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Okay, the article I read on HN yesterday about the ram shortage crippling inexpensive devices feels relevant here. As far as I can tell, the article treats the low memory capacity as a foolish business decision rather than perhaps a required economic decision.

Like, I didn't see a single mention of why they chose 8GB while recommending 16GB. It's like a straw man argument: why not at least explore possible causes?

MacBook Neo 5 months ago

In case you didn't already know or haven't considered it, you can find right-angle usb-c MagSafe adaptors that basically allow the charging cable to disconnect from the device like MagSafe.

So, hold on--the author's soul-breaking complaint isn't all of the "quirks" and inconsistencies with the Date functions, but rather the fact that it's an object? Specifically, an object with mutable properties in a language when all objects have mutable properties?

I mean, the author's conclusion is correct. But I disagree with the rationale. It's like hating an evil dictatorship because they use the wrong font in their propaganda.

It's not that the product you're building is a commodity. It's that the tools you're using to built it are. Why not build a landing page using HTML and CSS and tailwind? Why not use swift to make an app? Why not write an AWS lambda using JavaScript?

This reads like "Hey, we're not vibe coding, but when we do, we're careful!" with hints of "AI coding changes the costs associated with writing code, designing features, and refactoring" sprinkles in to stand out.

I don't understand. I run a Plex instance on my home server as well. Are you referring to jellyfin not needing a centralized Plex account? Or do most Plex users rely on a plex-provided server?

I am a faithful Plex lifetime user and have never had problems.

That said, I shouldn't be blinded by convenience. I hear jellyfin is a good alternative. Can someone share

- how easy is it to administer for clients outside of my network or possibly even outside my country?

- how good is the app support? I transcode all of my media to AAC and h264 for compatibility

-what about for streaming music? I really like Plex amp

- what do you like the most about jellyfin

- what do you miss most about Plex?

Thank you.

What the author is missing is the metric that matters more than shipping product: how much happier am I when my AI auto complete saves me typing and figures out what I'm trying to articulate for me. If devs using copilot are happier--and I am, at least--then that's value right there.

They're serious because ...

... would provide Perplexity with a shortcut to user acquisition and enhance data collection for targeted advertising.

... advertising dollars? Wouldn't every company want that? I'm guessing Perplexity wants to make an AI browser, but wanting advertisement money hardly makes a company's offer stand out.

I'm on my phone, trying this. It's a question about how many people are in the air right now.

- when I tap on a factor, I can edit the slider, but it doesn't do anything.

- when I tap another factor, the previous editor stays in place.

- how do I choose my factor?

- where do I actually do the multiplication?

- where do I check my answer?

- why do the factors have "grab icons" (the six dots)? Why would I drag one?

https://imgur.com/a/QSRBbYR

Etc.

You would just start typing, and it would try and select each letter in turn, or show a little blip if you didn't have that character available

When the vertical bar is very short, like two or three letters only, it is hard to find space to tap and drag the bar up or down. A more generous vertical tap-and-drag region, or handles, or up/down arrows, would be nice on a phone.