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Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/technology/bluesky-growing-pains.html

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Article URL: https://gethealthspan.com/science/article/urolithin-a-and-mitophagy

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Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/04/chips_act_repeal/

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I've been thinking about developing an AI bot that could help manage WhatsApp groups through automated moderation. Here's the concept:

*Key Features:* - Admins set custom rules and policies - Auto-removal of off-topic messages and unauthorized links - Spam detection and filtering - Option to flag suspicious content for human review - Customizable warning system before taking action

*Questions:* 1. What features would you want in such a bot? 2. How would you balance automated moderation with user experience? 3. What potential issues do you see with automated WhatsApp moderation? 4. Have you used similar bots in other platforms (Discord/Telegram)? How do they compare?

As WhatsApp groups get larger, manual moderation becomes increasingly challenging. Would an AI assistant make group management more efficient, or would it create new problems?

Looking for insights from both group admins and members. Especially interested in hearing about experiences with other chat moderation bots.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42165215

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I've been using Linux (mainly Fedora + KDE) as my main OS for the past few years. I love it, but also I have no other viable option: Mac's multitasking model and all Apple anti-competitive measures, and as person with ADHD, Windows can be too distracting.

As a seasoned Linux user, what are some of your "secrets"?

Some examples: Switching to Terminator + Zsh + Oh-My-Zsh makes a really approachable Terminal experience and great defaults. Well, even switching to KDE for someone who does not like how Gnome works is a game changer.

In one old company I remember we were advised to increase some default limits right after installing our workstations.

One developer in my team had a combination of commands that let him debug code on his machine, but tunnelling network traffic from a K8s pod in staging.

All such recommendations (and others) would be appreciated.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42165214

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Focal is a browser extension that helps you stay focused while browsing. You state your intent when you browse, and focal will dynamically block distracting content by analyzing webpages using AI.

Traditional website blockers that use URL block lists do not work for me, and I felt with recent progress in AI, something better can be built. Here is mainly why:

- All or nothing approach: The classic example I think of is youtube. There is a lot of brain rot on youtube and it is a classic url thrown in block lists. It also has a lot of educational content. I want to see my educational content and not the brain rot. With current website blockers, the only solution is to block youtube completely. Focal solves this, so that you can dynamically block content on websites instead of blocking the whole website. - Distraction is contextual: My sources of distraction are not only from the typical sources like social media, news, etc. and usually contextual to what I’m doing. If I intend to write documentation for an afternoon, then working on developing a new feature is considered a distraction in that context. Focal solves this by letting you setting an intent when you browse and then using that as the context to determine what is a distraction. - Managing a block list: I don’t want to manage a block list, and have the mental burden of determining whether a website is considered distracting or not. -

Some remarks:

- I do not obfuscate the extension code so anyone can inspect it in the browser if they have privacy concerns. - The extension by default does not run on a bunch of websites that may contain sensitive info (banks, email, etc.). Full list is stated here: https://www.focalbrowse.com/privacy - I’m considering open sourcing it fully but the code is full on fettuccine at this point so need to clean things up.

Hoping to get feedback on this new intention based browsing with the usage of AI. The extension is still in an early stage so there is still lots to work on. If you try it out, would love to hear your thoughts and experiences!

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Article URL: https://greatcode.dev/snippets/36

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Article URL: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tax-cuts-rich-50-years-no-trickle-down/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42165190

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Article URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamarruda/2024/11/05/why-polyworking-is-the-future-of-work-and-how-to-become-a-polyworker/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42165186

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Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03724-4

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Article URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-ai-video-generators-infect-windows-macos-with-infostealers/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42165168

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Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/15/microsoft_exchange_buggy_patch/

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Article URL: https://thenewstack.io/what-comes-after-open-source-bruce-perens-has-some-ideas/

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Article URL: https://media.defense.gov/2024/Nov/14/2003583603/-1/-1/0/FY24-CONSOLIDATED-ANNUAL-REPORT-ON-UAP-508.PDF

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42164861

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Article URL: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2023/03/02/why-your-house-is-a-terrible-investment/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42164828

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Article URL: https://github.com/jozefcipa/novus

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Article URL: https://9to5mac.com/2024/11/17/airtag-2-next-year-three-improvements/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42164792

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Article URL: https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4991169-trump-said-he-cant-run-in-2028-unless-the-gop-figures-something-out-could-that-happen/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42164761

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Article URL: https://github.com/hetznercloud/cli/issues/918

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Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucuteni%E2%80%93Trypillia_culture

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