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Having more and better drones now matters more than having more soldiers
Re:Show HN: I built an app to block Shorts and Reels on Tuesday August 19, 2025 @10:24AM (#44951910)
"focus on blocking the app itself instead of the addictive feed" " the "healthy" and "social" features" maannn, this totally resonates with me, I totally agree and I always thought about this too social media/instagram has positive parts (connect with friends) and extremely negative parts (reels) I will try that
Warcraft 3! My favorite game of all time. I got so addicted to it, one has to have self-control
Counter Strike is legendary. I spent so many hours playing with friends. That's when I developed my reflexes the most. Games are sometimes an overlooked way of training your mind while having fun
Re:OpenAI Progress on Saturday August 16, 2025 @01:24PM (#44925327)
gpt5 can be good at times. It was able to debug things that other models coulnd't solve, but sometimes makes odd mistakes
I tried gpt 5 high with extended thinking and isnt bad I prefer opus 4.1 though, at least for now
Re:We replaced passwords with something worse on Thursday August 07, 2025 @03:40PM (#44829369)
then maybe for auth: login link > password > one time code ? hard to be 100% confident
Re:AI is not Making Engineers 10x as Productive on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @03:41PM (#44816734)
ufff, this resonated with me "It's okay to sacrifice some productivity to make work enjoyable. More than okay, it's essential in our field. If you force yourself to work in a way you hate, you're just going to burn out. "
Re:Providing ChatGPT to the entire U.S. federal workforce on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @03:33PM (#44816600)
clearly, public sectors worldwide could benefit a lot from implementing AI in their internal processes
Be careful when you read 'anti-aging' it's very often just clickbait
Re:Lithium deficiency and the onset of Alzheimer's disease on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @01:28PM (#44814992)
"disruption of Li homeostasis may be an early event in the pathogenesis of AD"

"Replacement therapy with lithium orotate, which is a Li salt with reduced amyloid binding"

Very interesting

I always thought drones could be very veeery useful for fires as well (not only floods)
Re:Is Universal Basic Income Effective? Not Really on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @01:40PM (#44801414)
Incentives matter. Imo you are not productive if you are paid for doing nothing
Re:Show HN: I built a text-based birthday reminder app on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @01:39PM (#44801397)
nicee! I always think I should remember the birthdays of my close friends/relatives
Re:Can you block it? A simple Ad Block Tester on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @01:37PM (#44801358)
anyone knows the best ad blocker?

I use brave

adblock plus no longer works well

Re:Eleven Music Is Here on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @01:34PM (#44801303)
I've been waiting for this AI development for a while

It's amazing that the songs sound pretty natural

Replicate is good enough for me