vladgur

I bought a lightly used Apple Ultra Watch 2 6 months ago and it solved all my issues with my previous Apple Watch - specifically battery life.

I can use it as a sleep tracker and only need to charge it once every 2 days unless I take extensive hikes or use a lot of camera remote control.

The latter is magical btw especially for solo travelers - ability to set a scene on the iPhone camera while being in it by glancing on your watch is science fiction!

I have used omlx.ai with great success to both download multiple mlx models (including gemma and qwen) suited for my hardware AND to be able to automagically launch both open-source and close-source (claude code, codex) harnesses using these models. All from a web or desktop UI

You would not need to follow a blog post with omlx IMHO

I read his comment as tongue-in-cheek.

Why was SAT gotten rid off - testing is racist.

Why is 6-8th grade accelerated math pathway gotten rid off - math is racist

https://edsource.org/2021/california-math-guidance-sparks-ne...

Imm overwhelmed with a variety of SDD tools out there.

Github spec kit, spec-kitty, symphony, GSD, this.

How do people decide on the framework other than try them all.

p.s. found this mind-boggling list of them all https://github.com/cameronsjo/spec-compare

In unrelated news

"More than 600 University of California faculty members, led by mathematicians at UC Berkeley, are calling on the system to reinstate standardized testing requirements for science, technology, engineering and mathematics applicants, saying that six years of test-free admissions has not reliably assessed readiness and professors are often teaching middle school math to incoming students."

https://archive.ph/18spS

macOS mail app is a special type of terrible especially if you deal with multiple email accounts. Every os upgrade causes various bugs such as search index all of the sudden not working and you have to reset and reimport all your mailboxes

Which models do folks use for openclaw nowadays

From my failed and expensive affair with GPU mining 5 years ago, You can get a great heat dissipation outcome by using an open case with a lot of directed fans at the expense of a bit of dust and lots of noise

I dont like David Sacks opinions on anything geopolitical, but respect his opinions on tech and identity politics.

That said, this article is by a political writer and even though its on the Verge, its a political opinion piece(ie the centerpiece of it that he was PUSHED OUT -- could use some evidence)

I dont think that belongs to HN.

That window seat with the 14” laptop seems extremely claustrophobic.

That’s the real limitation on an economy flight - space rather than power or the internet… at least it would be for me.

The only times I was able to get my laptop out and do some productive work was when I either was sitting in premium economy isle seat with room to spare or when there was an empty seat next to me

This is getting very close to fit a single 3090 with 24gb VRAM :)

We do - gave me a few second warning of a 4-point one a month or so ago

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/myshake-earthquake-alerts/id14...

Curious which models are you able to run and how many 3090s do they require at scale?

So had you not done the herecy of diluting the coffee grounds, you might have been foretold your future of being replaced by LLM tokens

its also a visually very appealing thing if its done properly -- ie in a heated sand.

A quick google search on jones act and hawaii reveals this page hosted by International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)

https://www.ilwulocal142.org/news-item/jones-act-fact-vs-myt...

Few things listed there are clearly false.

"Myth #2: The Jones Act Raises Prices for Hawai‘i Residents.

However, a comprehensive 2020 study by Reeve & Associates and TZ Economics found that this is simply not true.

Their survey compared the prices of 200 consumer goods—including groceries, household items, clothing, and automobiles—at major retailers like Costco, Home Depot, Target, and Walmart in both Honolulu and Los Angeles. The results showed that prices in Hawai‘i were, on average, only 0.5% higher than on the mainland, a negligible difference that cannot be attributed to the Jones Act alone."

As a frequent visitor to Oahu, i stop by Costco on the way from the airport and i can see that most consumables including milk and meat is 30-50% more expensive than at Northern California Costco. This is representative across local supermarkets as well.

So its seems that this union is trying to minimise the impact of shipping on costs of everyday goods

Critics dismiss this study as bogus:

https://www.grassrootinstitute.org/2020/07/shipping-industry...

"using online prices to compare food prices at Hawaii versus Los Angeles stores is problematic. A visit today to the Keeaumoku Street Walmart showed an 18-ounce box of Cheerios selling for $4.26, before tax, versus $3.64 for its listed online price, and a four-pack of 5-ounce cans of albacore tuna for $8.43 versus $6.74 online."

That is actually true, Keamoku Walmart does not pricematch to their online prices and the only way to get those prices is to place an pickup order and wait for several hours to pick up at those prices.

PG&E in Northern California. Same for Edison in Southern California.

The thing about my area (Peninsula, 20 minutes south of SF) is that its not hot enough to really justify A/C, my electrical+gas bill averages out below $200 a month and my roof is old enough where it would need to be replaced before solar is installed. So a $15-$20000 expense cost for solar would actually be closer to $30-$40,000 with roof replacement, plus potentially bringing ancient wiring in my home to code will cost another handfull of thousands.

Its akin to trying to fix a slow memory leak in your application and realizing you need to also upgrade a bunch of dependencies which no longer support the current version of your tools AND refactor the frontend.

Do you have to remind yourself to consume things like proteins, etc to prevent muscle loss?

I did a cost per 1000 miles comparison of Camry hybrid vs Tesla model y back in 2023 when i was shopping for a new car. I just pulled up that spreadsheet and updated my area gas prices($5.50 per gallon) and my area off-peak energy costs ($0.50 per kwh).

Both cost $133 to drive 1000 miles(including ammortized oil changes for camry). Camry was $15000 cheaper AND has a 500 mile range.

Even at todays war-time gas prices, the EVs are not always the financially sound choice thanks to runaway costs of electricity in my state.

The best thing our(I’m in US) society can do to dispel fears like yours is to offer public daycare where kids are well cared for and socialized.

I’m a child of Soviet Era and our parents did not think twice if they can afford children with their meager salaries. I remember going to a kindergarten as soon as I could walk.

The reality is that a family can always make choices that enable them to care for a kid, but there are of course trade offs.

Public daycare would mitigate one of those trade offs

But what GP said is true - we can see UNRWA educational materials.[0]

Im not sure what is being taught in orthodox jewish schools in Israel, but I’m pretty certain that in secular Israeli public schools, death of Arab neighbors is not glorified, terrorism and martyrdom is not glorified. [1]

Unlike that of UNRWA.

In other words, one side promotes violence, the other does not

[0] https://www.cfr.org/articles/teaching-hate-palestinian-schoo...

[1] https://www.impact-se.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ArabsPa...

have you consider having different models(e.g. codex) do the reviews? i wonder if its presents an opportunity to catch more issues than the same model

I dont think California education is defunded. Mismanaged yes, wrong incentives and priorities, yes.

Quick google search shows that my district has nearly a budget of $195,927,382 for years 2024-2025 serving 10,278 students. Thats nearly 20k per student. THe district employed 481(<22 student per teacher on avg) teachers and 480 admin staff.

Residents of my school district constantly vote for bonds to pay for capital school upgrades(thanks Prop 13) in addition to high amount property taxes. We dont have an issue of defunding the education here.

Our education is non-competitive with Asian and European ones not because we cant afford it, but because its mismanaged, incorrectly incentivised and often ideological (math is racist).

You dont need to be a billionaire to be able to afford a good school for your children if the public ones dont meet your criteria.

Im not sure about this particular school, but i am greatly disappointed at baseline california core requirements for math and science in middle school and the parents choice is to either have your child be bored in school while complementing their education with RSM or Singapore Math after hours Or to choose a private school that will make your child more competitive with kids being educated by other countries systems.

these are amazing numbers -- how long did this loss take?

Sorry for personal questions please answer any OR none as you feel comfortable

1) How is your energy/stamina following the 35% loss

2) Have you done any dexascans/bodyspecs to measure your lean mass percentage before and after your loss

3) Did you take any steps to reduce the muscle loss?

4) with 35% loss, what BMI are you at?

Oh youre right. Its a pain to find the annual fee on their site

https://www.americanexpress.com/us/credit-cards/card/blue-ca...

For people living in the states there are better deals to be had:

Multiple 2% cashback cards

Amazon prime - 5% off Amazon and Whole Foods purchases, but you have to be a prime subscriber

Robinhood gold -3% off anything for $60/year

Amex blue cash rewards - 6% off groceries(and gift cards bought at supermarkets) for $75 per year

that was my experience just comparing Apple Health export using Stanford Labs data vs say FunctionHealth.

Im hoping to use LLMs to help with this process.

Will try to use LOINC dataset to standardize against

I also think that many people don’t know - I would wager for men that a significant percentage of them do not go to see a doctor preventively unless injured or sick and not that may know their blood pressure or cholesterol trends