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### The commenter is impressed with the size of the hardware, comparing it to swim goggles. However, they express disappointment with Facebook's use of the technology, stating that it is mainly focused on displaying ads and influencer content. They also mention that the hardware has GPS but it is turned off, preventing the use of popular games like Pokemon Go. The commenter also notes that the hardware struggles with displaying dark colors and that the workaround is to dim the world and use light overlays. They question whether this will

### The commenter has been skeptical of the Metaverse project and has referred to it as a "smoking crater" where a lot of money was wasted. However, they are now intrigued by recent developments, specifically the functioning display and workable puck with good battery life. They admit that they may have been wrong about the project and acknowledge that the Meta team must have some brilliant minds working on it. They express excitement at the possibility of being proven wrong and hope that the project is successful.

### The commenter is sharing their thoughts on an article from The Verge about a demo of Meta Orion AR glasses and an interview with Mark Zuckerberg. They mention that the article is informative and hands-on, and provide a link to it. They also highlight some key features of the glasses, such as a wireless compute puck, a 70 degree field of view, and high enough resolution to read text. They also mention that the glasses will come with a wrist band that can detect hand gestures and will be

### The commenter expresses their personal approach to blogging and content creation, stating that they do it primarily for their own enjoyment and creative outlet. They also mention that the younger generation has a different perspective, seeing content creation as a means to make a living rather than a personal pursuit. The commenter disagrees with this mindset and believes it is making content worse. They also mention their frustration with the pressure to engage in manipulative tactics to gain views and monetize content.

### The commenter has been maintaining a blog for 20 years and believes that the author of the article missed a point about the benefits of sharing knowledge through writing. They have personally benefited from others' writings and feel it is important to give back to the community by sharing their own learnings and tips. They encourage others, especially younger developers, to write and share their knowledge because there is always an audience for every voice. They believe that writing is a way to give back to the community and that everyone

### The commenter believes that the key to maintaining a blog over a long period of time is to do it for oneself, rather than for others. They have struggled with consistency in their own blog because they were focused on writing for an audience rather than writing for themselves. They suggest that this mindset shift can be helpful for anyone struggling with maintaining a blog.

### The commenter is impressed with the capabilities of a new 1B model, which is only a 1.3GB download. They tested the model by running a codebase through it and asking it to summarize the code, and were surprised by the decent results. They provide a link to their notes and mention trying out larger image models on a website called lmarena.ai.

### The commenter is discussing the use of 1-hot encoding in predicting the answer to a question about a llama jumping over something. They believe that this unforgiving dynamic is why model distillation works well, as it allows for more efficient learning of semantically rich answers. They are impressed by the advancements in models in the past year or two and give kudos to Meta for their releases.

### The commenter is asking if the image generation and understanding abilities of meta.ai have been open sourced or if they are similar to GPT-4o's ability to interpret images.

### The commenter wrote about their experience creating the iterator-driven for in 2011, which was a forgotten concept at the time. They also mentioned owning a copy of the High C/C++ Language Reference and provided links to their proposals for incorporating the concept into the C++ standard.

### The commenter is discussing the features of D, a programming language that is also used in Das BetterC. These features include the use of underscores in literals, case ranges, named arguments, nested functions, static nested functions, and a feature similar to generators. The commenter provides examples of each feature and mentions an error that can occur when using static nested functions. They also provide a link to the D language specification for more information.

### The commenter discusses the addition of new features to the C compiler, such as operator overloading and default function arguments, and how some of these features have been incorporated into the C standard. They also mention that the Plan 9 C compiler introduced language extensions, some of which have been adopted by GCC through the use of a specific flag. They provide links to resources for further reading on these features.

### The commenter expresses enthusiasm for the idea of Haystack and hopes for its success, acknowledging that there may be challenges in its execution. They also mention the potential for even greater impact in a VR setting.

### The commenter expresses excitement about a codebase visualization tool and suggests automating the process with a bot. They plan to add it to their watch list and suggest targeting enterprise organizations and local municipalities for potential partnerships. They also predict potential interest from Salesforce in the future.

### The commenter is asking if the project was inspired by Light Table and suggests a feature request to expand the visualization beyond 2D. They propose using concentric spheres to better visualize complex systems.

### The display is the most crucial aspect of a VR device, and the Quest 3S is essentially just a slightly upgraded version of the Quest 2. The best option currently is to purchase a used or refurbished Quest 3 for $450.

### The commenter shared a link to a page that compares different specifications.

### The commenter returned their Quest 3 because it caused them physical discomfort and the passthrough feature did not meet their expectations. They also noticed that others were able to watch their phone screen with their unit, which was not possible with their own.

### The commenter finds it strange that they came across a news item from their local newspaper in Europe, but did not see it on the front page of Hacker News. They then provide a link to the news item on Hacker News and mention that it should be discussed, noting that the headline is more descriptive.

### The commenter shared a link to an old Reddit thread about long cons and added the phrase "a historic reminder."

### The commenter believes that the hierarchy of organizations in the tech world, with Plucky Nonprofit being OAI-1 and God Emperor of Arrakis being OAI-5, is concerning because it suggests that the powerful organizations are not accountable to anyone and can do whatever they want, which is frightening. They also expected GPT-5 to be released as a justification for OAI-5, but it seems that the organizations in power no longer feel the need to justify their actions.

### The commenter is interested in a specific topic related to hacking and shares a link to a video about it. They appreciate that the video shows the process of building something rather than just explaining how it works. They also acknowledge the skill and intelligence required to make it work.

### The commenter discusses a common method of detecting bugs in the past using a radio receiver and speaker, but notes that certain modulation schemes would prevent this from working. They also mention the use of hybrid analog/digital techniques involving sample-and-hold, sweeps, and comparators. They express surprise that a digital solution is not used now, but acknowledges that in the past, using a small IC was considered lucky.

### The commenter is curious about the visual representation of the data and wonders if there is enough information in the article to create a gnuradio flowgraph. They suggest that it could be a fun project to recreate retro spy technology.

### The commenter expresses their excitement for a certain feature, stating that they have always desired it. They mention how using Javascript with Chrome Dev Tools has spoiled them, making it difficult to go without it.

### The commenter shares their experience of implementing resumable downloads for pip, a tool used for downloading packages. They explain that this feature is useful for large packages, especially those related to machine learning, as it prevents the need to start the download from scratch in case of a network disconnect or user interruption. They also express their appreciation for a tool that would have made this process easier. They provide a link to a video demonstrating the feature.

### The commenter is expressing interest in a tool and providing a link to a similar tool called VCR. They explain that VCR can be used to record and replay HTTP requests, making it useful for testing or exploring complex APIs without constantly making requests. They also mention that VCR was originally built in Ruby but has been ported to other languages. Overall, they find the tool to be a useful and efficient approach for working with complicated APIs.

### The commenter praises the idea of targeting people who own timeshares, as they are known to be vulnerable to scams. They also provide a source explaining why timeshares are a bad investment.

### The commenter believes that the website in question is a typical cryptocurrency scam, citing a link to a web archive as evidence.

### The commenter recommends listening to an episode of The Daily podcast that discusses how people, including a former police officer, can fall victim to scams. They also mention that there is often victim blaming in these situations, but it's important to remember that victims are often older or new to the country and these scams are designed to make them feel trapped. They provide links to the NYT article and a YouTube video for more information.

### The commenter is impressed with the bold approach to infrastructure management, which has become difficult even for small organizations due to the impact of cloud technology. They are curious about the possibility of importing their Terraform state file and are interested to see how this new approach will work out. They acknowledge that the infrastructure community is often hesitant to adopt new methods, especially ones that require a significant change. However, they are glad that someone is taking on this challenge with a fresh perspective.

### The commenter is wondering if they can easily migrate off of the SI platform and if there are any tools or methods provided by SI to do so. They are concerned about having to rebuild their infrastructure from scratch if they do decide to leave the platform.

### The commenter is asking for advice on how to manage and track changes to System Initiative resources using git. They prefer not to use GUIs for infrastructure tasks because they are difficult to review, automate, and revert to previous versions.

### The commenter finds the post interesting and notes that transitioning to a memory safe language for new development can have significant benefits without the need to completely rewrite existing code. This is seen as a more cost-effective approach.

### The commenter believes that vulnerabilities in software decrease over time and a study in 2022 confirmed this. They suggest that stopping the addition of new features would improve security, and mention Windows LTSC as a potentially secure version of Windows.

### The commenter is discussing the value of focusing on secure defaults, specifically memory safety, in new code. They argue that this approach is disproportionately valuable, both theoretically and based on evidence from the Android codebase over six years. They find this argument to be unique and supportive of implementing secure guardrails, especially for those with large, legacy codebases. They also believe that lightweight vulnerability detection can have a significant impact, even if it only focuses on new code and dependencies rather than the backlog.