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by jmathai 1y ago
I feel this. My opinion is that folks on either side are not well informed. Those who say AI won’t disrupt coding that much seem to use anecdotal evidence. Their own experiences, mostly. And perhaps they are using it differently than thos
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Accessible UX results in good UX. I use a modern browser and appreciate how reliably Hacker News works. It's a great example of less is more when it comes to UX.
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Is there much material difference to publishers to opt out of AI Mode given how much of the distribution Google controls? I understand it prevents publishers' works from being "stolen" but leaves them without a major distribu
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I can say with some certainty that folks inside of Google are not sitting around talking about nextcloud. More likely is some paydown of technical debt or effort to simplify leading to the removal of that permission and deciding the ramific
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It's likely a lot less about giving Google's first-party apps privileged access than it is a super low priority for the team to allocate engineering effort to. I was a PM in Google Workspace for several years. It's a lot less
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I think this is a great idea. I’ve learned so much on YouTube but it’s always been in small chunks and very task oriented. I imagine there’s a lot of content Which covers broad topics that I don’t come across. Something I’ve been doing more
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I haven’t been diagnosed with ADHD and this isn’t a particular weak spot for me but even I can relate. I find it most hard when there’s a mismatch in reciprocity. I enjoy learning from posts like this because it can help identify patterns I
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That's the wrong question. See how many people know Google vs. ChatGPT. As popular as ChatGPT is, Google's the stronger brand.
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My most novel ideas have come when my mind isn't distracted. It's really overlooked and is such a frequent source of inspiration that I tried to capture how I experience it in my own work life. https://jaisenmathai.com&
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> As a gay dude I don't fall for the "but they have a family" thing, it reminds me that I'm worth less in many eyes for that reason. I don't think you're worthless at all. And families come in many shapes an
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FTA, fwiw: "404 Media found numerous U.S. government contracts that mention TeleMessage specifically. One for around $90,000 from December 2024 says “Telemessage (a Smarsh Co.) Licenses for Text Message Archiving, & WhatsApp and Si
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Yes. But they are people, perhaps with families to feed. Not computers. Cool idea. I can see keeping colored pages of these by my kids up on the fridge a lot longer than what’s on there now!
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That’s my understanding also. I think a project that’s vibe coded could easily be recreated by a programmer using coding assistance.
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I don’t think that’s a counter example. If hood maps shows a lot of potential then the $11k is something to figure out. If not, then it’s poor price controls. IIUC Pieter Levels talks a lot about not prematurely optimizing engineering solut
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I do think it’s binary. The project either shows potential to meet your goal or it doesn’t. I think it’s rare that fails to show potential because of the underlying technology that’s chosen. Sure, Vercel is relatively expensive. But I just
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It's the right trade-off, IMO. Most projects won't succeed and the ones that do can be refactored - by real engineers if needed.
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I think these companies have found what they believe to be best fit. The question is, "fit for what?". The answer to that is maximum short term profits. If you can't show benefits in the span of 1 quarter, it might as well no
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$99 to register an LLC in Ohio and it takes about 15 minutes online through their website. Free to get a federal EIN.
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I prefer Free Tax USA over Turbo Tax. Switched several years ago and haven't looked back. The last 2 years, I paid the $8 for chat support to answer some questions I had and both times their answers saved me a lot more than the $8. Ver
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Even if they don't have data ... they may use someone else's wifi. NextDNS configuration profiles address this - https://apple.nextdns.io/
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I install a configuration profile on their devices which forces NextDNS regardless if they're on my wifi, LTE or their friend's wifi. https://apple.nextdns.io/
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We block a number of online properties including Snapchat and YouTube using NextDNS. We have different profiles for different devices to allow, for example, YouTube on the television but not on kids tablets or phones.
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by jmathai 2y ago
Thanks for sharing. I don't personally see how those disqualify the information in the article though.
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Where did you read they are funded by Qatar? Some quick searching indicates that's false. [1] https://www.hrw.org/financials [2] https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/human-rights-watch...
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I want to interact with a computer like it's a computer. Clicking, dragging and cursing. Who wants to interact with a computer as if it were a human?
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The FTC filed a law suit against Adobe for deceptive subscription policies. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/06/...
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I’m not suggesting it is good, bad or even a net positive. It’s just how I think it will be applied from an executive lens.
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It doesn't have to replace 100% of a single person. It can replace 20% of 5 people.
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I'm neither an economist or mathematician. But I'm smart enough to observe my surroundings. I observe that the middle class is shrinking rapidly. Wealth concentration is increasing rapidly. Income has not kept up with the price of
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I don't agree with everything on this channel but Gary's Economics does a good job articulating a perspective that the lowered quality of life is directly related to growing wealth inequality. Gary's angle is mostly based on

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