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Re:The Aaronson Oracle on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @08:49AM (#50086910)
Such a cool concept and demonstration, but utterly exhausting to read the claudeslop.
Re:Wax Motor on Thursday September 17, 2026 @06:39PM (#49747662)
Solubility is a function of temperature.
Re:Factoring RSA 260 on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @10:04PM (#49637431)
This is so well written as to be refreshing
Re:Gaussian Splat of a Strawberry on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @10:18AM (#48193650)
Beautiful and quite neat to 'walk' up into the ceiling and look down. Feels like you're either quasimodo or God, depending on how nuts you are.
Re:OpenAI Acquires TBPN on Thursday April 02, 2026 @02:42PM (#47618480)
Yes but also think of it as 'generates content from 11-2pm PT, with each hour giving 12+ small clips that have the chance to be shared, go viral, etc.'
Re:Parseword – new game from the creator of Wordle on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @01:32PM (#47326332)
Ah, I see. Prune cuts down the word plant. FWIW, just playing the game is better than the tutorial.
Re:Parseword – new game from the creator of Wordle on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @12:59PM (#47325896)
I genuinely don't understand step one of the tutorial. prune + plant > plan?
$1,200 deposit to pre-order. Privacy really is becoming a luxury good.
Re:Hacking an old Kindle to display bus arrival times on Tuesday February 24, 2026 @03:47PM (#47142764)
I was glad to see the note about battery life down at the bottom. My biggest challenge with the old Kindles I have laying around is that most of them won't hold a charge!
API limitations? Why not have the script run for a few days collecting images and then crank through all of them in an hour?
I’ve been close to some people who tried to make a living as a professional athlete. This is a really special way to help passionate, hard-working people live out their dreams and potential.
How would you distinguish this from the case where they turned the 'magnify dissent' filter down from 200%?
Re:I'll pass on your zoom call. on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @09:17PM (#46714410)
Reminds me of the saying "Pessimists are often right. Optimists are often rich."

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