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by aworks 10mo ago
I worked on compilers and tools starting in 1981. Proprietary compiler technology has disappeared over the decades and the development tools/language/process/compute have changed considerably. But the skills and role of a co
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by aworks 10mo ago
Early in my career, I worked for a subcontractor to Boeing Commericial Airplanes. I've worked in Silicon Valley ever since. As a swag, the % of budget spent on verification/validation for flight-critical software was 5x versus my
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by aworks 11mo ago
When I was in Wuhan, I talked with an engineer who was having his second child. I asked what he thought about raising kids in such bad air pollution. He said at least it is getting better each year.
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by aworks 11mo ago
The ad: "Vigilant Mobile Companion transfers your mobile device into a powerful, secure license plate recognition and facial recognition data collection, analysys and alerting tool -- increasing productivity and insight, anywhere you g
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App Lets ICE Track Vehicles and Owners Across the Country(404media.co)
75 points by aworks 11mo ago|19 comments
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by aworks 11mo ago
e.g. Turner Classic Movies channel
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by aworks 11mo ago
I mostly look at the most recent reviews, and found them useful if not definitive.
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by aworks 11mo ago
I took a long road trip this summer and felt like I had plenty of options. My cumulative stays ended up: 1) Hilton 2) IHG 3) Choice 4) camping 5) AirBnB My Hyatt and Marriott experiences sucked...
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by aworks 11mo ago
I had a boss who took notes on loose leaf sheets, so he could easily discard them. He had been in multiple prior lawsuits.
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by aworks 11mo ago
I was on 101 during evening rush hour, speeding along like everyone. Then I saw brake lights from a Waymo. Later followed by all the surrounding cars. Interesting that it was the first to detect a slowdown.
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by aworks 11mo ago
This prompted me to check if MicroFocus was still in business. It's a little complicated. Also, the Wikipedia article mentions Ryan-McFarlan - a COBOL and FORTRAN compiler company. I miss the 80s... https://en.wikipedia.org&
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by aworks 11mo ago
Leland Stanford made out ok, AFAIK
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by aworks 11mo ago
"The difference is that application development can feel somewhat siloed. You build features, deploy them, and while the work is satisfying, it often doesn't require extensive interaction with the broader organization." That&
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by aworks 1y ago
I thought Biden won the nomination by winning the vote of African-American women in the pivotal South Carolina primary, after a major endorsement by Representative Jim Clyburn. I can't parse what I just wrote to decide how Biden's
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by aworks 1y ago
How do you measure greediness? I worked for companies 4 levels removed from the consumer and they were all very motivated to get financial results for the current quarter. Despite their advantages, I assume Amazon is now short-term focused
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by aworks 1y ago
I was all-in on Amazon Alexa until I wasn't. Wasn't worth the friction.
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by aworks 1y ago
I don't know. Yes, I moved from Yahoo to Google in multiple apps. And yet, once I subscribed to ChatGPT, it satisfies what I need, despite all the noise I hear about the alternatives. I haven't yet begun to absorb https:/&#x
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by aworks 1y ago
ChatGPT re: your essay suggestion ... So, in summary: We likely need on the order of hundreds of billions to low-trillions of dollars annually in AI revenue to justify the present level of infrastructure and model investment. Current realiz
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by aworks 1y ago
thanks for the reminder. will give it another try.
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This seem relevant for users as well.
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by aworks 1y ago
I think Airbnb is very host-specific. I was in an AirBnB two nights ago in Wisconsin. It was the second floor of a house with the hosts on the second floor. The shower was in an old claw-foot bathtub. Unfortunately, after I got in, the show
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by aworks 1y ago
I can't speak for oil and gas but for the coal industry, it's screwed no matter what lobbyists spend. No value judgement implied...
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by aworks 1y ago
The first five languages I learned back in the 70s: FORTRAN, Pascal, PL/I, SNOBOL, APL. Then I was an Ada and Icon programmer in the 80s. In the 90s, it was C/C++ and I just never had the enthusiasm for it.
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by aworks 1y ago
Interesting life versus happy life...
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by aworks 1y ago
Interesting idea. I might prefer to see the exanded text in a column to the right of the original text so it stands out more.
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by aworks 1y ago
Hmm, the Lisa only sold 10000 units. I worked with a manager who had the company buy him one but I don't think he used it for very long. I don't know why not.
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by aworks 1y ago
The book Nuclear War: A Scenario was eye-opening. US systems make it hard to move from a default of escalation, once a missile is detected as likely inbound. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_War:_A_Scenario
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by aworks 1y ago
Not all companies have competent sales organizations.
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by aworks 1y ago
In another adjacent example, I'd rather listen to art song rather than choral music. More emotional impact, usually easier to comprehend, and the singer's personality comes through.
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Caroline Shaw is one of my favorite contemporary composers, despite her mostly writing for voice. Smoothing out the dissonance may be a bug, not a feature. I live for timbre and new sounds. Choral music can have the feel of overly polished

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