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Whenever I come across such news, it seems like we are still far from grasping the complete picture. It's akin to gazing at the sky without a telescope and assuming we have seen all the stars in the universe.

I speculate that in the coming decades or centuries, a new instrument may enable us to delve deeper into the atom and reveal that what we perceive now is merely a minuscule fraction of the whole picture.

Perhaps the notion that the subatomic world is as vast as the universe, as stated by Richard Feynman when he said "There’s plenty of room at the bottom.", holds more truth than we realize.

Re:CSS Gets a New Logo: and It Uses the Color `Rebeccapurple` on Sunday November 17, 2024 @01:46AM (#42162415)
I think we're stretching the definition of "logos" here. Just sticking text in a square doesn't make it a true logo.

Think of Apple or Nike, those are real logos. The recent logos and icons, including apps like Photoshop's, seem more like we're prioritizing metrics over creativity.

Re:Show HN: IMDb SQL Best Movie Finder on Tuesday November 05, 2024 @07:41AM (#42051054)
One neat trick I discovered for finding good movies on IMDb is to delve into the review history of users who share my unique tastes, especially when they diverge from mainstream opinions.

For example, I found "Paris, Texas" to be pretty disappointing, yet most reviews were overwhelmingly positive. So, I sought out others who also didn't enjoy it and explored their review history to find movies we both agreed on.

Occasionally, you'll hit the jackpot and find an avid reviewer whose taste aligns perfectly with yours, providing a treasure trove of excellent movie recommendations.

I like to call these users my "IMDb doppelgangers."

> First one I started 10 years ago. I built a bot that auto DMed people in various internet forums. My first 100 users came from that.

Isn't this by definition Spamming people as you were using bots to mass DM people?

Re:Why birds do not fall while sleeping on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @11:05PM (#41866060)
When I was younger, I was fascinated by evolution, especially the intricacies of how things just work. This fascination also explains why many people believe in the intelligent design theory.

However, witnessing the rapid evolution of AI with just a few hundred GPUs, enough data, and power, I no longer wonder what a billion years of feedback loops and randomness can achieve.

So, ACF injected notices into everyone's dashboards to push their own legal agenda. It’s a move that reeks of self-interest more than community benefit.

While everyone’s ready to grab their pitchforks at Matt, this actually sounds somewhat reasonable. Still, given its impact, this could easily be seen as a breach of trust. Definitely a move that's going to stir the pot.

Re:Ask HN: Any good essays/books/advice about software sales? on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @07:45AM (#41707137)
I recently read "Sell or Be Sold" by Grant Cardone. While the author might come off as a bit scammy, the book itself offers valuable insights. The key takeaway for me was the importance of genuinely believing in what you're selling. You need to be convinced that your product or service is the best possible solution for your customer, whether it's in terms of value for money, ease of use, or any other criteria. By selling it, you're actually improving their life.

As a programmer, I found this perspective particularly enlightening. It taught me that effective selling isn't just about persuasion; it's about conviction and truly understanding the value of what you're offering.

I've often thought that simpler technology tends to be more robust because it has fewer moving parts.

This might be an apples-to-oranges comparison, but I've noticed that writing vanilla PHP or JavaScript code, while harder at first, results in more robust and easier-to-debug applications. On the other hand, using frameworks, ORMs, and other abstractions can make the codebase feel brittle and harder to maintain.

Re:Just for Fun. No on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @01:29AM (#41497438)
A little OT but instead of a regex a LLM can be really good to fix HN titles and avoid such errors, e.g.

    Prompt: remove any hyperbole from this title otherwise leave it as it is: "just for fun. no really"


    Gpt 4: The title “Just for Fun. No Really” doesn’t contain any hyperbole, so it can be left as it is.

Ask HN: Why are Gmail filters so bad?

So I got a phishing email from AWS billing where the sender's email was "[email protected]".It landed right in my primary inbox.Recently a lot of high profile accounts have been hacked (Linus tech tips, Jim browning, etc) like this.It makes you wonder with all the technology, SPF, DKIM, A.I., etc - big companies like gmail still can't catch such obvious scams.On the other hand a lot of...

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Re:Show HN: Non SaaS – Directory of Non SaaS Apps on Thursday August 01, 2024 @08:38AM (#41128520)
The concept is good but the site design is just awful. The page is non responsive. Can't search and the scroll is very slow. Not sure why a such a simple page is designed to take up so much CPU.
Why didn't a big company like Snapchat not have certificate pinning? Something is amiss here!?
Re:The Objects of Our Life on Thursday July 18, 2024 @03:33PM (#40998969)
I have a deep admiration for Steve Jobs and the revolutionary impact Apple had on the computing world. They truly had the potential to push the boundaries of innovation even further. However, it's disappointing to see how they have clamped down on innovation under the guise of security. By turning against hackers, who were once their allies, they have stifled the very spirit of creativity and exploration that once defined them.

In contrast, I'm grateful for my Android phone. Despite its own set of issues, it still allows me the freedom to root it and truly own my device. This openness fosters a community of innovation and experimentation, something that Apple seems to have moved away from. It's a reminder that while security is important, it shouldn't come at the cost of stifling innovation and user freedom.

Re:Show HN: Tailwind Template Directory on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @07:40AM (#40925814)
I really was hoping that tailwind was a fad which died but like everything JavaScript it's here to stay sadly

I recently found myself staring at a button element with more classes than I have ever seen like <button class="bg-blue-500 hover:bg-blue-600 text-white font-bold py-2 px-4 rounded-md shadow-md">Click me!</button>.

It’s like the eccentric artist who insists on using every color in the palette. After been forced to use it for almost 2 years I still don't see the point. Your HTML files? Bloated. Your sanity? Questionable. And those cryptic class names? Why God did we have to do this.

Re:Phoenix 1.7 is View-less on Friday December 30, 2022 @03:00PM (#34189296)
Speaking as an amateur programmer, is this like Laravel's livewire or intertiajs with inline blade component? (but in Elixir). Or is this something else?

Ask HN: Can someone explain these documentaries about USD or fiat money to me?

There are a lot of documentaries (1) (2) on Youtube I'm seeing since 2020 which keep saying that our money (specifically USD) has become worthless ever since Nixon removed the gold standard in 1971. Is there any truth to it or is just clickbait spam?I would reckon it's the later since the claim sounds like a Flat earth claims, but recently I saw the same claim from a creator I really trust and...

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I think the green and red color is a must for all sliders.

It's very hard to tell if it's On or Off when it's a monochrome slider.

Re:Replace the “Very” in Your Sentence on Thursday October 13, 2022 @06:34PM (#33197355)
> In other words, don't use this site blindly.

Very true!

For example:

Very + Old = Ancient

My granda is very old vs My grandma is ancient.

My laptop is old but I really want to try this. What options do I have to use this? Speaking as a total n00b can I install and run this on a EC2 instance? What is the minimum instance type (like c4.xlarge, etc) recommended for running this?

I wish there was a ready-made way to get access to the UI with all the options enabled and a fixed monthly price with hopefully a RESTful api. This is so amazing. Great work!

Re:Next-generation AI models on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @10:16PM (#31831345)
Having just purchased copilot and a user of Tabnine in the past (using Phpstorm) here is my own personal opinion. The suggestions offered by Tabnine weren't anywhere good as copilot - not even by a long shot (at least for PHP and Javascript).

But almost an year has passed since I used this so I don't know if they have had a major update and the results are improved, but previously 1 out of 10 tabnine suggestions were barely useful, compared to 9 out of 10 with copilot.

Since it's a paid offering now I really hope they've upped their game.

Re:Show HN: Unreal Speech – Text-to-Speech API on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @12:45PM (#31656992)
I was hoping to like this but the pricing is a total deal-breaker for me.

Personally, AWS' and Google's pay-as-you-go plan win every time regardless of the "better" and "cheaper" claims IMO. You must introduce pay-as-you-go plans if you really want some good traction. I really like the Entrepreneur voice (the professor sounds like Jordan Peterson)

On more thing, I think in the comparison you have sampled the AWS non-neural voice while using the price of neural voice for the price comparison - this does not sound like a fair comparison to me (but please correct me if I'm wrong and I'll edit my comment).

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