samspenc

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by samspenc 2y ago
As someone learning 3D animation for indie games, it seems to take at least a year to get good enough. And even after spending that much time drinking from the firehose of information that Youtube is, I suspect that someone with a 4-year de
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IT (Tech) Unemployment Hits 6%, Up from 3% Low in Dec 2023(wsj.com)
45 points by samspenc 2y ago|5 comments
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Why Our Video Got Taken Down by Google (Linus Tech Tips)(youtube.com)
4 points by samspenc 2y ago|0 comments
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by samspenc 2y ago
For anyone curious about what Cesium does, they build 3D viz of real-world maps / places / architecture you can import into your program. For e.g., they allow embedding 3D world maps and places in Javascript / webpages https
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by samspenc 2y ago
For anyone curious before watching the video, it is about a company called "EK Water Blocks" which is (was?) the world's largest manufacturer of water cooling components for the "build your own computer" crowd.
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Laravel Trends 2024: Latest Market Insights(blog.jetbrains.com)
1 points by samspenc 2y ago|0 comments
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Why Don't Tech Companies Pay Their Engineers to Stay?(goethena.com)
175 points by samspenc 2y ago|289 comments
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by samspenc 2y ago
Looks like this is a completely free project, 100% supported by donations, and no option for a paid plan https://exercism.org/donate This is one case where I wonder if the founders could keep the 'core' free and o
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by samspenc 2y ago
More active discussion at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41457329
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We gave away $1500 at LaraCon and got leads(thunk.dev)
3 points by samspenc 2y ago|0 comments
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PHP Is the Best Choice for Long‑Term Business(tomasvotruba.com)
26 points by samspenc 2y ago|14 comments
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by samspenc 2y ago
I'm not the GP, and I don't have a dog in this fight, but I think what they are complaining about is this sequence of events: - ElasticSearch was open-source - Amazon offered ElasticSearch open-source as a paid service -
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Tumblr is moving its half a billion blogs to WordPress(techradar.com)
3 points by samspenc 2y ago|0 comments
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Airbnb and short-term rental market analysis: July 2024(airdna.co)
1 points by samspenc 2y ago|0 comments
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by samspenc 2y ago
Key takeway from the article: OpenAI's ChatGPT APIs might actually be, surprise surprise, profitable. "As of June 2024, OpenAI's API was very likely profitable, with surprisingly high margins. Our median estimate for gross ma
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Shein sues Temu over copyright infringement(cnbc.com)
1 points by samspenc 2y ago|1 comments
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by samspenc 2y ago
I was very surprised by this as well. From the article: "The person familiar with OpenAI’s departure said the company’s rent had not been covered by a typical lease, but rather a less formal agreement paid for by Musk, the billionaire
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OpenAI exits SF HQ after Elon Musk stops paying their rent(therealdeal.com)
33 points by samspenc 2y ago|11 comments
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'Star Wars: The Acolyte' has been canceled(theverge.com)
16 points by samspenc 2y ago|5 comments
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Nvidia offers RTX 4090D 48GB and 4080 32GB GPU variants in China(videocardz.com)
1 points by samspenc 2y ago|2 comments
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State of Computer Graphics 2024(poliigon.com)
2 points by samspenc 2y ago|0 comments
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AMD unlocks MI300's full potential with fresh code(theregister.com)
2 points by samspenc 2y ago|0 comments
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AMD Ryzen 9000 official pricing is finally here(videocardz.com)
1 points by samspenc 2y ago|0 comments
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by samspenc 2y ago
More discussion at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41164240
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by samspenc 2y ago
I don't think Nvidia cares much about the mid or lower tier of GPUs, especially consumer GPUs. Sure they manufacture them to stay competitive in that area, but I don't think they care too much about it. Their core revenue comes fr
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Balancing open-source and a full-time job(github.com)
2 points by samspenc 2y ago|0 comments
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Reddit CEO: Microsoft needs to pay to search the site(theverge.com)
10 points by samspenc 2y ago|13 comments
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Rural Towns Are Aging and in Desperate Need of Workers(wsj.com)
6 points by samspenc 2y ago|4 comments
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by samspenc 2y ago
The title is editoralized, the original is "Italy imposes fine of over €120 million on Amazon" Also based on the article, the Italian authorities haven't "seized" anything yet, just put a provisional fine, which I&#
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by samspenc 2y ago
Ah that seems more reasonable, with $8.7B a quarter in advertising revenue, that's about $35B a year, so for Youtube annually: - $35B in ad revenue - $15B in subscriptions - (minus) $23B paid out to creators ($70B / 3 year

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