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by kmoser 1y ago
How do you define "good" at programming? Better than you were yesterday? Able to write code without looking up anything? More capable than a newbie?
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It seems you're conflating "easy to write complex software" with "easy to learn how to program." Just because you're using a language/environment that offers more powerful, high-level features doesn't
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Certainly some people are unable to escape addiction cycles on their own. But others, under the right circumstances, can take control of their own accord. But that's ancillary to my point, which is that it takes a change in mindset; no
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> His open-source approach democratized psychedelic exploration, shifting power away from costly retreats and elite gatekeepers toward broader accessibility. No surprise that, in keeping with the hacker spirit, Bill wanted to democratize
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We've had the power all along: put down your device and walk away; if you must use your device, stop watching videos.
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That may certainly increase the agent's ability to get it right, but there will always be cases where the code it generates mimics the correct response, i.e. produces the output asked for, without actually working as intended, as LLM
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by kmoser 1y ago
I'm not arguing against using Cloudflare. I was responding to the assertion that we "need to collectively rely on Cloudflare" by pointing out that other options exist.
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Nobody needs to rely on Cloudflare when they can use server-side solutions like Fail2ban (already mentioned). Other tools like iptables exist for more granular control over incoming traffic. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, so just p
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> a massive team is following a rigid SDLC including code reviews for best practices Regardless of how thoroughly a system is planned in advance, programmers are not automatons who mindlessly fill in the last few blanks. They must make c
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No, I'm saying getting a freelance job is often easier than getting a full-time job because the barrier to entry is lower: companies don't usually scrutinize freelancers with the same eye, especially for smaller jobs, since it&#x2
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> Well, if you’re expecting Docker to have a file-system easily accessible, you’re wrong—in fact, that’s “the point.” I can’t use typical commands like updatedb/locate/find to find what I need. I have to run a command with a ma
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by kmoser 1y ago
Second your recommendation to learn Linux/Unix command line tools. I learned them decades ago so they come naturally to me but for somebody new them, in addition to plain old RTFM, I'd recommend also using AI/LLMs to learn to
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I'm sorry it didn't work out for you. Sometimes it's luck of the draw. It also depends a lot on which industry you're in (finance, gaming, etc.). As an extreme example, if you're any good at COBOL, you can probably
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by kmoser 1y ago
I would argue that even if other people have designed an entire system and "all" that is left to do is to write the code, things can go very wrong if the coder isn't good at designing their code well (e.g. to be efficient, ro
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> In meditation, I was relieved of the burden of being moved by the Spirit to speak and say something spiritually profound. I find it interesting that the author felt pressure to be moved to speak. In the eight years I attended a Quaker
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AFAIK, at least some repairs done by non-dealers are never reported to Carfax, making it prone to false negatives.
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Exactly what cause for the decrease in social interaction would we be revolting against? I'd say things like cell phones would be on the top of the list, but protesting Apple and Android won't cause an appreciable shift to decreas
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It's highly unlikely that everybody will flock to LLMs, leaving absolutely nobody capable of stringing together a few lines of code on their own. Some devs may enjoy vibe coding, and may even be more productive that way, but there will
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There will always be people who know how to handle the complexity we're trying to automate away. If I can't figure out some arcane tax law when filling out my taxes, I ask my accountant, as it's literally their job to know th
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by kmoser 1y ago
That "stretching" (!) the definition of "emoticon." I would call it ASCII art.
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> I’m not sure why it is that this obviously aging little structure doesn’t feel ugly or rundown. It doesn’t trigger any negative feelings. It somehow feels atmospheric, like a living time capsule. The music, of course, helped. Several t
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by kmoser 1y ago
If you're archiving motion picture film, there are no pixels, only film stock. The archive process may include digitizing, but even then you still have to deal with the original film media, which is the primary task of a film archivi
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by kmoser 1y ago
Yes, the last filter is always the human being who has to deal with whatever the computer couldn't automate. But even then, you should be able to skim an email and quickly determine its relevancy, and decide whether you need to take ac
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Everybody gets important emails, and it's literally part of their job to filter the wheat from the chaff. One of my benchmarks for someone's competency is their ability to manage information. With a combination of email filters an
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I'm not saying it's easy but two things that might help you would be to find a gym buddy and/or personal trainer, and wear earphones to shut out the world around you while working out. Dealing with toxic gym culture is minor
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Ignoring them only works when everyone ignores them from the beginning. Once they gain traction, it's no longer an option.
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I want to believe that however obsolete these old algorithms are today, at least some aspects of the underlying code and/or logic should prove useful to LLMs as they try to generate modern code.
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I think you're twisting the original article's meaning of "useful" and "valuable." Useful means you are able to contribute meaningfully. Valuable means you are perceived as being able to provide value to the co
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Pretty sure his existing connection to rich, famous, and powerful clients means he never has to resort to advertorials.
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There's also this classic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_inverse_square_root

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