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I've been eagerly awaiting access to the tool for quite a while.

I would definitely be willing to pay to try it out and provide feedback in addition. I'm genuinely surprised by this news.

I often think that the reason why PHP is still so popular compared to Perl is because php never stopped evolving.

If php had paused development or even slowed it down like this it would also have been far less popular as probably even frameworks like Symfony and Laravel won't be possible with the older versions of php.

So thank you to the maintainers but I wish Perl evolved more quickly like PHP.

I feel that for music. During my teenage years I used to listen to the same songs over and over on my walkman. I still remember 99% lyrics to the whole albums. The music used to have such a strong connection.

Nowadays there are 1000+ songs in my playlist I can't even recollect 20% lyrics nor there is a chance in hell that I would listen to every single song on the entire album let alone every single song by tthe same artist.

It's like if I don't like the first 10 seconds, it's hide song and Spotify makes sure I never have to listen to that again. Even though some of my all time favorites are songs I hated at first but then there was no hide song button.

Sorry I digress but yeah the connections you make in childhood are really something. I just hope it's my age and not the technology responsible for this and the youth of today feel the same connection too.

Surprised the headline didn't mention it was a Boeing 777. Points to bbc for not going for the obvious clickbait.

Very nice. Since Hn data spawns so many such fun projects, there should be a monthly or weekly updates zip file or torrent with this data, which hackers can just download instead of writing a scraper and starting from scratch all the time.

The company I work for absolutely must have everyone using it as it's supposed to be much safer to Windows. So I had to spend over $2k for a stupid laptop that won't even run half the apps without hacks like Rosetta. I also hate that there are 3 special keys and command and ctrl are separated.

I am myself a Linux user and using a Mac makes me appreciate Linux so much more. It could be the #1 reason I want to start my own business so I don't have to use a Mac anymore.

On one hand I agree that this should be flagged and taken off homepage (as it is right now), but. Otoh more people need to be aware of such scams and simply not trust reddit, hn, etc as good source of information anymore.

I have been seeing this guy David Sinclair a lot in my Youtube feed lately with raving reviews. But after reading your comment did a bit of research and my god what a scam(1).

There is so much misinformation and gaming going on in every industry and with A.I. generated content it's going to get so much easier.

(1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn0EJQPyxkA

Guess it's time to jump to macOS finally.

I've always wanted to try that but due to prohibitive costs never did.

But with more and more Windows shenanigans I guess it's time to bite the bullet and make the switch .

Thanks for sharing this link. My god there is something about this writing style that's just incredibly entertaining to read.

Most of the time I get so bored reading such long articles, like the New Yorker ugh. But this is the first time I've enjoyed such a lengthy read! I hope I can decrypt what the author is doing to make reading such fun.

Is there survivor bias in being stuck? We have accepted that people who leap out of their comfort zone end up always successful. But a lot of time this is not true. I know few people who have regretted jumping and making impulsive decision in the name of growth.

Wow this is super impressive but does somebody know a way to generate consistent characters with stable diffusion?

What I mean is if my first prompt is a girl talking to cat and second prompt is girl playing with that cat, I want the girl and cat to be the same in both pictures.

Is that possible? If so any links or tutorials will be super helpful to learn.

Sorry forgot to add the URL

https://www.notebookcheck.net/VR-porn-a-no-go-for-Apple-Visi...

I never upvote any Google's A.I. research articles as most of the time it is: look what we have done, but we will never release anything.

OpenAi gets a lot of criticism for being closed, but at least I can play with their api most of the time.

What's the point of this if we will never be able to use this?

Serious question but does anyone get any value out of these threads? Most of the time it just devolves into hundreds of comments with links to random projects hoping to get traffic.

I think to make it more worthwhile people posting here please write a little about your tech stack, why you made it, what are your struggles, and tips for other founders, etc.

I really hope those messages had a CRC check so as not to start wars unnecessarily.

Thanks to perplexity it looks like they are adding a new key to the PC keyboard to open copilot. That's the summary I got.

If I remember correctly earliest version of Apache also did this (though it used S/FTP instead of dropbox and .html instead of .md)

As an avid OSS supporter, I used to be a Firefox user until I got frustrated by its restrictive policies.

For example, the addon store would block certain addons from being installed, or some settings were hidden or disabled by default.

On Android, they only allow a handful of whitelisted addons and prevent you from installing anything else.

This goes against the spirit of OSS, which is supposed to be highly customizable and user-friendly. I really hope they stop treating us as children.

How does one learn about this stuff? I learned about basic networking in college (the TCP layers) etc but people doing such stuff sounds like Greek to me.

If I want to learn more about what the author is doing, is there a resource like a udemy course or YouTube channel you guys can recommend?

I've never been a huge fan of Android due to its quirks – the annoying bloatware, the subtle yet persistent tracking, and the endless wait for security updates. It can be a real headache. However, what keeps me loyal to Android is open source and nod to the hacker culture (see xda), fostering an environment of innovation. This stands in stark contrast to the profit-centric motives that seem to dominate Apple's iOS.

In the Android world, it feels like Google is saying, 'Hey, go ahead, tinker with the code, use it for whatever you like.' (though it's far less open than it what it used to be tbh). Android makes it possible to even create hacker friendly hardware like the tv boxes and modular phones which is still a breath of fresh air for someone like me who values innovation and customization. On the other hand, Apple's iOS, with its polished exterior, often feels like a closed ecosystem where every change is meticulously controlled, primarily to maximize profits under the guise of ensuring security.

So, while Android may not offer the seamless, perfectly curated experience, the OSS part of it still makes up for it by promoting a culture of exploration and innovation. It's the difference between a platform that welcomes change and one that seems more focused on maintaining a pristine garden, even if it means stifling the potential for growth.

Google has impressive demos, but they don’t always translate into practical products that we can use in our daily lives. And sometimes, their demos are not as realistic or honest as they seem, like the recent Gemini case.

It's fascinating how we've got this double standard when it comes to Apple and Google's security moves.

Take Safari on iOS, for example—it's super restrictive. You can't even use a different browser engine; everything's just a Safari wrapper.

On the flip side, Google, with its Chrome and Android flexibility, gets a lot of flak for the same kind of security efforts.

Bottom line is both companies are only doing it for their own greed and profits, but Apple gets a high-five for being all about privacy, while Google gets the stink eye for being too controlling. It's incredibly frustrating to see this double standard.

Just imagine in a few years there will be a site like YouTube aka videogpt where all the videos are created on the fly, like chatgpt does for text.

From step by step repairing my electronics to learning about science it will all be customised according to my learning level and focus on things I want to know more. And hopefully without that a word from our sponsors section.

Oh I just learnt about it from a Yt video today. But that's great news if there is something even better!

Do you mind sharing a link to it?

This would be a game changer if they had something for image generation as well. Oh well, maybe it's coming soon as the page says it's just a small preview. The best part for me personally is it's available on all plans and pricing looks good too.

OT but if cloudflare fixes their false positives on showing random captchas when I'm trying to browse the net on VPN they will surely be one of my favorite companies.

I was really excited about fly.io at one point but after reading all the recent posts(1) on HN I don't have trust in their services anymore. Hope they are working on improving system stability first.

(1) https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

Wow this is just incredible! Seeing this and software like photopea I can now start to feel that HTML has become powerful enough that almost any desktop app can now be built for the web just as same.

A lot of people/companies tried their best to impede this progress (1) for promoting app stores but I'm so glad we are finally getting there regardless. Better late than never!

(1) https://thenewstack.io/apples-browser-engine-ban-is-holding-...

Not asking rhetorically but why is this a big deal? Is it because it's going to the south pole? What are some other benefits to be gained from this?

I don't think anything happens after we die. But as human beings is just too hard for us to comprehend things without a beginning or an end. Because it Just doesn't fit the model of our world.