same US that gives zero fraks about public health and gutted the CDC before and during the pandemic?
x86x87··on Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was Unconstitutional
lol. this is not for catching drug smugglers. that's the bs that is fed to the general public. it's mass surveillance. plain and simple
x86x87··on Apple Pass Designer
going to pass on this one
x86x87··on Claude Opus 5.5
is the frontier load bearing?
x86x87··on We Must Return to the Office to Use AI in Person
it could given enough slop doulas
x86x87··on I wanted a clock that never needed setting. Things escalated
so basically NTP!
x86x87··on I wanted a clock that never needed setting. Things escalated
+/- 1 minute for month? holy smokes. does not qualify as self setting.
x86x87··on Miami, your Waymo ride is ready
not having to talk to the driver and picking my own music are my fav parts. the novelty wears off quick and it becomes normal
x86x87··on 30 Year Anniversary of WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness
Bloodlust on a control of ogres? anyone? anyone? this was nearly unstoppable.
x86x87··on Why aren't smart people happier?
Pleasure and happiness aren't the same thing, but most people chase pleasure while calling it happiness. Pleasure is the quick hit—good food, sex, scrolling your phone—it feels great but fades fast. Happiness is something else entirely, and what it means changes drastically depending on how smart you are. Less intelligent people tend to equate happiness with basic pleasures and getting their needs met. Average intelligence ties it to status, money, keeping up with others. But higher intelligence complicates everything: some people find meaning in ideas, creativity, or purpose; others overthink themselves into misery, seeing through all the goals that used to motivate them. Intelligence gives you better tools to understand happiness but can also strip away the simple certainties that make it easier to actually feel happy. You gain clarity but lose the blissful ignorance that makes chasing straightforward goals satisfying.
x86x87··on Developing our position on AI
viewing it as an assistant is the way to go. it's there to help you - like an overpowered autocomplete - but not there to think for you.
x86x87··on AI capex is so big that it's affecting economic statistics
that was a joke regarding bitcoin not Argentina. also: congrats for jumping to the worst possible interpretation
x86x87··on AI capex is so big that it's affecting economic statistics
I hear AI data centers are consuming more power than the entire country of Argentina /s

But I don't hear anyone worried about the massive power consumption without a clear indication if this is a net positive for our society.

x86x87··on Travelers to the U.S. must pay a new $250 'visa integrity fee' – what to know
it's almost like they don't want tourists.
x86x87··on “Normal” engineers are the key to great teams
hah. i'm sorry but this is extremely naive. projects don't succeed of fail solely on the technical chops of the engineers. it's a whole "ecosystem" that has to work and most projects I've seen failing are due to politics/bikeshedding at upper management level.
x86x87··on My 16-month theanine self-experiment
there is more in coffee than caffeine? maybe another substance?
x86x87··on The Tsunami of Burnout Few See
financially better? source?
x86x87··on Ask HN: What Motivates you to keep going?
I like living indoors and eating slightly more than I hate my job.
x86x87··on The intricacies of implementing memoization in Ruby
RUBY_THREAD_VM_STACK_SIZE for Ruby
x86x87··on Waymo One is now open to all in Los Angeles
so tesla works everywhere except where it doesn't work?
x86x87··on Amazon tells employees to return to office five days a week
Pending/Arrival of Technician

sorry boss. stuck in traffic on 520/i90/insert your fav bridge

reply 90 min later.

x86x87··on User returns after 100k-hours ban to continue conversation that got them banned
I would say that at this point it's trolling/comedy. for maximum effect I would ban them for 200k hours now.
x86x87··on CrowdStrike Update: Windows Bluescreen and Boot Loops
what about all the people that use services provided by people that use windows? should there be some sort of pushback here?
x86x87··on We Are Made of Waves
i believe the intent is to highlight the banality of the claim through an analogy.
x86x87··on Meta AI chief says large language models will not reach human intelligence
I do not believe you know what you are talking about. Let me ask you: what is intelligence? If this thing is intelligent and you remove humans completely what are you left with?
x86x87··on Ex-Googler – AI work is driven by 'a stone cold panic'
Chatgpt quality is going to degrade over time. Google search results were amazing before monetization and SEO kicked them in the teeth.

Same is going to happen to chatgpt once they will start trying to extract more value out of it.

x86x87··on (Tesla) has twice attempted to drive directly into a train while in FSD mode
FSD? More like Full Self Blaming!
x86x87··on High performers job hop when they can't find a high performance culture
Do not agree. Unless they cannot stay in place for more than a couple of months I don't really care. People put too much weight on having bodies fill their seats and not very much weight on the quality of the output.
x86x87··on High performers job hop when they can't find a high performance culture
This is confirmation bias.

Everyone decides for themselves and you own your career and growth though.

x86x87··on US set to impose 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicle imports
That is fine. Post the archive link (as you did) and gently let the poster know. You don't know who the poster is. It may be their first time trying to engage here. They may not know about archive. Many things can happen here.

Don't just assume the worse and start throwing words around. We are all trying to have fun, learn and have a conversation here.

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