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New comment by i_idiot in "Local Qwen isn't a worse Opus, it's a different tool"

i_idiot — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:54:15 +0000

> Unlike the way they are hyped sometimes, as fantastic tools for coding and agentic local work.

They really are fantastic for a lot of use cases and I think most people do not need SOTA. When I run that qwen model in my measly 4070 12 GB for my personal email agent that I build and experiment with, I need privacy more than anything else. It does a great job. Even for coding tasks, given you know how to use them instead of dumping a grand plan, it's great.

New comment by i_idiot in "US holds off blacklisting DeepSeek, more than 100 firms deemed security risks"

i_idiot — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:59:44 +0000

I wouldn't consider India. It's been plagued by protectionism and tariffs and won't achieve anything close to China any time soon. The only industry of value for its people which is software services is now crumbling with AI created in US and China. Edit: probably your point too and I misread

New comment by i_idiot in "Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness"

i_idiot — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:53:38 +0000

I wonder if this might work for my sickness with 3D apps and games on desktop. Even watching Minecraft is nauseating

New comment by i_idiot in "Providers, not insurers, are responsible for excess U.S. health care cost (2024)"

i_idiot — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:15:11 +0000

It has always been pretty clear to me. Same medical equipment, infrastructure, education elsewhere in the world is often 30-50 times cheaper. The providers just charge as they want because people will pay their fortune to live, just like lawyers.

New comment by i_idiot in "India's surprise baby bust"

i_idiot — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:42:01 +0000

Well, isn't it already difficult for the not-rich to add to families? Add to that the uncertainty with income and future. Unless socialism is widely adopted, I am not sure humans can enjoy better lives especially with additional burden of kids. Hell, people can't afford homes now. I don't see a widely agreed upon or convincing positive ending. I already see (read about to be accurate) effects of AI on young graduates. I'd assume people hope for better ending, but would prepare for the worst.

New comment by i_idiot in "India's surprise baby bust"

i_idiot — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:12:27 +0000

What's the strong case against population dwindling other than supporting aging population? Given the AI armageddon, it just makes sense to reduce the population. If there's less population, we need less production and less workers. Of course, countries have to deal with oldest population for a brief period of time.

New comment by i_idiot in "Hormuz crisis side effect: a sharp rise in container shipping rates"

i_idiot — Sat, 30 May 2026 23:23:31 +0000

Ever thought why? For you they are terrorists, and for them they are resistance groups to prevent what Israel did in the last 2 years..occupy their lands an murder their people.