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New comment by vostrocity in "Meta tells staff it will cut 10% of jobs"

vostrocity — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:58:31 +0000

I don't think the quality of US workers has to decline. The quality of workers in lower CoL places like India simply has to increase, and it has. Both of the companies I've worked for have opened India campuses in the past few years.

New comment by vostrocity in "Tesla tells HW3 owner to 'be patient' after 7 years of waiting for FSD"

vostrocity — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:30:22 +0000

It's amazing hearing everyone say FSD on HW3 is inferior because it was shockingly good to me.

New comment by vostrocity in "Tesla tells HW3 owner to 'be patient' after 7 years of waiting for FSD"

vostrocity — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:04:12 +0000

Not a Tesla fan or owner here, but I tested a friend's HW3 Model Y on FSD (Supervised) and it was completely competent. Not sure why EU owners seem to not have it.

New comment by vostrocity in "Chimpanzees in Uganda locked in eight-year 'civil war', say researchers"

vostrocity — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:49:09 +0000

As an introvert, I've often how wondered how introversion developed and why it became a helpful adaptation.

New comment by vostrocity in "OpenAI Acquires TBPN"

vostrocity — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:58:16 +0000

There was a 2020 US presidential candidate, Andrew Yang, who proposed something like this.[1]

1. https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/04/andrew-yang-the-most-meme-...

New comment by vostrocity in "DoorDash Tasks"

vostrocity — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:53:18 +0000

Uber has also been offering MT-like tasks as gig work. https://www.uber.com/us/en/ai-solutions/

New comment by vostrocity in "Afroman found not liable in defamation case"

vostrocity — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:49:17 +0000

So if someone threatens to kill you and your family, and you shoot them, something has gone wrong? I'd say something has gone right.

New comment by vostrocity in "Afroman found not liable in defamation case"

vostrocity — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:03:54 +0000

Neither working as a 7 eleven worker nor a cop is a sacrifice, it's a free labor market.

New comment by vostrocity in "Afroman found not liable in defamation case"

vostrocity — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:57:38 +0000

Has anyone done a study on correlation between no-chase policy and increase in robbery or retail theft? Would be pretty interesting

New comment by vostrocity in "GPT-5.4"

vostrocity — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 02:22:27 +0000

Voice input is still far less accurate than OpenAI's unfortunately, otherwise I would have already switched.

New comment by vostrocity in "Palm OS User Interface Guidelines (2003) [pdf]"

vostrocity — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 01:17:24 +0000

I adore Tog on Interface by Bruce Tognazzini, who led the earliest editions of Apple's HIG. He explores ideas that have been lost to time, like tailoring an interface to a user's personality.

New comment by vostrocity in "What are the best coping mechanisms for AI Fatalism?"

vostrocity — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:18:21 +0000

You might call me paranoid, but I’m avoiding AI boosterism in my public persona because I can imagine a future backlash against its advocates.

New comment by vostrocity in "Looks like it is happening"

vostrocity — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:59:10 +0000

This will probably happen naturally as knowledge work declines.

New comment by vostrocity in "Tesla is committing automotive suicide"

vostrocity — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:00:15 +0000

I always thought Toyota's LE connoted Luxury Edition and SE Sport Edition

New comment by vostrocity in "Amazon One palm authentication discontinued"

vostrocity — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:10:52 +0000

I like to go running with nothing on me besides a house key, and it's useful to be able to stop by Whole Foods after the run and buy a snack without a phone, watch, or wallet.

New comment by vostrocity in "Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability"

vostrocity — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 05:34:37 +0000

Au contraire, my airtag in my car sometimes makes sounds even when it's just me driving in the car.

New comment by vostrocity in "Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability"

vostrocity — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 05:31:48 +0000

Not sure if you've found this: https://www.elevationlab.com/collections/airtag/products/tag...

It still takes some space but quite clever

New comment by vostrocity in "Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability"

vostrocity — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 05:19:29 +0000

There are YouTube videos for disabling the speaker.

Some ideas for location: behind the glovebox or under the spare tire.

New comment by vostrocity in "Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability"

vostrocity — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 05:13:23 +0000

Something like this product could potentially be a small theft deterrant.

You can tell there's an AirTag, and there's no easy way to remove it.

https://www.elevationlab.com/collections/airtag/products/tag...

New comment by vostrocity in "Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability"

vostrocity — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 04:48:24 +0000

This is brilliant just like Elevation Lab's 10 year battery for the AirTag. Do you think they'll work together?