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Re:When did Google get so f-ing weird? on Monday September 28, 2026 @05:28AM (#49875502)
I know there's a cost to privacy, but a) have you made the changes above? b) What's the cost?

Assuming you have a basic Google One plan, w/ 1TB of storage, how do the above add up?

Re:Gemini 3.7 Flash on Friday August 14, 2026 @11:57PM (#49307499)
How are you prompting it with the original images to create such sites?
Re:Birds Are Shit on Friday August 14, 2026 @03:21PM (#49303420)
Interestingly, birds are the only other species--even amongst mammals--where male/female pairing ratios are nearly identical to humans.
Re:Our position on open-weights models on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @12:57PM (#49086779)
> We should crack down on industrial-scale distillation operations

But we should not crack down on the illegal digestion of copyright text used to train our models.

IDK if you understand how much $60B is.
Re:AI Is Slowing Down on Monday June 08, 2026 @05:38PM (#48452543)
He does this on his podcast on a regular basis.
And don't forget that they have BILLIONS of dollars and can't figure out how to get a decent support or public communications system setup.
Ed Zitron begs to differ
The whole thing is a grift. No requirements to do anything. Just pledge $2B.

Ask HN: What Wintel/AMD (Laptop) Harware are you liking?

Everyone seems to be on a Mac with their amazing M1-4 chips and having a great time with local models[0].I never made the move. Probably never will.I'd love to know what Intel/AMD (laptop) hardware people are liking for local AI models nowadays.0 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48089091

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Blip is also a nice alternative - https://blip.net/
Do third party solutions like AdBlock prevent this?
I would indeed be interested!
So Norway's decades-old social healthcare system is just full of fraud?

What's your proof?

Even if one wanted, doubt you could get access to what the President types into his phone through a FOIA.

I think the big difference between 30 years ago and 30 years from now, is that in 30 years, almost every single public thing ever done by the President will be on video.

Re:Show HN: The Lottery of Life on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @08:38PM (#47433248)
You don't need to imagine something for it to exist.

You've never seen a black hole, nor--even with visualizations we have today--could you likely comprehend one if you saw it.

Re:Show HN: The Lottery of Life on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @01:17PM (#47428483)
People will come up with any and all reasons to keep from believing in God.

> As for those who dis-believe, it makes no difference whether you warn them or not: theywill not believe. God has sealed their hearts and their ears, and theireyes are covered. They will have great torment.

I don't see that in this article
Re:Jolla phone – a full-stack European alternative on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @12:45PM (#47235990)
Can you install Firefox?
Re:Keep Android Open on Friday February 20, 2026 @04:44PM (#47094414)
This is where I wish someone like MKBHD and others with big Android followings would speak up and say they will both blast this practice and not review any new Android phones/(Google) apps unless there's a full walk-back of this position.
The how would Epstein-esque pedo's and bad state actors transact?
Re:Women rejecting the hijab have doomed Iran's brutal regime on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @04:36PM (#46892141)
It's not called TACO for nothing
Re:Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @03:13PM (#46876595)
1. Install Win 11 Pro

2. Install O&O Shut Up

The behavior you're describing is not normal

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