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drdunce commented on 'Positive review only': Researchers hide AI prompts in papers asia.nikkei.com/Business/... · Posted by u/ohjeez

seydor · 2 months ago

last time i used LLMs to review a paper they were all garbage. They couldn't even identify a typo and kept giving the same generic irrelevant advice.

drdunce · 2 months ago

That sounds like very much like the reviews I used to get on papers at top tier conferences before the advent of LLMs.

drdunce commented on ClojureScript from First Principles [video] youtube.com/watch?v=An-Im... · Posted by u/puredanger

drdunce · 2 months ago

It's rare I have to do anything client side, but I'm so grateful for Clojurescript when I do. I used to dread native Javascript and the crazy tooling, but Clojurescript makes building client side functionality an absolute joy. It's just a shame it's not all that popular

drdunce commented on Ask HN: Is there a business for extracting US tech talent? · Posted by u/Arubis

drdunce · 2 months ago

Unfortunately, there isn't demand and there's no such thing as a high demand tech professional anymore. The EU is way over saturated with tech talent and that's unlikely to change.

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drdunce commented on Mathematicians hunting prime numbers discover infinite new pattern scientificamerican.com/ar... · Posted by u/georgecmu

drdunce · 2 months ago

This have implications for public key cryptography?

drdunce commented on Fix "pulsing" sensation when charging MacBook old.reddit.com/r/apple/co... · Posted by u/miles

drdunce · 2 months ago

My frustratingly rubbish M1 Air does this, amongst many other odd and annoying things. But hey... what are the alternatives?

drdunce commented on Using Microsoft's New CLI Text Editor on Ubuntu omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/m... · Posted by u/jandeboevrie

posix86 · 2 months ago

I wish they'd port the windows terminal to linux. It somehow allows to use ctrl + c for both cancelling processes and copying text. I'm still sometimes opening dev tools in chrome bcs of the annoying ctrl + shift + c.

drdunce · 2 months ago

Although most terminals (stty)/UI wrappers/multiplexers etc. would allow this as a configuration, I believe ElementaryOS and others are deliberately setup out the box to offer a Windows-like experience, including preserving keyboard shorts, without further configuration if this is what you seek.

drdunce commented on I will do anything to end homelessness except build more homes (2018) mcsweeneys.net/articles/i... · Posted by u/2color

tim333 · 2 months ago

A lot of the issue in the UK is getting permission to build anything. My dad had a 160 acre farm near london, you can get nordic type cabins for ~£50k (https://www.quick-garden.co.uk/log-cabins/homes/) and you could stick loads there for little money but can you get permission? On no.

I can understand not wanting to give windfall profits to folks like my dad who did nothing but the government could buy land and develop it. Also they could maybe actually make something attractive? People tend to hate new development because it's so ugly. Maybe we could build like Cambridge or Venice rather than endless boxes.

drdunce · 2 months ago

There's not really an issue with planning. The actual problem is that developers will then sit on that land rather than build on it, as this is more valuable long term. See "land banks"

drdunce commented on BMW ConnectedDrive lets me control my returned rental car (Sixt) · Posted by u/derturm666

bastawhiz · 3 months ago

How is this a software quality issue? This is a process issue with the rental company. It doesn't sound like the car itself is doing anything wrong.

drdunce · 3 months ago

I don't have a BMW, so I may be wrong, but from the comments it sounds as though:

1) physical access gives remote privileged access - this is a car, not a server! We don't lock cars in data centers, friends, family, mechanics, the car wash, valets or an entire custom base in this case may have access.

2) there is an idiosyncratic process that must be followed to ensure the vehicle is suitable for this use which is sufficiently obscure that it's often overlooked. The risks of which, are quite grave (remote tracking).

3) even if everything is done "correctly", it will limit the functionality to the product you've paid to rent.

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