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  1. aix1
    Was that with Gemini 3 Pro or a different Gemini model?
  2. aix1
    I think the GP's point is that this requires a 12V-capable USB power supply.

    I have converted pretty much everything I have to USB-C, from toothbrushes to old laptops, and am very happy with the results. My solution is to only own high-quality power supplies with good support for PD. Having done this, the question "Why isn't this thing charging?" doesn't really arise.

  3. aix1
    I think this simply suggests the same (or very similar) training corpora.
  4. aix1
    Technically correct but somewhat misleading. The app in question only asked for the following Google account permissions:

       1. Manage your YouTube account
      View and manage your videos and playlists
      View and manage your YouTube activity, including posting public comments
   2. View and manage your [YouTube] rental and purchase history
      Your rental and purchase history may be displayed and accessible on this device.
  5. aix1
    Not the GP, but I have a TCL 65C845. I've removed all the crap from it and installed a third-party launcher. I LOVE the result, both in terms of picture quality and usability. The UI is clean, snappy, functional and there's zero crap on the screen that I didn't deliberately put there.

    Here are my notes:

      Enable Android developer options.
  Work through various settings (developer and normal).
  Connect wired Ethernet (I use a USB dongle), enable RDNIS in USB port dev options. Disable WiFi.
  Turn on Google TV.  Log in.
  Disable auto-updates, work through permissions etc.

  Install ADB TV (PRO licence)

  Disable the following apps in ADB TV:
    AirPlayLaunchService
    AirplayAPK (two different APKs)
    BrowseHere
    Electronic card 5.0
    Gallery
    GameBar
    Google (com.google.android.katniss)
    Logkit
    MagiConnect
    Media Player
    Message Box
    Overseaeva
    Prime Video
    Rakuten TV
    Reminder
    T-Solo
    TCL Channel (two different APKs)
    TCL Home
    TCL Home Passive
    TCSCore
    T_IME
    User Center
    Works with Alexa
    com.tcl.iptv.App

  DO NOT DISABLE or you might have to start from scratch:
    TV (com.tcl.tv)
    TvInputService
    Install FLauncher. Configure apps/panels/wallpaper. Using ADB TV (under “install”):

      $ adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx
  $ adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.tungsten.setupwraith
    Install a screen saver (Aerial Views), TV streaming apps, Plex, SmartTubeNext, f-droid, Mullvad etc.

    That's pretty much it. A bit fiddly but a one-time thing (I did this two years ago and have been using the TV daily). I keep auto-updates turned off and basically nothing ever breaks and there are no random regressions.

    I previously did the same on an older TCL TV. The panel was not as nice and the CPU was slower but the result was also quite good (it was what convinced me to get the 65C845 with its larger screen, better panel and faster CPU).

    I used to run a similar FLauncher-based setup on a NVidia Shield Pro, but the new setup is so nice that I don't use the Shield for TV anymore.

    Another experiment I did was replicating this exact setup on a Chromecast (I think GA01919). That also worked well, though having a second device was a bit inconvenient in terms of remote controls and such.

    P.S. Where I live I have FTTH; TV is delivered as MPEG transport streams over multicast. I don't have OTA broadcast TV or a cable box and so couldn't vouch for the ergonomics there.

  6. aix1
    In investment banking, VP is not a senior title (speaking from personal experience :)).

    The exact level hierarchy varies from bank to bank, but typically runs something like

    Analyst - Associate - (Associate VP) - VP - Director/Executive Director/Senior VP - Managing Director

  7. aix1
    I just finished the audiobook. Didn't have any particular expectations but couldn't put it down (so to speak).

    The audiobook is narrated by the author, which adds an extra dimension to the story.

    Would highly recommend.

  8. aix1
    The study you referred to sounded super interesting, so I looked it up to read later.

    To save others a search, here is a blog post and the paper:

    https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-o...

    https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.09089

    Thanks for mentioning it.

  9. aix1
    Managers with fewer than three direct reports were either let go or forced to find new roles (typically as individual contributors, given the overall push to have fewer layers of management).
  10. aix1
    FWIW I was L5 manager (on the SWE ladder) in two PAs. The L6 requirement did exist but in my experience was quite soft. All that my management had to do was justify to the VP that I was capable of doing the job and would soon be ready for promo to L6 (though the first org got nuked and the promo took a long time).
  11. aix1
    > At that time my M was a staff level IC TLM with 4 reports who was forcibly converted to EM.

    I am obviously not disputing your experience, but wanted to mention that this was not the standard pattern. The standard pattern for forced conversion at L6 (Staff) was either 6 or 7 reports (I don't remember exactly).

    > Principal EM

    I don't want to be overly pedantic, but there's no Principal EM on Google eng ladders and so it's not entirely clear which level you're referring to.

    The IC ladder runs Staff SWE (L6) - Senior Staff SWE (L7) - Principal SWE (L8) - Distinguished SWE (L9)

    The Eng Manager ladder runs EM II (L6) - EM III (L7) - Director (L8) - Senior Director (L9)

    P.S. I hope I got the EM II/III designations right. I think EM I is L5, though almost never seen in practice.

    P.P.S. Confusingly, the IC ladder allows a limited number of reports (the limit increases with level).

  12. aix1
    Med-PaLM is old and has been superseded by (multiple generations of) Gemini.
  13. aix1
    Thanks for mentioning scarf seams. They seem like a very neat development that I didn't know about.

    This was an interesting read: https://www.printables.com/model/783313-better-seams-an-orca...

  14. aix1
    Some possibilities that come to mind:

    1. not care about seam placement; or

    2. place seams manually in the slicer; or

    3. add a tiny V-shaped notch specifically for the slicer to put the seam there.

  15. aix1
    Would you mind expanding on what you mean by this? I'm struggling to follow. Thanks.
  16. aix1
    > expertexchange

    This reminded me that, rather hilariously, it used to be called expertsexchange.com before adding a dash (experts-exchange.com).

  17. aix1
    I still have the Cog DVD lying around somewhere!

    Also owned that exact Accord. Had no end of reliability problems with it (which were also quite expensive to repair).

  19. aix1
    Am I understanding it correctly that the gist of your argument is that OpenAI, Google etc have run out of available data to train LLMs?

    What's your estimate for how many tokens that represents?

  20. aix1
    Oh yeah, that old chestnut. Thanks for pointing out. Fixed.

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