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Re:My AI skeptic friends are all nuts on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @02:41PM (#44173212)
I don't feel like being dependent on LLM coding tools is much of an issue, you can very easily switch between different vendors. And I hope that open weight models will be "good enough" until we get a monopoly. In any case, even if you are afraid of getting too dependent on AI tools, I think everyone needs to stay up to date on what is happening. Things are changing very quickly right now, so no matter what argument you may have against LLMs, it may just not be valid any more in a few months
Reminds me of this masterpiece: Neo takes the blue pill https://youtu.be/aau8qa3xgFs
Sentdex for anything python related https://youtube.com/c/sentdex
Re:Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years? on Thursday May 20, 2021 @11:06AM (#27222093)
I have the quest 2 and the only app I bought for it is virtual desktop, so I can wirelessly stream VR games from my PC. All other purchases are in steam and would not be lost if I lose my fb account. That said, fb is evil, but the quest is ahead of other headsets far enough that I can ignore it.

I too consider it one of the better purchases. Being able to travel in vr using Google earth, vr videos or own panorama pictures in these times is amazing.

Re:Downpour: DRM Free Audiobooks on Sunday January 17, 2021 @11:56AM (#25812273)
Ysk Google play audiobooks can be downloaded without DRM. audible books are protected but are very easy download and convert to mp3
I wanted to recommend runalyze [1] but unfortunately they discontinued support of the self hosted version [2].

[1] https://runalyze.com/ [2] https://github.com/Runalyze/Runalyze/

Re:Facebook's Download-Your-Data Tool Is Incomplete on Monday March 02, 2020 @12:21PM (#22466434)
Does anyone know of tools that make it easier to browse and analyze the data downloaded from Facebook or Google (offline)? For example visualizing the location timeline, statistical analysis etc. This is something I have been looking for for a while. Both as a tool to analyze my behavior, and to better understand and communicate to others how much these companies know about us.
Re:Ask HN: Favorite YouTube channels under a million subscribers on Saturday November 02, 2019 @05:59PM (#21430408)
BPS.space - Model rockets - 133k - https://youtu.be/OE0_-g7YV1M

OskarPuzzle - 3D printed puzzles - 110k - https://youtu.be/B3XY6HkVFR0

The Signal Path - RF electronics - 66k - https://youtu.be/DXYje2B04xE

Re:Composing better emails on Thursday August 01, 2019 @09:18AM (#20583442)
I like and follow most of this, but the most important topic is missing: use meaningful subjects! I don't want any "Re: Re: Re: Fw: Re: issue..." emails in my inbox. Especially if I later want to find some specific email.
Re:Retired People Could Be Ideal Customers for Self-Driving Cars on Saturday February 23, 2019 @01:35AM (#19232056)
Here is recent a talk/lecture by Oliver Cameron, CEO of voyage, explaining in detail why they chose retirement communities and how they built their company.

https://youtu.be/-j0tc0Y1CIE