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TheCapn commented on Can I run AI locally? canirun.ai/... · Posted by u/ricardbejarano

TheCapn · a day ago

@OP are you the creator? Could you add my GPU to the list?

Radeon VII

https://www.amd.com/en/support/downloads/drivers.html/graphi...

TheCapn commented on you should probably have a kid benexdict.io/p/you-should... · Posted by u/exolymph

tuatoru · 2 years ago

This feeling is interesting, and very new. During the Baby Boom, people married young (women at 22 or 23) and had kids young, not as a "capstone" to a developed life.

Do you have any insight into why you feel that way?

TheCapn · 2 years ago

Not the OP you're replying to, but a parent nonetheless.

From basically the very moment you realize you're having a kid you essentially become the #2 person in your own life. Its more so for the mother, but even the father likely needs to do some maturing in preparation to being a good dad.

If you're hoping to be a good parent you need to start weighing every decision on a basis of where it leads to. There's simple things like affordability: deciding to make smarter financial decisions because you're going to be supporting another human for the next couple decades at least. There's more complex things like suddenly seeing your own health as a liability and needing to straighten yourself out if you want to set a good example. Things get way easier if your life has structure honestly. Having good habits about food prep, cleaning, chores makes things way easier and bad habits really make life more difficult than it needs to be.

You also need to adapt quickly. You realize that you don't define your schedule any longer. Whether you sleep at night is up to the kid. As they grow from baby to toddler you start to see how the fundamental things like routine have impacted your child and you can begin to make connections to how you did things 6 months ago impacts how things are going now. Self reflection is huge, knowing how your emotions, your reactions, your behavior is a template this person learns from humbles you.

TheCapn commented on you should probably have a kid benexdict.io/p/you-should... · Posted by u/exolymph

TheCapn · 2 years ago

I really enjoyed the write up. As father to a 2y/o as well I relate so hard to much of it.

This line sticks out to me:

    you see life as a collection of experiences to be sampled

...because I feel like that was my hardest adjustment to becoming a parent while the vast majority of my friend circles are either single or DINKs. You very quickly become a sideline to many people. You get invitations to join the pint after work, to go hit up the trails each weekend, to travel, to do frivolous things on a whim but you just...can't anymore. I think I struggled with that transition for a long time. Partially worried I would lose my friends and become isolated, partially the FOMO of no longer being able to partake on all the things that were most enjoyable to me.

But thinking about it at this point? I've lost a few friends (not in a breakup sort of way, they just slowly faded out) but the ones who stick around were always those I was closest to. I do miss out on a lot more of the hobbies I once loved but at the same time I've traded those for experiences that are new, different, and fulfilling in their own ways. I've truly been a believer that the best reward always comes after a period of suffering or struggle. In the same way that cold glass of water feels like heaven after a strenuous workout that immense feeling of reward when your kid takes first steps, first words, first sentence just crush all other emotions and swell you with joy and love. Is 2 years of hard work worth that immense wash of emotion? Arguably yes. And I hope to keep getting hit with those experiences.

I've never been shy to say it isn't something for everyone. You sacrifice a lot to have kids. Financially, physically, emotionally, mentally, it all takes a toll, but the rewards are also so much deeper than anything else.

TheCapn commented on 00Key a 75% Keyboard github.com/ZeroZeroOne-de... · Posted by u/dudus

evnix · 2 years ago

Good example of form over function. This is nice if you want to impress your YouTube fan followers or get a few likes for when you post on Reddit or other social media.

Split keyboards should be your go to if you are spending considerable time on your computer. A lot of back issues, shoulder pains and RSI issues just disappeared after making the switch.

TheCapn · 2 years ago

I could never get used to ergonomic keyboards. I actually spend a considerable amount of my day typing single handed across the entire QWERTY so I don't have to remove my hand from the mouse. I developed the habit working on far too many apps with bad/missing keyboard shortcuts or broken tab ordering.

For me I wanted a smaller keyboard, but one that still included the numpad and ended up with this custom build:

https://i.imgur.com/H2sddCI.jpg

I use a fullsize board at work, but at home I prefer the slightly smaller footprint that I got in that design.

TheCapn commented on Covid Test Data Breach: 1.3M Patient Records Exposed Online vpnmentor.com/news/report... · Posted by u/t0bia_s

Manfred · 2 years ago

Acquiring something that isn't your property is not legal in most countries. It's not really relevant if it's behind a door.

TheCapn · 2 years ago

And accessing a computer system without proper authorization is often illegal. So I'm not sure what point you're making.

TheCapn commented on 23andMe tells victims it's their fault that their data was breached techcrunch.com/2024/01/03... · Posted by u/skadamat

dpkonofa · 2 years ago

And how would they know that when the access was done via the correct user/pass combo for accounts where the users chose not to enable MFA?

TheCapn · 2 years ago

Would be interesting to know how they were testing authentication. Were they using a botnet of any sort? Otherwise for every "valid" user/pass combo from an external leak they tested there'd be several failures. A single (or multiple) hosts smashing auth attempts should raise flags. They didn't "Brute force" one user account at a time, but they did brute force the authentication system in general.

TheCapn commented on AMD's Anti-Lag feature is getting gamers banned from Counter-Strike 2 theverge.com/2023/10/14/2... · Posted by u/ent101

TheCapn · 2 years ago

It isn't just CS2. Apex Legends has players affected by this. Respawn Entertainment has addressed it and said is reverting bans. I guess part of the issue is an AMD update made it default on, so players who didn't even know it got included were affected.

TheCapn commented on Show HN: PC Builder AI pcbuilderai.com/... · Posted by u/abnerorlamunder

capableweb · 3 years ago

Doesn't seem to be working 100%, but it's a neat idea :)

I put I wanted the computer to cost $8000, and it generated components that cost $5340 together (1000 + 500 + 2100 + 700 + 90 + 250 + 500 + 200) but still the UI showed the correct prices for the individual items, but the total still showed as "$8000" although adding them together is nowhere near that.

TheCapn · 3 years ago

Yeah... I randomly punched in $40,000 for Gaming and got

(1) Parts that total $9,980, but claims it totals $33,950 (2) Recommendations for parts that are both years out of date, and vastly inferior to other options (CPU = AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X, GPU = RTX3090)

So I'm guessing the AI data isn't trained enough and is going off some poor metrics like sorting by price, perhaps recommending multiples without indicating (was it asking me to double up on RAM or Stroage?)