solaire_oa

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   by solaire_oa 2y ago

   Agreed. There's also a healthy dose of "My biggest flaw is that I work too hard." The DOGE section is particularly cringe inducing, as it should have been 2-3 sentences, but is instead paragraphs of self-congratulatory filler
2. 92.▲
   by solaire_oa 2y ago

   It's hard to address just one point for how messed up this seems, but the first thing that stands out is that I would guess the code volume of this process has to be unsustainable. Humans themselves tend to write new code instead of us
3. 93.▲
   by solaire_oa 2y ago

   For perhaps the first time in history, the world knew before being told: if you'd seen the sky, you had the scoop. The usual arbiters of newsworthiness, stripped of their accustomed role in filtering reality, had to be content with me
4. 94.▲
   by solaire_oa 2y ago

   I'd also point out the irony that if the NYT had hired staff with balanced and diverse perspectives, it might not have put itself in this ouroboros trap.
5. 95.▲
   by solaire_oa 3y ago

   I can think of "fast cheap good" with respect to code generation. Are the categories different in career choice? "salary rewarding ease" or something like that?
6. 96.▲
   by solaire_oa 3y ago

   > You don't have to save the world, just keep it moving. Thanks, that's a nice quote.
7. 97.▲
   by solaire_oa 5y ago

   This is also my main method of improving work life. Inflating the cost of sprints lets me spend more time "working"- on chores around the house, side projects, childcare, etc. As long as you complete what's "agreed"