This guy is running a search engine in his laundry room. His search engine returns results, but I haven't tested it rigorously to know how good it is. It did pick up this blog in the fourth position, which even Google struggles to do, so I think it's not bad. But when I saw that he uses AI for his results, I'm staying away. There are no details as to how he uses AI. Does he use an open source model, or does he just throw a wrapper around a foundational LLM? LLMs can pick up all sorts of information in the input, and I'd rather stay away.
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Someone thinks like I do. Apple has run out of ideas. Tim Cook only knows how to make thinner phones. This one will probably bend in someone's pocket. And the screen will crack. There's not much in the phone that makes it worth the upgrade.
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Someone coded a voice transcription app that supposedly is speedy and accurate. What attracts me is that it is pretty inexpensive at $20, and doesn't require a subscription like so much other software. That's not too bad.
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The mainstream media is waking up to the fact that to get news on the Charlie Kirk assassination, people went to social media instead of places like CNN, which used to be the place to go to get the latest. They aren't the gatekeeper anymore. We can get information much faster (and see the raw content, uncensored). And many people (mainly teachers, nurses and Democrat politicians) are spouting hateful opinions on social media, instead of keeping their opinions to themselves. And someone is collecting them all for posterity. The Internet can be forever. And people are getting fired for posting their hate. It's happening.
There are some pretty clear shots of the alleged shooter. If they could get Luigi Mangione, they can get this guy.
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Have you heard of the Great Canadian Treasure Hunt? It's only until December 2026, and then the prize expires. This would be fun for a bunch of MIT kids.
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OHSU has structural money problems. And of course, the nurses' union leader doesn't believe a word. There's some negotiations going on and they think that this is just to lower the union's expectations. Whatever. They can't touch the Knight money – it's a pledge not a donation (yet).
And Portland's ambulance quality is deteriorating. Don't get sick in Portland, man.
Well that sucks. In the last year, Oregon gained government workers and lost manufacturing jobs. And government workers don't produce money. They just spend it.
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Signs of decline. The Pearl District loses a wine tasting bar, which gets turned into a homeless shelter. Owner looks to sell. They really ought to rename Pearl District, which it got during the dotcom boom. It's no longer the pearl of the city.
And Bellevue Arts Museum in Washington is permanently closing due to lack of funding. Man, even the rich guys can't maintain their city. Maybe that can be a homeless shelter, too. Make a deal with City of Seattle.
And garbage overflow at a Home Forward property frustrates Southwest Portland neighborhood. Garbage is what Portland seems to produce in abundance.
A Portland program created to help youths find jobs is closing. Oh well, there aren't any jobs to find anyway, so it probably doesn't matter.
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