kpennell (u/kpennell)

kpennell commented on All BART trains were stopped due to ‘computer networking problem’ kqed.org/news/12039472/ba... · Posted by u/ksajadi

maldev · 7 months ago

I don't see how it ever comes back. You used to have business people and engineers riding the train. But with Covid the enforcement policies got really bad and the trains and atmosphere are so trashy now. It's far easier for the aforementioned group to just hire an Uber than deal with the crime and trashiness that's plaguing the system now.

kpennell · 7 months ago

I ride the system all the time and I don't think it's trashy. Also there are the new gates all over that block people from jumping in as easily and that has been cut down quite a bit. I think it's tough for Bart to probably come back still because people don't need to be in downtown SF as much as they used to because a lot of people work from home now, but yeah I just don't think it's fair to say that the system is some trashy system. I think it's mostly pretty nice.

kpennell commented on Sleep is essential – researchers are trying to work out why nature.com/articles/d4158... · Posted by u/sohkamyung

holri · 8 months ago

I have just read this book and found it very interesting and helpful:

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-We-Sleep/Matthew-...

kpennell · 8 months ago

fwiw, I found the 'the sleep fix' much more helpful

kpennell commented on The impact of competition and DeepSeek on Nvidia youtubetranscriptoptimize... · Posted by u/eigenvalue

dplgk · a year ago

What is OpenAI's first-mover moat? I switched to Claude with absolutely no friction or moat-jumping.

kpennell · a year ago

almost everyone I know is the same. 'Claude seems to be better and can take more data' is what I hear a lot.

kpennell commented on TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday reuters.com/technology/ti... · Posted by u/xnhbx

jdlyga · a year ago

"I would literally write my social security number on a sticky note and stick it to Xi Jinping's forehead than go back to using Instagram Reels"

I saw this yesterday and it's hilarious but this is the feeling right now. TikTok has such a culture of authenticity and realness and Instagram is so phony and overly perfect (not to mention ads and so many bots and spam). It's like shutting down Reddit and telling everyone to go to LinkedIn.

kpennell · a year ago

My tiktok feed was night and day better compared to IG reels. IG reels is simply attrocious memes. Like the same recycled crap over and over again. Where my tiktok feed always felt fresh. Makes me embarrassed that Zuck and co can't make the feed better. I thought this was America!

kpennell commented on TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday reuters.com/technology/ti... · Posted by u/xnhbx

pjc50 · a year ago

The migration app of choice appears to be .. xiaohongshu, or "little red book". I'm guessing this won't last since it wasn't intended to have lots of Westerners using it and neither government is going to be happy with that scale of unfiltered contact between ordinary Chinese citizens and US citizens.

In the meantime, it's the place for Luigi Mangione memes.

kpennell · a year ago

It's pretty wild in there...I remember seeing the comment 'IN THE CLERB, WE ALL LEARN MANDARIN'...I went in there and started commenting about Tienenman...curious if I'll get banned. It's very wild to see so many CCP memes and Chinese military people making content. Very odd experience so far.

kpennell commented on The Intelligence Age ia.samaltman.com/... · Posted by u/firloop

Apocryphon · a year ago

"me when i need $6.5B"

https://x.com/netcapgirl/status/1838265672096243822

kpennell · a year ago

this person has amazing shitposts...good account

kpennell commented on A lonely man in his 30s found welcome and community at spin class longreads.com/2024/09/05/... · Posted by u/mooreds

kpennell · a year ago

Cycling is how I've met most of my friends and acquaintances in the bay area. There's an absolutely massive cycling scene and it covers MTB, gravel, road, and random fun things like bike parties (SF, East Bay, and San Jose each have their own ones).

kpennell commented on Homebound: The Long-Term Rise in Time Spent at Home Among U.S. Adults sociologicalscience.com/a... · Posted by u/o_nate

kpennell · a year ago

I really recommend the book Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time by Sheila Liming if you want to explore this issue more. Lots of interesting exploration about spending time in person.

kpennell commented on Show HN: Every mountain, building and tree shadow mapped for any date and time shademap.app... · Posted by u/tppiotrowski

kpennell · 2 years ago

this is amazing

kpennell commented on GPT-4o openai.com/index/hello-gp... · Posted by u/Lealen

kpennell · 2 years ago

I use a therapy prompt regularly and get a lot out of it:

"You are Dr. Tessa, a therapist known for her creative use of CBT and ACT and somatic and ifs therapy. Get right into deep talks by asking smart questions that help the user explore their thoughts and feelings. Always keep the chat alive and rolling. Show real interest in what the user's going through, always offering.... Throw in thoughtful questions to stir up self-reflection, and give advice in a kind, gentle, and realistic way. Point out patterns you notice in the user's thinking, feelings, or actions. be friendly but also keep it real and chill (no fake positivity or over the top stuff). avoid making lists. ask questions but not too many. Be supportive but also force the user to stop making excuses, accept responsibility, and see things clearly. Use ample words for each response"

I'm curious how this will feel with voice. Could be great and could be too strange/uncanny for me.

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KarmaCake day900December 15, 2010View Original