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New comment by formerphotoj in "Anti-aging injection regrows knee cartilage and prevents arthritis"

formerphotoj — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 22:18:28 +0000

I recommend artificial turf soccer fields. They're padded! They're flat. They're good for watching games, or people watching too. And you can pretend to be a winger or striker, constantly measuring the angle and distance to the far right corner, because who doesn't want to be like the GOAT?

New comment by formerphotoj in "When the job search becomes impossible"

formerphotoj — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 21:07:51 +0000

I don't mean to rain on your parade...just want to say enjoy it now, and remember it later. Good luck.

New comment by formerphotoj in "Compare the New iPhone Models"

formerphotoj — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 20:29:56 +0000

Yup, 64GB iPhone 11 Pro still going strong. A wee bit slow however, so...a new 17? Have to upgrade eventually.

New comment by formerphotoj in "When did AI take over Hacker News?"

formerphotoj — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 20:27:27 +0000

Hence, the "dark forest" theory of the Internet is no longer theory.

New comment by formerphotoj in "Ozzy Osbourne has died"

formerphotoj — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 20:03:52 +0000

I met him in a "Bark at the Moon" contest and shook his hand. Not sure he noticed, lol! Anyway, Bark at the Moon is one of his top songs! Here's howling in sorrow for you Ozzy, RIP.

New comment by formerphotoj in "Trying to find meaning in owning an old Mac"

formerphotoj — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 19:40:14 +0000

I wish I had kept, and could still use, my brown plastic PowerBook...I forgot what model that was but...a brown laptop?!? It was soooo cool! :)

Wish you could swap innards like you can swap engines with (some) cars.

New comment by formerphotoj in "I used o3 to profile myself from my saved Pocket links"

formerphotoj — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:36:11 +0000

Exactly this. The need to make money from a thing may well eliminate the value one derives from the thing, and even add negatives such as stress, etc.

New comment by formerphotoj in "Peasant Railgun"

formerphotoj — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:08:33 +0000

And, "I'm not a cat."

(Except sometimes maybe as a NPC)

New comment by formerphotoj in "Teaching National Security Policy with AI"

formerphotoj — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 20:08:56 +0000

And after the walk, talk with an intelligent human dialog partner to exchange ideas and concepts that illuminate the schemas. Heck, walk and talk together! :)

New comment by formerphotoj in "U.S. nuclear base hidden under Greenland's ice for decades"

formerphotoj — Wed, 14 May 2025 19:43:39 +0000

What's old is new again! :)

New comment by formerphotoj in "New studies offer insight into Lyme disease’s treatment, lingering symptoms"

formerphotoj — Tue, 06 May 2025 16:58:04 +0000

For more info on Lyme and related difficult to identify diseases, NYT columnist Ross Douhat wrote a book about his experience w/ Lyme and his ongoing adaptations. It's called...

The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery

New comment by formerphotoj in "What It Takes to Defend a Cybersecurity Company from Today's Adversaries"

formerphotoj — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:41:33 +0000

Agreed. We are now "back" to laws for thee but not for me.

New comment by formerphotoj in "Sycophancy in GPT-4o"

formerphotoj — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:39:43 +0000

Just want to say I LOVE the fact this word, and its meaning, is now in the public eye. Call 'em out! It's fun!

New comment by formerphotoj in "Ref Butts and Slam Dunks: What It's Like Photographing an NBA Game"

formerphotoj — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:28:36 +0000

As we used to say, "two faces and a ball."

New comment by formerphotoj in "Tesla deliveries down 43% in Europe while EVs are up 31%"

formerphotoj — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:30:50 +0000

Irony! lol

New comment by formerphotoj in "An AI bubble threatens Silicon Valley, and all of us"

formerphotoj — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:15:54 +0000

Gary is harsh or extreme, even, but the point largely stands: https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/what-if-generative-ai-turn...

Personally I think there will be things that gen-AI is useful for, such as rapid education for beginners and learning or performance feedback mechanisms. Those use cases are promising, and still in development. Hopefully they'll be cost-effective as well.

New comment by formerphotoj in "An AI bubble threatens Silicon Valley, and all of us"

formerphotoj — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:04:54 +0000

Also, from Sequoia: https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/ais-600b-question/

Sort of surprised this hasn't been taken down, actually.

New comment by formerphotoj in "Underrated Soft Skills: Charisma"

formerphotoj — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:13:23 +0000

As a kid, I didn't understand charisma. So I got a natural 18 for my D&D fighter, big deal. I'ma gonna run the goblins through with my long sword now...

As an adult, I assess every person I meet through the charisma lens first, if not almost first, because I think it's the foundation of your reputation with others. Seems it's almost magic.

New comment by formerphotoj in "My stupid noise journey (2023)"

formerphotoj — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:58:40 +0000

I get to "enjoy" low-frequency bass from musical events at a public park about a half mile away from my home. It sounds to me like someone in a car just outside my window, just one of those cars that go boom. Sadly, it's just people having their brand of fun. No defense against being in the natural frequency node.

New comment by formerphotoj in "Canon EF and RF Lenses – All Autofocus Motors"

formerphotoj — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:43:01 +0000

I sort of miss my Canon EOS 1 at 10 fps (film) when shooting sports. "If you saw it, you missed it."