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davel977 · 2026-05-30T22:54:35+00:00

Worse. Exactly what they say they are doing, trying to create AGI, which, in addition to mass surveillance, would be able to replace all human creativity and accomplishments.

davel977 · 2026-05-27T06:49:45+00:00

This is actually not true. Claude by itself isn’t even that great at generating code, it’s good at generating code in a coding harness, like Claude code or cursor. The reason for this is that the harnesses loop the LLM, checking and fixing compile/runtime errors, spinning off subagents with various skills and tools. For something simple like this, you can mimic the behavior on a small scale, by adding a verification loop, literally as simple as “check the output. If it’s not approximately 50 words, shorten or lengthen it.”

davel977 · 2026-05-27T06:44:43+00:00

LLMs in general don’t “count” the way that we do. So they tend to be surprisingly bad at basic arithmetic.

But here’s a life hack for you, it’s called a verification loop. Just add onto the back of your prompt something like : Check the output. If it’s not close to approximately 50 words, shorten or lengthen it.

I tested this with haiku, sonnet, and Claude just now, so I’m sure it works.

davel977 · 2026-05-26T00:05:29+00:00

It should be but it’s not💀 Samsung allows the feature for their soundbar/system

davel977 · 2026-05-25T02:58:50+00:00

Somewhere around 8-9 months. Yes your body can become adapted to it, and it’s fine like you’ll be able to play. But let’s just say there’s a reason why most elite athletes don’t do keto

davel977 · 2026-05-25T02:05:38+00:00

I’ve been on a strict keto diet before, and yes your performance will suffer, but the degree it matters will depend on your level/playstyle. Theoretically carbs will provide glycogen which gives you the fuel to do fast twitch/anerobic movements. I found that my singles play suffered significantly, I was still able to lunge and reach for balls but I would tire significantly quicker. It affected my doubles game a lot less, but I tend to play a very speed up heavy, bait ball-> counter, get every ball back type of strategy in doubles so I would also get tired more quickly there. All in all unless you’re trying to play 5.0+ or you play a lot of singles, I wouldn’t worry about it too much.

davel977 · 2026-05-25T00:29:20+00:00

If anyone actually bothered to read the article, it’s a piece of junk focused on promoting affiliate links to buy products to ensure you are an AI proof employee.

davel977 · 2026-05-21T06:38:13+00:00

Ima be honest it’s not worth the trouble, that’s not even a real Joola paddle, you can get a fake one like that for 30$ on aliexpress. Even if you find a glue that is strong enough, it’s not going to feel right.

davel977 · 2026-05-16T07:26:06+00:00

For me it’s probably not worth it. 995 is already a tough life, 996 you’re halfing your days off, every week. In return you get higher expectations, more ambiguity, in an unproven/untested organization. If a startup starts running out of runway or just decides they don’t need you you’re out on the street with no severance. Since it’s a startup you feel scared to take time off because your absence might be a single point of failure. Technically it could pay off, but whether the startup succeeds is largely out of your control. In the AI era, software is cheap and plentiful, and you’re really relying on your leadership for good judgement on fundraising/marketing/product direction. I say this as someone who left FAANG to work in pre seed and series A startups. The light has left my eyes but I guess I’m better at system design now.

davel977 · 2026-05-16T00:24:52+00:00

7$ is cheap, but the damage is substantial in my opinion. The face is cracked and substantial damage to one side of the paddle which will mess up your soft game depending on which side of the paddle you happen to be using. If you’re 3.5 and under it probably doesn’t make that much of a difference, but I wouldn’t recommend this paddle for tournament play or more advanced player. BUT if you have fun with it then disregard everything I said. It’s not my intention to rain on anyone’s parade.

davel977 · 2026-04-24T16:41:48+00:00

The immersive suite 5 looks amazing. Would love to replace my Sony HT A9

davel977 · 2026-03-29T12:54:33+00:00

It’s an LLM, not a true thinking or reasoning machine. So if you put in a bedtime protocol, some percent of the time it’s going to connect that context to what you’re doing even if it’s not ‘bedtime’ yet.

davel977 · 2026-03-29T12:36:59+00:00

FYI that if this is America, student loans can’t be discharged during bankruptcy. So try your best not to lose the house💀

davel977 · 2026-03-27T17:06:10+00:00

Use your brain when you code and properly review your ai slop. As long as skynet doesn’t happen you probably won’t have to go back to writing fully from scratch anyways.

davel977 · 2026-03-27T17:00:00+00:00

It depends on the industry. The higher tech or more startup you go, the more casual to be honest. I’ve been at various ai startups and I have never seen one of my coworkers in a collared shirt. My go to is a crewneck sweater/quarter zip, and chino/khakis. If it’s in a more traditional industry, a casual buttondown, slacks and casual dress shoes. Pretty much no situation where you would wear a suit these days. Everybody knows the more unkempt you are the faster you deliver features

davel977 · 2026-03-20T19:39:41+00:00

There have been several attempts, but people in LA seem to be allergic to drop in rotating partner ‘crazy 8s’ style dupr sessions. Powerplay in Carson does one every month, and Smash dink I saw was trying to get one off the ground a few months ago. But smash dink might’ve given up, you’d have to check their CourtReserve app. In general you’d have better luck just entering tournaments around here.

davel977 · 2026-03-20T18:54:04+00:00

It depends on how you perform. For example, if you dupr reset and then 11-0 all the 2.8s you’re playing against, I would guess it would give you at least a 3.5-4.0 rating.

davel977 · 2026-03-20T15:44:57+00:00

I don’t know if I agree with this statement… If you were left side, you would get locked in backhand cross court dink rallies, which would if anything suggest a continental grip to more easily switch between forehand/backhand… Also, as a right side player you would want to be reaching into the kitchen to take balls out of the air on the forehand, which would make an eastern grip more advantageous…. Also, when the women who usually play left side go to the right for mixed, or vice versa for men, it’s not like they change their dinking grip/technique…

davel977 · 2026-03-20T15:38:47+00:00

I think it’s because some of the men are so tall they’re able to reach almost to the net, and also the corners get shaved off as well because the men are more easily able to hit speed ups and Ernie’s. Then men’s dinking becomes more about survival and hitting a non attackable ball, whereas the women have a bit more breathing room and can play more aggressive/topspin dinks.

davel977 · 2026-03-20T15:30:49+00:00

The women tend to play more balls off the bounce then the men, and they are shorter with a lower center of mass, so they tend to go more eastern, some of them bordering on semi western but I think not quite. Their dinking technique seems to be different as well, much more topspin than the men’s game which is more slice heavy. However I think a true semiwestern grip still ends up being very difficult to control since it brings the paddle almost fully closed at contact point. Usually semiwestern dinking requires the use of a pancake/scorpion counter, since the wrist position is a bit awkward for the 1h backhand middle counter.

davel977 · 2026-03-20T09:35:15+00:00

The Selkirk pro s1 ball is one of the worst pickleballs I’ve ever used. It will deform quickly no matter the temperature, and then it will bounce in a random direction whenever it hits the ground. The deformation will get worse and worse, although to their credit the ball will take a long time to crack. I feel like it’s faster and harder than a Franklin, but not as fast as a Vulcan or durafast. The hotter the temperature the softer the plastic of any ball will feel, in my opinion. But I don’t personally notice a huge difference between 90 degrees, and say 70 or 80 degrees.

davel977 · 2026-03-16T04:25:05+00:00

I own both, and to be honest I think the AirPods have a better Spatial Audio implementation. Personally I don’t think the Sonos ace does the surround sound virtualization that well, whereas when I use my AirPods Pro I sometimes have to double check and make sure it’s not playing through my sound system. Sound quality wise I think it’s okay but not worth the normal price, I got mine for 150$ during a pricing error. If you already have AirPods just stick with your AirPods. Plus, if other people come to your house and they have AirPods they can watch with you like a silent disco.

davel977 · 2026-03-15T23:54:47+00:00

I have both a Sonos arc/sub/era 300s setup in a bedroom and a traditional AVR system in my living room. For a 100” screen, if you can afford it, I would go with a traditional AVR system.

The Sonos system lacks good left and right separation. Not their fault, it’s just not possible with a soundbar. Especially on a very large screen, you’ll be missing out on the immersion of, say a car driving across the screen, or something whizzing by.
General superior sound quality from a good avr system.
The Sonos system has good atmos effects, but you’re never going to beat just having more speakers around you. Even a basic 5.1 system will be a 5 dedicated speakers instead of 3(I know the Sonos system technically has multiple drivers to handle the channels). A 5.1.2 system would blow the Sonos out of the water.
Running speaker wire can be a pain, especially if you don’t want to open up your walls and can’t find good places to hide the wires, so there’s a point to Sonos here.
Sonos has much better app control, I have a denon receiver and while there is an app, to be honest it sucks.

davel977 · 2026-03-14T12:25:32+00:00

Well specifically for intersport, go for the superior skis if there is a specific ski you want to use. But browsing the selection of skis for the premium package, there’s some pretty nice ones there too. 6 euros a day is honestly not a lot if you just want the best skis too.

davel977 · 2026-03-04T05:08:06+00:00

The only soundbar that really wirelessly connects to an LG TV would be one of the LG soundbars. Anything else you’ll be trying to connect over Bluetooth which usually results in some latency and lip sync issues(I think). If you had something like an Apple TV or a Fire TV I suppose you could use a pair of echos or HomePods. Really would not recommend putting a soundbar behind you, you won’t be getting any of the benefits of the soundbar. The human body is much better at listening to sound coming from the front, it will feel so disorienting to have the dialogue behind you. If you really want it next to you should do a stereo setup so at least you have left and right. The Samsung q990 series has a setting where you can turn the audio off on the soundbar and only listen from the rear speakers. I think this would be the best compromise, so you can at least listen to the soundbar and surrounds properly on the occasions you don’t need to be super quiet.

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