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But it's worth their time to stay on platforms like Bluesky and Mastodon? Something isn't adding up.

To answer how it got so big: it didn't start out trying to replace Slack. It just solved an acute pain point for gamers. Skype was becoming increasingly enshittified, and people were floating between TeamSpeak, Ventrilo, and Mumble, none of which were that great. Discord captured the market because it was completely free and had the audio mechanisms in place to make people with shitty mics and background noise tolerable without forcing everyone to use push-to-talk. That’s really it. By the time non-gaming communities were looking for a Slack alternative, they just defaulted to Discord because 90% of their target audience already had the client running in the background.

Shared this in the other Gemini Pro 3.1 thread (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47074735) but wanted to share it here as well.

I just tested the "generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle" prompt and this is what I got: https://codepen.io/takoid/pen/wBWLOKj

The model thought for over 5 minutes to produce this. It's not quite photorealistic (some parts are definitely "off"), but this is definitely a significant leap in complexity.

I just gave it a shot and this is what I got: https://codepen.io/takoid/pen/wBWLOKj

The model thought for over 5 minutes to produce this. It's not quite photorealistic (some parts are definitely "off"), but this is definitely a significant leap in complexity.

Where did you see this? Elon's account looks fine and I'm not seeing any discussion on X about this.

Related discussion from yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46735545

https://downdetector.com/status/twitter/

I always enjoyed D’Angelo Barksdale’s interpretation from The Wire:

D’Angelo: "He’s saying that the past is always with us. Where we come from, what we go through, how we go through it—all that shit matters. Like at the end of the book, you know, boats and tides and all. It’s like you can change up, right? You can say you’re somebody new, you can give yourself a whole new story. But, what came first is who you really are, and what happened before is what really happened.

And it don’t matter that some fool say he different ’cause the only thing that make him different is that he say it. But it ain’t the truth. Gatsby, he was who he was, and he did what he did. And because he wasn't willing to get real with the story, it caught up to him."

Inmate: "So you're saying he couldn't get over?"

D’Angelo: "No, I’m saying he was who he was. They found him out. They found him out in the end. And that’s what it is. You can’t get over. You can’t even get out."

Appears to be working now for me.

Edit: Down again.

Edit 2: Up again.

It was flagged off the front page yesterday. I'm not sure for how long, but you can read discussion about this in the thread itself.

Earlier discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46361024 (543 points, 57 comments)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46362149 (135 points, 8 comments)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46362214 (184 points, 34 comments)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46362032 (137 points, 30 comments)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46361571 (122 points, 7 comments)

The grandfathering clause is the tell. If these drones were an active national security threat, they wouldn't let civilians keep flying them.

This looks like industrial policy masquerading as defense in order to clear the board for domestic manufacturers just as the Pentagon starts handing out contracts to politically connected players.

Case in point: Unusual Machines just secured a massive Army contract for drone motors. Their advisor and major shareholder? Donald Trump Jr. [0]. Banning the import of foreign "critical components" conveniently forces the market into their funnel.

[0] https://www.ft.com/content/4cedc140-4a02-4ab6-9f78-93dd8c51a...

Fair point, but it's hard to ignore the timing. Netanyahu literally just called TikTok "the most important purchase going on right now" and described social media as a "weapon" to secure Israel's influence in the US [1].

When you see a massive donor to the IDF and Israeli causes like Larry Ellison leading the consortium to buy it right after those comments, dismissing it as a conspiracy is ignorant considering they're basically saying the quiet part out loud.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3tdrO8bA7rs

Midjourney has a gallery on their website: https://www.midjourney.com/explore

I have yet to see any definitive proof that this is real.

The screenshot in this post appears fabricated (specifically, the 'July 2008 in Israel' is misaligned): https://x.com/astrrals/status/1991942287128199433

The video evidence, which is the only video evidence that seems to exist, is equally unconvincing: https://x.com/AdameMedia/status/1992288673887343014

Additionally, Nikita Bier has gone on record stating that "Location was not available on any gray check account at any point." https://x.com/nikitabier/status/1992382852328255743

If you’re interested in accurate examples of visual effects of hallucinogens, check out /r/Replications. Some of them are shockingly accurate. Here are some good examples:

https://reddit.com/r/replications/comments/1ll9k7o/flight/

https://reddit.com/r/replications/comments/1jkajcq/that_mome...

https://reddit.com/r/replications/comments/1hruv4t/just_visi...

How would LLMs ever be able to attend classes at the right time/place, assuming the classes are in-person and not remote? Seems like an odd and irrelevant criticism.

It depends what you consider a “serious NGO,” but the NSPCC, the Molly Rose Foundation, the Breck Foundation, the End Violence Against Women Coalition, and other NGOs actively campaigned for and supported it.

I understand that they were given a day to prove they weren’t violating policies, but my point is that it seems pretty obvious Shopify is selectively enforcing its policies to shut down the store because they don’t like the shirt being sold. The policy is just a cover for the real reason.

How would Shopify determine a store isn’t “engaging in authentic commerce” if the products aren’t set to ship for 6-8 weeks? That’s standard for Yeezy drops, and past releases have been delivered. Why is this suddenly an issue now? Seems more like a convenient excuse than the real reason for shutting it down.

I need a Windows laptop for work but really appreciate the exceptional build quality of my MacBook Air. I had a ThinkPad, but it creaked and didn’t feel nearly as solid. Are there any Windows laptops that come close to MacBook-level hardware quality?

Using a VPN with WireGuard can actually reduce latency if your ISP has poor routing to the game server, as a VPN with better peering or routing paths can improve your connection. It’s not always the case, but with a decent provider, you might see lower ping in certain situations.

M1 -> M2: 2301 -> 2598 = 12.91% increase

M2 -> M3: 2598 -> 3082 = 18.63% increase

M3 -> M4: 3082 -> 3864 = 25.37% increase

Assuming the M4 Geekbench score is legit, it’s interesting to see that the jump from M3 to M4 has the largest percentage increase in single-core performance since the M1 came out. The M1 -> M2 and M2 -> M3 upgrades were solid, but the 25.37% jump from M3 -> M4 is much more significant. It makes you wonder if we’ll keep seeing even bigger performance leaps with future releases, or if there’s something specific about this generation that’s driving such a large gain. Will Apple keep increasing performance at this rate, or is this an exception?

4o’s answer seems sufficient, though it provides less detail than o1.

https://chatgpt.com/share/66e373d7-7814-8009-86c3-1ce549ca2e...

If you love Everything for its speed, give WizTree (https://diskanalyzer.com) a try. It also uses the NTFS MFT and is a faster alternative to WinDirStat.

I enjoyed this ‘fixed’ version of the ad: https://x.com/rezawrecktion/status/1788211832936861950

I highly recommend 'How It's Made' for anyone interested in the complex processes that create the everyday items we take for granted. Humans are awesome!

In a previous discussion thread (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39692670), there was a significant amount of discussion regarding the belief that the push for this legislation may be influenced by the pro-Israel lobby, specifically in reaction to the uncensored flow of information via TikTok following the events of October 7th in Gaza. These discussions were quickly downvoted and flagged. However, I believe it is crucial to engage in this conversation respectfully and with a genuine intent for understanding. The potential influence of such lobbying efforts, if substantiated, carries profound implications that merit thoughtful discussion, irrespective of one's personal stance on Israel, Gaza, or the broader political dynamics. If you share these concerns, I encourage you to reply with any evidence supporting your viewpoint, so we can engage in a constructive and good-faith discussion about this issue.

What evidence do you have to support this belief?

Outside of early 20th-century Italy and Germany, which countries have actively pursued nationalization of industries in a late-stage capitalism phase of development? What were the outcomes? Are there more effective alternatives?