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by mattm 2mo ago
Note: The HN headline says "US citizen charged" but the article's headline and content do not mention his status at all.
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by mattm 3mo ago
I recall a similar quote from Elton John that I'll paraphrase: "I've had a lot of hits so you'd think I'd know in advance which ones will become hits. Songs that I was sure would become hits went nowhere and some s
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by mattm 3mo ago
> I built a SaaS in a few hours. It does its job better than tools people pay real money for. It's easy to build something for yourself that solves your own use case. You know how you work and what's important to you. Most of
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Are Agent Code Reviews for AI-Generated Code Worth It?(mattmccormick.ca)
2 points by mattm 3mo ago|0 comments
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by mattm 3mo ago
I also really like Boox. I'm on my 2nd Boox product now having upgraded from my old Max Lumi so that I could get colours.
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Building Systems That Build Systems: Setting Up the SDLC in LangGraph(mattmccormick.ca)
1 points by mattm 3mo ago|0 comments
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by mattm 3mo ago
Reading and understanding documentation and producing clear, written requirements will be more critical than it is today. We've always known documentation is important but it's frequently glossed over in many projects and not tak
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We're All Managers Now: My Journey into AI-Assisted Development(mattmccormick.ca)
7 points by mattm 3mo ago|0 comments
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by mattm 3mo ago
Same here. I tried something similar to Superpowers and it went completely overboard for a small bug fix - writing a TDD, generating artifacts, etc.
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by mattm 9mo ago
Even the CEO's "apology" is pretty bad. He still finds a way to take shots at the original poster saying his original message was inflammatory (could also be read as how I'm justified in my response), that "he star
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by mattm 10mo ago
Wow, you sound exactly like me - except I have a bit less years of experience. Let me know if you want to connect to help keep stay motivated (email in profile)
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Two Canadians lose $2.3M to crypto scams(ctvnews.ca)
3 points by mattm 10mo ago|0 comments
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by mattm 10mo ago
Your AI agent asks their AI agent
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by mattm 10mo ago
Bezos' parents lent him $250k to start Amazon. The point is that by the time Bezos started Amazon they were wealthy and could provide him this safety net. Not many middle class families would be able to loan their kid that much money
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by mattm 10mo ago
Reminds me of a blog post I once read from a manager writing about all the qualities of being a good manager. I read it nodding along that they all seemed like good traits. Then in the comment section there was a post from someone saying
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by mattm 10mo ago
The same principle holds for quality management. You don't need to inspect every single product. However, if you inspect a small number of products at random, you'll detect a large percentage of the quality issues. While leaders
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by mattm 11mo ago
The whole Github page feels AI generated too. Working 120 hours per week for 9 months? Give me a break.
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by mattm 11mo ago
If murder was legal, surely the amount of murders would increase.
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by mattm 1y ago
> Sycophancy, in which chatbots agree with and excessively praise users, is a trait they’ve manifested partly because their training involves human beings rating their responses. “Users tend to like the models telling them that they’re g
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by mattm 1y ago
The founder raised $8M on Wefunder and seems too have taken it and run. He hasn't provided any updates for a few years now.
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by mattm 1y ago
Also most states are foregone conclusions so there's really only a handful in doubt.
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by mattm 2y ago
That only works for desperate people. Sr people or people with other options would not take that risk.
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by mattm 2y ago
This is me. I've noticed that I generally shut down after about 90 minutes of being at a social event.
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by mattm 2y ago
The missing context here is that their company looks to be a very small team - 5 employees according to LinkedIn. Any process or methodology, or lack of, will work for a small sized company. At that size you get things done by just talking
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by mattm 2y ago
> why would I restrict someone's freedom to choose to make a poor decision? Because there's a societal cost that goes beyond just the individual
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by mattm 2y ago
That's a good point about being easy to externalize the blame. I'd also add on that likely a reason is the emotion of it. People are already emotional about sports and their team. With money on the line, that ramps up even more
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Canadian mega landlord using AI 'pricing scheme' as it hikes rents(breachmedia.ca)
136 points by mattm 2y ago|154 comments
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by mattm 2y ago
The last time answered a question on Stack Overflow it got rejected. I was using an unpopular Google API which was returning an unexpected error with a weird code. There was an unanswered SO question about the exact issue from years ago. I
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by mattm 2y ago
Yes here's the actual proposal. I'm sure it's not coincidence that it's left out of the Forbes article > The proposal would impose a minimum tax of 25 percent on total income, generally inclusive of unrealized capita
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by mattm 2y ago
He could step anytime he wants to. He's not someone who is going to work to make sure him and his family have food to eat.

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