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D13Fd commented on Making macOS Bearable   seg6.space/posts/making-m... · Posted by u/seg6
vorpalhex · 6 days ago
Do you have a resource you like for "advanced" Alfred use?
D13Fd · 6 days ago
No, not that I can think of. The app comes pre-loaded with a bunch of templates you can insert. I mostly just started from the templates and substituted my own perl or python scripts for things.
D13Fd commented on Making macOS Bearable   seg6.space/posts/making-m... · Posted by u/seg6
tptacek · 6 days ago
I'm never going to use a tiling window manager, but I also never touch Mission Control (or Spotlight). I use Alfred.app to call things up; before Alfred.app, all the way back into the early aughts, I was using Quicksilver.app, which does the same thing. CMD-Space, type a couple letters, blam.
D13Fd · 6 days ago
I use Alfred a ton throughout the day. I have many workflows and other settings that I set up years ago that are absolutely indispensable to me.

I deal with a huge number of different projects at work, for example. I have a workflow that imports the master excel spreadsheet and builds an instantly searchable database of every project, with links to all relevant portals and information. I can just start typing a project name or number (or other relevant info) and instantly jump to the project’s Sharepoint page, my local files directory, emails about that project, the publicly-accessible portal for it, etc etc. I use it constantly every day.

I also use Alfred to search industry-specific search engines, to draft repetitive emails for me, and to file things away. I have many little conveniences set up, like a workflow that configures various laptop settings based on location (printers, audio devices, volume level, etc).

Honestly if I had to choose between “Mac OS with no Alfred” and “Windows with Alfred,” I’d stick with Alfred. It’s such a helpful app.

D13Fd commented on Ask HN: Should "I asked $AI, and it said" replies be forbidden in HN guidelines?    · Posted by u/embedding-shape
ben_w · 7 days ago
Unfortunately it's easier to train an AI to be convincing than to be correct, so it can look insightful before it's true.

Like horoscopes, only they're not actually that bad so roll a D20 and on a set of numbers known only to the DM (and varying with domain and task length) you get a textbook answer and on the rest you get convincing nonsense.

D13Fd · 7 days ago
> Unfortunately it's easier to train an AI to be convincing than to be correct, so it can look insightful before it's true.

This nails it. This is the fundamental problem with using AI material. You are outsourcing thinking in a way where the response is likely to look very correct without any actual logic or connection to truth.

D13Fd commented on Ask HN: Should "I asked $AI, and it said" replies be forbidden in HN guidelines?    · Posted by u/embedding-shape
coffeecat · 7 days ago
I'm sure there are people who spend their time doing this, but I don't understand the motive. Doesn't one post in comment threads because one wishes to share their thoughts with other humans?
D13Fd · 7 days ago
That's one reason why I post comments (and none of my comments are AI-generated). But I think some people cut-and-paste AI responses because they like winning upvotes and running up an upvote counter.
D13Fd commented on Ask HN: Should "I asked $AI, and it said" replies be forbidden in HN guidelines?    · Posted by u/embedding-shape
yodon · 7 days ago
> Comments saying "this feels like AI" should be banned.

Strong agree.

If you can make an actually reliable AI detector, stop wasting time posting comments on forums and just monetize it to make yourself rich.

If you can't, accept that you can't, and stop wasting everyone else's time with your unvalidated guesses about whether something is AI or not.

The least valuable lowest signal comments are "this feels like AI." Worse, they never raise the quality of the discussion about the article.

It's "does anyone else hate those scroll bars" and "this site shouldn't require JavaScript" for a new generation.

D13Fd · 7 days ago
I strongly disagree. I like the social pressure against people posting comments that feel like AI (e.g., that add a lot of text and little non-BS substance). I also like the reminder to view suspicious comments and media through that lens.
D13Fd commented on US Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging birthright citizenship   bbc.com/news/articles/c20... · Posted by u/1659447091
Ancapistani · 10 days ago
It's really not.

First, _jus soli_ is relatively rare in the world at large.

Second, the Supreme Court has never ruled on birthright citizenship; the meaning of the phrase "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" has not been tested.

Regardless of your political views, this is an extremely important area of US law, and for it to be undefined isn't fair to anyone.

D13Fd · 10 days ago
Even if "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" has never made it to the Supreme Court, it's not an ambiguous phrase subject to multiple interpretations. The idea that some class of immigrants are outside the jurisdiction of the US even when they are physically in the country is not supportable.
D13Fd commented on US Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging birthright citizenship   bbc.com/news/articles/c20... · Posted by u/1659447091
jmclnx · 10 days ago
We know the current supreme court will end this.

But the big question is how will this be enforced ?

What happens if the parents became citizens after their children were born. Will the children be deemed non-US ?

Also I know many people who's children were born in the US but parents were from Ireland and not US citizens. Either on a tourist visa or work visa or undocumented. Some kids have been here for over 50 years.

Will this only be enforced if the child has the "wrong" skin color ? That is what I expect.

D13Fd · 10 days ago
> We know the current supreme court will end this.

Do we? The language of the 14th Amendment is extraordinarily clear:

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."

I agree it's possible that the Court will just throw it out. But at that point, what meaning does the constitution have? How are any of our rights protected if the Court can just void the plain language of an amendment?

Crazy stuff.

D13Fd commented on Fallout 2's Chris Avellone describes his game design philosophy   arstechnica.com/gaming/20... · Posted by u/LaSombra
criddell · 14 days ago
Does it work well on the iPad?
D13Fd · 11 days ago
Yes, it works great. I enjoyed it.
D13Fd commented on Programming peaked   functional.computer/blog/... · Posted by u/Antibabelic
codelikeawolf · 12 days ago
> I remember seeing a video on here where someone actually booted up a computer from the 2000's and showed how snappy everything was...

Was this what you were referring to?: https://jmmv.dev/2023/06/fast-machines-slow-machines.html

D13Fd · 12 days ago
Wow that was a great read, thank you. It's funny that it is already starting to break due to all of the links and ad tracking, which is another kind of rot.
D13Fd commented on Fallout 2's Chris Avellone describes his game design philosophy   arstechnica.com/gaming/20... · Posted by u/LaSombra
tikotus · 14 days ago
I didn't know the same person was behind both Planescape: Tormentand Fallout 2, some of my favorite games of all time. Torment I actually played only recently (had only played Baldur's Gate 1&2 before) and absolutely loved it. So it's not even just nostalgia.
D13Fd · 14 days ago
Yeah I re-played Torment recently on the iPad. It holds up really well. It’s just a very well done game all around.

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