stonedge | 1 year ago | on: More men are addicted to the 'crack cocaine' of the stock market
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stonedge | 1 year ago | on: Ideogram 2.1 Coming
Ideogram generated this image on their own site. Fun way to "leak" an update.
stonedge | 1 year ago | on: 1-800-ChatGPT
I have upgraded to the $200 Pro tier, and, with o1-pro, all of my tasks delegated to the "junior" have been so much better. It takes longer to complete, of course, but the overall duration is less because I'm not having to go back and correct it as much as I was with 4o. It's been able to figure out problems that 4o continually failed on.
stonedge | 1 year ago | on: Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid
Sincere question - my mom always told me to never put wooden utensils in the dishwasher, but I never got a great answer as to why. I put my wooden spatulas in there. My question is, is it just because it's destructive to the wood? Or is there something else that I should be concerned about?
stonedge | 1 year ago | on: Show HN: Glossarie – a new, immersive way to learn a language
Thirded
stonedge | 1 year ago | on: 5-year study finds no brain abnormalities in 'Havana Syndrome' patients
There was an episode of the German Krimi series Tatort yesterday that had a plot that centered around Havana Syndrome.
stonedge | 2 years ago | on: Impostor Syndrome vs. the Dunning-Kruger Effect
I don’t want to suggest this person themselves is wrong, but it seems that this is just part of the back and forth among scientists and not in and of itself the correct answer.
Meta: what if this researcher themselves is exhibiting Dunning-Kruger and is overconfident.
stonedge | 2 years ago | on: I'm an Old Fart and AI Makes Me Sad
Anytime I see a photo taken on actual film, even though it's been digitized for posting online, there's a visceral reaction of beauty. To you point of DALL-E being the disposable camera, I feel those images are in fact "disposable". I feel nothing.
stonedge | 2 years ago | on: MIT Press makes 82 additional books open access
I wrote a paper for a class a few months ago. In a previous life, I was a tech-audience editor that required writing article titles with a hook to lure people into reading. On my first draft of the paper, I used one of these styled titles and the comments that came back said that it was too "flowery"; since it was an academic paper, it should be more like the pattern you indicated. And sure enough, I changed it and all my subsequent papers to that pattern and never got dinged again.
stonedge | 2 years ago | on: Illinois prohibits weapons, facial recognition on police drones
This is true, but that law (BIPA) applies to private entities. i.e., government orgs and contractors are exempt. Regardless, this new legislation is good. I would like to see the complete inclusion of government organizations into needing to acquire consent.
https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=3004&C...
stonedge | 2 years ago | on: America has paid a steep price for parking
This is what the data is based on. I've read the book and it's totaling all square footage in the country devoted to parking lots vs. housing. Essentially after the math, each car has more than just one space allocated to it.
stonedge | 3 years ago | on: How Duolingo reignited user growth
https://apps.ankiweb.net/
There should be a link there to the official app.
stonedge | 4 years ago | on: Launch HN: RescueTime (YC W08) – Redesigned for wellness, balance, remote work
This is my #1 need. I was a paying customer, but eventually got uncomfortable with the remote data and cancelled my subscription.
stonedge | 5 years ago | on: Are we losing our ability to remember?
Not headaches, but I say that "my brain is tired".
stonedge | 5 years ago | on: Sega Master System Architecture: A Practical Analysis
I saved my paper route money and was trying to decide between an NES and an SMS. I think I chose the SMS because it was different. Everyone had an NES. But as time went on, I wished I had an NES. Way more games and cultural relevance.
stonedge | 6 years ago | on: Off-Facebook activity
I took the leap and tried to log in. It said there was no account, so I guess the delete worked?
stonedge | 6 years ago | on: Off-Facebook activity
Allegedly, I ditched my Facebook account years ago. Not just deactivated but delete, though I don’t really believe it. Is there anyway to see what’s in this (or to see if my account really is gone) without accidentally re-upping?
stonedge | 6 years ago | on: Boeing docs show staffers discussing ways to manipulate regulators on 737 Max
Agreed. In any large org, you’ll have thoughts and opinions all over the place and I’m sure you could find much more damaging stuff than these comments.
Folks just need to learn not to write this stuff down.
stonedge | 6 years ago | on: Show HN: Look Busy fills your work calendar with secretly fake events
Square’s appointment service has a similar feature where it can block off appointment slots so customers can’t book. Presumably a fake-it-til ya make it feature.
stonedge | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: Are books worth it?
I am a fan of Goodreads and their yearly reading challenges. I’ve got about 250 books on my to read and, due to the social nature of the platform, can get new recommendations from my network.
One tip I’ve found is that, for non-fiction, if the average rating is 3.75 or higher, it’s going to be good. I’m prejudice against books lower than that and often cull before I read.
That tip doesn’t seem to apply to fiction.
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I wanted to echo this and say that I believe younger people create a "symphony" with their identity; picking and choosing from various sub-cultures to create a unique combination. Flexible, morphing.