nicwolff

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by nicwolff 1y ago
ENV UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON=1
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by nicwolff 1y ago
I assumed, especially with the VS Code recommendation, that this would automatically use devcontainers...
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by nicwolff 1y ago
I remember π and e and type perl -pi -e '...' file.txt
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by nicwolff 1y ago
I use an old iPod Touch to read in bed, it doesn't hurt at all! Shame they stopped selling them, and it has stopped getting OS updates.
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by nicwolff 1y ago
This article doesn't mention "subagents" https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/sub-agents which makes me wonder when it was written. I'm finding that just delegating "scan th
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by nicwolff 1y ago
> I’ve often heard, with decent reason, an LLM compared to a junior colleague. No, they're like an extremely experienced and knowledgeable senior colleague – who drinks heavily on the job. Overconfident, forgetful, sloppy, easily di
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by nicwolff 1y ago
I've added a subagent to read the "memory_bank" files for project context after being told the task at hand, and summarize only the pertinent parts for the main agent. This is working well to keep the context focused. ht
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by nicwolff 1y ago
I'm not chatting with the LLM – I'm giving one LLM in "orchestrator mode" a detailed description of my required change, plus a ton of "memory bank" context about the architecture of the app, the APIs it calls,
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by nicwolff 1y ago
Why can't AIs make ASCII art boxes line up? ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Flux Architecture │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────
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by nicwolff 1y ago
I hope Sheryl and Danny are getting compensated somehow...
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by nicwolff 1y ago
That first stacked bar chart appears to have "left" and "right" mixed up, if the analysis just below it is correct. Not confidence-inspiring, and hasn't been corrected in 18 months since the post was published...
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by nicwolff 1y ago
Dated tomorrow, no new information, blog has three posts total – AI slop?
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by nicwolff 1y ago
I, uh, got it in two. Is it creepy that the answer is my ZIP code?
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by nicwolff 1y ago
Did no-one click through to the technical white paper? https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374638786_Proof-of-... "Proof-of-Work CAPTCHA with password cracking functionality" The "work" is &quo
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by nicwolff 1y ago
Why did they leave the Seaport on the flood tide? Low tide was 5:37 PM EDT, so at 8:30 the current up the "river" (really a tidal strait) was just about at its fastest – if they'd lost way there four or more hours earlier or
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by nicwolff 1y ago
> and TOTP, the obvious alternative solution, is still pretty sorry. you have to download an app to do it, it's not just a capability that a phone has by default iOS Passwords can serve as your TOTP authenticator app. https:/&
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by nicwolff 1y ago
"McVicar, a non-swimmer"!!!
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by nicwolff 1y ago
My wife and I rented a midsize from Budget this weekend and got a Dodge Hornet R/T, which is their current sporty hybrid (a rebadged Alfa Romero Tonale). The media and climate controls were of course integrated into a big touchscreen a
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by nicwolff 1y ago
That's funny, that in 2010 the Commodity Futures Trading Commission specifically banned the insider trade that bankrupted the Duke Brothers at the end of Trading Places! Here's a direct link to the testimony mentioned in the Wall
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by nicwolff 1y ago
https://toolguyd.com is good for tool sale notifications.
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by nicwolff 2y ago
Ugh. Every few decades some new MTA honcho decides to switch to a schematic map, and it's either shot down before launch or lasts a few years before people realize you can't actually find your way to any real-world aboveground loc
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by nicwolff 2y ago
authors_of_long_books: set[Author] = { book.author for book in books if book.page_count > 1000 }
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by nicwolff 2y ago
That's because Microsoft has never used Apple's SDKs for their window widgets...
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by nicwolff 2y ago
They do chew on our boats for fun, they don't seem all that scared!
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by nicwolff 2y ago
Orcas will line up and swim together in perfect synchrony and at the perfect depth to make a wave to wash a seal off an ice floe. https://youtu.be/K16lZU0agbg
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by nicwolff 2y ago
That's just terrific!
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by nicwolff 2y ago
Semi-secretly you can skip the lines at the escalators in Moynahan's big train hall and just go down to the mezzanine and right to the platforms.
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by nicwolff 2y ago
In the live-aboard sailboat cruising niche we have Sea People https://seapeopleapp.com which has a similar basic value prop but many features specifically for that lifestyle.
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by nicwolff 2y ago
Sailaway III is a very realistic sailing simulator, with real airflow and sail and rigging controls, and real-time weather. https://youtu.be/nljz2UW40hA https://sailaway.world/
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by nicwolff 2y ago
It's still in the iOS App Store!

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