littlexsparkee

There's no rule that a phenomenon needs 1 cause - the decline could've been junior cuts to start after '22 since they have less seniority and impact, followed by a substitution effect a…

I've been buying spices from Diaspora, Burlap & Barrel, Curio - not cheap but I definitely feel some validated after eyeing the report. The potency is top notch too. Tea I buy loose leaf from…

Not all, if they use stitch method with cotton it's okay - many use PLA though https://www.hampsteadtea.com/blogs/news/is-pla-plastic-free-... …

I do something similar with Kokoro, Cloudscraper, and Trafilatura but just share the output to my phone with Airdrop. I use it for articles, PDFs, and HN threads.

I just do chores while I'm listening so I'm not fussed but you could probably use Kokoro or some other TTS with a speed parameter to make it suite you. Or just up the speed in your pod/…

It's always invoked as if that makes life shallow - if avoiding pain (raising kids) is hedonism, then yeah I'm a hedonist. I'm not going to self-flagellate to appease society's des…

Why do people have such emotional reactions to peoples' preferences? Some of us get along perfectly well without kids, legacy, etc and aren't lonely at all. Feels like projection. Climate ch…

you can also inspect the page and grab the mp3 if you prefer audio

https://archive.ph/FpErj

you don't need pop growth for stock gains, increased productivity suffices

I use Kokoro TTS to turn text (articles, HN threads) to mp3s to listen to while doing chores, it's been great.

I'd imagine nearly all here are positive about technology itself, what they're against is: hype, 'progress' at all costs regardless of collateral damage, consolidation, anti-consum…

Are they guiding policy and making decisions at corporations or just living within the existing framework? He's talking about the people shaping the world and future.

I agree that policy would most likely backfire since people misdiagnose the problem all the time. High rents are a function of the market not being free as the piece mentions (zoning, permits & ov…

That thought came to me early but it feels like a pyrrhic victory - if society is dumbed down, increasingly unstable what kind of win is that? is the excellence you've maintained even valued at t…

It's not the best phrasing but it's still quite clearly the latter

> According to Berkeleytime, 35.3% of CS 10 students and 10.6% of CS 61A students received F’s in spring 2026. In spring 2025 and spring 2024, the percentage of F’s did not exceed 10% for either cl…