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by balls187 2y ago
"I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." I vaguely remember a quote that goes "No kid ever dreamed about growing up to be a middle manager." I get that work is just a means to an end, but
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by balls187 2y ago
These days, AI Copilots are quite good at helping write and maintain bash (and shell) scripts, that it's not much of a prolem.
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by balls187 2y ago
You can both love gen AI, and support an artist's right to decide who, when, where and how their work can be used.
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by balls187 2y ago
This administration has shown that if you grease the skids well enough, you can get things your way.
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by balls187 2y ago
Do you not enjoy being paid for your work?
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by balls187 2y ago
Back in the day when I was on the receiving end of a 1:1, I had an agenda, and I would send it to my manager prior. I asked for feedback, and when I would hear a basic response like "keep doing what you're doing" I would shoo
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by balls187 2y ago
Yes. Wow.
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by balls187 2y ago
CR+R or CD-R Big difference.
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by balls187 2y ago
As far as I am aware, Free Trade was a clinton era policy, which sparked globalization. Yes it cost American industry jobs, but gave rise to a significant boom in non manufacturing jobs.
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by balls187 2y ago
They got tired of nonsensical progressive social policies and threw in their hat with a politician that wins, a lot . Pre-Trump the 2nd, it seemed to me that conservative view-points were being “shouted down.” Anecdotally I recall even on
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by balls187 2y ago
Or if the power is out.
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by balls187 2y ago
Respectfully, raising an issue isn't the same as taking a stand.
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by balls187 2y ago
> How in the world does this necessitate a subscription? I can only speculate. But, there is demand to improve sleep quality. The provider wants to charge a monthly fee for that. The market simply puts buys and sellers together. People m
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by balls187 2y ago
My partner has difficulty sleep unless it is the perfect environment (black out curtains, noise cancellation, sound bath, temperature), and is more prone to the effects of a single bad nights sleep. For people like her, $20/mo + $2000
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by balls187 2y ago
Don't blame the market. Blame the engineers who know the risks of such foolishness that lack the courage and conviction to stand up to decision makers.
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by balls187 2y ago
I’ve thought about your comment, and I think we’re both right. Fundamentally, computers are a series of high and low voltages, and everything above that is a combination of abstraction and interpretations. Fundamentally there will always be
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by balls187 2y ago
Right now, and perhaps the immediate future sure. But eventually I do think software that writes software will do it better than current programmers can. Do you ever think twice about the bayer filter applied to your cmos image sensor?
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by balls187 2y ago
It's likely the end of a lot of abstractions that made programming easier. At some point, specialized code-gen transformer models should get really good at just spitting out the lowest level code required to perform the job.
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by balls187 2y ago
Not there in the 60’s, but sci-fi showing people interacting with touch and using flat tablet.
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by balls187 2y ago
My sense was the promise of DeepSeek (at least at the time) was that there was a way to provide control back to the people, rather than a handful of mega corporations that will partner with anyone that will pay them.
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by balls187 2y ago
"The report of my death was an exaggeration." - Mark Twain. I don't see it as "replacing programmers" but rather, trying to solve the types of problems that programmers solve, but more cheaply. I'm not sure you
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by balls187 2y ago
Was using Github copilot with VSCode. Found it really helpful for small things. I gave Codium Windsurf a spin to evaluate it on an internal app built: a simple svelte-kit/typescript app ontop of Twilio. It's been on todo list to h
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by balls187 2y ago
Would love to be a hero to my kids. But on-site is a non-starter.
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by balls187 2y ago
Your typo: "worse it", vs "worth it." E.g. Cusors Bloat makes it worth it, but also makes it worse.
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by balls187 2y ago
What AI systems are currently targeting my prostate? This space is primarily dominated by AI that replaces mundane work done by humans.
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by balls187 2y ago
This reminds me of every time I heard a complaint that a url is “ugly”
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by balls187 2y ago
I'm truly sorry you had to endure that growing up. It sounds as though you've confronted her about the abuse, but she wasn't able to offer you closure. I hope you have or will eventually be able to heal from those experiences
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by balls187 2y ago
> what should I be doing? The current hiring market mirrors online dating. Swiping right as much as you can (as a man) will get you more matches for sure, but is unlikely to result in a long term relationship. There isn't much you c
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by balls187 2y ago
I switched to EPO Sea Salt. The tactile feel without the loud clacky sound. My fashion designer, on the other hand, loves both the tactile feel and clacky sound of Kalih White Box switches.
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by balls187 2y ago
I had to switch to the ergodox after my RSI came back. I had been using regular keyboards for quite some time. Once you get the customizations dialed in, it's fantastic.

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