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Re:How to Figure Out What You're Not Good At on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @10:15AM (#45516453)
The gaming example is a real turn-off, it feels like answering an interview question about your weaknesses with something like ‘I’m too much of a perfectionist’ or ‘I never give up.’

Could have made a stronger, even inspiring post with a better (more honest and daring) example.

Re:GPT‑5 was the push I needed to switch to open‑source on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @07:38PM (#44883036)
Yeah I run got oss 20b. I have DeepSeek-r1:14b-qwen, but it doesn’t work well with what I need it for. But I probably haven’t set it up optimally. Any advice how to get the most out of it?
Gotcha, thx!
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Amazon Alexa subscribing you to Music Unlimited without you knowing

Just found out that I was paying for Music Unlimited $14.99 a month for the past two years. Speaking with a rep, I was told that if you (or your kid) asks Alexa for a song out of its free catalog, it will subscribe you without saying anything to Amazon Music Unlimited. Do yourself a favor and make sure you aren't subscribed unwillingly by searching "music unlimited" in your order page.

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Re:Apple Watch – 6 Months Later, Not That Great on Saturday January 30, 2016 @10:38PM (#11005119)
Well said. I enjoyed reading your comment.
Re:Apple Watch – 6 Months Later, Not That Great on Saturday January 30, 2016 @10:29PM (#11005101)
Well, why won't we begin with yours? ;-)