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In the video game Cyberpunk 2077, the "Net" is overrun by rouge AI and eventually humanity has to quarantine itself from them, ironically, using another AI.

I wonder if a similar fate awaits us?


I didn't see anyone mention this, but I think having a single binary is much nicer than having a JS (or Python) program sprawled all over your system.


Having single binary output is completely different problem and is solved for both Python and typescript (bun supports the later).


That's true, but it's not quite the same thing. The single binary you're referring to is the interpreter and source code packaged together (at least for TS/JS).

If you install too many of these "single binaries" then at some point you would be better off just having a single interpreter and using npm/pip.

By contrast the Rust binary only contains the machine code for this program and can be directly executed.


Node and Deno can also bundle apps into a single executable.


Hilariously the commit says "delete marketingmd ai slop".


I found Opus 4.6 to be good at Zig.

I got it to write me an rsync like CLI for copying files to/from an Android device using MTP, all in a single ~45 min sitting. It works incredibly well. OpenMTP was the only other free option on macOS. After being frustrated by it, I decided to try out Opus 4.6 and was pleasantly surprised.

I later discovered that I could plug in a USB-C hard drive directly into the phone, but the program was nonetheless very useful.


~$500 for hosting that site feels insane to me [0]. I feel like a single $10 VPS could handle that load.

[0] https://github.com/ethanniser/NextFaster?tab=readme-ov-file#...


The extra 490 saved isnt worth the optimization. headache


Funnily I had the opposite issue. I quit Nord and somehow I was still connected to the VPN. Luckily I caught it before I opened up anything personal.

I occasionally run this just to make sure, especially when using an unfamiliar service:

  curl ipinfo.io


I work for IPinfo and am trying to find out if any open-source projects would implement this feature, particularly in a status bar configuration.

The implementation will be super simple. Set up your local IP address or IP address range (if you are on a dynamic IP address connection). Consistently call 'ipinfo.io/ip' every 5 seconds to check if the IP address is changing from your home IP address. You will get an alert if the IP address changes. So, when you turn on your VPN, this notification should alert you that your IP address has changed.

I would recommend using the 'ipinfo.io/ip' with a public IP address-based implementation as you can get a virtually infinite amount of queries. With just an 'ipinfo.io' query which gets you the location information as well, you get 1,000 queries without a token. This could work if you reduce the API call rate to a higher interval (not at a second level but only at a minute-level interval). But you do get the location information, which validates the VPN's location information.


> code the worst-possible solution

This is also a great way to stop procrastinating and start projects.

Relevant quote:

"He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin!" - Horace


> In the most lucrative enterprise market, the "good enough" bar is even lower than in the much less lucrative consumer market because the people who will actually have to use your tech aren't the ones buying it.

This reminds me of the time Citi lost $900 million due to terrible software [0].

[0] https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-02-17/citi-c...


Exactly, and I quite like the ui of reddit's mobile website.

I've switched over to https://teddit.net both on desktop and mobile.


I built this to help me read faster. There are many similar websites but they require too much clicking. By contrast mine only requires you to paste the text.

I use this to read (mostly long form) articles that I sort of find interesting, but not interesting enough to invest time slowly reading it. I do not use it to read books.

I can currently read around 500 WPM using this, which is a huge improvement for me because I remember a time when 250 WPM was too fast for me.

For more information regarding speed reading please look here :

https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/01/19/speed-reading-re...


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