I did not expect this to be the case, but for coding shell script, I had much better success today with the new LLaMA-3.1-405B (through venice.ai) than through paid chatgpt. ChatGPT did not even get what I wanted, LLaMA wrote almost correct shell script in the first run. In case you want to fix the metadata of media transmitted through Signal for importing to some photo app:

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Signal media comes without metadata (which is good). But for importing into photo apps, it makes sense to have at least date and time, which is in the filename anyway.

Signal media comes without metadata (which is good). But for importing into photo apps, it makes sense to have at least date and time, which is in ...

To podcasters: please, stop with zoom calls for interviews. The sound quality is horrible. Use zencaster or something similar that records audio locally on every participants computer.

When someone says Bitcoin is not crypto, I know they are just parroting something they don't understand. Bitcoin uses cryptography to create digital currency. It is a cryptocurrency. Saying it's not is like saying air is not gas. Yes, many types of gas are toxic and dangerous. When people say Bitcoin not crypto as their focus, it's like saying that for example a conference is about air and not the general category of gas. But that does not mean air is not a gas. Bitcoin not crypto means that whoever says is focusing on this particular one, most of them think that other representatives of this category are junk, but this should not mean denying reality. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency. Pretty good one, maybe even the best one. But a cryptocurrency.

Quick question about the payment surveillance networks. When I pay by credit and debit card, the issuer of course knows where I paid - in many cases even the location. But the question is - in the payment protocols (not only visa/mc, but apple pay, Google pay), is the name or other information communicated to the merchant? Either during the payment or later during settlement? Of course when I pay online, the name of cardholder is usually a mandatory field, but what if I pay for parking for example in person, or a restaurant, ...