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Re:The Negatives of Digital Life on Saturday December 23, 2023 @12:03PM (#38745735)
"If someone would have told me I was going to spend 10-12 hours in front of a computer most days to do my job, I would never have chosen my current occupation, but it seems like most jobs these days require constant computer use." CAROLYN HEINRICH
This is very cool.
Re:What is your opinion of Visual Studio 2023? [video] on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @07:52AM (#38530090)
What is your relationship with the tool?

Do you consider it a positive or negative relationship?

Re:Topo magazine uses comics to tell the news to French teens on Saturday November 25, 2023 @02:13AM (#38411854)
Topo = Mouse
If only it supported Windows XP!
Why exactly it may do worse?
I AM FURIOUS!! ARGHHH
Re:Ask HN: HTML Only Browser? on Thursday July 06, 2023 @11:00AM (#36617052)
I've downloaded many .html articles that I would like to read, without opening "BIG browsers" such as Firefox.
Re:Ask HN: HTML Only Browser? on Thursday July 06, 2023 @10:46AM (#36616773)
Downloaded, changed and saved by me.
https://hu.ma.ne/media/humane-names-first-device-humane-ai-p...

"Humane, Inc. today announced its first device will be called the Humane Ai Pin, the latest detail to be revealed ahead of its launch later this year. The Humane Ai Pin is a new type of standalone device with a software platform that harnesses the power of AI to enable innovative personal computing experiences.

The connected and intelligent clothing-based wearable device uses a range of sensors that enable contextual and ambient compute interactions. A selection of these interactions were recently previewed for the first time publicly in Imran Chaudhri’s TED Talk, “The disappearing computer — and a world where you can take AI everywhere”.

Humane is collaborating with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. for this unique device and form factor. Humane’s first device will be powered by an advanced Snapdragon platform from Qualcomm Technologies.

Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, Co-Founders of Humane, commented: “We are excited to reveal our first device will be called the Humane Ai Pin. Our Ai Pin presents an opportunity for people to take AI with them everywhere and to unlock a new era of personal mobile computing which is seamless, screenless and sensing.

We are also delighted to reveal we are working with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Humane and Qualcomm Technologies have a shared vision for a future of technology which is powered by AI. Qualcomm Technologies’ experience in powering new products is unparalleled and we are proud to have them support our device.”

Dev Singh, Vice President, Business Development of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. commented: “We are proud to be collaborating with Humane and that this first-of-a-kind clothing-based wearable device will be powered by Snapdragon. Humane’s Ai Pin will deliver a superior AI experience and feature an assortment of on-device AI capabilities. Its revolutionary and sleek form factor is packed with powerful performance so that it can make sense of real-time contextual information and provide the wearer with a new and exciting experience. We cannot wait to see where they take this device.”

Ziad Asghar, Senior Vice President, Product Management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. says, “Humane’s Ai Pin will deliver a superior AI experience. With the advent of Generative AI, Humane’s Ai Pin and user experience takes excellent advantage of some of the key strengths of on-device AI and uses real-time contextual information to provide the user with exciting, personalized AI use cases. We share Humane’s vision of bringing AI with you everywhere and delivering on-device AI to everyone. We cannot wait to see where they take this device."

Snapdragon is a trademark or registered trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated. Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries."

Re:Ask HN: How to reduce Windows 11 input latency? on Monday July 03, 2023 @08:53AM (#36572211)
>surely this creates input.

input lag.*

“And remember, when you look into the pit, the pit looks back into you.”

To begin with, one of the most important aspects of abstraction is information hiding. Information hiding is a time honoured tradition of computer programmers, although sometimes it goes by its other name, "job security". The idea is to make your code as obscure as possible, hiding any possible information, so your employer couldn't fire you and hire some junior birdman mailboy to maintain your...

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Re: on Sunday June 25, 2023 @02:04PM (#36471005)
Express your opinions on "tool fetishism" and its repercussions on today's programmers and general public.