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Re:Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down through in-app ads on Sunday February 02, 2025 @07:16PM (#42913328)
The best part of every post in the ycombinator is the comments. Always learn a lot.

I think another big problem is pharmacies. The amount of data shared with health insurance companies must be huge.

Re:X41 Reviewed Mullvad VPN on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @04:23PM (#42393134)
Is there any serious website that reviews (rank list) these VPNs? I say this because it is always difficult to find information that is not sponsored on the internet. In fact, I've always heard that Mullvad is one of the best, even supporting P2P
Re:Learning to Reason with LLMs on Thursday September 12, 2024 @03:32PM (#41524620)
Available on ChatGPT Plus signature or only using the API?

Ask HN: Best" model to run on local machine and summarize articles

Posted by accidbuddy on Thursday September 12, 2024 @02:28PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Some channels and websites that I follow unfortunately add a lot of nonsense and irrelevant content in the middle of what really matters. So, I've been reading their summaries, obtained from the transcripts. Basically, I use Whisper to get the transcript and then use ChatGPT to request a summary. It turns out that some texts are long and eat up my daily quota.So, anyone knows of a good model...

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Re:SpaceX Pulls Employees from Brazil, Discourages Travel There on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @03:13PM (#41449472)
There are many differences, starting with the public image. As far as I know, in the US, the Supreme Court is seen as people with ethics and known legal knowledge. In Brazil, they are political appointees. Furthermore, for many, they go beyond the limits and sometimes legislate.
Re:Ask HN: GitHub Copilot Alternatives on Friday August 30, 2024 @07:50AM (#41399784)
Interesting. Claude has (at least in my tests) best results than GitHub Copilot. About using in IntelliJ, I read some people talking about changing the Java Boot. Do you know what configuration I need to change?

"Keep in mind you currently may have to change your Java Boot Runtime for the IDE to make it work."

Re:Ask HN: GitHub Copilot Alternatives on Thursday August 29, 2024 @09:01AM (#41390370)
Seems to be interesting. Unfortunately, I can't run anything local with reasonable time response. By the way, I need to search again about this, maybe de Llama local runs better now with recent improvements on the model.

Thanks by sharing your experience.

Ask HN: GitHub Copilot Alternatives

Posted by accidbuddy on Thursday August 29, 2024 @07:42AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm currently using GitHub Copilot, but I often see problems interpreting commands and limitations in responses when compared to more advanced models (Claude/ChatGTP 4).I've searched a few times, but I've never found any references to the implemented version (model).So, I ask: what development tools are you using? Copilot, or are there better alternatives?I use it in conjunction with IntellIJ.

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Re:OTranscribe: A free and open tool for transcribing audio interviews on Friday August 09, 2024 @10:24AM (#41202132)
Anyone knows one with transcription and translate in real time?

Nowadays, I use libretranslate/libretranslate and pluja/whishper to do this, but not at real time.

Ask HN: AdGuard for Android or another alternative

Posted by accidbuddy on Tuesday May 28, 2024 @07:50AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Currently, I have a PiHole server running on my machine, but I can't keep it running 100% of the time as a DNS server for my internal network. Therefore, I looked for an Android alternative and found AdGuard Blocker. It seems to work by creating an internal VPN and routing data through it, applying the filters. However, I'm concerned about data security since I don't have access to the code.Do...

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Re:Introducing Copilot+ PCs on Monday May 20, 2024 @05:19PM (#40420545)
I agree, and it's strange to see 'Copilot' everywhere. By the way, does anyone know how the development/update of GitHub Copilot is going? I tried to look for a blog from the engineering team or something similar, but I can't find anything.
Re:Web Scraping in Python – The Complete Guide on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @11:47AM (#39443507)
Some months ago, I had problems with captcha. I tried to write an application to access many drugstores and compare the price, but captcha with login system fail the mission.

Do you have any piece of advice for me?

Re:Whisper: Nvidia RTX 4090 vs. M1 Pro with MLX on Thursday December 14, 2023 @11:47AM (#38643431)
Thanks. I'll try.
Re:Whisper: Nvidia RTX 4090 vs. M1 Pro with MLX on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @03:27PM (#38633705)
About whisper, anyone knows a project (github) about using the model in real-time? I'm studying a new language, and it appears to be a good chance to use and learning pronunciation vs. word.
Re:Show HN: ChangeDetection, monitor any website change on Friday September 01, 2023 @08:55AM (#37350198)
As far as I know, doesn't work to Amazon.br (Brazil). Thanks by the reply.
Re:Show HN: ChangeDetection, monitor any website change on Friday September 01, 2023 @08:41AM (#37350076)
Anyone has been utilized this tool to monitoring Amazon Prices (with login)?