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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
In the grand scale of things, a computer is not much more than a fancy brick. Certainly it is much closer to a brick than to a human. So the question is more 'why should this particularly fancy brick have abilities that so far we have
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
Indeed I have a bunch of apps that do most of these things, but it's the seamless integration I'm looking for - which may not need much AI at all (especially of the LLM kind), just some well directed machine learning and UI integr
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
a key difference between a gas station and a parking lot is that people only park at a gas station to get gas (and have a rest, get dinner, bathroom break etc), so, assuming quick charging, you need less chargers as they will spend less tim
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
I would like a personal assistant on my phone that, based on my usual routine and my exact position, can tell me (for example) which bus will get me home the quickest off the ferry, whether the bridge is clogged with traffic, do I need an
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
> Thousands of FLASH Charging stations have already been installed in China, and BYD has committed to a global rollout that will include an initial wave of FLASH Chargers in Europe. Further details on the plans, and how they will support
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
With 5 minute charging, suddenly conventional gas stations can be used for EVs just as they are for ICE. Nice thing about 'plugging in' as opposed to 'filling up' is that a charging car can be left completely unattended
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
However: Excel is 'free-at-point-of-use', i.e. once you've paid for it, to use it doesn't cost anymore. But LLMs do cost per use (unless we all go to local models). Either this cost is billed directly, or some sort of bu
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
However - Automation bias is a common problem (predating AI), the 'human-in-the-loop' ends up implicitly trusting the automated system.
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
Of course. Any scenario where you are expected to deliver results using non-deterministic tooling is going to be painful and exhausting. Imagine driving a car that might dive one way or the other of its own accord, with controls that freque
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
and there is that whole thing of sharing one of your wires with your mate/partner that is super cute and great for bonding I should think.
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
I have a suspicion that for a task (or to make an artifact) of a given complexity, there is a minimum level of human engagement required to complete it successfully - and that human engagement cannot be substituted for anything else. Howeve
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
Really the distinction is between those that can see the bigger picture, and those that only see what is in front of them. Of course the immediate gratification of LLMs appeal to the latter, whereas the former is all too aware of the system
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
> actually writing the code will often trigger some additional insight or awareness of edge cases that I hadn't considered. Thinking through making.
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
Before LLM did code, you could at least have assumed that the submitter had written it (at worst, copy-pasted large parts of it), even if they had not read or reviewed it. Furthermore, writing (even copy pasting) is quite labour intensive,
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
Right, but after about 11 years of Puritan government, people wanted Christmas back, so the monarchy was restored (but with a tacit understanding that sovereignty now laid with Parliament).
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
Indeed. And not only that, all this capex has wrecked their balance sheet. They were in the software licensing printing money business, now they are in the burn huge amounts of money building data centers hoping someone will use them busine
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
Indeed, and having replaced the aristocracy they let the 'lower classes' carry on much as they had before, continuing with their existing customs and (lower level) forms of governance - just with new 'top bosses' if you
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
The English class system is anchored in this event - the ruling/upper class was replaced in its entirety by the Norman invaders, leaving two very distinct identities.
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
However a random [but well established] package will have been used many many times, thus will have been verified in the wild, and likely will have a bug tracker, updates, and perhaps even a community of people who care about that particula
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
There is nothing as permanent as a temporary solution!
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
Humans have a 'world model' beyond the syntax - for code, an idea of what the code should do and how it does it. Of course, some humans are better than others at this, they are recognized as good programmers .
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
It could also be because we don't want a theocratic regime with nuclear weapons and the delivery systems to put them on European capitals. It could also be that the whole region is simply tired of their bullshit , and would like to no
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
Probably a continuation of the 'mowing the lawn' strategy (as used against the Palestinians). Every now and again use massive military force to set back Iran's capabilities, time and effort they spend rebuilding is time and e
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by somewhereoutth 7mo ago
> Code never was and never should have been the product in and of itself Except that the code completely and precisely defines the actual product. Bad code => bad product. > code should be sacred and revered by itself As a producti
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by somewhereoutth 8mo ago
I'd suggest that a measure like 'density[1]/parameter' as you put it will asymptotically rise to a hard theoretical limit (that probably isn't much higher than what we have already). So quite unlike Moore's Law
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by somewhereoutth 8mo ago
> Instead of only allowing programs that are proven to be typed correctly you might want to allow all programs that you can not proved to be wrong. Lean into gradual typing. Everything goes at first and the typing becomes as strict as th
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by somewhereoutth 8mo ago
I would add that human interfaces need to be tested by humans (preferably not your paying customers), machine interfaces by machines.
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by somewhereoutth 8mo ago
Uber's genius was getting their workers (sorry, 'contractors') to carry the capital costs of providing the fleet of vehicles they use.
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by somewhereoutth 8mo ago
> What began as a jagged, precise Romanesque structure of stone is eroded into a polished, Baroque plastic shell Not to detract from the overall message, but I think the author doesn't really understand Romanesque and Baroque. (as a
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by somewhereoutth 8mo ago
Agreed. Many of the suggestions are pretty much code it yourself, but without actually tapping the individual keys. Furthermore, and more generally, one of the great things about (traditional) coding is that it allows 'thinking through

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