I just tried the same question on Google. The reddit thread was the second result - the first was the link to the provider website. And it was like 10X faster than any chatbot (and likely 100-100X cheaper in terms of machine resource usage).
I feel 'best' is very subjective here. In my tests, the free Gemini 2.5 pro version through ai.dev and the Gemini app beats matches or beats $200 ChatGPT subscription on research, coding and integrations (at least with the apps I use). I don't do deep math so can't comment on that aspect.
Why anyone would pay $200 (or even $20) to OpenAI completely baffles me at this point TBH.
The $14 Gsuite enterprise plan that gives me all that OpenAI gives me for $200 and a lot more including 2 TB of free storage, own domain and email, and a lot more, and much better data protection promises.
I lean democratic on most issues but the guy has a point. The system seems rigged in a way that one person in power with an agenda can do active harm to an entity without consequences.
I worked at Meta for a few years, and the competition angle IMO is just not true. Meta is under tremendous competitive pressure from TikTok on Social, YouTube on video, Twitter on reach, Apple and Microsoft on AR/VR, etc. Plus Apple, EU and various recent regulations have severely restricted their revenue growth from personalized ads.
Just because there are a couple of big players doesn't mean the market isn't competitive.
I have switched almost completely to using Google Search. It gives you results from many sites, the ads are much more clearly marked, you get a nice blend of ads, organic product results, reviews, install guides, etc and there is a dedicated shopping tab.
I also increasing find better deals from non-Amazon sites than from Amazon. And pretty much everyone gives free or very reasonably priced shipping anyways. Even USPS delivers in 2-3 business days on average for most products I order in my experience, so the Prime Next Day value is only for urgent stuff, but for that, why not drive over to your local stores and give them some business? Keeps the local economy healthy, increases competition and diversity of choices and you usually get as good or a better deal (everyone does price match these days).
In short, why use a trillion dollar middleman company with questionable ethics when you and your community is better off not using them?
especially in Republican states. There are already strong restrictions against competing with the monopoly providers in many states: https://broadbandnow.com/repor... . I suspect if this kind of thing becomes common enough or gets enough attention, Comcast will step up their lobbying to get such practices banned. They may even succeed, especially in Republican states which tend to be strongly pro-monopoly by private companies.
From what I understand by RTFA is that this is more about people code of conduct etc and not as much about evolution of the language itself.
has the moderation team contributed to Rust, I wonder? Does anyone know?
That's pretty much exactly it. The (French / German / Italian / Australian /
I think Elop took over in 2010. The rapid decline started after that.
Of course the iPhone looked nothing like phones created four years ago
Someday somebody has got to decide whether the typewriter is the machine, or the person who operates it.
