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1. poisonborz · 1790251865 · focus · HN ↗

   Sorry for the staple "duh AI article" but the product would be interesting, XDA-Devs is an established name, and then reading chapter titles like "Peripherals already change how it looks" is appaling. Like, ok, you pump up the text with AI, but at least proofread that sentences make sense? At least the titles?

   1. AdamConwayIE · 1790263283 · focus · HN ↗

      Hey, article author here. No, it's not an AI article. I've been sick the past couple of days and overlooked that heading. What I meant by it was that peripheral support changes how the device positions itself compared to others on the market.

      I'll fix it, and thanks for mentioning it, but I also wanted to add that the "AI article" accusation was unnecessary. I spent a lot of time going through Espressif's documentation and the datasheet, and working out how Sv32 works and differs from the "MMU" implementation Espressif typically touts. It just feels like a strange accusation to tack on to an otherwise fair point regarding the article's readability.

      1. poisonborz · 1790272869 · focus · HN ↗

         Appreciate the honest feedback. I know such accusations are a tired trope - I never said that the article is AI written, but "pumped up". The article obviously contains a lot of grounded insight, but it instinctively felt a bit Claudish - not only attention grabbing section titles (xy is the biggest downfall), but the A-B structured subtitles (which, I see, is a thing at XDA). It's about the style - I grew up with a lot of classical hardware reporting from the 2000s, Tom's, HardOCP or more mainstream classical Gizmodo or Engadget - and skimming through the link urged me enough to blurp the above, for how I miss the stern, technical, but still fun and gonzo type of reporting nowadays only found in some personal blogs.

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