I'd take a better Siri if it can happen on-device (for speed and privacy). They've been over-promising on Siri's capabilities for a decade at this point.

They resisted (most of the) LLM boosterism and kept decent focus on SLMs that can run on-device.

I think the decision is first a self-serving one that's in line with how they want their devices and services to operate, but it also happens to be (in my opinion) the future-proof way of integrating consumer AI.

I live up North (capital N) from you, where we have ~4 months of calcium spread on our roads to manage the accumulating ice every winter. A well-maintained car has the chance to live long enough to succumb to rust from that.

Rustproofing is still a good treatment to get done to delay and minimize damage, but it's a thorough and slightly expensive job.

People who have a hobby car usually retire it in a garage from November to April-May instead.

I think it's the first time I see a Github repo used as a sort of advertisement (without actual code – there's plenty of performative OSS out there).

The whole thing feels more clumsy than malicious, but without any in-use video I'm still suspicious.

My first thought is "post it on Github and share it on HackerNews" is a thing ChatGPT would advise to someone asking how to promote an app they built.

That's because the 2025 definition of "anti-cheat" leans heavily towards preventing players from enjoying client-side content that's locked behind microtransactions (for example, EA's new Skate game).

Yeah, that's the "so it can continue to lose money" part.

The rising height of headlights in North America is compounding the issue as well. At this point a good proportion of vehicles have headlights even or higher than the roof on a sedan.

At least in my state, there is a law that restricts the location of headlights to between 22 and 54 inches from the ground. 54 inches is quite tall, though, I think that a lot of cars have roofs that are shorter than 4.5 feet. I'd love to see a much lower upper limit.

I don't think there's a limit to how bright they can be. The law limits the lights to "70 watts", which I believe is intended to limit brightness but misses the mark. I bet the law was passed back when headlights were incandescent.

LEDs are around 10x more efficient than incandescent bulbs. A 100W incandescent equivalent LED bulb typically consumes 10-12W. A 70W LED would put out as much light as 700W of incandescent.

Given idea just how much more light this is:

The designed lighting for a room in my house is 2 x 60-watt incandescent bulbs.

The equivalent wattage in 3 x 40-watt led bulbs is equal to 2 or 3 fluorescent light fixtures in an office building.

Traditional automotive headlamps are halogens and much more efficient than conventional incandescents. It was only in the last decade that LEDs beat halogens on lumens per watt.

I'd go as far as to say that the height is the issue, and it's becoming global (although, yes, US is the leader).

It's ridiculous that an average SUV has headlights higher than an average semi (my own experience) given the latter's breaking distance is much greater.

Personal opinion: Alpacas are cute, llamas are mostly huge and menacing.

I carried my iPhone (4?) in an iPod sock for a good while. It was great to protect pants pockets from cutting against the metal bezel.