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by worik 2y ago
What interests me, are alternatives to Javascript type languages Deno was a step away from the shortcuts Node.js took, Typescript was a step away from the ones Javascript took. But time has moved on. Surely there is space for a *modern* gar
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> Like a tax, It is a tax
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I find Google docs very frustrating. What blows my mind is how dreadful search is in Google docs. The thing that should be really good is really bad. Strange days
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In civilised countries the education of children is not subject to the whims of rich people's "experiments" Finland is an example of such a country. https://www.weforum.org/stories/2018/09/10-re
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> So…all you needed was a decent search engine, Yes. "...all you need" A good search engine is a big ask. Google at its height was quite good. LLMs are shaping up to be very good search engines That would be enough, for me to
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> Why is it that this mantra is only ever employed to discourage opposition, but never to explain the logical consequence of violence employed by the government? Because it is not
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Migrating away from Bevy is the main thrust. Rust is a niche language, there is no evidence it is going to do well in the game space. Unity and C# sound like a much better business choice for this. Choosing a system/language.... >
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> This movement is mainly driven by people who feel they have been marginalized by our society, and they want to lash out and see other people get hurt, Yes. This. This is what drives facism: It is not your fault you feel bad, it's
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His daughter I can only imagine how full of grief she was to learn that her dad suicided in such a wasteful way. Love, and hope will defeat facism
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> That means there is not only legitimacy, but necessity, in the opposition to begin deploying violence as a political tactic as well. No. It. Does. Not. Violence begets violence, and it is all our interests to fight against violence whe
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> A populace that is uninformed will welcome a master (and deserves one) That parenthetical addition is a bit harsh!
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That was my first thought, too. This is being paid for by reduced profit Good
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> I really believe in the importance of praising people and acknowledging their efforts, when they are... alive! At a funeral of a controversial activist, where all the living activist sang their praise, I watch their child stand up and
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"You should...."
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> BYD could totally avoid the tariffs by making in the USA Or concentrate on the 80% of the worldmarket that is not the USA
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My doctor thought I was being idiotic when I explained I would not discuss possibly incriminating and or humiliating matters with them if they wrote notes for their system "Totally secure" they said I was worried about nefarious a
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That seems far fetched, I hope it is But given that autism seems largely genetic in origin, and RFK has promised a cure, then eugenics is not far fetched
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This is nonsense, continuing the same magical thinking about modern AI A much better analogy is not " Horseless Carriage" but "nailgun" Back in the day builders fastened timber by using a hammer to hammer nails. Now the
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My boss does that I am sure One of their dreadful behaviors, among many My advice is to stop doing this for the sake of your colleagues
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I tried getting Pete's prompt to write emails It was awful The lesson here is "AI" assistants should not be used to generate things like this They do well sometimes, but they are unreliable They analogy I heard back in 2022
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Are they flogging a dead horse? C++ is, should be, like COBOL. A very important language because of the installed base. But why the continual enhancements? Surely there are better uses of all those resources?
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> while software developers do. Ouch! What is wrong with me then?
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Humans vs. Robots(theguardian.com)
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No I know that not every single human fits. That does nor stop it being a binary, or that binary being a major fault line This is a natural biological system, not a logical system. Cases that do not fit do not disprove the rule
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> All mammals drink milk. I don't
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> that “hallucination” is mainly what generative AI does Me too
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> If you’re forced to see ads, wouldn’t you want ads that are relevant Thank Dog that is a false dichotomy. I am not forced to see ads, my ad blockers are effective. Back in the day I moved mountains to get MythTV working so I could dod
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Awesome response from Alan Garber
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What an outrageous and incoherent letter So much for academic freedom
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> who will we turn to when we're fighting fascists coming from the East _and_ West? (Russia and the USA) Like a heart attack can be good for your health,perhaps this USA withdrawal will be good for Europe. (If Europe is what you mea

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