maltalex

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by maltalex 2y ago
> In the more exciting case, the copilot is really good. It allows candidates who wouldn't otherwise pass the coding interview (whether for technical skill reasons, or behavioral reasons, or whatever) to breeze through like an exper
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by maltalex 2y ago
> But you will end up with different divisions trying to solve the same problems in ways that either confound each other or the customer. That's the tradeoff. You either allow teams to work independently and lose some efficiency thr
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by maltalex 2y ago
Feels like every product person in the software industry replaced their whole toolbelt with a hammer and is now on the hunt for nails.
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by maltalex 2y ago
> God damn it people. I just want to search the web. Who's preventing you from doing that?
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by maltalex 2y ago
It's just a theory. I don't know where they're going with this.
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by maltalex 2y ago
It'll probably not be free forever. Access to the models could become part of their "Pro" offering - https://duckduckgo.com/pro
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DuckDuckGo AI Chat(duckduckgo.com)
186 points by maltalex 2y ago|158 comments
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VNC Resolver(computernewb.com)
60 points by maltalex 3y ago|15 comments
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by maltalex 3y ago
A similar option is Dark Reader [0]. Also a plugin, also Recommended . [0]: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/darkreader/
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by maltalex 3y ago
I have a "Progressive Desk" frame with a third-party table top (which was much cheaper than what Progressive Desk offered). There's no wobble, and the table is very stable. The biggest benefit for me actually ended up being a
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by maltalex 3y ago
Should have pointed out that I'm talking about Canada. Our GDP isn't great, and although unemployment is stable, the participation rate in Dec was 61.6%, down from 62.5% in Jan 2023. So, fewer people are working. Anecdotally, peop
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by maltalex 3y ago
> Startups tend to have 3 generations of employees > 1. The 1st batch: A random mix of talented and mediocre people. > 2. The pioneers: The nights and weekends crew who believe in the mission. > 3. The settlers: The 9 to 5 crew
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by maltalex 3y ago
The economy in general is bad, possibly in a recession. Companies are tightening their belts not just in the tech sector. I don't know if "saturated" is the right word though. There are still shortages of skilled, experienced
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by maltalex 3y ago
There is a #hackernews on Libera.chat, and I believe I've seen a #ycombinator (or something similar) somewhere. No idea how official they are. But every HN-based community I've seen was a ghost town outside HN itself.
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by maltalex 3y ago
That still happens on the internet, just in a different layer - between Autonomous Systems: You’re a content provider serving at the edge of two different providers and they didn’t have enough cross connect between the two for all the requ
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by maltalex 3y ago
Thanks, I must have missed it.
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by maltalex 3y ago
It was 30% off.
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by maltalex 3y ago
Funny, I just bought it during the Steam winter sale. It's a cool concept, but it definitely needs a lot more polish to be a genuine game or even a standalone teaching tool. It just throws these problems at you with little guidance, te
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by maltalex 3y ago
The reason is obviously Java 9 which broke compatibility in many areas https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/9-relnotes.h...
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by maltalex 3y ago
> Let's tax 1-off products at 100%, and drop that to 0% at 1 billion copies that use that interface. So, billion dollar companies can afford to lock users into their ecosystem, but not startups?
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by maltalex 3y ago
> I’ve been talking with ChatGPT to fill in gaps in my general knowledge. I pick a topic that I know very little about—the Holy Roman Empire was one that I tried—and I ask ChatGPT to tell me about it. This isn’t an ideal use case for AI.
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by maltalex 3y ago
> "minimalInstallationTitle": "Класичний гейський секс" Google Translate: "Classic Gay Sex" > "minimalInstallationSubtitle": "Лише найнеобхідніше, обрізані єлдаки і єврейська порнографія.&q
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by maltalex 3y ago
You’re comparing apples with oranges. Just because both products are called “a watch” doesn’t mean they’re interchangeable. It’s like comparing a wired phone to a smartphone because they’re both “phones”.
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by maltalex 3y ago
Ramming updates down people’s throats is what it takes. Windows is full of questionable decisions, but being aggressive with applying (security) updates isn’t one of them. Also, don’t like updates being rammed down your throat? Apply them y
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by maltalex 3y ago
My bad. Fixed.
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by maltalex 3y ago
It's odd that 404 Media chose a .co (Colombia) TLD.
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by maltalex 3y ago
tl;dr Nothing to see here, move along. 0. All of OP's submissions are from this researchinenglish.com 1. Link to the actual paper: https://psyarxiv.com/wsvq8/ 2. It's pre-print. 3. It's based on a survey
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by maltalex 3y ago
> No, a business usually exists to provide some useful good or service to its customers. FedEx delivers packages. Apple makes phones and computers. Etc. What? If Apple or FedEx could get customers to (sustainably) pay them without actual
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by maltalex 3y ago
I'm surprised that no one mentioned Wendover's excellent video about this topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggUduBmvQ_4
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by maltalex 3y ago
That sounds like a recipe for hitting things by accidentally driving in the wrong direction.

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