shantnutiwari (u/shantnutiwari)

shantnutiwari commented on Microsoft increases Office 365 and Microsoft 365 license prices office365itpros.com/2025/... · Posted by u/taubek

shantnutiwari · 12 days ago

I cancelled my personal O365 subscription for this reason, even though I prefer Word to LibreOffice and the crap my Mac provides-- it wasnt just they raised the price, it was the new "AI" features they kept pushing.

When I cancelled, I made it clear why I was doing it. But I doubt anyone reads the feedback we provide

shantnutiwari commented on Why I don't ride the AI Hype Train mertbulan.com/2025/06/26/... · Posted by u/mertbio

shantnutiwari · 5 months ago

sorry, but thats a misleading title. The article is more like "Everything I hate about the AI companies"

You can hate (or at least disagree with) how companies like OpenAi work, and still believe in their hype (or at least that they will make good money).

Everyone hate cigarette companies yet they continue giving great stock returns.

Most of the article is standard complaint we've heard before. Im not defending OpenaI (or MEta or whatever), but these complaints have been heard a million times. Why is this on the front page?

shantnutiwari commented on Ask HN: Any resources for finding non-smart appliances? · Posted by u/everyone

shaprack · 5 months ago

Why not go for a semi-automatic washing machine? It's a basic, no-frills machine, not even a digital display. Everything operates with simple knobs and mechanical timers (non-electronic). It just gets the job done. It has separate sections for washing and drying.

Although it won’t dry clothes completely, it’s a great non-smart option. In the US, you can get one for as low as $135. For Ex: https://amzn.to/3GDvpXg

shantnutiwari · 5 months ago

NEVER get a semi automatic (washing machine), they are too much hassle. It forces you to do half the work yourself

shantnutiwari commented on Open letter accuses BBC board member of having a conflict of interest on Gaza theguardian.com/media/202... · Posted by u/mhga

shantnutiwari · 5 months ago

The left blames BBC, calling them Tory shills, the right blames them, calling them woke activists.

Dont know--seems to me they are doing the right thing.

shantnutiwari commented on A proposal to restrict sites from accessing a users’ local network github.com/explainers-by-... · Posted by u/doener

nothrabannosir · 7 months ago

In iOS you can share a subset of your contacts. This is functionally equivalent and works as you described for WhatsApp.

shantnutiwari · 7 months ago

>In iOS you can share a subset of your contacts.

the problem is, the app must respect that.

WhatsApp, for all the hate it gets, does.

"Privacy" focused Telegram doesnt-- it wouldnt work unless I shared ALL my contacts-- when I shared a few, it kept complaining I had to share ALL

shantnutiwari commented on Ask HN: How do I learn robotics in 2025? · Posted by u/srijansriv

korse · 7 months ago

I'm in the field and I disagree with the initial direction of this post. You aren't going to 'learn robotics' in a meaningful manner by checking the boxes in a online ROS2 course.

Robotics is a compound discipline which pairs mechanical and electrical engineering knowledge with mathematics and software development. In order to get meaningful practice in all of these areas, I would recommend re-implementing a robot vacuum from 'scratch'.

The actual vacuum part is non-essential, as you're really trying to implement the famous 'turtle' robot and experience all the design steps/compromises/challenges first hand. As a goal, aim for autonomous navigation around your home that works equivalently to a cheap 'throwaway' robo-vac.

Keep in mind you are surrounded by robotics. Most passenger vehicles, consumer drones, micro-mobility devices and modern construction equipment are 'robots in varying degrees of disguise'. Practical knowledge regarding any of these systems transfers well if you know where to apply it.

shantnutiwari · 7 months ago

>You aren't going to 'learn robotics' in a meaningful manner by checking the boxes in a online ROS2 course.

This is the best answer-- all other answers are saying "Run this simulation of a robot".

but a simulation is not a robot. Even a simple lego tupe robot kit shows you how fiddly and complex real world moving parts make everything.

shantnutiwari commented on AI in my plasma physics research didn’t go the way I expected understandingai.org/p/i-g... · Posted by u/qianli_cs

shantnutiwari · 7 months ago

Could it be we are all scared, because if we call the Emperor naked, and 15 years from now someone finds a useful case for AI(even if its completely different to what exists today), everyone will point to our post and say "Hahaha look at those Luddites, didnt even believe AI was real LOL"

shantnutiwari commented on When AI Spits Your Own Shitty Code Back at You maho.dev/2025/03/when-ai-... · Posted by u/OuterVale

shantnutiwari · 9 months ago

This is both funny and tragic at the same time...

shantnutiwari commented on The Netherlands has returned some stolen artifacts to Indonesia smithsonianmag.com/smart-... · Posted by u/Brajeshwar

shantnutiwari · a year ago

>Most of these countries were colonized because they were in turmoil to begin with. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_of_the_Mughal_Empire

Wow, great justification for imperialism, you deserve a medal.

You do know India had other kindgoms besides the Mughals, right? Marathas, Sikhs, Kashmir, to name a few

shantnutiwari commented on The Waterfall Model was a straw man argument from the beginning (2015) jjinux.com/2015/07/the-wa... · Posted by u/ern

shantnutiwari · a year ago

Whaaaat? Even 10-12 years ago Ive worked for companies that used waterfall. Most hardware/embedded companies do, because it works for hardware. The problem arises when they try to use it for software too (though embedded companies have gotten better last 5-7 years)