harlanji

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by harlanji 1mo ago
Chunks can only be as large as the embedding model’s token limit, about 512-1024 tokens usually. Anything longer gets truncated. Natural language processing could expanded references, but it starts to get tricky. Do you use Graph RAG, embe
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by harlanji 2mo ago
Using ad blockers is of poor character anyway. That's their chosen business model and if we don't accept their terms then we don't need to use their service. I am happy to pay for an Ad Free experience on services that offer
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by harlanji 2mo ago
Location: Sacramento/SF/Silicon Valley Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Yes Technologies: Python, Wagtail/Django, SQL, ChromaDB/RAG Ingest. Previously 5+ ecosystems: PHP, Java, Node, Clojure, Flash/Flex.
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by harlanji 2mo ago
Barely longer than a Tweet. Low effort slop. /half sarcasm. I record 20-40 minutes of "uneditied, one take no fake" Podcast/Vlog per day and have been using AI to generate the cover image + video description and sometime
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by harlanji 3mo ago
Location: Sacramento, CA Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: After a year Tech: Python, Wagtail/Django, SQL, ChromaDB + LangChain. Historically 5+ ecosystems: PHP, Java, Node, Clojure, Flash/Flex in no particular order. C-
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by harlanji 5mo ago
Interesting. I've been doing similar stuff with my archive on a weak Celeron laptop with 4GB RAM using vanilla ML tech that I'm learning by prompting LLMs (heh). Extract all info from media as sidecar files and all, exploring low
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by harlanji 5mo ago
Exchange / "chat" requests like with a human contractor feels like the optimal bandwidth. Imagine having a report whose work nobody in the org understands or owns? Can't scale into maintenance or support mode. I might be
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by harlanji 6mo ago
I feel like an opt-in model built on AGPL code should output AGPL code. I'd put my work into that. Not the only option just an example. Every great project takes time to build. It's possible.
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by harlanji 7mo ago
That's how I pictured it, users scan all the bar codes they have access to and it builds similarity profiles. I pictured scanning all my CS books for example, and I'd probably end up in a group with everyone from my class at schoo
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by harlanji 8mo ago
Location: Sacramento, CA (1hr North) / Bay Area Remote: Preferred initially. On-site: Can travel to Sac / Bay Area weekly, fly within US monthly. Willing to relocate: Yes, within NorCal, after probation. Technologies: Python web,
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by harlanji 8mo ago
Yes, please. I only post in Freelancer but sometimes I'm OPEN TO GOLDEN HANDCUFFS / REALLY REALLY GOOD W-2 :).
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by harlanji 1y ago
Underemployed since 2017, working menial jobs and homeless since mid-'18, not even trying to get a tech job because I can't present myself as middle class. I'm coping by building a system to solve homelessness in general whic
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by harlanji 1y ago
SEEKING WORK, NorCal, Remote OK Starting an agency and am looking for initial clients. Good pricing, like minimum wage ($16.50/hr) unless you insist upon paying more. No specific niche yet, just getting the engine started up. Dev Skill
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by harlanji 1y ago
Building a tool chest of software for my own needs. IT for Sovereigns. Mostly not open source, contrary to how I have historically operated. I think I'll drop them open source as time goes on and money matters less. Kinda feels like I
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by harlanji 1y ago
Building a suite of apps and a piece of hardware for my Sovereign IT stack. CarPuter and Daily Driver App Club (dailydriverapps.com). Think multi-generational family and asset data. Everything in common formats, written in simple code. Look
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by harlanji 2y ago
Yes. Simply put, Software Engineering is Programming over time. As Calculus is to Algebra.
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by harlanji 2y ago
Well earned. Best overall movie since Napoleon Dynamite. I happened into the Hacker Dojo (in Mountain View) the other night after traveling in from Central Valley for the weekend and about 8 of us watched the movie glued to our seats and di
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Making Flow – Interview with Director Gints Zilbalodis (January 22nd, 2025)(blender.org)
1 points by harlanji 2y ago|1 comments
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by harlanji 2y ago
"Flow, the animated feature film following the mystical journey of a dark grey cat and his companions, is the manifestation of Blender’s mission, where a small, independent team with a limited budget is able to create a story that move
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by harlanji 2y ago
Yea, I'm a regular HN reader and I've been stuck on the street for going on 7 years. Used to be commended for persevering against the odds and the like, as a child and young programmer at 15 onward, home owner at 22. I've lef
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by harlanji 2y ago
I'm hearing I need to downgrade the Bootstrap in my suite? (A young addition). Which is great because Bootstrap 2-3, whenever I used it, was pleasant. I wasn't aware of the development timeline, thanks for the lead. Not flat is ap
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by harlanji 2y ago
Tried Inkscape? I was all paper for a long time but it's taken over as I've gotten used to it an the hot keys. I carry a little Wacom tablet that works good with it too, but seldom even get it out of my bag. It does have a (config
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by harlanji 2y ago
SEEKING WORK Location: Sacramento Valley, CA + Bay Area frequent Remote: Any Python DevOps, SRE Java, Clojure, Maven SQLite, PostgreSQL Docker, Kubernetes Nginx. Contact: viahn@harlanji.com
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by harlanji 2y ago
SEEKING WORK | Northern California, USA | Remote OK I'd like to get back into tech. Half-time would be great, seeking long term relationships / repeat customers. I have a co-working space and regular schedule at my current job. La
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by harlanji 2y ago
I was unhappy when I was an engineer. Not because of the job but because of my lack of self care. And I was hygienic and pretty social, had a girlfriend usually. Something about being a homeless incel during pandemic makes me realize how sw
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by harlanji 2y ago
I was extended a good opportunity to do entry level web dev but left the interview because I felt the coding puzzle was too hard for the role, even tho I could’ve solved it. Computer Science/math heavy and easy if already familiar. I s
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by harlanji 2y ago
I became homeless in SF 6 years ago, probably would have been out after like a year if not for pandemic. Same program over and over, feels like I'm about to get off the street again 3 hours outside SF. Housing here is so reasonable. $1
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by harlanji 2y ago
Yea, I use a cheapie voice recorder that only saves .wav files for ~10 memos per day, and Whisper transcripts are good. "Tiny" model, 4GB ram laptop. "Base" model runs too, but slower, and produces different inaccuracies
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by harlanji 2y ago
Not GP but this thread is great. I was among the first in my city school to get a cell phone and text in ~2001, and then the last to get an iPhone in ~2015, and then stop carrying it most of the time in ~2016/in airplane mode and then
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by harlanji 3y ago
SEEKING WORK | Sac/SF Bay Area, Cali | Remote OK I'm taking new clients at an intro rate of $16/hr for 90 days. Python is the new ecosystem I want to work in, been personally building with it for 2 years but have not used it

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