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leetbulb
·вчера·discuss
"Supercar" has 670hp 500lb-ft @ 5297rpm which seems reasonable. After configuring the tool with my car's specs, it was fairly close on the dyno; though, I'm very far from an expert. Imho, pretty cool, nonetheless.
leetbulb
·вчера·discuss
I watch them come up over the horizon right after sunset. Only a couple specific trajectories are visible and they disappear pretty quick. Later on in to a clear night and after your eyes adjust to the darkness, you can find them all over the sky. They look like very faint stars speeding around. It's quite spectacular and hunting them makes for a fun activity with others while relaxing in a hot tub.
leetbulb
·3 месяца назад·discuss
Agreed.

> why can't everyone do it

What everyone is missing: Because other manufactures do not have to; the profit margins are too good to give a shit, and they allow some pretty fierce competition within the target demographic:

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Sadly, the general public still just wants the cheapest option to consume their bullshit content, even if it needs to be replaced a year from now after their cat walks on it and causes critical damage.

The MacBook Neo is brilliant in that Apple takes a share of this market with a premium and affordable product that is basically just their previous generation phone, with the expensive bits likely sourced from their exchange program or surplus supply. Products that at some point the same people would've loved to have, but couldn't afford. Now repurposed with a larger screen, sporting the envied Apple logo, at an affordable price, and targeting that same demographic as the hot new thing, just one generation later.

I have a feeling we'll see this pattern continue, and it's genius. Minimizing waste, maximizing profits, and giving the consumers what they want, while maintaining a gap between low-end and high-end -- people that spend $$$$ still want to feel special, of course.

Don't get me wrong, the Neo is great, especially for us hackers, but it is absolutely not meant for us in any way. What is in our favor: it does, at the very least, raise the bar for these other manufactures that product absolute garbage.

</soapbox>

Someone needs to be a reference as to what is feasible in order for a standard to be established. Apple, Framework, and I guess Lenovo are the ones doing this these days. RIP the others.
leetbulb
·4 месяца назад·discuss
Configure Slack to only retain messages for a month or so. People will stop relying on it for such.
leetbulb
·4 месяца назад·discuss
Yep, I mostly just enjoy generally knowing what's going on around my property at a glance, especially when it's inconvenient to go outside.

Checking if there's a package at the garage or front door. Generating a time-lapse of outdoor projects. Discovering the neighbor's idiot contractor that wants to dig on the property or get through the fence for something. Observing weather while taking shelter. Figuring out what caused the loud bang on a window (usually birds) or the roof (usually a tree branch). Observing the behavior of neighborhood or wild animals that manage to slip through the fence. Keeping an eye on outdoor contractors while I'm busy with work. Ensuring that one of the neighborhood kids aren't sneaking around being a liability with the pool, hot tub, or countless other dangers. Checking if I forgot to place the trash at the curb after randomly waking up at 3am. Capturing the hilarious moment a buddy and I shot a stream of E85 directly on a stack of 2x4s when we upgraded my car's fuel pump and forgot to connect the low-pressure line. My partner likes to watch squirrels eat nuts that she sets outside.

Sometimes it's fun to play around with the several months of recorded data just for the sake of experimentation. Similarly, I also enjoy capturing stuff on ISM bands like 433MHz, and not because I am nosy, paranoid, or have malicious intent; but, because it's free and open data observable within the environment that I live, and analyzing it is simply interesting to me.
leetbulb
·5 месяцев назад·discuss
Personally, I am pro-both. Even if it helps a single child not fall in to a bad situation, it's worth the many other cons that come with it. <tinfoilhat>I believe that the original concept had good intent, then flowed through a monetization process before delivery.</tinfoilhat>. If our weird reality eventually balances out, at least we'll have this on our side. People > Money.
leetbulb
·5 месяцев назад·discuss
Thank you for adding color. This is the exact reason why I want to get in to management. Sadly, I am just not cut out to manage people. Nowadays, my role is more of a hybrid between Principal and EM, which may be awkward at times. If it weren't for excellent PM & PgM, I'd be stretching myself too thin.
leetbulb
·5 месяцев назад·discuss
Great read, on Chapter 3 now. Thanks for sharing.
leetbulb
·5 месяцев назад·discuss
Or just don't throw rocks from a bridge, at all. /s

Who's at fault when: Your CloowdBot reads an angry email that you sent about how much you hate Person X and jokingly hope AI takes care of them, only for it to orchestrate such a plan.

How about when your CloowdBot convinces someone else's AI to orchestrate it?

Etc
leetbulb
·6 месяцев назад·discuss
Yeah. They, too, likely hired someone to reverse engineer it to make their own modifications. Let's add another to the chain. Surely the firmware could only become more "safe" with Lego block hacks. That's the point, right, OP?

All things considered, it sounds like the "gyro board" module is probably something that is OTS and already certified for use in a healthcare product. Wonder what the legality is of modifying such a thing in such a way?

As others have suggested, make your own or use a more ubiquitous module from the open source community. Integration wise, Claude can probably get you 80% of the way there.
leetbulb
·6 месяцев назад·discuss
Nice article and some interesting hints. Also, I enjoy your writing style.
leetbulb
·7 месяцев назад·discuss
Fair. Didn't check Twitch.
leetbulb
·7 месяцев назад·discuss
If you share your email somehow, I can invite you.
leetbulb
·7 месяцев назад·discuss
"Prominent" being sub 1000 views on YouTube?
leetbulb
·7 месяцев назад·discuss
Yes. RIP a ton of very rare material. What.cd has a special place in my heart.
leetbulb
·7 месяцев назад·discuss
Pretty sure some already do this.
leetbulb
·7 месяцев назад·discuss
You should check out the website.
leetbulb
·10 месяцев назад·discuss
I dislike ads because they generally aren't relevant -- the chance that they add value to my life is very slim -- and we're bombarded with them. Ads will soon become a thing of the past: I imagine AI being able to create full fledged products based on our needs / wants / desires tailored to your personal requirements and constraints. Of course, this is dependent on how much power we're able to pump in to capable AI systems, but as the industry migrates, I don't believe that will be a problem. Imagine how much power is currently wasted on useless legacy data mining and machine learning by the ocean of SaaS companies that promise to boost conversion rates from single digits to single digits for the countless amount of products that only perpetuate the destruction of this world.
leetbulb
·11 месяцев назад·discuss
Agreed. Typically I would be against something like this, but in this case, have it.
leetbulb
·3 года назад·discuss
I don't understand this argument. Ask for what you think you are (your time is) worth. If you aren't receiving that, you are (your time is) probably worth less