ThunderSizzle

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by ThunderSizzle 9d ago
I did list GDP growth per capita[0], so that already was accounting for population changes. Having said that, you are depressingly very correct. A negative population growth will cause the post-2008 depression to continue even longer, and p
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by ThunderSizzle 10d ago
Did you try other models (e.g. Qwen3.6 or others)? I'm curious how others fare. I've noticed Qwen3.6 struggles a bit with today/date based logic.
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by ThunderSizzle 10d ago
The country has been _run_ by fools for 26 years. Congress has had 26 years to do something about the fiscal situation, and we've had four presidents, and the fiscal responsible side of the electorate is never listened to. Both sides a
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by ThunderSizzle 10d ago
We'll continue through the depression we've started since 2008. (GDP growth should be closer to 3.5%-5%, but we haven't really escaped sub-2% since 2008) - our GDP has been depressed by at least 1-2% growth since that crisis,
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by ThunderSizzle 10d ago
Well, I don't see a value issue of using Qwen3.6 27B vs Sonnet 4.6 (not sure about 5 yet) I still have to use GHCP at work, and I self-host at home, and aside from the fact self-hosting also forces you to tinker, optimize, etc. - there
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by ThunderSizzle 10d ago
Sadly. It's jumped $300-400 in 2-3 months time. I don't think I'm the only persona that did the math.
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by ThunderSizzle 11d ago
Claude Code is $100+ or else be constantly throttled. My usage on GHCP was gonna be $300+ a month. I paid $1350 and threw an R9700 in an existing machine. That's a 4 month pay off or so. Plus, I can feed it sensitive data all day and n
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by ThunderSizzle 12d ago
Weather forecasting is important even before solar/wind. Extreme, temporary temperature swings require the power company to be prepared for the extra power generation. With just coal/gas/hydro, this can be mitigated much easi
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by ThunderSizzle 15d ago
Interesting perspective. I toyed with rust a bit from the perspective of a c# background (and a bit of java, php, classic asp, JavaScript, typescript, etc) . I like rust, but I've come to still prefer c#'s object oriented features
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by ThunderSizzle 16d ago
I have backup cards. If one gets stolen, I can switch to a backup card instantly. If my phone is lost, then apparently I need to buy another one with the...phone I don't have? A single point of failure is horrible design.
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by ThunderSizzle 16d ago
Strawman, but you raise a good point. Credit card terminals can still work in certain disaster situations more reliably than trying to get everyone to not lose their phones and keeping them charged and wasting precious energy on a transacti
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by ThunderSizzle 16d ago
No, but it shows up in the bill just like everything else. Cost of doing business
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by ThunderSizzle 16d ago
What happens if you don't have a phone that supports the App, or if you forgot your phone or lost it (aka stolen)? How are you allowed to function if the App is missing?
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by ThunderSizzle 16d ago
If you use it, that's great. If you don't use the gift card, then cash is obviously better
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by ThunderSizzle 20d ago
Well, in my state, you don't "apply" for a gun like you apply for a license. It is just document that you purchased it after the seller runs a background check. The government isn't attesting to your capabilities - that
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by ThunderSizzle 21d ago
Corruption has been rampant under multiple administrations. I actually had hoped Trump might root out more corruption in his 2nd term, but two things happened: Congress wouldn't go afraid the corruption that was being found, and Charli
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by ThunderSizzle 21d ago
I still run with u matrix though, and most third party requests can be limited, but I no longer have enough patience when a required page doesn't work - I'll just rely on ublock origin to work.
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by ThunderSizzle 26d ago
Right now, at least, I haven't found an AI capable of replacing a software engineer. Ive seen AI that can easily replace basic programmers, however. I also think AI can replace non-coding artitects, and probably most middle management
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by ThunderSizzle 1mo ago
I use comments for external domain constraints (e.g. this table has three types of records in them that we use for different purposes - I might have the LLM agent be a bit thorough and clearer with the explanation, but I found those type of
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by ThunderSizzle 1mo ago
I think MAGA would be okay with the...fly over provinces..is that what they would be called? The rest is too woke, too British, and too CCP oriented to work with.
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by ThunderSizzle 1mo ago
Most code I write these days are never directly consumed by anyone or anything. Daily or monthly batch jobs that help keep the data flowing correctly.
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by ThunderSizzle 1mo ago
Buy a card. Run your own. It'll be some time to optimize it, but an AMD R9700 is one of the cheapest by $/vram. Sadly, its been increasing in price slowly, and there seems to be some inventory issues, but I've switched to it
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by ThunderSizzle 1mo ago
Ive made SPAs in Blazor that make it a point to update the URL whenever a "navigation" occurs. I also made it a point to ensure refreshing or loading the URL restored the state. It's a small problem compared to the ease of us
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by ThunderSizzle 1mo ago
Well, they also need to ensure they aren't spending past their premiums coming in... Alot of insurers the past few years have actually gone bankrupt from ballooning costs and claims. So, they want costs to go up, so the next year they
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by ThunderSizzle 1mo ago
It's even worse when they claim to be "in-network" and they make you sign that. To me, the entire point of being in network is I shouldn't have to worry about the provider filing claims correctly on my behalf, and if the
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by ThunderSizzle 1mo ago
Insurers can only spend 15% of premiums on admin spend (e.g. salaries, etc). That means if the CEO (and everyone else) wants more money, they need to pay more money to the hospitals, so their 15% cut grows. Also, for beyond that, unspend pr
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by ThunderSizzle 1mo ago
Welcome to the world of trade offs. I also want a half decent camera. When I switched from. a Google Pixel to a Samsung s20+ to keep a headphone jack, the camera got worse, even though the pixel was at least half a decade old. I can't
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by ThunderSizzle 1mo ago
My understanding is the last consumer card that supported that was the 3090. A Google search seems to agree the 5090 does NOT support NVLink...
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by ThunderSizzle 2mo ago
How is this any different than traditional media? Cable news creates fake problems and controversy constantly, and pay their news anchors well to do so. In return, many companies that rely on these problems, turn around and advertise on the
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by ThunderSizzle 2mo ago
This must be the new linked in strat. What I learned about using the best model after talking to a homeless person.

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