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barbequeer

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Collapse OS 1 year ago

this line got me:

under what conditions do you believe the civilization you're living under will collapse? [...] Oh, you just haven't made that list yet? [...] Or you could take the question from the other side and list the conditions that are necessary for your civilization to continue to exist. That's an interesting list too.

I've always dismissed collapse talk as "batshit crazy" as the author says. but he raises good points here. maybe I'm not batshit crazy enough.

You need 4 colors 2 years ago

105 comments and counting. I think this page was maybe an attempt to troll opinionated HN people

How much does the soap dispenser cost in a 777 bathroom

This might not be a fair comparison, since Boeing also makes the ones for commercial customers, and probably overcharges them also.

This one from CB2 is $40 and it doesn't conform to FAA rules and it's not MIL-SPEC.

People talk about MIL-SPEC like its some unattainable gold-standard. I can buy a MIL-SPEC rated Thinkpad from Lenovo for less than $600. I mean, sure, it doesn't dispense soap...

Fast, performant and cheap. You wanted all 3? Now you got it!

Fast, Good, and Cheap. Performant is just a synonym for fast. Is it any good?

Also call me a miser, but $499 is not "cheap". I recently bought a new Nokia G42 with the same camera and storage for <€150

[dead] 2 years ago

Looks like a very useful app for your own use cases, and I'm sure people will find it very helpful. Well done!

I think its a stretch to say it will "replace all AI apps". It's like saying a GUI for FFMPEG would replace all those one-click video conversion sites. There's always going to be a market for people who want the simplest way possible to do something - people who barely even know what ChatGPT is, let alone have an API-key

I also was a Picasa lover! you can still find v3.9 for download but no active development. I don't understand why someone hasn't stepped up with an alternative in the 8 years since it was canned.