Steve Adams

That's a fair question. Probably not? The SSDs in the frameworks are really fast as it is.

My main performance barrier is building, which can work in parallel in most cases, so in theory that should be wayyyy better on those PCs. It should actually be faster

But I'm scared

¿Por qué no los tres?

Maybe it's worth it? I'll be able to upgrade over time, too. Framework seems to be doing alright, so I think I can expect them to be around.

The other option I'm considering is the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 but I feel like I'd need to max it out to ensure it stays useful for long enough. So expensive

Yeah, and I really want to want it, but I'm worried the system won't feel as snappy or capable as I'm used to. The Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is better than my M1 Pro and M2 Max on paper, but I wonder if it'll transfer over to Linux and x86 favourably. Slower SSD, no unified memory, less vertical integration

Trying to find comparable hardware, let alone that's compatible with Linux, is a bit of a shit show

I'm keen to get off of the Apple ecosystem but damn, there are going to be some huge compromises. Comparable specs in benchmarks with a decent display looks to be in the $5k territory 😱

It's astounding how far Apple has come with their hardware in the last decade

You get used to it, but it's easy to forget that the premium you pay for the brand isn't just sleek hardware anymore. It's also insanely efficient and powerful performance due to unprecedented vertical integration

Hell yes! This graph is beautiful

I understand Tim Apple is trying to do what's best for his company and shareholders. That's his job and obligation. I'm sure he has weighed his options extensively. I still think he made a shitty choice, regardless of if this works out well for Apple or not.

Jesus Christ. What a pathetic display. I emailed tcook@apple.com to say this ruins the Apple brand for me. Gifts of gold for rapists? Really?

I've been thinking about moving to Linux. I guess this is my sign. Sold my watch, gave away my phone, time to drop the MacBook as well

I think it's time for a

BIG
BEAUTIFUL
ThinkPad

Or Framework? I've been thinking about this for weeks, but this bullshit sealed it.

Done

I get the heebs from this stuff, but the science is still very unclear due to how confounded all of the data is in nutrition, and how insanely mechanistically complex these compounds in our bodies are.

I think the gist of it is: humans aren't designed to load up on sweet stuff

Artificial sweeteners and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A review of current developments and future research directions - PubMed While artificial sweeteners are Generally Regarded as Safe (GRAS), the scientific community remains divided on their safety status. The previous assumption that artificial sweeteners are inert within ...

Yeah, there are some wild ones: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39854925/

Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology The objective of the current study is to highlight the effects of acesulfame k and aspartame as sweetener materials in food products on a variety of rat parameters. In this study determined insulin ho...

There's not a whole lot of conclusive evidence about effects in humans at doses that are typical in products like Diet Coke and Coke Zero, but: www.jptcp.com/index.php/jp...

Some research like this suggests that less aspartame is better, and acesulfame appears to be safer (in rats, at least)

First they came for our immigrants. Then they came for our citizens. Then they came for our consumer product names, and there was no one left to protect my branding.

Wow. That's a surefire void-cultivator.

Imagine if someone asked when was the last time you texted your partner yourself, and you couldn't remember. Bizarre.

"Many Rust Builds Later" presented in the style of "Many Hours Later" a la SpongeBob SquarePants

github.com/zed-industri...

Not the most exciting feature ever but this was kind of driving me nuts

"GitHub CEO urges developers to embrace AI or leave the profession."

What a fucking dork

"Get out of cooking if you don't want to do everything with machines" said the kitchen appliance salesman

A lot of the insights the author gains from the LLM are signals that a lot of people would lose in the noise.

Many people are not interested in scrutinizing their cognitive reflection, so to speak. They won't gain insights like this.

Perhaps this is clear in the writing. I felt that it wasn't

Having thought about this more:

It doesn't seem wise to say an LLM is useful as a therapist. I understand he's not saying the LLM is a therapist (he specifically says otherwise), but my concern is that the approval from a therapist, or positive affiliation in a therapy context, could confuse people

Haha, I'm the same way. I do less than you, but still too much. There was a time when I did a normal amount of things. I'm not sure what happened, when.

Unreal

Are you kidding Apple? This is the UI you came up with for high contrast? Holy shit

It still blows my mind what's possible with the Pi 4. I have a 5 and it's so under-utilized despite that I keep trying to throw more at it

I know some people have tasks that will hobble them, but I use Pis for lighter weight automation and web serving

<3

It's wild because in your position I'd tell myself I just need to do everything better. But from here I'm shaking like a cold wet dog at the thought of doing all of this

For what it's worth, as a programmer this is very relatable.

I don't want it to perform some superhuman or phenomenal function. It's a rubber duck that's remarkable articulate and great at pattern matching. This is extremely useful for tooling through your own ideas and logical misfires.

Finally, I can focus on doing my laundry and dishes while the machine takes care of this whole "art" thing for me

What is the symbolism of this bride on a rope? It's eerie as hell in this context.

This kind of confidence is frightening given the context, and makes me doubt so much that he would have killed himself. I don't think there was a mode of his existence in which he could experience guilt, regardless of what he did.