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Re:Please Let the Internet Die. It's Time to Start Over on Monday November 02, 2026 @11:39AM (#50339478)
Never give up. Adapt, overcome.
Re:So I guess everyone uses LLMs to think now on Sunday November 01, 2026 @06:31PM (#50331026)
They are improving quickly
Upvoted for thoughtful info, though I would suggest using metric tons (t) rather than teslas (T) to make reading easier for us SI people.
Re:Visually impaired people fear smart glasses backlash on Friday October 09, 2026 @08:11PM (#50028152)
Because the strong privacy protections could be of the form "no image leaves the device" and "only vetted software will touch the image data".

Sometimes, privacy is at odds with features. That is why those devices would no longer be marketable as "regular smart glasses."

Re:Visually impaired people fear smart glasses backlash on Thursday October 08, 2026 @11:54AM (#50007402)
We need more stigma against those devices, not less.

But at the same time we need to make medical vision devices that are exempt from those bans because they give strong privacy protections to the passerbys.

Re:SpaceX credit risk jumps on worries over its borrowing spree on Thursday October 08, 2026 @12:02AM (#50001722)
SpaceX (the stock) has been selling us a pie in the sky (or pAI?) from the beginning.
Re:"I'm Embarrassed on Behalf of the Tech Industry" on Monday October 05, 2026 @11:27AM (#49966120)
Yes. And in addition to things that are broken by accident, I see all those dark patterns put there on purpose.
Or possibly because quizzes and homework are a good way to learn the material, but if students have the AI do it instead they won't learn.

No obsession required.

Re:Doing Everyone Else's Job on Wednesday September 16, 2026 @11:17AM (#49728371)
Was the company over 1000 employees?
Re:Steam Frame starts at $1059 on Monday September 14, 2026 @06:38PM (#49705196)
Your eyes won't be focused on "infinite" in VR either. The focus distance is similar to the distance to the screen on your desk.
Re:Steam Frame starts at $1059 on Monday September 14, 2026 @04:17PM (#49703317)
To be clear, you don't have to run things on it, you can stream wirelessly from your PC.

An advantage of a standalone unit is you can take it with you, or for people who don't already have a gaming computer.

You're also asking why not have it plug to a more powerful machine. The answer for that is simple: wires get snagged and pulled on, in practice it's a poor experience (remember, you cannot see the wires when you are wearing the headset).

Re:Google Maps Now Shows 'Lake America' Instead of Lake Ontario on Thursday September 10, 2026 @11:42AM (#49645674)
Edit: not anymore.
Apple Maps shows the correct name.
Surely this is going to cement the reputation of datacenters as a blight.
This is not ok.
Re:Zig's Io.Threaded Is Neat on Friday August 21, 2026 @12:20PM (#49390361)
Oh man this finishes too early, I would want to read more!
This sounds like the "hmm this is strange" first step of discovery.
Re:Yes/No/Cancel causes Aspirin sales to soar (2007) on Friday August 21, 2026 @12:02PM (#49390112)
You might like "save continously but call it 'history', offer a save button but that just names the current revision"

This lets you throw away and start over, but also gives you infinite undo even after "loading" an older version.

Re:Buy Your Friends Batteries on Monday August 17, 2026 @09:02PM (#49339839)
A home battery you can just plug in. Interesting. Are those legal in the US?
Re:GIMP Development Update on Monday August 17, 2026 @12:52PM (#49334057)
> Anyone enlighten me on actual usability problems

I wasn't able to use the "move" tool to move a semi-transparent layer, it kept on switching my selection to the layer below it and moving that. That violated my expectation.

The solution was to use a modifier key, but it took me a while to find it.

Re:Medieval Ideas About Food on Monday August 03, 2026 @01:35PM (#49158943)
Yes. I have started to really empathize with the people who choose not to read the linked articles.
What is it? Is this like a gear, where the output shaft turns at some fraction of the input shaft? Is better or worse than traditional toothed gears in some way?
Worktrees I suppose?
Re:Offgrid, solar powered fridge, with no battery bank on Monday July 27, 2026 @11:24PM (#49078918)
Second paragraph: "It ties into the typical offfgrid system of a solar charge controller, battery bank, and photovoltaic panels to maintain a safe temperature range."

So it doesn't have a battery bank, but you're expected to plug it into one.

But then it explains the real difference. Still worth a read, don't give up at that second paragraph!

Re:Ten Steps Towards Happiness (2015) on Tuesday July 21, 2026 @09:43PM (#49000789)
Came in not expecting much, but those are all good points, expressed concisely.
No reason to make it easy for them though.
Re:REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500 on Saturday July 18, 2026 @04:44PM (#48962184)
Well best would be websites not using cookies so there is no need for a notice.
Re:Battery packs: Let's talk about crates, baby on Saturday July 18, 2026 @01:36AM (#48955521)
For those struggling for context like me: this is about the Rust programming language.
It doesn't, because SPCX isn't a space company, it's an AI company with a space hobby. That's what the IPO paperwork says at least.
Re:Why is LinkedIn enumerating my browser extensions? on Tuesday July 14, 2026 @10:59AM (#48907927)
Good point, they really shouldn't allow this.

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