I've had a Framework 13 for several years now, so I'm excited to see this kind of thing start to happen. Praying the next one out is a GPU/tensor workload unit so I'm not stuck at home on my desktop when I want to mess around with local AI models...
Readit NewsNav_Panel commented on Framework Laptop 13 gets ARM processor with 12 cores via upgrade kit notebookcheck.net/Framewo... · Posted by u/woodrowbarlow
Love it, they're teaching LLMs how to skim texts properly, which is exactly the right approach for handling long contexts.
Nav_Panel commented on "Is It Conscious?": a 20 questions-style quiz consciousness-quiz.netlif... · Posted by u/Nav_Panel
I see a lot of debate about whether AI is "conscious" or has "consciousness", with people talking past each other without a firm grasp on their own stances, so I made a quick quiz to help you locate where you stand.
Nav_Panel commented on Built a tiny site that formats Markdown for Substack md-to-substack.netlify.ap... · Posted by u/Nav_Panel
I prefer to write blog posts in markdown, especially if I'm on the go, and historically I've manually reformatted it in Substack's editor. Figured, why not automate this? So I built a simple utility. Everything happens in your browser with the `marked` library.
Most important feature for me is converting from ASCII to "fancy" quotes and apostrophes, which Substack inserts automatically in its editor. Some more advanced features are probably broken, because Substack's editor is a bit wonky, but the basic stuff all works. Give it a try!
And here's the source: https://github.com/simpolism/md-to-substack
Nav_Panel commented on VIN: The 17-character code that runs the automotive world cardog.app/blog/whats-a-v... · Posted by u/samsullivan
There is AI smell in this article. I think it's "The system's elegant constraints" part, way too similar to AI's writing.
Yeah. I noticed a lot of "It's not just X. It's Y." which is the biggest tell for me.
Nav_Panel commented on The problem with "vibe coding" dylanbeattie.net/2025/04/... · Posted by u/jmmv
Yeah this is how I interpret it. Type text into the chatbot, copy and paste the outputted code. If it fails to compile, paste the error message and get the resulting code. Similar if it fails at runtime. Supply the LLM with additional code files where necessary but don't really look at the code, just copy and paste in, copy and paste out.
Copy paste? Use something like desktop commander and just let it edit the files for you directly. It'll even run commands to test it out. Or go further and use Cline/RooCode and if you're building a webapp it'll load your page in a small browser, screenshot the contents, and send that to the model. The copy-paste stuff is beginner mode.
Nav_Panel commented on The Agent2Agent Protocol (A2A) developers.googleblog.com... · Posted by u/meetpateltech
What is an "agent"?
To my understanding of this protocol it looks like it's an entity exposing a set of capabilities. Why is that different and complementary to an MCP server exposing tools? Why would you be limited to an "everything agent" in MCP?
I am struggling to see the core problem that this protocol addresses.
Much debated question but if we run with your definition, then A2A adds communication capabilities alongside tool-calling, which is ultimately a set of programmatic hooks. Like "phone a friend" if you don't know the answer given what you have available directly (via MCP, training data, or context).
My assumption is that the initial A2A implementation will be done with MCP, so the LLM can ask your AI directory or marketplace for help with a task via some kind of "phone a friend" tool call, and it'll be able to immediately interop and get the info it needs to complete the task.