mattbrewsbytes

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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
I don't think anything with mechanical moving parts is going to last that long, with regular usage, and have original parts. The fact that the owner can keep it going is a testament to the maintainability of combustion engines that don
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
When do specific actions taken by the current US administration cross the legal line into treason or other legal lines where defense against domestic enemies is warranted?
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
I’ve think the “call” part is a bit from the past, should be a setup account online with Vanguard, put it in VOO or VTSAX or the equivalent low fee market index fund and leave it alone. Replace Vanguard with any other firm but the key is pi
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
What you have stated is almost the same as call Vanguard, all those options are the same in the sense that they all involve investing, leaving it alone for a long time. Its just the vehicle thats slightly different and tax advantages. I wou
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
A slightly different viewpoint is that sharing in public or larger private channels allows for knowledge sharing and collaboration. Sometimes the key person is wrong because they aren't the only one working on something. I know that eg
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
You didn’t explain why you wanted to use debian, you don’t have to, but there are a lot of x86 based laptops out there that will run various linux distros so I wonder why you’re on a Mac to start with? Employer choice and not yours? You me
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
If you work at a place that has a modern CI/CD pipeline then your multiple deployments per day are likely rebuilding that large bundle of JS on deploy and invalidating any cache. HTTP 2 has been adopted by browsers for like 10 years no
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
General investment advice is to put like 90% (or more) into ETFs, index funds or low-fee mutual funds. That last 5-10% could be individual stocks if you want to play around and do research, etc. If someone went all-in on AI companies and a
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
Your own definition seems to contradict itself. Slack is horizontal, like Teams, send files, real time chat, video huddles, channels based on access, integral with other tools via plugins. Not every tool is going to be HIPAA compliant, or t
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
Can someone explain horizontal vs. vertical SaaS? This is new to me and I can't figure out what this means... its all SaaS so why differentiate? Seems like just marketing buzzwords.
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
> automating software development for ad-tech companies A lot of technology advancements are automation of human tasks. Its been going on for decades and does eliminate a lot of jobs (or move them to a different continent). There aren’t
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
Workers never benefit from productivity gains, doesn’t matter what is fueling those gains, AI, factory technology, automobiles instead of horses, etc. Business owners and executives benefit because they are at the top of the hierarchy where
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
Do companies like Oracle and SAP run their own business on their ERP platforms? That might be the biggest one.
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
The fact that this was discovered by a novel satellite processor makes an uneducated person like me on this topic wonder if this has happened before and us humans just didn't have any way of observing it. We've only had satellites
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
I've been using LoseIt and I've had a successful six months this year and realized a key thing: linking to Apple Fitness was slowing my progress. Here's why - the app tracks "workout calories" at a very high rate an
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
I read somewhere that a professor is taking the approach with some assignments to ask students to have AI generate their paper, then ask for references and then evaluate the AI output. They were finding this is a good way for students to le
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
Sounds like their plans are to make it like an exhibit and/or field trip for kids to learn about aviation. It would be neat if they refurbished the cockpit to make it operational and changed the windscreens to computer monitors, basica
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
Can switches like this also detect usage, like current flowing? It might be a fun and healthy twist to plug a walking pad/treadmill into a smart plug and then either make it so brainrot websites are only viewable when the treadmill is
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
Selling point from a developer and career perspective for sure. Its also fun to program in and at least for me made me think about solutions differently. Its a negative point for engineering leaders that are the decision makers on tech stac
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
Buy a minimal set of tools and start flipping cars. Then try to get a dealership license in your state. Start with small fixups and detailing work, flip one car, use the proceeds to get something a little more valuable, repeat. Be honest wi
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
I'm not expecting perfect output, if there is such a thing. I'm expecting output equivalent to a junior engineer or intern at this point in time. I can tell an agent in the editor I want it to add a many to many join relationship
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
With so many generative AI tools out there, picking more obscure or niche languages is a detractor because the AI models won't have as much depth of training to pull from when you ask it to do things. Also, technology choices for B2B w
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
That is entirely where I'm coming from - plane designs from the past had longer wingspans and supported 4 engines. Engines have gotten more efficient and powerful so cross-ocean routes don't need 4 engines anymore. So I was wonder
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
Apple is absolutely into the mature company phase if what they are coming up with is essentially a different bevel on buttons that "makes apps and system experiences more expressive and delightful". They are the IBM of the 90&#x27
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
I was just watching something the other day about how jet engines have gotten more efficient and powerful over the last 50 years where commercial airliners really only need 2 engines. All 2 engine aircraft also have to be able to operate on
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
Revolutionary technology I think needs to be something that gets across that early adopter chasm. We haven't really seen any 3D or goggle tech do that. There are VR things but I wouldn't consider VR video games a mainstream set of
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
JIRA gets a lot of deserved hate but I think nearly all software work tracking systems suffer from the same issue: marketing over promises about velocity and predictions about project delivery timelines. Have we as an industry gotten any be
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
> This was the craftsman’s ‘Golden Age’ and much time and trouble was taken over the design of tools. Craftsmen were being called upon to do more skilful and exacting work and the use of tools and the interest in development had become v
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
People love their craft and want to really understand how a tool works. They might start with taking a tool apart, looking at how it works, putting it back together and then using it for a bit. Then they need a similar tool for a slightly
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by mattbrewsbytes 1y ago
If you're going to analyze a process you have to look at all of the steps involved, including waiting time, re-work or going backwards in the process/iterating, as well as the time to do the tasks. They all matter in the economics

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