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it only works for english now, right? right?
Re:Swedish government offices to ban ChatGPT and Claude on Friday October 23, 2026 @08:51AM (#50208192)
Interesting! How many token/s using what model are you getting out of it? And what are the other specs?
What I really enjoy about hn is the fact that it’s not infinite scrolling. I scan the front page, if something grabs my attention, I’ll look at. If something has a lot of comments, it seems important. When I’m done scanning/reading, I’m done. On social media, you’re never done.
Re:Bus travel from Lima to Rio de Janeiro on Monday March 16, 2026 @05:05AM (#47396598)
beautiful! how long did you take for the south america part?
Re:Scott Adams has passed away on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @10:58AM (#46602699)
"The Day You Became A Better Writer" is still my favorite piece on writing. Short, simple, useful. Worth saving: https://archive.ph/yomrs
why print it? the illustration of the size of the cube is still valid if unprinted (if it where correct) and it makes it worthless to steal
for them it's just paper. how much does it cost to print a dollar bill. (would you even need to print it for this project)
Re:Why the $25,000 car is going extinct on Monday June 30, 2025 @03:31AM (#44420471)
Also, the more SUVs are driven, the less safe people feel (and arguably are), accelerating the need to buy an SUV for safety reasons.
Almost like they made a great leap forward during that century.
Re:LibreLingo – FOSS Alternative to Duolingo on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @04:10AM (#43829875)
Did you learn the kanji for the first 1000 words? Looking into learning Japanese as well. I tried the Remembering the Kanji by Heisig but that felt rather abstract after a while.
You just don’t want to crash with something like that. If all cars were build like that it might even be ok but try crashing into a normal sized car…
Re:Digital Hygiene on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @04:25AM (#43409419)
He recommend Proton Mail. However there's been a few comments lately on hn that its privacy isn't really sufficient. I'm wondering what I can use instead? Self hosting seems not only burdensome but likely less secure.
Re:Bayleaf · Building a low-profile wireless split keyboard on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @02:42AM (#43263929)
Was wondering this as well. Looks a bit like a Logitech MX 3. Hard to find pictures from the same angle.
> uses the hotel Rolls to do errands

that's the way!

Re:The XB-70 (2019) on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @03:25AM (#43181844)
of course the b-52 is a completely different airframe. Just wondering what the reasons are you wouldn't be able to convert airliners to be used in that role. It's been done for fire bombing!
Re:The XB-70 (2019) on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @03:42PM (#43177131)
I always wondered why the B-52 didn’t get replaced by converted airliners (787 has quite similar dimensions I believe). Would be much cheaper to run and could do practically the same thing, no?
Re:Computer use, a new Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and Claude 3.5 Haiku on Wednesday October 23, 2024 @09:46AM (#41925030)
Not irrelevant at all! Compare their branding to that of Boston Dynamics. Their branding of robots reminds me more of a Black Mirror episode... If Claude was a dog like robot, it sure would look like a golden retriever or something. Positive AI branding should create a positive public perception which in turn should create a positive attitude towards AI regulation.
Re:I'm Peter Roberts who does work for YC and startups. AMA on Friday October 18, 2024 @09:11AM (#41879124)
Why should you do so? What’s the advantage or would you say it’s even necessary?
Re:I'm Peter Roberts who does work for YC and startups. AMA on Thursday October 17, 2024 @01:56PM (#41871953)
What are considered best practices for a German/EU citizen to start a startup in the US? What would be the process to found a company and to move to the US to work for your own company be like? Or would it be better to found it Germany and move it to the US at a later point (after PMF for example)?
Re:eu/acc on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @08:38AM (#40366113)
Regulation protects old, big incumbents that are slow to innovate. How is that a competitive market? Meanwhile innovation, wealth and power is created elsewhere.
Re:eu/acc on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @08:25AM (#40365990)
German here. There are plenty of ambitious people who work more than 10h/day and nobody cares. Law companies who should know best, are especially known for their dumb working hours. That rule is rather in place to protect workers that are not in a powerful negotiation position. Which is fine I guess. About healthcare: wouldn't that make it actually easier to hire employees because they know they'll be covered if they join a startup (risky!) instead of having to worry about that as well?
Re:Professional Corner-Cutting on Sunday May 12, 2024 @04:20PM (#40337300)
I think you got it wrong. That's why the motherboards on macs for example are "beautiful" and black.
Re:The Best Essay on Monday March 11, 2024 @04:49AM (#39665945)
You can click on [4] which brings you to the footnote and when done you can just use the back button which brings you back to [4] in the text. Works for me.
This vivid discussion really makes me want to see what Apple did come up with for the UI. I doubt they made it all touch screens. But Apple might have had one of the biggest influences on car UIs. After the iPhone came out all the car makers wanted to be cool as well and put them in?
Apart from a better calendar and one universal time zone, time should be stated in swatch internet time / French revolutionary time. One day has 1000 beats each 85.4s long. Perfect!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatch_Internet_Time

Anyone has an idea what caused the decline in Motor Vehicle Deaths from ~2004-2014?

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