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42,040,907 | lovestory | 2024-11-04T12:25:33 | Grindr is testing an AI 'wingman' bot, CEO says | null | https://mashable.com/article/grindr-is-testing-an-artificial-intelligence-wingman-bot-ceo-says | 2 | 0 | [
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The bot will reportedly suggest long-term relationship candidates.
Credit: Avishek Das / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images
Grindr, the most well-known gay dating app, is reportedly testing an AI bot that is designed to act as a wingman for its users.Grindr's AI wingman will be specifically tailored for the app's LGBTQ user base, the Wall Street Journal reported. Users will interact with the wingman like a chatbot. Currently, a small group of users is testing the feature, Grindr's CEO George Arison said in an interview with WSJ. The group will expand to 1,000 users by the end of 2024 and 10,000 in 2025. The plan is for the chatbot to be available to Grindr's 14 million users by 2027 at the latest, Arison told WSJ.
The wingman will apparently keep track of users' favorite matches and make suggestions ranging from long-term relationship candidates to date spots. Later on, the wingman may be able to make restaurant reservations and converse with other wingman bots so users have a "robust view" of each other by the time they meet in person, WSJ reported.The Wall Street Journal listed some preliminary issues with this idea. For one, Grindr needs to ensure this won't be a privacy and safety risk in areas where it isn't safe to be outwardly gay. Furthermore, Grindr sold user location data through ad networks for years, and AI data could pose another privacy risk.
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WSJ claims a solution will be an "empathetic AI technology" through AI model company Ex-human, which Grindr made a deal with last year. The model Ex-human creates will be trained on romantic conversation and made "more gay." It's unclear how these models will solve these potential privacy concerns. Grindr is also in a lawsuit in the UK about revealing users' HIV status.Besides these possible issues, Grindr users are currently frustrated with the app due to growing product issues and paywalls. In a statement to Mashable earlier this month concerning this frustration, a Grindr spokesperson said, "Since a major investment in modernizing our chat platform earlier this year, we are aware that our users have experienced technical challenges on Grindr."
It remains to be seen, then, how the app's infrastructure will contend with the introduction of a chatbot, and also how Grindr users will react to it. When Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd described a potential "AI dating concierge" in an interview in May, the reaction was overwhelmingly negative. Considering that Grindr is known for quick hookups — VICE described it as a "24/7 merry-go-round of sex in your immediate locale" in 2022 — users may not want an AI bot intervening with their carnival ride.Mashable has reached out to Grindr for comment on the AI wingman.
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Anna Iovine is associate editor of features at Mashable. Previously, as the sex and relationships reporter, she covered topics ranging from dating apps to pelvic pain. Before Mashable, Anna was a social editor at VICE and freelanced for publications such as Slate and the Columbia Journalism Review. Follow her on X @annaroseiovine.
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42,040,954 | marban | 2024-11-04T12:32:20 | Meta's plan for nuclear-powered AI data centre thwarted by rare bees | null | https://www.ft.com/content/ed602e09-6c40-4979-aff9-7453ee28406a | 7 | 2 | [
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42,040,960 | error404x | 2024-11-04T12:33:21 | Show HN: I Made a Bluesky Client That Renders Your Timeline as Source Code | null | https://codesky.pages.dev/ | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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42,041,092 | PaulHoule | 2024-11-04T12:55:01 | Proteobacteria Azotobacter Vinelandi:A Blueprint for Nitrogen-Fixing Plants? | null | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/10/2087 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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42,041,098 | avinassh | 2024-11-04T12:55:32 | DuckDB Is Not a Data Warehouse | null | https://materializedview.io/p/duckdb-is-not-a-data-warehouse | 4 | 0 | [
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42,041,130 | hggh | 2024-11-04T13:01:16 | The Downfall of Olivetti – Exploring an Abandoned Computer Factory [video] | null | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7XEa7tC7xU | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
42,041,139 | geetkhosla | 2024-11-04T13:03:36 | Proem News (beta) - enrich news with scientific insights from research papers. | null | https://news.proem.ai/news | 1 | 0 | [
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] | null | null | no_error | proem - trustworthy perspectives | null | null | Fidelity has cut its estimate of X’s value by 79% since Musk’s purchase🐋What factors contribute to the valuation of tech companies?Tech company valuations are influenced by various factors including financial performance, market trends, and investor sentiment. Methods like Discounted Cash Flow, Free Cash Flow, and Discounted Dividend are commonly used to determine a company's intrinsic value 4 5 .The world’s 10 richest people got a record $64 billion richer from Trump’s reelection🦡Did Trump's statements on social media influence financial markets?Yes, Trump's statements on social media, particularly Twitter, had a measurable impact on financial markets. Research shows that his "fake news" tweets were positively related to short-term stock market returns 2 6 .Should You Avoid Caffeine with Hypothyroidism?🐨Can coffee consumption reduce the risk of developing hypothyroidism?Some studies suggest that moderate coffee consumption may reduce the risk of developing hypothyroidism. Research has found that drinking 2 to 4 cups of coffee daily was associated with lower serum TSH concentrations and a reduced risk of hypothyroidism 2 4 . However, more research is needed to fully understand this relationship.North Korean troops ‘enter’ battle; Trump win throws Ukraine aid in doubt🦒What factors shaped Trump's previous policy towards Ukraine?Trump's previous Ukraine policy was influenced by Congressional pressure, conflicts within his administration, and public suspicions of Russian collusion 2 . These factors led to a continuation of Obama-era policies with some tactical changes to appear more decisive 2 .Ab initio characterization of protein molecular dynamics with AI2BMD🦊How do machine learning models improve force fields?Machine learning models can be trained on high-level quantum chemistry data to create more accurate force fields. For example, the CLIFF scheme can reproduce a diverse range of molecular interaction energies with only a small training set, achieving chemical accuracy of ~1 kcal/mol 3 .Elon Musk’s biggest conflict is with Donald Trump🦆How has Tesla changed the electric vehicle industry?Tesla has transformed the EV market through innovations in battery technology, infrastructure, and sales models 1 . Its breakthroughs have dismantled barriers to EV adoption and forced traditional automakers to accelerate their own electric vehicle programs 4 .'Why I was wrong': Allan Lichtman fails to predict correct outcome of election🐟How reliable are election forecasts?Election forecasts have limited reliability due to the rarity of presidential elections. Scientists and voters are decades to millennia away from assessing whether probabilistic forecasting provides reliable insights into election outcomes 2 .‘Essential to act now’ to prevent chaotic climate breakdown, warns UN chief🐨How close are we to reaching dangerous climate tipping points?We are alarmingly close to several tipping points. Current emission trajectories put us at risk of exceeding 1.5°C of warming in the near future, which could trigger cascading effects in Earth's systems 2 3 . Some elements, particularly in the cryosphere, are already vulnerable at current warming levels of 1.2°C 4 .Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs ‘poisoned’ Jamie Foxx theory ramping up following ex-bodyguard's claims🐿️How do racial dynamics play a role in media coverage?Racial dynamics significantly influence media coverage, especially in high-profile cases. Studies have shown that news outlets may frame incidents differently based on the race of those involved, potentially reinforcing or challenging existing racial narratives 3 .Professor maner til ro:🦫Can the president alone determine US climate action?The president's influence on US climate action is limited. State-level policies, market forces, and private sector initiatives play significant roles in shaping climate action, often independent of federal policies 3 5 7 .Are there health benefits to eating turmeric and other spices?🦬Is it safe to consume large amounts of turmeric for health benefits?Answer: While turmeric is generally considered safe, consuming large amounts may not provide significant health benefits due to its low bioavailability 3 . Some studies have explored using supplements with higher doses 10 , but it's best to consult a healthcare professional before significantly increasing intake.California wildfire fueled by high winds grows to over 14,000 acres and forces evacuations🦙What role does climate change play in California wildfires?Climate change has increased the intensity and frequency of wildfires in California. Higher temperatures, drier conditions, and changes in precipitation patterns contribute to more severe and widespread fire seasons 6 8 .Crypto CEO kidnapped in Toronto, released after paying $1M ransom🐿️How common are ransomware attacks in the cryptocurrency industry?Ransomware attacks have become increasingly frequent, with cryptocurrency firms being prime targets 1 3 . The anonymity of cryptocurrency transactions and sophisticated cybercriminal tactics have contributed to the proliferation of these attacks, causing severe disruptions across various industries 1 .Peter Thiel Is Taking a Break From Democracy🐼What role do conspiracy theories play in shaping political views?Belief in conspiracy theories is associated with preferences for direct democracy and expert-based decision-making over representative democracy 9 . Conspiracy believers tend to favor "anything but" representative democracy, which could have significant implications for democratic systems 9 .Nvidia passes Apple as world's most valuable company🐰What factors have driven Nvidia's recent stock price surge?Nvidia's stock price surge is primarily driven by its dominant position in the AI market and the increasing demand for its GPU technology 1 2 . The company's ability to consistently deliver strong financial results, with revenue more than doubling in recent quarters, has also contributed to investor confidence 4 5 .Why Donald Trump’s return is a disaster for Europe🦁How might Trump's presidency influence European politics?Trump's presidency could embolden national populist leaders and pull mainstream European conservatives further to the right on issues like migration and gender 4 . This could potentially weaken Europe's liberal values and democratic institutions 10 .Blood test could help diagnose bipolar disorder — but some researchers are sceptical🦚Can microRNAs help differentiate between psychiatric disorders?Research suggests that specific microRNAs in blood can differentiate schizophrenia from depression, and bipolar disorder from both depression and schizophrenia 2 . Some microRNAs show high diagnostic power in distinguishing between these conditions.Exclusive: Locking eyes with mass murderers in El Salvador🐰What are the potential drawbacks of El Salvador's mass incarceration approach?Mass incarceration raises human rights concerns and may hinder rehabilitation efforts. It can lead to poor physical and mental health outcomes for prisoners, potentially creating long-term societal challenges when they are released 3 9 .Mood falls flat at Harris party as Democrats' hopes slip away🦨How did financial markets react to the election results?Financial markets showed strong correlations with election outcome probabilities. As results became clearer, there was a trend towards "risk-on" behavior, with investors moving towards riskier asset classes 5 . Bond prices were particularly sensitive to the possibility of a combined Democratic Senate and Presidency 5 .3 Ways Trump's Victory Will Impact the Russian Economy🐘How has Russia's oil and gas industry adapted to sanctions?Russia's oil and gas industry has faced challenges but has focused on improving technologies, logistics, and seeking non-traditional markets 3 . The country has also increased LNG production to compensate for pipeline limitations.Mountain Fire in Ventura charges toward ocean, destroying homes and forcing evacuations🐦What role does climate change play in California wildfires?Climate change has led to increased temperatures and vapor pressure deficit in California, contributing to more frequent and intense wildfires. This trend is expected to continue, putting more pressure on ecosystems and communities 9 .Trump win to test limit of presidential power; Harris concedes but vows to 'fight'🐨What factors contributed to Trump's victory despite legal challenges?Trump's victory was fueled by voter discontent with the economy and border security 2 5 . His support remained strong among working-class white voters and some Hispanic communities, despite numerous legal challenges and controversies 2 5 7 .Forty monkeys escape from research facility in South Carolina🐻Can escaped research monkeys transmit diseases to humans?Yes, some primates can carry zoonotic diseases that are transmissible to humans. For example, SARS-CoV-2 has been found to infect certain monkey species, highlighting the potential for disease transmission between humans and primates 1 4 .Backing the Winner🦢How might a second Trump presidency impact international relations?A potential return of Trump to the White House would likely cause significant reactions in East Asia, particularly among the three major countries in the region 7 . His previous nationalist and populist policies towards immigration could also affect international relationships 5 .Winter blackouts risk in Great Britain ‘lowest in four years’ despite end of coal🦔Can renewable energy sources reliably meet peak demand?Renewable sources like wind and solar are variable, which can pose challenges during peak demand 1 . However, investments in battery storage, small-scale renewables, and interconnectors have improved grid flexibility 3 . Additionally, fast-acting sources like gas turbines and reciprocating engines are being introduced to cope with wind and solar fluctuations 6 .A Comprehensive Survey of Small Language Models in the Era of Large Language Models: Techniques, Enhancements, Applications, Collaboration with LLMs, and Trustworthiness🦌How do small language models compare to large ones in performance?Small language models can outperform large models in specialized tasks and content moderation, achieving 11.5% higher accuracy and 25.7% higher recall on average across multiple online communities 7 . They offer advantages in efficiency and are better suited for resource-constrained devices 1 4 .Trump elected president: What happens to the court cases against him?🐘Does public opinion change when a former president faces criminal charges?Public opinion on criminal charges against a former president is heavily influenced by political affiliation 3 . Trump supporters are less likely to support prosecution, while those who don't view him favorably may be more receptive to legal accountability messages 3 9 .Gloom, nervousness and joy: What Trump’s victory means for key world regions🦬How might Trump's foreign policy approach differ from traditional methods?Trump's foreign policy approach deviates from traditional realism, adopting an unconventional blend to enhance American interests 4 . This unique approach may have significant implications for global power dynamics and U.S. diplomatic relations 4 5 .Why Kamala Harris lost: A flawed candidate or doomed campaign?🐦Did Harris's historic candidacy significantly impact women voters?While women largely supported Harris, her lead did not exceed expectations 5 . She lost 53% of white women voters and underperformed compared to Biden's 2020 results with female voters 5 .A journey 400,000 years back in human history🐼Where did Neanderthals and modern humans potentially interbreed?Studies suggest that the Zagros Mountains acted as a potential interbreeding zone between Neanderthals and modern humans 6 7 . This region likely served as a corridor connecting different geographical realms, facilitating the dispersal and interaction of both species.German coalition on brink after Scholz fires key minister🦊How has Germany's political stability changed in recent years?Germany's political landscape has become less stable, with increased support for anti-establishment parties like AfD 4 6 . The current coalition government has faced internal tensions and declining public support, reflecting broader challenges in maintaining political stability 1 .Surgeons Should Play More Video Games🦡Can playing musical instruments also improve surgical skills?While the evidence is less conclusive, there is a trend suggesting that playing certain musical instruments, particularly the piano, may improve performance on robotic surgical simulators 1 . However, more research is needed to confirm this relationship.Where did Trump and Harris win? Election 2024 results mapped state by state🐼How did young voters' preferences shift in recent years?There was a substantial shift in approval ratings among younger cohorts, with 18-24 year-olds showing increased disapproval of Biden and decreased disapproval of Trump 5 . This shift was accompanied by a change in partisan identity towards Republicans among young voters.Octoverse: AI leads Python to top language as the number of global developers surges🐋How does AI impact software development productivity?AI tools like GitHub Copilot have been shown to enhance project-level productivity by 6.5% in open-source communities 9 . These tools can automate coding tasks, potentially increasing individual productivity by 5.5% and participation by 5.4%, though they may also increase integration time due to higher coordination costs 9 .Kæmpe hul i kassen truer, når 'helvede' og 'høje vande' rammer, advarer FN🐔How much climate aid do developing countries currently receive annually?Developing countries currently receive about 185 billion kroner (approximately $25 billion) annually in climate aid 1 . 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42,041,221 | MrVandemar | 2024-11-04T13:14:12 | Basic HTML Competency Is the New Punk Folk Explosion | null | https://coolguy.website/basic-html-competency-is-the-new-punk-folk-explosion/ | 17 | 1 | [
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42,041,228 | soubhagyaX | 2024-11-04T13:15:01 | PDF Support (Beta) – Anthropic | null | https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/pdf-support | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
42,041,233 | pharzan | 2024-11-04T13:15:40 | Show HN: I made a simple VSCode extension to sort and compare jsons | There is no guarantee that two generated JSON files will have the same order of keys and values, which can make comparing two JSON files difficult, even if they are identical in content but different in order. To solve this issue, I created a simple VSCode extension that sorts and then compares two JSON files. | https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=farzan-tinati.json-sort-and-compare | 7 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
42,041,234 | thenameless7741 | 2024-11-04T13:15:42 | Memory for Agents | null | https://blog.langchain.dev/memory-for-agents/ | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | no_error | Memory for agents | 2024-10-19T17:00:23.000Z | Harrison Chase |
At Sequoia’s AI Ascent conference in March, I talked about three limitations for agents: planning, UX, and memory. Check out that talk here. In this post I will dive more into memory. See the previous post on planning here, and the previous posts on UX here, here, and here.If agents are the biggest buzzword of LLM application development in 2024, memory might be the second biggest. But what even is memory?At a high level, memory is just a system that remembers something about previous interactions. This can be crucial for building a good agent experience. Imagine if you had a coworker who never remembered what you told them, forcing you to keep repeating that information - that would be insanely frustrating!People often expect LLM systems to innately have memory, maybe because LLMs feel so human-like already. However, LLMs themselves do NOT inherently remember things — so you need to intentionally add memory in. But how exactly should you think about doing that?Memory is application-specificWe’ve been thinking about memory for a while, and we believe that memory is application-specific.What Replit’s coding agent may choose to remember about a given user is very different than what Unify’s research agent might remember. Replit may choose to remember Python libraries that the user likes; Unify may remember the industries of the companies a user is researching.Not only does what an agent remember vary by application, but how the agent remembers may differ too. As discussed in a previous post, a key aspect of agents is the UX around them. Different UXs offer distinct ways to gather and update feedback accordingly.So, how are we approaching memory at LangChain? 💡Much like our approach to agents: we aim to give users low-level control over memory and the ability to customize it as they see fit. This philosophy guided much of our development of the Memory Store, which we added into LangGraph last week.Types of memoryWhile the exact shape of memory that your agent has may differ by application, we do see different high level types of memory. These types of memory are nothing new - they mimic human memory types.There’s been some great work to map these human memory types to agent memory. My favorite is the CoALA paper. Below is my rough, ELI5 explanation of each type and practical ways for how todays agents may use and update this memory type.Decision procedure diagram from CoALA paper (Sumers, Yao, Narasimhan, Griffiths 2024)Procedural MemoryThis term refers to long-term memory for how to perform tasks, similar to a brain’s core instruction set.Procedural memory in humans: remembering how to ride a bike.Procedural memory in Agents: the CoALA paper describes procedural memory as the combination of LLM weights and agent code, which fundamentally determine how the agent works.In practice, we don’t see many (any?) agentic systems that update the weights of their LLM automatically or rewrite their code. We do, however, see some examples of an agent updating its own system prompt. While this is the closest practical example, it remains relatively uncommon.Semantic MemoryThis is someone’s long-term store of knowledge.Semantic memory in humans: it’s composed of pieces of information such as facts learned in school, what concepts mean and how they are related.Semantic memory in agents: the CoALA paper describes semantic memory as a repository of facts about the world.Today, this is most often used by agents to personalize an application.Practically, we see this being done by using an LLM to extract information from the conversation or interactions the agent had. The exact shape of this information is usually application-specific. This information is then retrieved in future conversations and inserted into the system prompt to influence the agent’s responses.Episodic MemoryThis refers to recalling specific past events.Episodic memory in humans: when a person recalls a particular event (or “episode”) experienced in the past.Episodic memory in agents: the CoALA paper defines episodic memory as storing sequences of the agent’s past actions.This is used primarily to get an agent to perform as intended.In practice, episodic memory is implemented as few-shot example prompting. If you collect enough of these sequences, then this can be done via dynamic few-shot prompting. This is usually great for guiding the agent if there is a correct way to perform specific actions that have been done before. In contrast, semantic memory is more relevant if there isn’t necessarily a correct way to do things, or if the agent is constantly doing new things so the previous examples don’t help much.How to update memoryBesides just thinking about the type of memory to update in their agents, we also see developers thinking about how to update agent memory.One way to update agent memory is “in the hot path”. This is where the agent system explicitly decides to remember facts (usually via tool calling) before responding. This is the approach taken by ChatGPT.Another way to update memory is “in the background”. In this case, a background process runs either during or after the conversation to update memory.Comparing these two approaches, the “in the hot path” approach has the downside of introducing some extra latency before any response is delivered. It also requires combining the memory logic with the agent logic.However, running in the background avoids those issues - there’s no added latency, and memory logic remains separate. But running “in the background” also has its own drawbacks: the memory is not updated immediately, and extra logic is needed determine when to kick off the background process.Another way to updating memory involves user feedback, which is particularly relevant to episodic memory. For example, If the user marks an interaction as a positive one, you can save that feedback to recall in the future.Why do we care about memory for agents?How does this impact what we’re building at LangChain? Well, memory greatly affects the usefulness of an agentic system, so we’re extremely interested in making it as easy as possible to leverage memory for applicationsTo this end, we’ve built a lot of functionality for this into our products. This includes:Low-level abstractions for a memory store in LangGraph to give you full control over your agent’s memoryTemplate for running memory both “in the hot path” and “in the background” in LangGraphDynamic few shot example selection in LangSmith for rapid iterationWe’ve even built a few applications of our own that leverage memory! It’s still early though, so we’ll keep on learning about agent memory and the areas it can be used effectively 🙂
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42,041,237 | hecanjog | 2024-11-04T13:15:52 | Reclaiming AI as a Theoretical Tool for Cognitive Science | null | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42113-024-00217-5 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
42,041,243 | vitjbr | 2024-11-04T13:16:41 | My first try at product validation using pre-orders | null | https://prelimix.com | 2 | 3 | [
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42,041,249 | el_duderino | 2024-11-04T13:17:08 | Threads now has 275M monthly active users | null | https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/03/threads-now-has-275m-monthly-active-users/ | 3 | 0 | [
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42,041,256 | rodrigo975 | 2024-11-04T13:18:07 | Who is the real Owner of your Data? – MyNotes | null | https://my-notes.dragas.net/posts/2024/who-is-the-real-owner-of-your-data/ | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
42,041,282 | weaxme983 | 2024-11-04T13:21:58 | Comprehensive Go Web Frameworks Comparison: Gin, Echo, and BeeGo | null | https://vitaliihonchar.com/blog/go/web-frameworks-comparison | 1 | 0 | [
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] | null | null | no_error | Comprehensive Go Web Frameworks Comparison: Gin, Echo, and BeeGo - Vitalii Honchar | null | null | So, I decided to use Go standard templates for my project, and Gin has built-in support for them. Also, the Gin community provides a way to implement multiple template inheritance using the multitemplate library. This library is pretty good, but it doesn't provide an automatic way to load templates in the right order.So, I decided to fix this problem in the Gin prototype project.1func NewRenderer(cfg *config.Config) multitemplate.Renderer {
2 renderer := multitemplate.NewRenderer()
3
4 // Load all template types
5 layouts, _ := filepath.Glob(fmt.Sprintf("%s/layouts/*.html", cfg.TemplateFolder))
6 partials, _ := filepath.Glob(fmt.Sprintf("%s/partials/*.html", cfg.TemplateFolder))
7 components, _ := filepath.Glob(fmt.Sprintf("%s/components/**/*.html", cfg.TemplateFolder))
8 pages, _ := filepath.Glob(fmt.Sprintf("%s/pages/**/*.html", cfg.TemplateFolder))
9
10 // Generate template map
11 for _, page := range pages {
12 files := []string{page}
13 files = append(files, layouts...)
14 files = append(files, partials...)
15 files = append(files, components...)
16
17 name := strings.TrimPrefix(page, fmt.Sprintf("%s/pages/", cfg.TemplateFolder))
18 name = strings.TrimSuffix(name, ".html")
19
20 renderer.AddFromFiles(name, files...)
21 }
22
23 return renderer
24}The code above loads all templates from the specified folders and generates a template map for Gin. The key here is to load templates in the right order and bind them to the page name, which allows rendering pages utilizing page inheritance - GitHub:1c.HTML(http.StatusOK, "user/profile", gin.H{
2 "User": user,
3})While this approach is not perfect, it's good enough for my project. I don't need to use third-party template engines, and I can use Go standard templates out of the box. | 2024-11-08T14:06:01 | en | train |
42,041,292 | speckx | 2024-11-04T13:22:52 | Flexible Typesetting book is now yours, for free | null | https://tbrown.org/notes/2024/10/26/flexible-typesetting/ | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
42,041,293 | doener | 2024-11-04T13:22:58 | Nvidia CPUs (not GPUs) Coming in 2025 | null | https://www.techpowerup.com/328422/nvidia-cpus-not-gpus-coming-in-2025 | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
42,041,298 | belter | 2024-11-04T13:23:15 | Why it costs India so little to reach the Moon and Mars | null | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn9xlgnnpzvo | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
42,041,300 | tanky_frank | 2024-11-04T13:23:31 | How to Create a Newsletter Aggregator with React and AI Agents | null | https://tympanus.net/codrops/2024/11/04/how-to-create-an-ai-powered-newsletter-aggregator-with-react-and-ai-agents/ | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
42,041,301 | doener | 2024-11-04T13:23:45 | A 94x speed improvement demonstrated using handwritten assembly | null | https://twitter.com/FFmpeg/status/1852542388851601913 | 93 | 93 | [
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42,041,333 | kayyalims | 2024-11-04T13:27:39 | The Curious Case of Zoomable User Interfaces and AI | null | https://interfacestudies.substack.com/p/the-curious-case-of-zoomable-user | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
42,041,335 | muc-martin | 2024-11-04T13:27:50 | Show HN: Auto-Blog Your Git Commits – SEO Boost with Minimal Effort | I put together a prototype that generates blog posts from Git commits. It’s a way for small businesses or solo devs to keep their blogs updated with relevant content without writing new posts every time. You enter your repo and a date range, and it creates a short summary of recent changes – useful for keeping your blog active and potentially improving SEO.<p>It’s still pretty basic, so I’d really appreciate any feedback. Do you think this could be helpful? Any ideas on how to make it better for SEO? | https://git2blog.streamlit.app/ | 4 | 0 | null | null | null | fetch failed | null | null | null | null | 2024-11-08T17:28:03 | null | train |
42,041,337 | zerojames | 2024-11-04T13:27:55 | Evergreen Protocol | null | https://github.com/google-deepmind/evergreen-spec | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
42,041,344 | fredley | 2024-11-04T13:28:54 | We fell for the oldest lie on the internet [video] | null | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgo7rm5Maqg | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
42,041,348 | PaulHoule | 2024-11-04T13:29:31 | Going viral: Undergrads immersed in the wide, weird world of phages | null | https://phys.org/news/2024-10-viral-undergrads-immersed-wide-weird.html | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | http_other_error | Just a moment... | null | null | Please complete security verificationThis request seems a bit unusual, so we need to confirm that you're human. Please press and hold the button until it turns completely green. Thank you for your cooperation!Press and hold the buttonIf you believe this is an error, please contact our support team.24.173.64.2 : 569b9e2d-09ef-4ca4-9750-80462766 | 2024-11-08T07:09:40 | null | train |
42,041,352 | mandynoe | 2024-11-04T13:30:24 | I built an AI tool to help me learn English through reading what I love | null | https://englishlearninghub.org | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
42,041,355 | mediisoccuspupa | 2024-11-04T13:30:57 | Python Logic Simulation Library | null | https://github.com/cjdrake/seqlogic | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
42,041,373 | sandwichsphinx | 2024-11-04T13:33:11 | Chinese Logistics Operators Are Getting into U.S. Warehousing | null | https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-logistics-operators-are-getting-into-u-s-warehousing-199a0f0d | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
42,041,378 | giuliomagnifico | 2024-11-04T13:33:43 | Is convenience making our lives more difficult? | null | https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/nov/04/the-big-idea-is-convenience-making-our-lives-more-difficult | 6 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
42,041,415 | amichail | 2024-11-04T13:38:42 | Ask HN: Why do many AI experts care so much about AI safety? | Are there hidden agendas or do they really care that much about safety? | null | 4 | 3 | [
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42,041,416 | dipaksahirav | 2024-11-04T13:38:49 | null | null | null | 1 | null | null | null | true | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
42,041,417 | gingersnap | 2024-11-04T13:38:52 | We Stopped Using Review Apps | null | https://jamie.ideasasylum.com/2024/10/31/why-podia-doesnt-use-review-apps-anymore | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
42,041,419 | GoRudy | 2024-11-04T13:38:56 | How Fast Will Solar Take Over? | null | https://unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/6-questions-you-asked-yourself-about | 5 | 3 | [
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] | null | null | no_error | 6 Questions You Asked Yourself about Solar | 2024-11-02T17:26:34+00:00 | Tomas Pueyo | The second cohort of my communication course, How to Become a World-Class Communicator, starts this coming Monday! Enroll here if you don’t want to miss it. I’m accepting the last few students now!ENROLL NOWI’m a bit late this week because I was at two conferences and I’m finishing the course preparation, but the weekly articles will be coming through this week and next.This is our current energy consumption, and a prediction for the future:From the article:According to the International Solar Energy Society, solar power is on track to generate more electricity than all the world’s nuclear power plants in 2026, than its wind turbines in 2027, than its dams in 2028, its gas-fired power plants in 2030 and its coal-fired ones in 2032.Here’s another projection from another paper:This is, of course, because the installed capacity of solar is growing exponentially:And because our capacity grows exponentially, our production1 grows even faster!And as we can see, the leading source of all this is China.The growth of solar power is one of the biggest stories of our times, and it’s fuelled by China. Westerners may have positive and negative views of the country, but an unabated positive is that China is single-handedly ushering the world into a clean future with plentiful, cheap energy.And, if anything, the projections above are probably too pessimistic! Because solar has consistently beaten expectations:We’ve made the opposite mistake with fossil fuels:Quads are a unit of energy. Colored lines are predictions from given years.The fundamental force behind all this is, of course, shrinking costs. One of the most important articles of this year in Uncharted Territories was Can Solar Costs Keep Shrinking?2 This was the key chart of the article:In the article, I claimed that solar costs can shrink by 8x in the coming decade, driven by a massive drop in the cost of the panels themselves, but also because panel cost reduction will put pressure on other costs like installation and infrastructure. There’s been some news on both since I wrote that article, so let’s look at it.A photovoltaic (PV) module now costs $0.40/watt in the US. But I already mentioned that this price could go down to $0.10-$0.12/watt overseas, and I forecasted that it could go as low as $0.05 within a decade. Maybe I was too pessimistic.According to BNEF's 3Q 2024 Global Solar Market Report, solar module prices have already fallen to a record low of $0.096/W. Also, global installations in 2024 will increase by 33% vs 2023, ensuring that prices will continue to shrink. If the annual drop in panel costs of 12% continues, within 10 years they’ll cost $0.02/W!This tweet suggests it’s now cheaper to fence your home with solar panels than a Home Depot fence:Craig suggests that they’re cheaper than many other building materials when sourced from the factory:And this stuff is durable! It’s tough! People haven’t caught up to this yet, but the moment they do, the demand will further increase and prices will shrink. This is the future:Another interesting trend to follow is perovskite, a material that, when used in the manufacture of solar cells, has been shown to increase their efficiency. Current PV panels transform about 20% of sunlight energy into electricity, but the Oxford University spinoff Oxford PV claims the PVs they’re now commercializing can go to 24.5%, meaning an improvement of about 20% in efficiency. Researchers have claimed to have reached 28% by converting ultraviolet light into visible light to trap more of its energy. Others claim they have reached 34% efficiency. Just achieving this efficiency commercially and producing it at the same cost as current panels would drop PV costs by 45%! There’s so much research on this that I think it’s very likely efficiency will keep growing, helping push prices down.People were worried that Balance of System costs (BoS, which include stuff like construction, cables, switches, infrastructure, and the like) were hard to bring down.But a follower shared this insight on Twitter:When I did my solar PV PhD in 1993-96, "Balance of System" costs were said to be about 50% even then. So both PV modules AND BoS costs have dramatically reduced since then (& as you conclude, still have plenty of scope to keep reducing).So actually these costs have shrunk faster than those of PVs! Good news.Here’s a graph that gives us a sense of that. Between 2010 and 2023, the average cost of electricity from solar came down by 95%. But less than half of that drop came from the PVs themselves!Everything else shrunk in tandem.We’re good! This is a reality! Solar costs will continue to shrink! YESSSS!What makes it special? Why is solar going down so much faster than all other sources of energy? I recently went to a conference where somebody shared a chart like this one:According to this chart, very intuitively, things are cheaper if they’re simple to make and don’t need any customization, so can be mass-produced. Most energy sources fail at one or the other:Oil, gas, and coal power plants are complex things to make.Wind turbines, geothermal, biomass, and concentrating solar power are a bit simpler but still complex, and need some level of adaptation to the site.Even rooftop solar PV needs customization.Nuclear has the worst of both worlds. This is why the new trend is small modular reactors (SMRs): By being small you can build many, and move left on the customization axis. They will never be simple, but they can be standardized.But solar PVs for utilities are the exact same across the world, and they’re much simpler to make than any of the alternatives.This also explains why LED adoption goes much faster than building retrofits, for example. The former is highly standardized, while the latter is awfully bespoke. This is also why we can expect heat pump prices to continue falling.The problem with solar is that the grid is not structured to efficiently swallow this new energy, which will be remote, distributed, and dependent on the Sun that only shines during the day. Batteries today are too expensive to arbitrage this opportunity away3, so as we wait for their cost to plummet, there will be a huge advantage in adapting consumption to this new type of generation—that is, colocating demand with solar farms, and taking advantage of their day-time DC electricity. What types of uses are we likely to colocate?Of course, we will produce natural gas for cheaper than it costs to dig it up, and that will likely happen without subsidies within a decade. This also means that the intermediary steps of fuel production will all be done with solar energy, including taking air in and separating its components, and splitting water to get H2. But what other uses can we find?AI will ingest unreal amounts of energy. It already consumes 2% of all global energy sales, and that will only increase.Source: EIA’s annual energy outlook 2023, AI demand projections, Columbia’s Center on Global Energy Policy.According to Bloomberg, this means demand is vastly outpacing supply.Companies are not twiddling their thumbs waiting for these solar panels to get connected to the grid. They’re securing their own energy, and so far that means nuclear, as we’ll see later.Nuclear is more expensive than solar, though. So why would they do that? Because data centers are very expensive to build—that’s why NVIDIA is the 2nd most valuable company in the world right now. Data centers would rather go for more reliable and continuous nuclear energy, even if it costs them more: Energy is nearly a rounding error for their data centers. To give you a sense: Although solar costs about $44/MWh today, data centers are willing to pay $250/MWh to ensure a reliable source of energy.So data centers are unlikely to massively colocate with solar.Many of you were impressed by this chart from The Future of Food from First Principles:The yield gap is how much more food we could produce if we simply used the most advanced techniques for all production. In the case of tomatoes, we could 40x production. This is using the Netherlands as a reference, knowing they produce tomatoes in advanced greenhouses. These require lots of energy, so it might be beneficial to colocate them with solar farms, especially since energy is one of the biggest costs of these operations. But again, these are expensive facilities, and energy might need to be continuous (eg you want LEDs to light up the plants at night so they keep growing).These examples give us a sense of what type of industry would be best colocated with solar. Those where:Demand location is flexible. This eliminates most retail uses.Electricity is the biggest cost.The cost of building the facilities (CAPEX) is not too high. Here are some potential ideas:Desalination plants, if their CAPEX cost keeps shrinking.Water Pumping and Agricultural Irrigation: Use solar power for pumping water for irrigation or moving water to higher elevations for storage. Pumps consume significant electricity, but pumps and pipelines are relatively cheap. Pumping can be scheduled during solar peak hours.Processing of Agricultural Produce: operations like milling, pressing oils, or juice extraction.Cryptocurrency MiningMining and Mineral Processing: Grinding minerals, grains, or other materials into finer particles. Milling machines consume lots of electricity, but equipment like ball mills have low CAPEX.Manufacturing of Construction Materials: production of materials like bricks, tiles, or prefabricated components using electric processes. Electric kilns and machinery consume a lot of power, but are not so expensive to build.Electric Resistance Heating for Industrial Processes: Using electric heaters for processes like curing, tempering, or drying materials.Manufacturing of Electrochemical Products: Production of chemicals like sodium hypochlorite (bleach) or hydrogen peroxide via electrolysis. Electricity drives the chemical reactions.One of the main concerns about solar energy will be how much land it requires—300x more per unit of land than nuclear energy. There’s no way we will want to cover a huge part of the world with solar panels. And since they’re black, they capture more heat from the Sun and could increase global warming by reducing the albedo effect. So it’s important to know how much of the world’s surface we’re talking about. If solar would take 0.1% of the land surface, we’re good. If it needs 20%, we’re not.1% of the energy in Earth's sunlight is enough to 100x humanity's energy supply.SourceOn the horizontal axis: GDP per capita. Vertical: energy consumption per capita. The richer the country, the more energy it consumes. Notice this graph is logarithmic on both axes.Today, the average global GDP per capita is just below $20k. According to this graph, we could get it to over $2M per person and only use ~1% of the world’s surface. That’s over 100x, which could mean 10xing our population and 10xing our consumption per capita. This article found that we could cover all the US’s energy needs if we replaced all the cornfields grown for ethanol today with solar panels. It puts it into perspective.Is this true?I was tired of hearing different assessments from different people, so I just made my own.The average solar irradiation in the world is ~1,800 kWh per m2 per year. Here’s a map of its distribution:Let’s assume we can capture 20% of that today. That means we can generate on average 360 kWh of electricity for every m2 every year. That converts to 0.36 TWh/km2.year.What’s the consumption of energy today?4 About 82,000 TWh/year.In other words, we need about 225,000 km2 of solar panels to cover all the energy consumption of today. That’s slightly less than the size of the UK, and would take approximately 0.16% of the total surface area of the world (141M km2).5Now let’s project into the future. Let’s assume we get our efficiency to 30%,6 but now we need 10x more energy. Now we need 1.5M km2, which is 1% of the world, and the size of Mongolia or Iran.Now imagine we also 10x the population (or we increase demand per person by 10x). Now we need 15% of the world’s landmass, approximately the same as the total amount of land dedicated to agriculture. There’s no way this will happen.What this means is that:We can replace all our energy needs with solar todayWe can probably do this in the foreseeable future tooThis won’t work if we’re extremely ambitious. But the world population is not going to 10x anytime soon, so for now my verdict is that: Yes, we can cover all our needs with solar!Solar is already the cheapest source of energy in many parts of the world—and wind is the cheapest in most others. But this will change in the coming years. Within three years, all the world except for the northernmost countries will find solar the cheapest source of energy:From the paper:A global irreversible solar tipping point may have passed where solar energy gradually comes to dominate global electricity markets, without any further climate policies.But it takes time for the cheapest technology to win. What countries are likely to adopt solar the fastest? The countries where:There’s plenty of sunlightPlenty of cheap landNo good, reliable gridLots of oil is consumed to produce electricity that goes into devices that could be easily powered with DC electricityWhat places are like that?The Financial Times has some fascinating reporting about what’s happening in Pakistan: It’s the world’s 3rd largest installer of solar! A quote from the article:Every bit of space I have, even if it’s a few feet, I want it covered in solar panels. It’s the only way we can beat our competitors. Allah has given us this gift to get out of this mess.Companies can save up to 70% on their electricity bills if they switch from the grid to solar!Even gas stations power themselves with rooftop solar!!! Via this.What’s happening? The government in Pakistan has reduced its energy subsidies, and the price of electricity from the grid has skyrocketed. The more prices go up, the more people buy solar. The more solar comes online, the lower demand is for electricity from the grid, and the more its prices go up because it has to pay for its infrastructure.Power consumption from the expensive grid fell by about 9% last year, as double-digit inflation shredded purchasing power and the climbing bills led people to turn to solar and other off-grid options. The lower demand is for grid electricity, the more prices go up to amortize existing facilities.Earlier this year, the ministry complained that “solarisation has grown too fast”, as a result of a policy to buy some excess solar power from households and industry at above-market prices.Good for Pakistan and good for the world!Another candidate is Africa.When I was in Uganda and Malawi, I saw diesel-powered generators everywhere. And these were not outliers:Solar panels are ideal to replace diesel generators: They’ll be cheaper, less contaminating, more reliable, won’t need constant oil supply, and most of their uses could eventually be replaced with DC current.The only problem today is that solar is not enough without batteries. That’s why it’s important that battery costs decrease.Texas is building more solar than the rest of the US combined.It’s also building more of the combination of wind, solar, and batteries than the rest of the US combined.Here’s a crazy fact: With all this building, Texas now employs more people in the renewables sector than in oil and gas!Like Africa, Texas has plenty of sunlight, land, and a grid that’s not connected to the rest of the US—which gives it instability but also regulatory independence—and dependence on oil. More importantly, it’s much more lax on regulation than other US states. For all their posturing, California, with its incentives and overregulation, is losing its climate change leadership to Texas, a hardcore capitalist state. Another blow to the watermelons—green outside, red inside.The area in the world with the fastest uptake in renewable energy is LatAm!Yet another place with lots of sunlight, unreliable grid, cheap land, and costly fuels.ShareProjections suggest we’re at the beginning of the S-curve for solar electricity. Its growth is peaking up and the 2020s through 2030s will see a brutal increase in their installed capacityThe cost of solar energy looks like it’s dropping according to plan. As a reminder, I think it will shrink by 8x in the coming decade.Solar is super cheap because it’s simple to make and extremely standardized.Solar can’t be easily connected to the grid today, and that will offer massive opportunities to several industries, like fuel generation, greenhouses, water management, crypto, mining, some types of manufacturing, some industrial heat applications, cement production, and electrochemical production.We need to cover 0.16% of the Earth’s landmass to power the world today.Solar will grow first in places that push for it like Texas, and in others where the alternative is bad—usually because the grid is terrible. This means the Greater Middle East, Africa, and LatAm.In this week’s premium article, we will explore more energy and environment updates, including:Why wind power is bigger than solar today, but why solar will surpass itWhat is wind power’s overall potentialWhat’s the latest on nuclear? Can it get cheaper? Whats its future role?How is Germany suffering following the closure of its nuclear power plants?How coal has disappeared from the UKThe latest on Oceans, water pollution, and CO2 | 2024-11-08T12:01:14 | en | train |
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42,041,470 | gmaster1440 | 2024-11-04T13:47:48 | Show HN: HN Push – Web push notifications for top stories on Hacker News | I created HN Push to help reduce the urge to refresh Hacker News constantly. Since I rely on HN for real-time tech news, I wanted an efficient way to stay informed without having to check the site. Receiving summaries with Apple Intelligence was an added bonus. The source code is available on GitHub[^1].<p>[^1]: <a href="https://github.com/pheuter/hnpush">https://github.com/pheuter/hnpush</a> | https://www.hnpush.com | 3 | 1 | [
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42,041,471 | mooreds | 2024-11-04T13:47:49 | An Interview with Aviad Mizrachi | null | https://ciamweekly.substack.com/p/an-interview-with-aviad-mizrachi | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
42,041,475 | LorenDB | 2024-11-04T13:48:16 | An Obscure Chinese OS Saved My Computer from Saddam Hussein's LinkedIn | null | https://a.exozy.me/posts/saddam-linkedin-aosc/ | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
42,041,482 | irernst | 2024-11-04T13:49:14 | Create a Personalized Children's Book | null | https://magicalchildrensbook.com/ | 2 | 0 | [
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42,041,486 | dtedesco1 | 2024-11-04T13:49:24 | Show HN: Minimal Next.js 15 Markdown Boilerplate | Just write Markdown. Add React components whenever you want. I'm lazy, so I made this extremely simple.<p>- Render Markdown files as dynamic pages<p>- Add React components anywhere in your Markdown<p>- The folder structure becomes the URL path<p>- Global styles using Tailwind CSS and DaisyUI<p><a href="https://github.com/dtedesco1/nextjs-markdown-boilerplate">https://github.com/dtedesco1/nextjs-markdown-boilerplate</a> | https://github.com/dtedesco1/dtedes.co | 19 | 6 | [
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42,041,496 | todsacerdoti | 2024-11-04T13:50:20 | Linux-ia64: Linux fork with IA-64 support re-added. See HTTP://t2sde.org/ for a | null | https://github.com/johnny-mnemonic/linux-ia64 | 2 | 1 | [
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42,041,500 | rntn | 2024-11-04T13:50:31 | Large Language Models Are Changing Collective Intelligence Forever | null | https://www.cmu.edu/tepper/news/stories/2024/september/collective-intelligence-and-llms.html | 22 | 7 | [
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42,041,508 | el_hacker | 2024-11-04T13:51:48 | Headless, boneless, skinless and lifeless UI | null | https://nerdy.dev/headless-boneless-and-skinless-ui | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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please don't say just hello in chat
Imagine calling someone on the phone, going hello! then putting them on hold... 🤦♀️
❌ Don't do this
Keith
2:15 PM
hi
Tim
2:19 PM
...?
Keith
2:20 PM
what time was taht thing again?
Tim
2:20 PM
oh - 3:30 mate
Note that Keith could have got his answer minutes sooner, and needn't have kept Tim waiting. In fact, Tim could have started thinking about the question right away!
People who do this are generally trying to be polite by not jumping right into the request, like one would in person or on the phone - and that's great! But it's 2022 and chat is neither of those things. For most people, typing is much slower than talking. So despite best intentions, you're actually just making the other person wait for you to phrase your question, which is lost productivity (and kinda annoying).
The same goes for:
"Hello, are you around?"
"hi sophie - quick question."
"You got a sec?"
"yt?"
"ping"
etc.
Just ask the question! 😫
✅ Instead try this
Dawn
2:15 PM
Hiya! What time was that thing?
Tim
2:15 PM
hey, 3:30
Dawn
2:15 PM
Ta - seeya then!
Tim
2:16 PM
👌 np
If you feel it's a bit brusque to simply say "Hi" and ask the question, you can still preface your message with as many pleasantries as you see fit.
For example:
"hey man, what's up? also, any idea when that thing's due?"
"Hi there! Hope you're well. I'm after the latest deck, when you get a sec :)"
"hey, if you're not busy, could you update those NFRs?"
etc.
It may seem trivial, but asking your question before getting that initial salutatory reply also allows for asynchronous communication. If the other party is away, and you leave before they come back, they can still answer your question, instead of just staring at a "Hello" and wondering what they missed.
When done right - everyone's happy! 🎉
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42,041,604 | gregmolnar | 2024-11-04T14:03:43 | The state of security in Rails 8 [video] | null | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3DgOix0rIg | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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42,041,624 | jwworth | 2024-11-04T14:06:17 | Exposing My Ignorance | null | https://buttondown.com/defragmenter/archive/exposing-my-ignorance/ | 3 | 0 | [
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42,041,625 | mfiguiere | 2024-11-04T14:06:23 | iOS 18.1: Take a Hearing Test with AirPods Pro 2 | null | https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/airpods-pro-2-take-a-hearing-test/ | 4 | 1 | [
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Note that Apple's Hearing Test feature is not available in all regions, likely due to differing regulatory laws. Apple maintains a list on its website of regions and territories where the test is available. If your location isn't on the list, you can still take the test – see the last section of this article for details.
What You Need
AirPods Pro 2 updated with the latest firmware
iPhone or iPad running iOS/iPadOS 18.1 or later
A quiet environment
About 5 minutes of uninterrupted time
The Hearing Test requires that you listen for a comprehensive range of tones at different and sometimes very low volumes. For this reason, it's important to take the test in a quiet environment for the full duration of the test, free from intermittent noise, people talking, or loud air conditioning or fan systems nearby.
Taking the Hearing Test
Make sure your AirPods Pro 2 are sufficiently charged before taking the test.
Put your AirPods Pro 2 in your ears.
Open Settings on your iPhone.
Tap your AirPods Pro name at the top of Settings.
Under "Hearing Health," tap Take a Hearing Test.
Answer the preliminary questions about your age and recent loud noise exposure.
Follow the fit test to ensure your ear tips create a proper seal.
When the test begins, tap the screen each time you hear a tone.
Complete the test for both ears (the test will automatically switch sides).
Understanding Your Results
The test measures your hearing in dBHL (decibel hearing level) and provides an easy-to-read classification:
Up to 25 dBHL: Little to no hearing loss - can hear normal conversation easily
26-40 dBHL: Mild hearing loss - can hear normal speech at close range
41-60 dBHL: Moderate hearing loss - requires raised voices to understand speech
61-80 dBHL: Severe hearing loss - can only hear very loud speech or shouting
Tap "Show Details" to see a frequency-by-frequency breakdown of your hearing ability. This graph shows how well you hear different pitches, from low (250 Hz) to high (8 kHz). This detailed view can help identify specific types of hearing loss and is the same format audiologists use, making it easy to share with healthcare providers.
You can access your test results anytime in the Health app. Tap Browse ➝ Hearing, then tap Hearing Test Results to view your history. To share your results with healthcare providers, tap Export PDF at the bottom, or tap the Share button to email or save the audiogram.
After the Test
The results of your test can be used to unlock additional AirPods Pro 2 features and options including Media Assist and Hearing Aid mode.
Media Assist
If mild to moderate hearing loss is detected, you can enable Media Assist to optimize audio for your hearing profile:
Go to Settings ➝ your AirPods Pro
Scroll down to Hearing Health
Tap Media Assist.
Toggle Media Assist on.
Choose Use Hearing Test Results to apply your recent test data, or Custom Setup to manually adjust settings.
Media Assist will then automatically adjust music, videos, and calls to enhance frequencies you have trouble hearing.
Hearing Aid Mode
Your AirPods Pro 2 can function as basic hearing aids, amplifying conversations and environmental sounds. You can enable this feature in the Settings app under Accessibility ➝ Hearing Devices.
Bear in mind that the Hearing Aid feature isn't available everywhere. Apple maintains a list of regions and territories in which the feature can be accessed.
Taking the Hearing Test in Unsupported Regions
As we mentioned at the top of this article, Apple's Hearing Test feature isn't available in all regions and territories at the time of writing this, but that doesn't mean you can't take the test.
Instead, you can use the following deep link to directly access the test in the Health app: x-apple-health://HearingAppPlugin.healthplugin/HearingTest – tap the link or paste it into Safari on your iPhone or iPad and you will be taken straight to the test (thanks to Reddit user Special_Lake240). Alternatively, download this Apple Hearing Test shortcut, grab your AirPods Pro 2, then run the shortcut on your device to take the test.
After taking the test using this method, your results will be available in the Health app. Just bear in mind that you won't be able to access Apple's other hearing health features like Media Assist and Hearing Test unless they are officially available in your region.
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This means we can expect new M4...10 New Things Your iPhone Can Do in iOS 18.2Thursday October 31, 2024 9:42 am PDT by Tim HardwickApple is set to release iOS 18.2 in December, bringing the second round of Apple Intelligence features to iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 models. This update brings several major advancements to Apple's AI integration, including completely new image generation tools and a range of Visual Intelligence-based enhancements. There are a handful of new non-AI related feature controls incoming as well.
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42,041,635 | phtevenf | 2024-11-04T14:07:39 | Show HN: A Coloring App for Everyone | Hello!<p>I made a coloring / sticker book app that’s free - for those who often find themselves buying coloring books for their children/nieces/nephews as I do. Works on iPad and your iPhone. Appreciate any feedback, thanks! | https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/tinybrush-coloring-book/id6736567453 | 5 | 4 | [
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42,041,649 | warkanlock | 2024-11-04T14:09:30 | The Rhythm of Time | null | http://rhythmoftime.xyz/ | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | missing_parsing | The Rhythm of Time | null | D. Schmüdde |
Like the electronic music sequencer, the narrative threads of our life run in parallel. Sometimes these threads are in sync and everything falls into place, other times they clash in a dissonant racket.
The notes of our past repeat indefinitely into the future.
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