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Re:Ask HN: Who is still programming directly on a server? on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @10:48PM (#39533744)
Is this not, like... super common?
Re:Google Referral Spam Spike from Poland on Thursday February 22, 2024 @05:14PM (#39474059)
I'm experiencing a flood of referral spam from these same domains. Seems like thousands of other site owners are too.

When will Google respond and step in? Clearly the GA4 tag is being exploited and my blocking efforts have failed, plus new domains are popping up.

Re:AI Restaurant Menu with RAG on Saturday February 17, 2024 @09:28PM (#39415563)
With this particular solution, I agree.

But LLMs and RAG in general couldn't be further from crypto in terms of utility.

TLDR;

> the Delete Act would empower the CPPA to develop a system by 2026 that allows residents to make a single data deletion request across the nearly 500 registered data brokers operating in the state. The CPPA would also be charged with enforcing provisions of the Delete Act, such as requiring data broker registration and ensuring brokers delete an individual's personal information every 45 days upon receipt of a verified request.

Source: https://iapp.org/news/a/california-legislature-passes-delete...

Re:I stay motivated as a solo-creator on Thursday October 05, 2023 @09:01PM (#37786121)
It's hard to be accountable to oneself. But it's easier to be accountable to others.

So, feedback from others motivates me.

Seeing people visit my website, even if only a few dozen or hundred, is motivating.

Re:My solopreneur story: zero to $45K/mo in 2 years on Saturday September 23, 2023 @07:47PM (#37628725)
$45k/month is more than a "side hustle."

And Tony's products ARE useful. Or else people wouldn't buy them.

Value is subjective.

Re:Show HN: Learn piano without sheet music on Friday September 22, 2023 @02:29PM (#37615787)
How is that "super-weird" or "specific"? If anything, your idea of advanced pieces not being "up" is obscure.

> I really can’t think of a less inspiring goal than playing “advanced” or “technically challenging” music

Really? You can't understand how aiming to conquer a highly technical and musical piece is inspiring? It's the same as tackling any other difficult goal.

Music at a less technical level isn't meaningless, but it's an inherent limitation on your musicality if your repertoire is limited by technique.

Technique facilitates greater musicality. Sheet music facilitates greater technique.

Regardless, do as you please, but it's like saying, "I'll never learn code, because I can build no-code products!"

Re:Show HN: Learn piano without sheet music on Friday September 22, 2023 @12:47PM (#37614325)
It's objectively a ceiling if you can't work towards playing the most technically challenging music.

It doesn't have to be Bach. You will struggle to learn ANY advanced piano without sheet music.

Sure it's for "beginners," but I'm saying it will inherently stunt their growth compared to putting in the work to learn sheet music.

Re:Show HN: Learn piano without sheet music on Friday September 22, 2023 @10:47AM (#37612758)
Yes, this app could serve as an introduction to piano, but ultimately relying on it will be detrimental to long-term growth.

I think the app would b more useful if it helped teach sheet music (which can be frustrating for beginners) through this friendly UI.

Re:Show HN: Learn piano without sheet music on Friday September 22, 2023 @10:43AM (#37612709)
I'm sure you can play piano, but I'm also willing to bet it has put a ceiling on the types of pieces you can learn.

Have you tried learning a Chopin Ballade or Bach WTC fugue without sheet music?

Re:Show HN: Learn piano without sheet music on Friday September 22, 2023 @10:42AM (#37612685)
I wouldn't call it "fairly common."

There are certainly outliers who play by ear or rely on improvisation, but musicians in all genres rely on sheet music to develop their craft.

Re:Show HN: Learn piano without sheet music on Friday September 22, 2023 @10:11AM (#37612299)
Looks cool design-wise, but who is this for?

Although the upfront cost of learning sheet music is a few weeks of study, it quickly becomes worth it due to gains in speed of learning and sightreading skills.

Maybe this can introduce people to piano and get them playing quickly, but it'll ultimately stunt their development.

Re:High Blood Pressure Is the World’s Biggest Killer on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @09:02PM (#37579190)
I don't quite understand hypertension medication.

It treats high blood pressure to lower the number for its own sake, but isn't hypertension really a symptom stemming from a root cause?

Can't tell if facetious

Russell Brand has 1.4 million followers on Rumble

> If he is demonetized, then his videos won’t get ad placement

Not necessarily true. YouTube definitely runs ads on demonetized videos and channels.

Re:OpenAI confirms that AI writing detectors don’t work on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @04:16PM (#37487556)
True but not all academic essays are meaningless (a lot are).

College admissions essays for instance play a significant role in admissions at top schools.

Re:Klaviyo S-1 Filing on Friday August 25, 2023 @05:33PM (#37267306)
> As of June 30, 2023, we had 1,458 customers generating over $50,000 of ARR, representing growth of 94% year-over-year.

Of 130,000 customers

Indeed.

Ultimately, unrelenting inquiry came to: "I am."

Re:Ego Death on Monday August 21, 2023 @09:13PM (#37217376)
Funny how many "I"'s and "my"'s in this piece.

This was especially ironic:

> "I want to kill my ego, or at least substantially break it"

There was a study[1] recently about isometric exercises (wall sits, planks, etc.) being most beneficial type of exercise for lowering blood pressure.

I've also anecdotally found that supplementing magnesium glycinate seemed to help.

Perhaps consider getting some thyroid blood tests? (T3/T4 free, TSH) Mine was elevated which contributed to higher blood pressure.

Also since you're vegan, perhaps check for vitamin, mineral, and nutritional deficiencies.

[1] https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2023/07/02/bjsports-2022-...

Re:WWDC 2023 Livestream on Monday June 05, 2023 @01:38PM (#36199937)
NameDrop is going to wreck the "tap to share" startups.

cc. Popl, Linq, Dot, etc.

Looks great!

I've been playing around GPT information extraction, and I think your prompt can be simplified to save on token costs:

Instead of:

`The company name (field name: "companyName", field type: string)`

I use a prompt that looks like:

`... The JSON should consist of the following information, using the format <field name: field type>: The company name <companyName: string>`

I've also played around using JSON structure in the prompt, such as:

`Return a JSON object with following model, with the format <field type: instructions to extract> { "companyName": <string: The company name>, ... }`

In my experience, often the attribute name is enough and GPT can infer how to extract the information (i.e. { "companyName": string ... }

Re: on Thursday December 01, 2022 @10:48PM (#33826522)
Is this a joke?

“Open source in 10 - 20 years. The software will likely be going open source in about 10 - 20 years.”

Also some images would be nice to get an idea before downloading.

Looks cool, but text is severely crammed (~10 characters per line) on mobile which makes it hard to read.

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