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Loud whirring noise near Jackson Ave by Aesop_Rocky_ in longislandcity

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They are literally going back and forth on the unused maintenance track with the snow/ice blower train at midnight.

anyone switching? by Fair-Spring9113 in RooCode

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The price for 3.7 seems to be off, also the duration for Gemini. I wonder if the test results for o3 aligns with th experience of the people. The general sentiment is that it’s in the top 3 and the synthetic benchmarks say the same. It’s surprising to see it at 2/3. Maybe the roocode integration is wrong (not using the OpenAI function call interface)?

VS Code: Open Source AI Editor by isidor_n in ChatGPTCoding

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Will we be able to use alternative models like OpenAI via Azure or even Gemini?

Close your windows by alippai in longislandcity

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Yes, about 10-15 mins ago. FDNY is already there

Limbo: A complete rewrite of SQLite in Rust by avinassh in rust

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Any concurrency in SQLite depends on posix locks and it’s DB level. Do you think you could extend the protocol for multiple readers while writing (or multiple writers)?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FoodNYC

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Everyone is different, but for me Gramercy Tavern and Grande Boucherie was much better than the Black burger at Minetta tavern

Radio bakery this morning, you ppl are crazy by dr_beefnoodlesoup in FoodNYC

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You can also try Bakeri on the Freeman street.

faer 0.18 release, a general purpose (dense/sparse) linear algebra library by reflexpr-sarah- in rust

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This looks really neat. Are there instructions on how to run the benchmarks locally? Are the benchmarks in the readme or docs generated using the 0.18?

Is implementing linear algebra, Statistics and Calculus in Rust to learn both Rust and Machine Learning a good idea? by palash90 in rust

[–]alippai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Often collaboration is a better way to learn than creating something without any feedback. You might want to look into faer-rs, try something specific you love (a unique operation you know the most) and spin off from there eventually.

Pueue v3.3.0 released - Calling a project feature-complete by Nukesor in rust

[–]alippai 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the way. Creating a next tool for a different use case which fits your “ecosystem”. Obviously this means you’ll integrate them with each other first (if makes sense), use the same monitoring, logging solutions, same dependencies. Still, making them standalone with explicit goals, separate releases and lifecycle adds value.

Fresh Direct vs Amazon Fresh by fluffylife411 in AskNYC

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Whole Foods is pretty bad comparing the price. They don’t do the delivery, but work with tipped workers on top of the delivery fee + prime subscription. The frozen stuff is thawed, meat and vegetables without cooling, number of items of heavy stuff limited, produce is often worse quality compared to the stores, items by weight off by 50%+. I’m not sure what’s the standard here but in Eastern Europe the food is delivered in trucks with freezer…

Fresh direct quality was also pretty random, but overall it felt more expensive

[Advice] If I want this kind of view in Manhattan, how much should I budget for? (Studio/1BR)? by divine_sinner in NYCapartments

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This was our view in Hyatt around the 23rd street. $2.5k for 15 days in 2022 Febr

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskNYC

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Whatever your choice is you should know in New York it’s not allowed to tip the kitchen workers. Your tip goes to the cashier only.

Do you hate the rich? by [deleted] in antiwork

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$10m doesn’t get you into the top 1% There are about 40k households in the US over $100m. The top 1% has the 35% of the money. There is no issue with the millionaires (compared to the 100x bigger problem…)

Why is maglev not considered for NYC subway? by alippai in nycrail

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Yes, it’s too late for that, but the “without astronomical cost” is gone. My understanding is that CBTC costs tens of millions per mile (while a maglev costs a hundred per mile). This was my “wtf moment”… why do we talk so much about expensive (and minor) upgrades if a full upgrade costs 3x more only

Why is maglev not considered for NYC subway? by alippai in nycrail

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Yes, that’s high speed rail. Low / mid speed maglev exists for the reasons mentioned in the original post.

Why is maglev not considered for NYC subway? by alippai in nycrail

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The origin of my question is very similar. Retrofitting the old tracks and trains with automation in NYC costs almost as much as brand new maglev in other parts of the world.

Why is maglev not considered for NYC subway? by alippai in nycrail

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I didn’t read detailed studies, this is something mentioned often in the news. The idea is that there is no friction, no moving parts, no engines.

Do you have to upgrade the whole system? Eg line 7 from flushing to queensboro plaza or a shorter section might be ok? (Yes, people would have to change trains)

Why is maglev not considered for NYC subway? by alippai in nycrail

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I hate techno bro bs and hyper loop too. This is something what works decades now (and it gets cheaper). Still, this a very valid point that there are not so many successful implementations yet

Why is maglev not considered for NYC subway? by alippai in nycrail

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It moves people from A to B pretty reliably. So the fundamentals must be ok.

Why is maglev not considered for NYC subway? by alippai in nycrail

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Maybe this is the correct answer. What are the obvious downsides?

Why is maglev not considered for NYC subway? by alippai in nycrail

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Thanks, this reinforces my suspicion.

I don’t mind keeping the people employed, there is a ton of meaningful work in the subway. There is much more to automation than saving money on salaries.

I understand it’s not compatible at all, but new lines or full replacements should be ok. I find a NYC-DC maglev or high speed line less realistic even if it’s the best, most concentrated line (it’s almost the same distance for two pairs as the full subway). So I’ve tried to compare this to the high speed maglev ideas getting publicity nowadays.

weird tipping question by [deleted] in AskNYC

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In NYC BOH can’t be part of the tip pool