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by babyent 1y ago
Why can't we keep our military and defense spending (read: R&D, science, etc.) top notch, and use it to fuel civilian quality of life? I never understood why we have to remove one thing to do something else. Sometimes you just need
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by babyent 1y ago
You're right, I am being silly because I am too uneducated to really make sense of any of it. I love smart people who work on this stuff, a lot of what I take for granted is due to their efforts :)
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by babyent 1y ago
So.. We just need to figure out wormholes and make an infinite loop the laser goes through and harness its true power!!
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by babyent 1y ago
Thanks for replying. I agree, people seem hesitant to process new information which makes me think they’re automatons. On one hand it’s good, they make excellent customers and personas. On the other hand, it’s a little sad.
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Tell HN: Maybe the Matrix Was Right
2 points by babyent 1y ago|2 comments
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by babyent 1y ago
I’d suggest you not wash your jeans so often. If you think they’ve gotten some gross stuff on them just hang them and spray some disinfectant spray. I wash my jeans every couple months, I just use a bucket and then hang them to dry for a co
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by babyent 1y ago
Levi’s lol.
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by babyent 1y ago
I don’t spend much money on clothes. But bulk cotton t shirts in grey and dark grey. Three pairs of jeans. Lasts me forever. Presentable for all occasions
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by babyent 1y ago
Any code you write for your company where you’re a contractor or w2 is not “your” code. It isn’t yours, it belongs to the company. The company benefits because your code makes the models better which makes engineers more productive.
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by babyent 1y ago
I think we are in the Flash era again lol. You remember those days right? All those Flash sites.
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by babyent 1y ago
I’d argue gambling apps are much worse in terms of their damage to society, and those are everywhere today and with AI.
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by babyent 1y ago
It’s better sure but as a power TS user it still sucks at generating better code, and consistently fucks up with generics (or doesn’t use them) or simple types sometimes.
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by babyent 1y ago
Wow and then we get Lando
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by babyent 1y ago
I think climate change is legit. But I also think that a lot of it is just a mechanism to knee cap other countries from progressing. I don’t mind, because it keeps us at the top.
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by babyent 1y ago
Yeah not denying that. Of course anyone single or without too many responsibilities can “survive” even on 100k. I’m not talking about that, because we get older and it doesn’t scale. my friend is a staff engineer who makes 240k plus stock.
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by babyent 1y ago
It’s not surprising. They have a strong cultural identity and their whole country is far nicer and cleaner than any country I’ve been to. Most immigrants here (I live in SF) are to be completely honest, not from very strong cultural identit
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by babyent 1y ago
Static HTML -> Flash Web Apps -> AJAX -> HTML5 + React -> [we are here right now]
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by babyent 1y ago
LLMs will give you what you ask. Case in point I asked LLM to generate some code for me. It didn’t use generics (a language feature) and gave me some shit code. I had to prompt it several more times to give me generic code with better typin
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by babyent 1y ago
I have a lot of friends who went to elite schools (top 5-10 in the world) for CS and some of them have gotten PIP’d or laid off. It’s not that hard to do well academically. Especially for kumon types. There’s builder types (rare af) and the
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by babyent 1y ago
Wasn’t that my point? Innovation is mostly dead there, and it makes sense why people who want to build feel like they need to leave. Innovation is alive and thriving outside of FANG. And honestly after my experience I don’t get why anyone w
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by babyent 1y ago
Well there you go. Sharing it makes it simpler but also not very ideal unless you’re a really young person or single and don’t mind sharing. I have cats so I need my own place and they need their own spaces :3 Getting rid of the car has bee
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by babyent 1y ago
What was your rent though? I was not at FAANG, but a unicorn startup back in mid to late 2010s, and I was making 150-180k in that time, but not in SF. Rent back then for a 2br was like $2400.. Today, that same apartment goes for $4900. I am
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by babyent 1y ago
If you join a good startup that has an actual product and real exit plan, sure. And by actual exit plan I mean an IPO, or a multi billion dollar acquisition if that doesn’t work out. I worked at a unicorn once and it worked out well. Most o
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by babyent 1y ago
I honestly believe they do this BS shit so you waste tokens and pay more. Engagement, after all.
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by babyent 1y ago
What if I told you.. Most of the actual groundwork has already been laid by passionate, actual engineers. Today big tech is just a place people go to make money, and they don’t necessarily care about long term vision. Mostly filled with the
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Ask HN: Do you use cursor? What's your YoE and role?
1 points by babyent 1y ago|0 comments
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by babyent 1y ago
Looked this up I had no idea. I only watched the watchmen movie and never realized the threat was aliens like I was thinking. I thought it was Dr Manhattan being perceived as an evil guy by the general population. I think programming people
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by babyent 1y ago
That’s so cool. :) What a great career you’ve had to work with some really legendary people.
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by babyent 1y ago
If enough people can be convinced of a “serious” extraterrestrial event we might be able to speed up that science and tech tree. Honestly think about the spending and the opportunities it will unlock. Not to mention we might all stop fighti
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by babyent 1y ago
Hoping for a quick resolution and diplomatic victory for all people there. I’m scared of the geopolitical effects. On a side note.. Can we get the Peace and Prosperity update next, ASAP? Let’s bring out the aliens issue and work on interste

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