Hacker News: komodo

New comment by komodo in "GPT-4 is getting worse over time, not better"

komodo — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 14:14:07 +0000

There is a Chatbot AI product called character.ai that has suffered a marked decline in quality since its launch as they battle their users to maintain the AI’s safety protocols (similar to chatGPT “jailbreaks”). I wonder if something similar could be happening here.

New comment by komodo in "Launch Attempt Scrubbed"

komodo — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 14:45:21 +0000

Everyday Astronaut has some good coverage

New comment by komodo in "Ask HN: I don't feel like working at all, what to do?"

komodo — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 12:59:19 +0000

I'm concerned about becoming dependent on medications I don't need.

I'm worried that if I go to any sort of medical professional they will succumb to "if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail" and I will end up on some sort of meds that I don't need.

I just have this impression that 80% of people could walk into any psychiatrist's office, describe their experiences, and walk out with a prescription or three.

I'd like it if someone could convince me that these are not legitimate concerns.

New comment by komodo in "TikTok owner ByteDance sees its earnings double in 2020"

komodo — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 19:02:54 +0000

You do so by tapping the heart to like the video. If you want to jump-start it use the discover tab and search for something you like.

New comment by komodo in "AMD Zen 3/Ryzen 5000 announcement [video]"

komodo — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 19:41:01 +0000

2560x1440 is often called "2k"

New comment by komodo in "Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life"

komodo — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 18:33:33 +0000

or even watch the movie the song was influenced by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun_(film), or even the book that movie is based on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun

New comment by komodo in "Emergency stop signs projected onto waterfalls at road tunnel entrances"

komodo — Fri, 03 May 2019 10:48:19 +0000

I was just thinking, why don't they install a steel beam at the same height as the maximum allowed, like 11foot8?

Obviously it would be set much farther back than theirs.

New comment by komodo in "Amazon cargo plane crashes in Texas"

komodo — Sun, 24 Feb 2019 18:09:17 +0000

Here's a Smarter Every Day video on the topic. Live demonstration starts at 6min mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTqu9iMiPIU&feature=youtu.be...

New comment by komodo in "Fallout 76 Day One Patch Is Larger Than the Game Itself"

komodo — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 19:27:49 +0000

'Bethesda Softworks' is the publisher for both, but ESO was made by a different studio -- 'ZeniMax Online Studios'. 'Bethesda Game Studios' is responsible for the mainline Fallout and Elder Scrolls games, including now Fallout 76. I think this is their first multiplayer title.

New comment by komodo in "Amazon's Bezos Launches $2B Fund to Help the Homeless"

komodo — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 17:43:47 +0000

NIMBY-ism mostly. The people lucky enough to already own property don't want further residential development. It keeps their property values artificially high. There is an unreasonable expectation that if you buy a house in a nice quiet suburb then it should stay a nice quiet suburb the entire time you are living there.

In California specifically, they voted themselves (via referendum) a law which also keeps property taxes down for incumbents

"The proposition decreased property taxes by assessing property values at their 1976 value and restricted annual increases of assessed value of real property to an inflation factor, not to exceed 2 percent per year. It also prohibited reassessment of a new base year value except for in cases of (a) change in ownership, or (b) completion of new construction. "

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Proposition_13_(197...

New comment by komodo in "Utah voting system fending off 1B hacking attempts per day"

komodo — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 21:52:17 +0000

I'm not sure how unique it is to Iraq, but there were tons of photos of it on American news after that country was 'liberated'

https://www.google.com/search?q=iraq+voting&tbm=isch

New comment by komodo in "De Beers admits defeat over man-made diamonds"

komodo — Wed, 30 May 2018 13:34:48 +0000

Yes, we also have these screens in our office elevators. They show the weather, pictures of office views better than yours, and ads. I find the brand name "Captivate" depressingly accurate since you are trapped in a box with it.

New comment by komodo in "Casualties of the Cashless Society: Those Who Get Seasonal Tips"

komodo — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 21:22:45 +0000

My new card from Citi doesn't even have raised numbers. You could probably still write it down manually I suppose.

New comment by komodo in "Microsoft Adds an OpenSSH Client to Windows 10"

komodo — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 14:45:47 +0000

Console should benefit from the system wide 'Windows Sets' tabbing feature

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/tabs-come-to-every-w...

New comment by komodo in "Where in Europe is electric car a good idea?"

komodo — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 18:38:32 +0000

As a native English speaker, I can confirm you are not crazy; it needs an article.

New comment by komodo in "Yellowstone Bears Eat 40K Moths a Day in August"

komodo — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 03:52:36 +0000

"some 40,000 people per day are hit by "A" car". How can you possibly read this and think this was about the all cars on the road?

Sorry for being cheeky but the parent literally just addressed your question.

New comment by komodo in "SoundCloud cuts jobs, closes SF and London offices"

komodo — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:09:18 +0000

I wonder what their terms were when they signed up with the labels to be yet another Spotify clone. If it was any sort of upfront payment that would hit them hard since I don't think they have many subscribers to their SoundCloud plus (or whatever it's called)

New comment by komodo in "SoundCloud cuts jobs, closes SF and London offices"

komodo — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:06:24 +0000

There is a paywall, but only for the kind of music you can find everywhere else.

New comment by komodo in "Stop Buying Things and Start Borrowing Them"

komodo — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 04:37:54 +0000

This is place is most likely an exception to the rule but here is a single counter-example; a long-standing commune near my hometown: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Oaks_Community,_Virginia

New comment by komodo in "Apple cuts App Store affiliate commission from 7% to 2.5%"

komodo — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 20:22:15 +0000

Apple takes 30% of the purchase price for app sales on the app store.