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Yeah, well isn’t this exactly what happened with that bard ad on its first day ? and how the news was formulated [1] is adding fire to the flame. I find this screenshot [1] shows well what is happenin…

Oh boy, if some people on HN are "torturing" chatGPT in this way, that mainstream ChatGPT Bing integration is gonna be a lot of fun and … drama. I hope it will be mostly fun though.

Look at https://github.com/jerryjliu/gpt_index A Local alternative to GPT -> https://github.com/debanjum/khoj …

e-reader + KOReader in pdf reflow mode [1] [1] https://github.com/koreader/koreader

> (1) distract ourselves (2) give us the feeling of accomplishment I agree. A lot of personal systems like this are indeed unconsciously used to (1) and (2). This is especially the case when you …

Ok I agree that software is not the primary enabler. But let's just pause on these tools. For you : - On the one hand, mainstream collaborative tools are " low-bar ", and Big Tech is re…

I think the original "read it later" app was "Pocket" 15 years ago. At the core it is still bookmarking with a "reader" mode. I use it on my e-reader (because of the kobo…

Things similar to the “interpolation” part (not the generative part) are already used extensively especially for game and movie sound design. Kyma [1] is the absolute leader (it requires expensive har…

(Farce alert) I only upvote in the most selfish way possible : I upvote myself with my other accounts, I upvote all replies and I downvote all other concurrent replies. I'm kidding...what's …

> there’s a huge market there if you’re able to provide consistent reliable repeatable I'm all for the “innerverse”. However, the danger of juxtaposing the “innerverse” with the metaverse (and…

It does.

For me it is simple: Capitalism searching for the next virgin real estate to "capitalize" on. First mover advantage appetite is pushing Facebook to double down on it despite the obvious fact…

I see you already open-sourced dust. I love this one too. So is it dust like "des grains de poussière qu'on assemble ?" ;-) Anyway, you chose the most direct "Data flow Programming…

> These principles have not come about from nothing, so I wouldn't call them arbitrary. I did not either. I was just using his exact expression, in an effort to let him explain himself. I can …

Europe is not China. I just talked about how this is about moral authority VS legal one. Here it is about commercial markets VS cultural centres. Europe is not just a market. Europe is the (historical…

UX-wise, IMO This is the right way to do it. I believe we will see entire new browsers centred around this type of ideas. However, it is still the early days and I would have personally gone for a lon…

> Those that wish to operate must comply Well, that is exactly the effective force I'm talking about. Can you imagine Apple not operating in Europe? However, this is "legal" authorit…

> I don't like EU attitude to want to rule over foreign companies arbitrarily I agree in principle. How could they balance that force, without arbitrarily ruling over foreign companies? I don…

You can say whatever you like about the EU (corruption anyone?), but at the very least, they are countering Big Tech. Just that idea of effective balance of force is a positive signal to me.

here is my (simplified) take : > big tech is bad > why can't people just move on Big tech has come to signify great power in the 2010s (Market capitalisation is just the clearest sign)…

We do. The problem is that tobacco is often singled out. It is the easy target. What about the food industry ? [1] (yes again.) We need to attack other harmful products with a proportional acharnement…

Spotify. This is a highly controversial choice. Most artists and a lot of people (including many of its own users) are critical of the company. However the music explorer in me can't help but fee…

> Social acceptability is in fact super important Yes, It is. The issue is that this acceptability is more often the result of propaganda (in the general sense of influencing public opinion.) than …

Exactly ! I was referring to alcohol and junk food, but your point is even more related to cigarettes. The smoke, or course. And now that I think about it, isn’t "pollution" in general a kin…

Ok that is a better argument. vaping? I agree. Alcohol? less so. it is debatable, but I’m not an expert, so I will leave the details for someone else. Junk food? This is the underrated one. In 100 yea…

Of course ! you are not following my argument. I guess I crammed it too much.

I'm saying: if you are banning cigarettes because of their addictive effects. Then you should ban every nicotine-based product. If you are banning cigarettes because of their health effects, then…