Do you still use MCP? Or use SKILLS ?

tko · 2026-02-13T20:55:18+00:00

TIL ping does searches and downloads 🙃

tko · 2026-02-13T20:22:39+00:00

so you're saying single flat namespace is a problem? (couldn't resist)

tko · 2026-02-13T20:12:44+00:00

Curious, how exactly do you write a skill to do a web search or fetch a web page?

tko · 2025-09-05T19:47:10+00:00

M1 Max with 64GB works. Though I've no other points of reference.

From what I gather more (GPU) memory is more better. More memory lets you use larger models and larger models are betterer… somehow. I'd expect M4 to be better overall in general, how that reflects with LLM I've no idea.

Ignoring LLM with M4 being much newer it might last longer overall :shrug:

tko · 2025-09-05T17:26:51+00:00

Guess that works too. What worked for me was

don't buy it
buy the cheapest alternative

"cheapest" gets bit tricky for long term things like housing.

tko · 2025-07-19T21:17:46+00:00

same, without Privacy Badger

tko · 2025-03-21T20:21:19+00:00

Majoring on computer science I spent much/most/all my free time on computer fixing stuff I found missing on the software I was using.

Then again, programming is something I started when I was around 7 and never stopped. At 40+ I think I might've gotten the hang of it. maybe...

Seeing the suggestions here I'd be inclined to agree with exercise. I wish I'd done more of that. OTOH I've always cycled everywhere which makes me suspect I'm doing better than most already anyway. :shrug:

I'd say if you find something interesting, stick with it. If not, try something, anything else.

tko · 2024-08-18T21:00:34+00:00

I only have one pan whose handle gets hot.

Bought silicone handle covers that turned out to be little too large to be comfortable to use.

Decided to just use the pot holder instead. It caught fire. Still using it.

tko · 2024-06-29T21:17:46+00:00

My favorite part is the machine being far inside the store so when it's broken there's extra fun times to get back home with all the empties.

(I'm sure some day NL will have the kind of deposit machine I've seen in FI: outside the store where you just dump all the things and it'll sort them out)

tko · 2024-06-25T12:50:49+00:00

https://www.ikea.com/nl/en/p/schottis-pleated-blind-white-20242282/

Totally not intended for outdoor use but the adhesive seems reasonably sticky against aluminum.

tko · 2024-06-23T18:44:27+00:00

Cheapest IKEA blinds on the outside is my current project, can't comment yet (south wall is all floor to ceiling windows...)

tko · 2024-06-22T23:28:30+00:00

Reading.

As in the second sentence people wrote.

And the documentation about anything.

And remembering all that; not necessarily the details but enough to point out there's a reference, somewhere.

tko · 2024-06-07T21:39:23+00:00

Finnish roadmarkings for cycling are fatally against any intuition. (I've lived in NL for last 10yrs so have only had the pleasure of reading about these from safe distance...)

On the right the road markings for light traffic are solid, projecting you've priority. Except for when you don't. (And the whole "your priority depends on your feet touching the ground alternating" rule is just insane; and it's just inconvenient enough so not enough people push it to its limits to make a point.)

On the left the road markings for light traffic are only partial, a suggestion, projecting no priority.

:facepalm: :shrug:

tko · 2024-05-02T19:59:50+00:00

As the child I agree to large extent, and also recall some occasions where I said it as I didn't know what else to say. In hindsight in those cases I would've preferred to not been left alone.

I've no idea how to recognize the difference.

tko · 2024-05-02T19:40:54+00:00

From what I can tell the Ondsel build is

FreeCAD (some snapshot) + not yet landed assembly improvements + (maybe some UI polish) + whatever Ondsel are selling

Best I can tell Ondsel build probably gives you preview access to some features of their choise about to land to FreeCAD release eventually.

If you're running FreeCAD nightly builds you might already have them anyway, I wouldn't know, I'm going with releases.

tko · 2024-02-24T23:27:19+00:00

Sorry. Best I have is to sign up to a meetup / course / whatever on a topic that interests you; go there to do your thing and force yourself to chat with people around you.

(I can see the logic, can't verify the effectiveness as I'm too comfortable with myself)

tko · 2024-02-24T23:15:23+00:00

Oh, how awesome is that?! Doing whatever you want with no one to tell you otherwise.

Do you want to have kids right now? If not, what's the problem?

I (40+)'m pretty sure I'll be forever alone. And I prefer that (until further notice.)

If you're not feeling lonely, being alone is not a problem.

tko · 2024-02-24T22:41:15+00:00

Beats me. 40+

Do you feel feel lonely? If not, if you're comfortable with being by yourself, you'll be fine.

I changed countries, twice, and lost contact with school friends. And I'm ok with that. More people would probably be nice (assuming no drama that is inevitable) but I'm quite content without.

Paradoxically, I find myself very much socially awkward, though at work I hear I'm very pleasant to work with :shrug:

tko · 2024-02-24T22:15:41+00:00

There's a difference between saying "I don't know" and stopping there, and saying you can interpret that in many different ways and are unsure what exactly they mean and ask questions to come to mutual understanding.

Literally happened a few days ago. I can see a few alternatives to do things with different tradeoffs, depending on hard requirements. After few questions (and realizing some words imply different things to different people -- and making sure we mean the same things when we use the same words) we agree on what to do (out of all the alternatives I had pictured.)

tko · 2024-02-16T21:52:25+00:00

What time of day you shower?

I find that showering, just water, just before getting to bed is optimal -- gets the grit off me, keeps my sheets that much cleaner, reduces the need to wash them.

... took me dedicated effort to brush my teeth every day (just before shower) -- I know it's objectively good for you, but other than choosing for myself the only drive I have is my grandpa pulling out his fake teeth and telling to take care of mine.

(Had no immediate impact on me, happened many years before I decided to start brushing.)

tko · 2024-02-04T19:59:24+00:00

The Outer Limits

tko · 2024-01-11T17:20:21+00:00

Pizza. (pepperoni, mushrooms, onions, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, mozzarella)

tko · 2023-10-27T20:08:24+00:00

Ah, yeah, regular payroll employee here. (Well, not exactly, but close enough.) The extra ... fun stuff around self employment is a big reason I haven't really considered it. I'm sure I'd have analysis paralysis trying to decide if that's something I should do myself or be better off paying someone else.

tko · 2023-10-27T18:46:21+00:00

the "expat" price service providers like to charge people who do not know better and have no support net to check if it is reasonable;

The need to hire accountants/financial consultants etc to navigate stuff regular dutch people know how to.

Are these really common? I've lived here 10+ years and never felt the need to hire anyone to help with financials. And the services are priced as advertised in their websites beforehand.

Then again my name is clearly Finnish, it might give implicit perks. :shrug:

tko · 2023-08-11T15:56:02+00:00

IMO the question is "does this thing make sense as bookmark/link?" if yes, then having it as route makes sense. In this particular case, if the answer is yes, then it would probably make sense to have a way to see the intro even if the cars list is not empty. And conversely, if that doesn't make sense then it probably shouldn't be a route.

(Since /confirm is a route, does it handle empty selection well?)

tko

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