andrew_lettuce

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by andrew_lettuce 8mo ago
Exactly, if 1/2 their support calls are PW resets, and that costs them a fortune solve the problem, don't slap AI lipstick on the chat pig.
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by andrew_lettuce 8mo ago
The obvious trade off here is engineering effort vs. development cost, and when the tech support solution is "have you tried turning it off, then on again?" We know which path was chosen
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by andrew_lettuce 8mo ago
The thing is a YOU don't get to decide this. Maybe the PW reset flow is significantly more complex for some people who don't have an actual human walk them though it; maybe Xfinity routers shouldn't need to be power cycled to
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by andrew_lettuce 8mo ago
But not particularly good for the startup ecosystem; it could make it even less attractive to not take a corporate job
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by andrew_lettuce 8mo ago
I have a master's degree and make more than that but still can't write a performant Linux runtime agent, will you pay and train me?
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by andrew_lettuce 8mo ago
You might already know this but in relational algebra the select is SQL's from and the projection is SQL's select, which makes more sense. I always preferred the linq syntax with the from first too
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by andrew_lettuce 8mo ago
When it comes to SQL it's the select that's by far the majority of the work though, the hard work with mutating operations is on the database implementation, not really the syntax or query plan
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by andrew_lettuce 8mo ago
I get the ease of use - and sometimes use them myself- but implied (or relative) shortcuts are IMO a bad habit that can lead to serious issues that don't manifest as errors. I do like the from clause first which better matches the und
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by andrew_lettuce 8mo ago
Forget about Costco, if some people here are so convinced this behavior is illegal they should be going after every fast food company that offers anything like "get a free/cheap xyz with any drink purchase!" Where the subsidy
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by andrew_lettuce 8mo ago
And not typically channels that can survive independently
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by andrew_lettuce 8mo ago
This isn't typically an area where laws and regulations can work effectively because who knows until after the fact? Taxation laws do deal with this from a different perspective, for example most jurisdictions won't let a company
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by andrew_lettuce 8mo ago
There's nothing wrong or illegal with subsidizing products and that's not what Microsoft or others have gotten in trouble for doing. It's when they tie a strong monopolistic position (Windows) with bundling to prevent competi
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by andrew_lettuce 8mo ago
>>it amazes me that the maintainer(s) allowed something like this... Really? In today's landscape this is the part that surprises you? I'm seeing these types of decisions repeatedly and typically my only question is do they
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by andrew_lettuce 8mo ago
Agree. Historically you would just not get any good results for a search and try Google, but these days it's more likely there just aren't any good results for your search period, regardless of engine. Funny enough that's whe
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by andrew_lettuce 9mo ago
Except, using your malleable logic the response is easy, this is Honnold's job.
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by andrew_lettuce 9mo ago
I'd assume - unlike El Capitan - the pitches here are all pretty much identical, so by the time he got to the third or fourth floor he had it figured out
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by andrew_lettuce 9mo ago
This all sounds like janky, low margin day trading for physical crap.
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by andrew_lettuce 9mo ago
eBay needs to focus attention, efforts and resources on this if it's an increasing problem so the alternative uses for those resources is a cost. If sellers like you get mad and don't list that costs them too.
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by andrew_lettuce 9mo ago
Maybe you should look into the context. The investigation is supposedly over lying to Congress about the true cost of the renovation of the federal reserve HQ. Despite being a topic week within the current president's wheelhouse, this
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by andrew_lettuce 10mo ago
This is so arbitrary and incredibly naive. How did you come to with 300M, why not 300k or 300 billion? How would you determine the worth of rare, illiquid or intangibles? What about wealth held in trusts or companies? How does the accountin
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by andrew_lettuce 10mo ago
Yep, IME my bank tried to charge me close to 9% while current exchange was half of that.
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by andrew_lettuce 10mo ago
Not a lawyer but I'd be interested to know if you can sue an end user who uses AI ... In the past you could for using tools, but if AI has autonomy based solely on a prompt that might even open up free speech defenses
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by andrew_lettuce 10mo ago
Comments all act like Disney is giving them $1B, but they are essentially producing unlimited Disney IP content through OpenAI, and get any value boost on their ownership investment, and get the Disney stock bounce from the deal coverage. I
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by andrew_lettuce 10mo ago
If just the news of the deal boosts Disney stock enough to pay for the deal, then yes. Or if it boosts OpenAI valuation because they now have Disney IP enough to pay off on Disney's investment, it is basically Disney producing content
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by andrew_lettuce 10mo ago
That's still whack-a-mole though, just because they're rolling out new virus definitions quicker doesn't do anything to prevent zero day exploits
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by andrew_lettuce 10mo ago
Almost like this is not about the value of the deal, but the payoff to both sides from the headlines?
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by andrew_lettuce 11mo ago
Counter example: they sell their dollar hotdog and pop right at the front!
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by andrew_lettuce 11mo ago
I say this as someone who admires their business model and how they treat customers & employees: your typical Costco experience is drive to the suburbs, spend $500 and load up your car with nice to have food products and discretionary p
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by andrew_lettuce 11mo ago
This is true, but a valuable - and damning - observation that this variation in business model, that seems to be both decent and profitable, is so rare
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by andrew_lettuce 11mo ago
Red Lobster?

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