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by russfink 1y ago
They named it “Forscan?” They really named it that, not thinking it could sound close to something else entirely unrelated?
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by russfink 1y ago
Yes. Your pain point is the level of support you are giving on good faith to these charlatans. Maybe add a clause to your license that you reserve the right to limit the amount of technical assistance on the free download. Outside of that,
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by russfink 1y ago
First, congrats on having a successful company and doing what you love (and employing others - a great feeling to know you are helping technical folks live their dream). Second, some thoughts. A. State in your policy that multiple trials ar
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by russfink 1y ago
The risk is students not knowing how invested the professor is with the AI output. Is it a “rough draft” with careful refinement, or outright dump and run? No way to know for sure.
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by russfink 1y ago
Slide a paper towel under the dog before the first dropping, then scooping with a bag goes smoothly - little to no residue left on the grass.
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by russfink 1y ago
“I like to think Hell is empty” might be a hopeful statement, as in he hopes nobody ever actually goes to Hell but that everyone, no matter how evil, repents in their dying moments and accepts the path of truth.
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by russfink 1y ago
^^^ this ^^^ I can’t understand my own regexes after a couple weeks - much less the ones I got the AI to write for me because I’m lazy or time constrained.
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by russfink 1y ago
I feel like this can be solved another way. S=f”my good code #### {potentially_evil_user_input} #### my good code again” then work around the ####. Of course, even better, S=evil_user_input and do a scrub on S first.
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by russfink 2y ago
I can sympathize, being approximately that age myself. I find myself struggling with simple shell one-liners, going to the AI as a crutch, suddenly remembering “obviously, yes, this is the way” and then getting frustrated at myself thinking
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by russfink 2y ago
Thank you for your detailed insights. I was on the fence, now I think I’ll wait.
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by russfink 2y ago
Keep in mind that compilers can be backdoored to install malicious code. Bitwise/signature equivalency does not imply malware-free software.
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by russfink 2y ago
So… what do you use this molecule for?
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by russfink 2y ago
Whoa whoa whoa… where is this coming from?
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by russfink 2y ago
Yes. The problem seemed to be the lack of continued updates that evolve with the Russian radar changes. This sounds like an anti-virus paradigm: base software plus signature files. Can’t the Ukrainees (?) reverse engineer the update format
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by russfink 2y ago
This! Don’t base your designs on 1950’s sci-fi movies with big glistening rockets standing 50’ tall touching down on angled fins.
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by russfink 2y ago
Rotational inertia does not change. Any horizontal V and a landing leg that sticks in the silt is recipe for disaster.
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by russfink 2y ago
Call it Moon Autonomous Taskable Equipment Reorienter (MATER)
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by russfink 2y ago
That makes two of us.
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by russfink 2y ago
I would argue a dictionary word lookup problem for a six year old is closer to a skip list than a binary search.
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by russfink 2y ago
I second your motion.
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by russfink 2y ago
And “GTO” means…? (Authors, please expand acronyms at first use.)
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Computer Parody Songs(dmdb.org)
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by russfink 2y ago
Expert piece of writing: “The enormous impact had torn the engine mount and front axle from the SLR’s chassis and sent both of these large pieces scything through a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd.“ Scything. Brilliant.
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by russfink 2y ago
Regardless, your point is valid. Adding a valueless word like “quite” does not improve clarity or meaning and can only have a negative impact. Not worth the risk.
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by russfink 2y ago
I stopped reading after this quote: • Introverted leaders led more successful teams when intuitively handling large amounts of information. • Intuitive leaders, in general, led more successful teams when they had to handle a lot of informa
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by russfink 2y ago
I've known Peter Neumann through his decades-long work on the security of election systems. These authors are legit.
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by russfink 2y ago
I also teach in a university. There are two concepts: teaching with the AI, and teaching against it. At first, I want my students to gain a strong grasp of the basics, so I teach “against” it - warnings for cheating, etc. This semester, I’m
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by russfink 2y ago
Number 14 is “Claim Victory Despite Defeat” - coincidentally, there was a lot of “14/88” being thrown around in recent weeks in USA politics.
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by russfink 2y ago
Yes. Before the article got to that revelation, I was wondering where this guy got all his money to save entire ships.
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by russfink 2y ago
Will we ever achieve near-light speed travel and catch up to these guys? Or do we first reach the point where we can upload our consciousnesses into machines (bio or silicon) such that speed no longer matters as much? Off topic a little, b

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