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Truly worth the prize! Sometimes I feel that she is punished by the algorithm, but great content nevertheless
Re:Google Plans to Invest Up to $40B in Anthropic on Friday April 24, 2026 @04:33PM (#47895401)
I consider them competitors… This reminds me of Microsoft in 1997 investing $150 million in Apple, saving it from near bankruptcy
Re:Show HN: A game where you build a GPU on Sunday April 05, 2026 @04:55AM (#47647447)
I love this! I learned my first logic with Crocodile Clips: would simulate and solder a lot of D flip flop based logic before learning about microcontrollers (my first was Atmel AT90S2313)
I don’t trust Espressif’s releases, I am still waiting for ESP32-P4 to hit distributors. It is now more than 2 years and 3rd chip revision
Re:Our Commitment to Windows Quality on Friday March 20, 2026 @06:03PM (#47461290)
Me and my family still cannot believe that I bought a Macbook this week.

I used Windows since Windows 95 (back in '96, I was 5 years old).

But still having regular blue screens come back with Windows 11..

I am better off selling my 64GB of RAM, than Windows Defender eating a third of it at random times

Re:Can I Run AI locally? on Friday March 13, 2026 @05:25PM (#47370143)
Man, I wonder when there will be AI server farms made from iCloud locked jailbroken iPhone 16s with backported MacOS
Re:Flightradar24 for Ships on Sunday March 01, 2026 @02:51PM (#47210029)
I once worked on a problem: GPS tracking shipping containers, since one company had almost 1% lost/stolen each year. I had an idea of using AIS with Si4362 to get positioning data from the container ship itself, but it was nearly impossible to get access to reefer monitoring systems. We ended up just using 4G NB-IoT for coastal tracking and it did solve the problem