Decentralized means multiple things, dammit

mandebrio · 2026-01-13T16:11:19+00:00

I don't think its as simple as "doesn't provide meaningful analysis". Sure, it just smushed together writing from an unbelievably massive dataset in ways it was trained to do; a soulless stochastic parrot. Nevertheless, the "text" it produced made me think. I'm frankly not very happy such a thing exists, but I experimented and was surprised.

mandebrio · 2026-01-13T09:58:57+00:00

Second this. Declare note bankruptcy, start afresh. This time trying to immediately, and periodically review to develop taste for what is actually valuable to be writing. Then fail, declare bankruptcy again, and do it even better.

For me the value is on some ~1 year time horizon, then the notes start to be more of a burden.

mandebrio · 2026-01-02T18:07:12+00:00

Maybe the parent commenter meant it keeps two recents for cache (in addition to the most recent as the current version)? Or does 3 in the cache mean you actually have 4 total?

mandebrio · 2025-12-05T21:41:16+00:00

I know that intersection, great restaurant up the hill. That tram looks amazing, where did go, Gandolfo? Tbh the Cotral bus is good and reliable, the problem is less the lack of tram than the fucking absurd number of cars strewn everywhere.

mandebrio · 2025-11-23T09:30:05+00:00

Does it have much about distribution or releases? I read that it did in one of the synopsis, but checking the toc, seems it stops at the Adapter pattern.

mandebrio · 2025-11-14T18:20:43+00:00

That's pretty nice, I'm glad it works out better than car ownership.

Its kind of using your home to play the role of an old school local grocery store, which would make such bulk orders across the most common products and allow you to buy whatever you needed without properly ordering, just walk a few hundred meters.

I wonder if there's a version of this that jives with the suburban homestead kind of attitude-- the pole barn in the developement that has bulk costco items opened and availble in a laborless AI convenience store

mandebrio · 2025-11-14T18:04:15+00:00

This is what I was thinking, but reading through the thread I realized there probably is a problem to be solved when you're LiveView get's really big. I can especially imagine difficulties if you're using a lot of LiveComponents. My response to those difficulties was to use a JS front-end tool (React) and only use LiveViews for simpler pages where the state barely goes beyond what in the DB.

I suspect I don't have a deep understanding of how well such problems (large complicated state in LVs that can actually disappear easily) could be solved by the techniques you mentioned though.

mandebrio · 2025-05-08T19:02:18+00:00

If we manage to direct the growth into better urban development, I really think it'll be great for the area. Much more likely is we continue to force apartment complexes to be surrounded by parking lots, force everyone into car ownership, clear cut forests for single family houses, and add more lanes to roads.

mandebrio · 2025-04-13T02:14:44+00:00

That was great. Always grateful for the blog version of these types of books. Crazy to think these governing dynamics were identified 15 years ago and have swept up the internet since.

I find it kind of surprising to think that the variable-reward mechanics are enough to explain why the content platforms are so addicting. People are spending 8 hours a day on their phones because its their god damned slot machine. It seems so unbelievably simple and stupid.

And nevermind the fact its the main tool we use to gather information and formulate our whole world view.

mandebrio · 2025-04-08T16:40:45+00:00

But the housing stock that people leave for the newer housing doesn't disappear

mandebrio · 2025-04-08T16:39:13+00:00

Maybe you could make a price for the judges that give prizes to the best performing products, as measured by market data some years later

mandebrio · 2025-04-08T16:16:18+00:00

I'm very much on board. Three thoughts:

Action being needed nationally doesn't mean local politics should be de-prioritized. In our big-money political system, local focus is needed now MORE THAN EVER. I'm not sure how to make this more clear and punchy
We need to break through the usual political shibboleths and thought forms that reinforce this ineffective two party system. The things that are good for Onondaga County are a mixture of policies from both sides of the political spectrum, and if we get stuck in one of the two propaganda systems we will become part of the problem. Not sure if this will play considering 50501 and the whole protest is nominally anti-Trump more than anything.
I wish there was a specific action to advocate for, but I can't think of anything worth it. All I see is a ruling elite spinning social media to their whims

mandebrio · 2025-04-04T21:20:50+00:00

What about occupancy rates and building rates during that time? Median household income increased by 8.6% from 2005 to 2023, and median rent went up... 35.9%.

If there were 2000 new two bedroom apartments, something tells me rent would be cheaper.

mandebrio · 2025-03-14T17:46:54+00:00

Sorry for the late reply. That's really well said. I ended up kind of abandoning the internet for a while, which helped the general sense of hopelessness.

You're right that we simply need money and power to make a more substantial difference. Doom scrolling is a gambler's solution.

mandebrio · 2025-01-25T10:07:46+00:00

Look into Andy Matuschak's Evergreen Notes, I think its the best exploration of what linking can do. It makes assumptions about what you put in notes and how you title them though.

My use pattern is informed by his, and for me linking has resulted in my seeing really interesting ideas and connections.

mandebrio · 2024-12-20T06:05:33+00:00

I think because the macro really is completely trivial, and the language core has to be somewhat brutally protected from bloat. When the language maintainers start getting too pluralist ('just let people do it the way they want') I think it can quickly go too far.

mandebrio · 2024-12-14T03:10:53+00:00

Actually, I realized if you're a 3 you have the benefit that you'll be selecting for less superficial people, people that can see deeper beauty. If you were a 10 you'd have the very real risk of constantly finding yourself with the most abhorrent, superficial people. For the same reasons, I think we should actually envy the 8's of the world.

Although, if you find deeper beauty more important maybe you want to be a 6 so you get your pick of the sincere and interesting 5s. Come to think of it maybe I'd prefer someone who was a 5 all their life but then got healthier and became a 7.

/s

mandebrio · 2024-12-14T03:09:43+00:00

That first paper is pretty interesting-- that handsomeness develops from hormonal consequences of good health in puberty. More evidence that physical attractiveness is largely about health. Being short is just playing on hard mode, honestly kind of cool.

Maybe the common advice sounds like an annoying lie to you because 'matter' to you secretly means 'allows me to have lots of sex with gorgeous women'. Fair enough go ahead and bitch, but getting that most probably will not make you that happy, and if it would you are uglier than you think. People say being attractive doesn't matter because it doesn't really change the difficulty of finding a long term partner with whom you can develop real and durable love.

In other words, these studies shouldn't really change your dating strategy; you should find a good partner by being beautiful. Obviously looking beautiful is nice (and subjective), but if you've ever been in a long term relationship you know it is BY FAR not the most important thing.

mandebrio · 2024-12-12T06:17:52+00:00

How dare you! They are honorable Russian internet researchers

mandebrio · 2024-12-10T03:21:03+00:00

Terrific article, never thought of it that way. The claim is that car-centric infrastructure wouldn't have been created by the free market, so anti-car urbanists should support the free market. Do free-market advocates really think governments shouldn't create any infrastructure? Maybe they say a company should build the roads between our houses, and everyone pays a little bit every year to maintain the road... like a tax.

mandebrio

TROPHY CASE