ern_ave

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1. 31.▲
   by ern_ave 8mo ago

   "What is my purpose?" "You turn this LED on or off"
2. 32.▲
   by ern_ave 8mo ago

   > if, for example, you're writing Python or Javascript or Perl, it is dead easy to have Python or Javascript or Perl also be your configuration file language. Sure. Like C header files. It's the easiest option - no arguments th
3. 33.▲
   by ern_ave 8mo ago

   > a recent HN article had a bunch of comments lamenting that nobody ever uses XML any more I still use it from time to time for config files that a developer has to write. I find it easier to read that JSON, and it supports comments. Als
4. 34.▲
   by ern_ave 8mo ago

   My guess is that AI training is the main issue. Data that you can prove was generated by humans is now exceedingly valuable ...and most of that comes from the days before LLMs. The situation is a bit like how steel manufactured before the n
5. 35.▲
   by ern_ave 1y ago

   > horrible people like you posting to it. I challenge you to quote anything I've said that you can argue constitutes a "horrible person" Why do you believe things that you cannot defend?
6. 36.▲
   by ern_ave 1y ago

   In my opinion, if I had said anything that you could demonstrate to be false, you would quote what I said and present an explanation for why it's false. I believe you're not doing that because you cannot do it. > You are the on