WheelsAtLarge

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by WheelsAtLarge 6mo ago
True, focusing on salary will only guide you towards a job you will hate. If I had the opportunity to do it all again, I would work towards a caereer where I had more interaction with people rather than a computer screen. It's somethin
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by WheelsAtLarge 7mo ago
I'm with him on the connection of heart disease and sugar. The amount of sugar we as a society ingest is excessive. It can't be healthy. But I can't get behind the idea of an industry wide statin conspiracy. There's a
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by WheelsAtLarge 7mo ago
What's the current thinking on used ram? Is it worth it?
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by WheelsAtLarge 7mo ago
The administration has said that they don't want regime change so that leaves just about anything as a win for the US. I see a big push to destroy the nuclear weapons material and capabilities. Once that's done, the US is out. It&
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by WheelsAtLarge 7mo ago
I feel this is going to be a short war. The war will be settled long before the November elections. The way I see it, there's going to be a "deal" and the administration will call it a win, "THE BIGGEST WIN EVER!" B
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Ask HN: How long before AI becomes a deity?
4 points by WheelsAtLarge 7mo ago|1 comments
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by WheelsAtLarge 7mo ago
No, I don't see it. Current COBOL is running and meeting the needs. Rewriting the code would be a massive venture but even if Claude is able to map and rewrite the code there is 0 chance it can be trusted without major and expensive
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by WheelsAtLarge 8mo ago
Yup, my experience has been that vibe-coding is very time-consuming. It reminds me very much of how LLMs are great at creating mind-blowing images, but you get what you get. Once you decide that you need to modify the image you get, it beco
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by WheelsAtLarge 8mo ago
True, it's the reason why most items aren't recycled. By far most items are buried or burnt rather than recycled. Our economic system is setup to minimize the manufacturing costs without considering disposal cost unless it's
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It's Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem(nytimes.com)
15 points by WheelsAtLarge 8mo ago|13 comments
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by WheelsAtLarge 8mo ago
I had a deadline to meet. I took it off "for a bit" but never put it back.
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by WheelsAtLarge 8mo ago
I wrote a script that set an X countdown time to shutdown. The script gave a warning at five minutes and 1 minute until shutdown. Once I set it I could not stop it. It would load automatically at boot time. It worked rather well until I de
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by WheelsAtLarge 8mo ago
Intereting that Taipei 101 is used. The 101 is reminiscent of an introductory college course. So Taipei 101 is just the beginning. There should be more challenging climbs to come in the future.
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by WheelsAtLarge 8mo ago
A new definition of object oriented software should be around the corner. Imagine having a few thousand objects that fit together but need AI tweeking for the system to work. Imagine people puting the blocks in place and have LLMs glue them
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by WheelsAtLarge 8mo ago
Computer Science education has always seem like a luxury to me. You go to college and get a very high view of the computer field but never enough to be able to get a job without additional training. That has changed CS graduates will have e
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by WheelsAtLarge 9mo ago
Keep in mind the idea that "Some people are profoundly broken." There are those you can help. There are also those who you will never be able to help. Know your limit. Know when to say enough and let them live with their choices.
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by WheelsAtLarge 9mo ago
Being familiar with tech is important, but being a 'tech head' is not. A CEO needs to be familiar with the product, marketing, sales, HR, and all the other parts of a company. If you are highly focused on one aspect, it can be dis
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by WheelsAtLarge 9mo ago
Yes! All startups are created to solve a problem, regardless of the tools used. Apps are simply tools to solve human problems. Because humans will always have challenges to address, software will remain a vital tool. While AI makes writing
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by WheelsAtLarge 9mo ago
You are the exception not the rule. Go to any tech shop and you the will see that the majority are in their 20's and 30's and mid 40's. Sure there are a few that are older but they are the minority by far. There's a surv
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by WheelsAtLarge 9mo ago
The best thing to do is to be prepare to switch your career at some point. The tech industry is notoriously ageist so don't expect to retire working in the same type of job you have now.
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by WheelsAtLarge 9mo ago
Pick a place you want to work at and get any job you qualify to do and once there work your way into the job you want. 2 advantages, you get a paycheck and you prove that you are a good employee. Plus you can continue your search too.We ar
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by WheelsAtLarge 9mo ago
Contacts, start by attending any an all gatherings. Go to churh, parties, meetups any meeting that will let you meet possible partners and colaboradores. Make sure you get to know as many people as possible. Being in SF and sitting by the w
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by WheelsAtLarge 9mo ago
Maybe, but the resulting ruling regime will eventually be similar. There will be a lot of talk about getting a democratic government in place and maybe there will be one for a bit but ultimately a dictator like government will rule. It turn
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by WheelsAtLarge 9mo ago
Of course, she is. The whole government is made of people that supported Maduro and his policies. People that opposed him were ousted a long time ago. It's the way he stayed in power. It's going to be hard to change the county&#x2
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by WheelsAtLarge 9mo ago
Keep in mind that ultimately Livermore died broke. Trading stocks is a promise of wealth that's just a mirage. Smart long term investments is your best way to a wealthy future.
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by WheelsAtLarge 9mo ago
I was in my 2nd year on college when I remember Gerstner was named to run IBM. At the time, IBM was the big tech monster that was stagnet and needed a fresh way to move forward. He came in and radically changed how it worked. I remember se
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by WheelsAtLarge 10mo ago
I think new tech students in general are given false hope with these coding courses. My experience has been that tech is not a one time shot learning experience that automatically leads to a a great high paying career. The course is just a
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by WheelsAtLarge 10mo ago
I never had them as a kid. I was curious a few years ago and bought some. It turns out I really like them. I'm a fan I suggest everyone at least try them.
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Exclusive-How China built its 'Manhattan Project' to rival the West in AI chips(finance.yahoo.com)
8 points by WheelsAtLarge 10mo ago|0 comments
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by WheelsAtLarge 10mo ago
Not most of the super programmers I have met, they have always seem like they are bit off to me.

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