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Re:ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data on Sunday January 25, 2026 @08:17PM (#46760584)
> it’s incompetent but not murder

That is a conclusion

Re:ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data on Sunday January 25, 2026 @07:31PM (#46760264)
Would love a source
Re:Finding thousands of exposed Ollama instances using Shodan on Wednesday September 03, 2025 @09:14AM (#45115360)
Another great use of a personal VPN - I work at https://www.defined.net (which uses Nebula as the underlying VPN technology) and also personally use our free tier (up to 100 hosts) for everything. Having my Ollama instances available only over my VPN overlay network is very slick.
Re:Qwen3 30B-A3B on Wednesday July 30, 2025 @12:37PM (#44736394)
in my limited testing, qwen3:30b-a3b-instruct-2507-q4_K_M is fast but far less accurate/helpful than gemma3:27b-it-q4_K_M
cc klaussilveira
Re:Benzene at 200 on Monday June 16, 2025 @12:11PM (#44290918)
I was a kid when there was a Benzene spill up where I lived at the time (Duluth, MN). I remember having to evacuate to our aunt's house out of town. My dad stayed at home doing yardwork until he felt "a little lightheaded" and finally joined us.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Nemadji_River_train_derai...

I live in Brooklyn Park and received 5, the last of which lifted the shelter in place order.
Re: on Saturday June 14, 2025 @02:33PM (#44277910)
I live in Brooklyn Park, as of now we are still under a shelter in place. I don't know exactly where the killed lawmaker lived, but it was right next to my neighborhood. We are advised to not answer the door for police unless there are at least 2 officers present. Wild/scary.
Re:Show HN: Undetectag, track stolen items with AirTag on Friday May 16, 2025 @07:57AM (#44004320)
'the gun' by cj chivers is an excellent read, i suggest checking it out
Re:Show HN: Undetectag, track stolen items with AirTag on Thursday May 15, 2025 @03:10PM (#43998282)
yup. it unfortunately works well in the gun industry
Re:Show HN: Undetectag, track stolen items with AirTag on Thursday May 15, 2025 @03:07PM (#43998255)
> offering different time intervals

your previous response to the stalking concerns was "it's 4 hours off / 1 hour on, the device is not very suitable for stalking someone"; wouldn't this comment - allowing that to change - then make it even easier for stalkers?

Re:Show HN: Undetectag, track stolen items with AirTag on Thursday May 15, 2025 @03:01PM (#43998200)
sure but you've acknowledged that your product is something that Apple considers bad and could shut it down. that can usually be overlooked for things like emulation, but you've developed a product that does something Apple specifically added protections against after they learned of its dangerous misuse
Re:Show HN: Undetectag, track stolen items with AirTag on Thursday May 15, 2025 @02:51PM (#43998092)
> not a high level of stalking

imo no level of stalking is appropriate. while this device might not do everything a stalker wants it to, it surely makes it easier for them

Re:FCC Votes to Restore Net Neutrality Rules on Thursday April 25, 2024 @02:09PM (#40161042)
> lack of net neutrality caused issues

given it's all still just regional ISP monopolies, there is decided _not_ a lack of issues

Re:A New Era for Mixed Reality on Monday April 22, 2024 @02:27PM (#40117238)
> why is virtual reality associated with small screens and head tracking?

...because that's what it is? surely you understand that the difference between 3D, near-eye displays and traditional 2D screens warrants a different label

Re:A New Era for Mixed Reality on Monday April 22, 2024 @02:21PM (#40117174)
i think that ship sailed when smartphones became ubiquitous. given how heavily subsidized mobile devices are (especially compared to PCs), there's no incentive to produce an actually-open hardware or software platform. Google and Apple want you re-upping every 2 years and to stay locked into their ecosystems. i agree this is sad, but definitely not new
Re:My productivity app is a never-ending .txt file (2022) on Monday February 19, 2024 @02:36PM (#39433738)
+1 for Obsidian, it's invaluable for my day-to-day AND long-term stuff
Re:Alexei Navalny has died – authorities on Friday February 16, 2024 @03:35PM (#39402607)
this is incorrect
Re:Groqchat on Saturday December 23, 2023 @12:52PM (#38746293)
i literally didn't, but ok!
Re:Groqchat on Saturday December 23, 2023 @12:29PM (#38746041)
that's what i'm assuming, but retro_bear hasn't said that. also they're calling groq "they", which seems odd if that's where they work
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Re:Groqchat on Friday December 22, 2023 @07:13PM (#38740304)
Thanks!
Re:Groqchat on Friday December 22, 2023 @07:00PM (#38740216)
Out of sheer curiosity, why did you make an account for this thread?
Re:Groqchat on Friday December 22, 2023 @06:59PM (#38740211)
Do you work there? Just curious
I assume the former, heh
Re:Groqchat on Friday December 22, 2023 @06:46PM (#38740077)
ah Llama 2 70B, no wonder
Re:Groqchat on Friday December 22, 2023 @06:28PM (#38739910)
fast but wrong/gibberish
Seriously? Says they're all still unused in my view in the app. Dang.

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