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by ori_b 2y ago
It seems like observing usage and setting up a feedback loop, then incrementally a/b testing, is certainly not something that can be done today, but doesn't seem beyond the realm of possibility a couple decades from now. Edit: In
482.
by ori_b 2y ago
What makes you think that the decision making will be hard to automate? In a couple of decades, keeping this pace of development, doesn't it seem plausible that AI will be able to extract requirements from observed behavior, and decide
483.
by ori_b 2y ago
Can I upgrade to a web form instead?
484.
by ori_b 2y ago
Yeah. it sounds like SMM was a mistake, and we should have a user-controlled OS at that level (or, nothing at all).
485.
by ori_b 2y ago
At this point, why not just write a graphical program?
486.
by ori_b 2y ago
The RFCs are often fairly well written and not so hard to digest.
487.
by ori_b 2y ago
I don't think there are very many compelling reasons to use it. It's a dead end. If I can use _Generic, I can get a cleaner interface by directly calling the right function, and skipping the macro mess.
488.
by ori_b 2y ago
There's a far worse problem: that you effectively need to use it from preprocessor macros, which effectively prevents it from being used from being used in sane interfaces.
489.
by ori_b 2y ago
Yes, that is a good rephrasing of the rest of the paragraph you quoted.
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by ori_b 2y ago
Neither is the universe: we have (as far as we know) a limited number of matter and energy that can be converted to computation, which limits the size of an implementable system. Real Turing completeness is necessarily theoretical.
491.
by ori_b 2y ago
You're absolutely right, my analogy sucked. Python is not a good example of a simple language. Complexity is in conflict with usable composition. Because of simple, small interfaces, the surface area needed for composition to cover all
492.
by ori_b 2y ago
The point is that simplicity is an ergonomic consideration, regardless of how you nitpick the analogy.
493.
by ori_b 2y ago
Ctrl+f for completion, ctrl+b to warp the cursor back to the prompt.
494.
by ori_b 2y ago
You could, but if you want Unix, you already know where to find it.
495.
by ori_b 2y ago
Perl is less simple. Though, I suppose lua would be a better comparison.
496.
by ori_b 2y ago
For the same reason people prefer languages like Python over Perl. Simplicity improves usability and understandability. It's pleasant to use a minimalist, viable product. 9front is not the only OS I use, but it is one of my daily drive
497.
by ori_b 2y ago
When was the last time you committed to open source outside the context of full time employment? What motivated you to do it?
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by ori_b 2y ago
Release the training set and the code that was used to train the model, or stop calling it open source. If you can't fork it and take the project in your own direction, it's not open source.
499.
by ori_b 2y ago
> If that ever stops being the case, you should fork rather than trust their judgment. Fork what? The secret sauce is in the training data and infrastructure. I don't think either of those is currently open.
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by ori_b 2y ago
> I really don't see how anyone would do something but then decide not to once they found out there is a reward. The people who can realistically claim the reward realistically can get better rewards elsewhere. Once you shift the
501.
by ori_b 2y ago
That's not nearly enough to sustain a competent developer, but it is enough to make a project feel like work to a hobbyist.
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by ori_b 2y ago
Sure, as can any library.
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by ori_b 2y ago
Libc isn't the language runtime. The runtime is '/use/lib/crt*.o', which has no concept at all of signal handling. Libc isn't particularly intrinsic to the language, and outside of some assembly to make sy
504.
by ori_b 2y ago
Both product and middle management seems just as ripe a target for automation as coding. Why do you think that can't be automated away?
505.
by ori_b 2y ago
The AI will contain ads. Here's the prototype: https://www.anthropic.com/news/golden-gate-claude
506.
by ori_b 2y ago
My point is that a lost message looks the same as an arbitrary delay.
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by ori_b 2y ago
When does a long out of order delay look like a packet loss? Is it possible for an out of order packet to get delayed by a millisecond? A second? A minute? An hour? Have you written code to be robust to this?
508.
by ori_b 2y ago
11 revisions later, they ended up at X11, and then time stopped.
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by ori_b 2y ago
The thing is that without hijacking it and passing it through, you can't have nice things like handling resizes, supporting attaching with multiple terminal emulators, or reconnecting to applications that make heavy use of terminal esc
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by ori_b 2y ago
The POSIX API comes with a large number of warts and constraints, and requires a great deal of specific machinery to support.

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