HackerTrans
TopNewTrendsCommentsPastAskShowJobs

maroonblazer

no profile record

comments

maroonblazer
·bulan lalu·discuss
Where are these quotes pulled from? His autobiography? Something else?
maroonblazer
·2 bulan yang lalu·discuss
>Of course, modern controllers exist that offer many more literal bells and whistles...

Anyone have a favorite 'modern controller' for those of us who no longer have a PowerMate?
maroonblazer
·2 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Someone turned me onto this podcast several months ago and, after a few episodes, my takeaway was they seem to be against every book they review. I couldn't find a single book they actually liked.
maroonblazer
·3 bulan yang lalu·discuss
> This I've read is made worse because as it has grown in features and capabilities in the 25+ years it has been available the interface has become kind of disjoint.

It's impossible to exaggerate how true this is. I often say "BiaB is the best worst software - or should that be 'worst best software'? - I've ever used." A toolbar that crams dozens of tiny icons, almost no visual hierarchy, dated visual style, waaaay too many dialogs (dialogs within dialogs!), zero discoverability, inconsistent labeling, basic features missing...I could go on. To add insult to injury, I'm using the Mac version and it looks/feels like a port, not a native app.

I like the direction Apple is taking with their digital audio workstation, Logic Pro X. While not overtly AI, they've been introducing intelligent musical features starting with their Drummer feature several years before AI became commonplace.
maroonblazer
·6 bulan yang lalu·discuss
My partner and I have been through this cycle. Something happens, she interprets it a certain, very specific, way and then has an adverse emotional reaction.

In the early days of our relationship I would try to explain to her why her emotion doesn't 'make sense'. That just made things worse. Much worse. When she helped me understand that she needed me to validate that what she was feeling was legitimate - based on her interpretation of the events - she was able to let go and consider other interpretations.

Note that this "letting go" almost never happened in the moment, but only after the emotions abated and she had time to process the entire situation. We're talking hours, not minutes.
maroonblazer
·7 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Me too. For that I highly recommend the Tree Napper from Bearaby.

https://bearaby.com/collections/weighted-blankets
maroonblazer
·8 bulan yang lalu·discuss
I picked up a collection of several hundred of his 4-part chorales. I like to flip through the pages and pick one seemingly at random and play it. While some hit me harder than others, nearly all of them express this "simplicity to depth" ratio.

My latest favorite: Oh God, Hear My Sighs: https://soundcloud.com/nick66/oh-god-hear-my-sighs-bach
maroonblazer
·8 bulan yang lalu·discuss
The important terms here are "provision" and "without appropriate involvement by a licensed professional".

Both of these, separately and taken together, indicate that the terms apply to how the output of ChatGPT is used, not a change to its output altogether.
maroonblazer
·9 bulan yang lalu·discuss
"Uncovering transformative connections between algebraic combinatorics and problems in other areas of math and physics."

https://www.macfound.org/fellows/class-of-2025/lauren-k-will...
maroonblazer
·10 bulan yang lalu·discuss
I'd rather it be stored neatly in canisters underground than floating up into the atmosphere.
maroonblazer
·10 bulan yang lalu·discuss
What serendipity! The latest episode of "Philosophize This!" is titled "The Philosophy of Zen Buddhism - Byung Chul Han".[0] I'd never heard of him before. Apparently his book "The Burnout Society" is recommended reading.

[0]https://open.spotify.com/episode/3jdvGsEdrpEEjMBJG5oRaH?si=g...
maroonblazer
·11 bulan yang lalu·discuss
>"If technology can be perfected to manage medicine, navigation, education, and even design, what then becomes of work? The specter is not merely unemployment—it’s meaninglessness."

Only if one's identity is defined by their work.
maroonblazer
·12 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Israel didn't take any actions until Oct 13. What actions 'from the first days' are you referring to?
maroonblazer
·tahun lalu·discuss
One of Hinge's marketing messages is something along the line of "The app you're meant to delete."
maroonblazer
·2 tahun yang lalu·discuss
Does the native file tagging see much adoption? I'm a lifelong Mac user and tried using the tags when they first launched, but eventually it was too much work and I resorted to using search to find what I'm looking for. Not macOS native search but tools like LaunchBar, Alfred, et al or apps like EasyFind.
maroonblazer
·2 tahun yang lalu·discuss
Buddhism explores these ideas too.

For a modern approach to this mindset I highly recommend "Seeing That Frees" by Rob Burbea.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/08772fe1-564c-4a95-9a5d-...
maroonblazer
·2 tahun yang lalu·discuss
If Israel really wanted to wipe the Palestinians off the map they have the resources to do it. But they don't. Based on claims Hamas have made, in their founding charter and other public statements, if they had the resources to wipe the Jews off the map they would do it, without hesitation.

That's the difference.
maroonblazer
·2 tahun yang lalu·discuss
Not if they have more to gain in 'heaven'. Remember, Hamas are religious fanatics.
maroonblazer
·4 tahun yang lalu·discuss
TFA speaks to this directly:

"The only productive way to answer “what should I do now?” is to first tackle the question of “who should I become?”"
maroonblazer
·5 tahun yang lalu·discuss
> Now I see they very well could as a response to arguments such as yours.

I think the parent is arguing that a Roth should be limited to some reasonable ceiling, e.g. $1M, $5M, etc.