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New comment by vondur in "Show HN: Homebrew 6.0.0"

vondur — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:37:27 +0000

Homebrew is the default on Bluefin Linux since most of the system is immutable. I like it since I’m so used to it on my Mac.

New comment by vondur in "How do you design a $30k electric pickup? Inside Ford's skunkworks"

vondur — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:58:22 +0000

For driving around town to do stuff, I'd say they are fine and would love to have one. I doubt they would be able to safely drive on our freeways here though.

New comment by vondur in "Failing grades soar with AI usage, dwindling math skills in Berkeley CS classes"

vondur — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:35:49 +0000

I'm sure a large part of the problem is not using the SAT's as a filter on incoming students.

New comment by vondur in "Artificial intelligence is not conscious – Ted Chiang"

vondur — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:53:29 +0000

Don't forget the other episode "Quality of Life" with these working robots who data discovers have become sentient: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quality_of_Life_(Star_Trek... I do miss the old TNG show.

New comment by vondur in "MacBook Neo is so popular that Apple doubled production"

vondur — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:57:20 +0000

Not really the case any longer. JAMF is pretty easy to use and it's way better to work with compared to Intune, which to me feels half baked compared to something like on Prem AD/GP/SCCM.

New comment by vondur in "Different attitudes towards AI in California's university system"

vondur — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:42:58 +0000

I guess I should qualify that, many professors are ambivalent regarding AI, but some view it as an existential threat to their profession. Most here are scrambling to figure out ways to work around it if not incorporate some AI into the curriculum, since every student has access to ChapGPT and many also have access to CoPilot.

New comment by vondur in "Different attitudes towards AI in California's university system"

vondur — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:24:05 +0000

I don't think you can just appropriate the property that burned down and then build high density housing. I'd imagine the people probably want to rebuild their homes and move back. There's probably other land that can be used for more high density housing.

New comment by vondur in "Different attitudes towards AI in California's university system"

vondur — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:23:43 +0000

Yeah, I work at a CSU and the Teacher's union is against AI. However, the layoffs happened at some of the CSU's where enrollment numbers are drastically down. I think Sonoma State is having a really bad time getting students and CSU Dominguez Hills has always had issues with attracting students compared to nearby CSU Long Beach. I'd imagine at some point these campuses may end up on the chopping block.

New comment by vondur in "Larry Ellison: "Citizens will be on their best behavior because we’re recording""

vondur — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:33:23 +0000

Ha, you really believe that? You can't live in area without the permission of the Government. The current Chinese regime seems to be really going kinda crazy with their new leader. They've lost their more practical leadership since the new guy has consolidated power.

New comment by vondur in "Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM"

vondur — Sat, 30 May 2026 01:18:57 +0000

Most teachers have strong union protections. It’s nearly impossible to fire one. Many districts now have a temporary period where they can be removed much easier. Once they have tenure it’s really difficult.

New comment by vondur in "It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12"

vondur — Fri, 29 May 2026 21:20:34 +0000

It is really annoying how the x64 CPU's seem to constantly ramp up and down seemingly at random. I've been trying to tweak the fan curves on my Ryzen 9950x to avoid this but haven't been successful yet. Next stop is lowering the voltage once I figure out how to do it on my motherboard.

New comment by vondur in "GTA 6 Developers Unionize"

vondur — Fri, 29 May 2026 20:48:02 +0000

I think the easiest way to solve this is to change labor laws to say if you work over 8 hours a day or more than 40 hours a week then you get overtime. Most companies aren't willing to pay overtime and frankly whatever is going on at RockStar is a huge management issue, which making the labor far more expensive would solve.

New comment by vondur in "The Dead Economy Theory"

vondur — Fri, 29 May 2026 17:21:19 +0000

>It is possible to have excess productivity? Isn't this what happened with the tech hiring during Covid? And also many of the big tech companies were hiring people just to make sure their competitors didn't have them?

New comment by vondur in "I am retiring from tech to live offline"

vondur — Fri, 29 May 2026 17:19:12 +0000

You know, I think the experiences you are describing are the norm for non-tech corporate jobs. Now with AI as an excuse, management is now subjecting the tech positions the same as the non-tech workers and it stings. Tech people were previously treated far better than the average corporate workers, and started after the tech hiring boom from Covid.

New comment by vondur in "Danish Pension Blacklists SpaceX over 'Catastrophic Governance'"

vondur — Fri, 29 May 2026 16:02:00 +0000

Isn't that how Facebook is ran too? Basically Zuckerberg's private company, that in theory is public?

New comment by vondur in "I’ve joined Anthropic"

vondur — Thu, 28 May 2026 17:47:20 +0000

Boy, not if you read the comments from people here. Every new version is *so* much better than someone else's and they have switched all their projects over to it.

New comment by vondur in "Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM"

vondur — Thu, 28 May 2026 17:44:46 +0000

Getting rid of the SAT was a huge mistake and many Universities are finally seeing it for the problems it's caused. The fact that so many students are getting into the UC system and not able to do high school level algebra is one of the symptoms of it. The Cal State System is also having the same issues, we now give University credit for remedial (high school level) Mathematics and English courses.

New comment by vondur in "Sweden becomes a smoke-free country"

vondur — Tue, 26 May 2026 16:15:53 +0000

I think everywhere in the west was like that in the 70s.

New comment by vondur in "I’ve joined Anthropic"

vondur — Tue, 19 May 2026 15:47:35 +0000

It feels like these companies are constantly going back and forth on who has the best product constantly. It's such a dynamic time with how fast they are both working.

New comment by vondur in "We don't know why Malawi is poor"

vondur — Fri, 15 May 2026 18:27:03 +0000

Tobacco is a crop that is experiencing declining demand. Neighboring Rwanda has built up their coffee export business, and Malawi could too. And as I mentioned it’s less harsh on the soil which is and added benefit.