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johndill | 3 months ago | on: GPT-5.2

Did Calmmy Sammy that his is the version that will finally cure cancer? The AI shakeout in the AI industry is going to be brutal. Can't see how Private Equity is going to get the little guy to be left holding the giant bag of excrement, but they will figure that out. AI, smart enough to replace you, but not quite smart enough the replace the CEO or Hedge Fund Bros.

johndill | 3 years ago | on: Apple Music Classical

I have think you have defined the terms of battle. An improvisational jazz solo from a master vs one that is AI generated. I don't know this but I suspect that Monk had no idea where his solos were going when he started to play them. I like where they went, I'm just saying there were no directions.

johndill | 3 years ago | on: Apple Music Classical

I'd have to disagree. Classical music would be the LAST thing AI could do well. Hard to but technique, nuance, opinion, interpretation, style and the greatest utterances of our troubled civilization into an algorithm. Pop, dance, rap, blaalads....maybe. Classical and Jazz? Never going to happen.

johndill | 3 years ago | on: Apple Music Classical

Looks nice but I have to play with it more. It has certainly been "Appleinzed". Playlists feature single movements of pieces that make little musical sense outside of the context of the whole composition they were meant to be a part of. For new users looking to dop their toes in the Classical world the absolute first, featured piece you see is Mahler's 9th symphony. Certainly not something new listeners would likely enjoy as a starter piece. Search looks good and the browse part offers good choices of the various genres. It imported all my classical albums and only my classical albums from Apple music. Good start

johndill | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: How do you deal with getting old and feeling lost?

+1 on health. I'm way older than both of you. Clean living and regular, vigorous, exercise has been the #1 key to loving yourself, confidence and mental health. Pays huge dividends later in life. As for relationships. As the old saying goes "If you are looking for a trout, don't fish in a herring barrel". Do what you want to do, travel where you want to go, join and participate in hobbies that you like. Group activities will be best (hiking, exercise, walking, tours, photography), You will meet your peers. good luck

johndill | 4 years ago | on: Memory leaks are crippling my M1 MacBook Pro

One wonders if there is some weird software his employer installed? Probably not. Apple just dropped a new chip into a laptop designed for another chip and its not a good match. Mac controls the entire production process including software. That laptop was designed for a different chip. Everything else with the M1 is fine because the hardware was designed for the chip

johndill | 4 years ago | on: BirdNet – Identify Birds by Sound

God I love this thing. Now I know all the birds in my yard by sight and sound and which SOB is the one that starts the racket 1/2 hour before sunrise (looking at you Catbird)

johndill | 5 years ago | on: Winamp Skin Museum

Ah, simpler and better times. When I pretty much brough my own music to work and had a dedicated directory. I was amazed that a program could list the title and artist of the song.

johndill | 7 years ago | on: Amazon Pulls Out of Planned New York City Campus

good riddance. This was a bad deal for NYC. 2-3 billion in corporate welfare to the richest man in the world who heads a company that made 10 billion in profits and paid ZERO federal income tax. Against all odds I suspect NYC will survive. Now that Cuomo has an extra 2 billion or so in his pocket maybe he can fix the transit systems that are the lifeblood of the City.
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