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Re:Who needs Git when you have 1M context windows? on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @08:54AM (#45502501)
I dont know where Gemini stores the context, but if I’m using a local LLM client app, that context is on my machine verbatim.
Re:OpenAI Burns the Boats on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @03:46PM (#44881038)
"I don't know where the author gets his information."

Same place that told them parking was free at Disney?

I have worked in software development for over 35 years. In that time I have found that the most proficient teams are based on having smart people working in teams that get along well. We’d probably call that emotional safety today, but previously, we just said that everyone worked well together. I don’t know what jobs require interviewing for such a specific response, maybe I’ve never needed that skill set on my team. Intelligent, small ego, team players have been the best teams I have worked with, and I’ll continue to hire based on my gut for those individuals.
What we really need

https://imgur.com/a/Swft8DW

Re:Ask HN: What are your most regretted tech purchases? on Thursday November 28, 2024 @08:35PM (#42270038)
The Rabbit M1. This thing is so ridiculously unnecessary. Poor battery life, little to no usable features.
Re:How to put up with a society you don't like on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @11:05PM (#40872017)
Go be a Dick (Proenneke). What a life!

https://youtu.be/hy-4NxJRxNQ?si=KQtILIEddG_ZPU1P

Re:Breaking up is hard to do: Chunking in RAG applications on Saturday June 08, 2024 @02:02PM (#40619257)
In this context “Full Text Search”. In the context of rage-quitting, something entirely different.
I have the matte display and on a primarily white background I see a lot of prismatic artifacts. Basically tiny slivers of red, green, and blue everywhere. On darker backgrounds they disappear and the content is beautiful. I’m definitely looking at bringing it in and exchanging for the non-matte version to see if this fixes the problem.
Re:Opera for Beginners on Saturday May 04, 2024 @08:35PM (#40261446)
I agree with the article, opera should be seen as well. It’s an event, an opportunity to explore emotions, and an exhibit of talent from musicians, singers, and staff. Some of the arias work well as stand-alone audio recordings, but it is the entire opera that must be seen and heard to really feel the story. Take a chance and attend a few operas.
Re:Paying for Cloud Storage is Stupid [video] on Sunday March 31, 2024 @11:26AM (#39885106)
So you will not have recurring costs hosting your own system? No hard drive replacements, upgrades, board replacements, wholesale technology upgrades when different networking or security protocols come along, capacity upgrades, and your time and energy? For most people, paying a small amount per year to place this burden on someone else is money well spent.
Re:HiddenVM – Use any desktop OS without leaving a trace on Thursday March 21, 2024 @02:47PM (#39782738)
I'd be more concerned about what they could plant on my machine versus what they find on it.
Article seems to be unclear as to whether this is a hardware or software problem.
Re:One of the greatest user interface disasters in history on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @07:32AM (#38458590)
The next greatest UI disaster being Mastodon on a smart phone.
Re:Ask HN: How hard would it be to build a ChatGPT detector? on Sunday December 04, 2022 @05:32PM (#33858689)
Voight-Kampff machine
The Soul of a New Machine - Tracy Kidder