adamredwoods

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by adamredwoods 8mo ago
>> For me it's a highly rewarding and enjoyable activity, just like studying mathematics. Nevertheless, the main motivator for me has been always the final outcome There are two attitudes stemming from the LLM coding movement, th
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by adamredwoods 8mo ago
I agree with the nolanlawson's sentiment. What's interesting is many of the opposing statements here seem to be less interested in the actual code, and more interested in the final state. Both are valid, but one is going away due
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by adamredwoods 8mo ago
Natural language is not a programming language. Programming is precision. Natural language is fuzzy. >> spend my retirement having fun in it. People who have reaped the rewards of their careers tend not to be the ones concerned about
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by adamredwoods 8mo ago
Computers did feel like magic... until I read code, think about it, understood it, and could control it. I feel we're stepping away from that, and moving to a place of less control, less thinking. I liked programming, it was fun, and I
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by adamredwoods 9mo ago
In the rain! Here's another video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljtXTBenYlc
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by adamredwoods 9mo ago
He needs the ultimate focus, there can be no mistakes. That's amazing you got to see the actual climb! Do you have any photos on social media?
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by adamredwoods 10mo ago
No. Good information can be behind a payed site, and possibly, more investigative. Free sites can sometimes be less verified or partial information. I think the goal would be to have the most accurate link possible, rather than many links t
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by adamredwoods 10mo ago
Chemotherapy isn't always successful, and depends on the tumor's characteristics, but the idea is yes, less chemo. Histrophy is similar to resection, physically removing a tumor. I've seen chemo options for both scenarios wit
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by adamredwoods 10mo ago
Chemo post-histrophy would remove any lingering cancer cells effectively. Cancer cells need lots of fuel or they stop replicating, and this is what traditional chemo is great at stopping.
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by adamredwoods 10mo ago
Is there a primer for reading these files? https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/products/gens/ https://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/emc/pages/numerical_forecast_s...
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by adamredwoods 10mo ago
I like windy.com and it shows the pressure lines.
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by adamredwoods 10mo ago
I don't think we're going to get as much, but I do think those flooded could use some reprieve.
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by adamredwoods 10mo ago
I found their wording of "earlier" to be awkward. >> The first included students about to graduate, recent graduates, and those who have been working for less than a year (referred to as “fresh graduates”). >> The seco
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by adamredwoods 11mo ago
Situational. IMO, I think it breaks even, but eating out saves a lot of time! Healthier cooking at home? Yes. I studied this for myself (N=1), and my cooking is about US$10/meal give or take (asparagus, chicken, rice, water to drink).
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by adamredwoods 11mo ago
Here's the study on that: https://academic.oup.com/psychsocgerontology/article/77/4/78... >> Across a generation’s life course, early-life advantages are magnified through disparate occupation
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by adamredwoods 11mo ago
If I think back (way back), my own leap into "real job" after university was difficult, intimidating. I enjoyed having no real responsibilities, and tried to get the "fun" jobs even though it didn't pay much. Eventu
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by adamredwoods 11mo ago
Happy Thanksgiving / Happy post-Cranberry day! Also: National Day of Mourning for some Native Americans https://muwekma.org/blog/2023/september/what-does-thanksgivi...
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by adamredwoods 11mo ago
Um.... you may want to reconsider. nsfw
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by adamredwoods 11mo ago
HN is made for a specific audience, the minimal UI supports the idea of dense information without distraction.
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by adamredwoods 11mo ago
This is pretty good, although now needs multiple variations of the rules to add variety. The brain likes to organize things, and this game takes advantage of that, very pleasing.
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by adamredwoods 11mo ago
As a parent, your view of socialization being "good" or "bad" is heavily distorted. I think of socialization (I am a parent) as a neutral activity, sometimes a skill, although I really don't think it's needed a
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by adamredwoods 11mo ago
This is why I didn't move back to Seattle, but stayed in the nearby communities.
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by adamredwoods 11mo ago
I think the bar will raise a little. I want to see a little more from new hire devs that are beyond coding exercises, because Copilot has solved most of those.
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by adamredwoods 11mo ago
All LLMs are biased by whoever makes it and using the data they provide.
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by adamredwoods 11mo ago
>>. A lawyer for The Post also weighed in, saying it could be a violation of intellectual property rights, the people said. Vineet Khosla, The Post’s chief technology officer, pushed back against the engineer, who later quit and cited
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by adamredwoods 1y ago
We have specific police training for these situations, for this very reason. Additionally, police that go outside of their training are liable for their actions. DHS is completely bypassing these rules, which are in place for the reason of
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by adamredwoods 1y ago
I agree with this, I didn't see it as a game or learning anything. It didn't even give me the correct answers if I got it wrong. This is more of a "quiz" format, not learning. There is a difference.
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by adamredwoods 1y ago
A little more info, as it is the Trump administration is trying to get the law applied to anyone who uses narcotics routinely, whether or not under the influence: https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/court-agrees-to-
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by adamredwoods 1y ago
>> Yet rather than simply quote Schumer’s words, the NRSC, the campaign arm responsible for electing Republican senators and chaired by Tim Scott, a South Carolina senator, chose to manufacture synthetic video of him speaking. Democra
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by adamredwoods 1y ago
Caring for and feeding a person other than yourself, every single day for multiple meals, for multiple years, is not a one-off simple-solution task. Efficiency is key, and sadly those UPF don't need preparation, spoil or need refrigera

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