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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
Curious. Could you play the game with this data source?
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
> “Tomorrow's AI coding will be good enough for most corporations” Or for small businesses today who have a need to get things done, but not the knowledge to hire or manage a skilled programmer, nor the budget to pay them what they
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
> “… back to using typewriters” Back to using vehicles with _fuses_.
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
Curious. It is quite easy to make little python scripts to do useful things. Especially with LLMs. But it’s a PITA to find where to put them in an off the shelf CMS. Maybe it could work as a hybrid approach to access that CMS? That’s what I
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
> “Seems like there could be some insights around the input of fresh signals from aligned but not strictly conforming participants.” Exactly. I think you nailed a good subreddit. What is the raison d'être of the a subreddit if it’s
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
> “These operators are in such a rush to build…” And take advantage of old laws never written to address the industry.
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
I wonder why this is not voted higher. is there disagreement on the technology or explanations?
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
Well put. If DC as I was wondering about a similar idea. Corey Doctorow is talking about algorithm horror stories right now. One is the Healcare staffing agency using employees credit information to classify their need to keep their job suc
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
Geez-sus Maybe I’m reading too much into these negative comments, but we’re reading the same text. Right? Some rando’s thoughts in their public blog (no offense intended; the about admits they’re just a person on Central Time)? It’s not lik
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
Having a hard time following the debate—all I want to know, is there a particular use case which makes websockets seem so attractive? A particular network topology?
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
> "imperceptible statistical pattern” This is how I’m feeling right now. A “watermark” is as an author’s mark. I struggle to understand how a myriad of different texts will produce the same watermark output. How big does a text have
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
> “…no way of knowing what other metadata they collect…” I would say ‘aggregation’ is my concern. Flock camera being one _instrument_ in an orchestra of surveillance.
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
> “If you're trying to get away from the burden of syntax or other onerous aspects of coding…” Coding is a solution waiting for a problem kids don’t have yet. The answer is always “try a game”. But llm and logic can help children en
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
It’s always backwards presumption: “No testing for Pfas air or water pollution has yet been done, and companies are not required to report the volume of chemicals they use or discharge.”
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
> “So what happens is not _really_ unknown.” I made a career change in my 40s into at a small (< 20 persons) company just above minimum wage. Once my employer decided I was worth keeping around, my wages increased. I was living in a c
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
> “…bunch of unhappy people who are poor and have nothing to do is probably not good for a country's well-being.” Which I believe lead directly to T in p45. I have family in WI and it’s about jobs. What’s more, they’re tired of ‘cos
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
When “Anthropic CEO” makes sure more diverse talents can successfully get through their hiring process, then I’ll listen to this argument. Until then, you get what you test for (or what you deserve if your hiring process is so complex).
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
“In April 2026, the Trump administration's Office of Legal Counsel issued an opinion declaring the 1978 Presidential Records Act unconstitutional.” There is certainly an assault on government record keeping. Also there is an assault on
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
> “…8yo prompted (using voice recognition) Claude to make a game…” And we thought it would be _visual programming_ that brought children to programming. Cool. Its logic.
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
Half of a dollar is fifty-cents. A lot of work is necessary to put that figure into the framing of the benefits of data centers for communities.
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
#58, I had the US version. How funny to see a Russian version.
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
> “…there's probably microscopic fecal particles on every surface…” I took a five-day food safety course. They suggested using single use sanitizing wipes on your phone after visiting the WC.
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
I had a chat where I wanted to test drawing capabilities and I wanted to see something in the style of Sergio Arigones. Nope. Could not do that. So i tried to request drawings in the style of Mad Magazine, and it couldn’t accept the premi
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
Obviously a hanko is itself a tool of the paper age. And IIRC the hanko is the reason faxes have lasted in Japan as long as they have. I want to read the article describing this workflow —- where it makes sense to use hanko in excel. I’m th
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
I’ve been thinking about this a lot, and waiting to read an example. This might just be the first I’ve read. > “…by adhering to local zoning rules set 45 years ago” I live on Long Island NY. Here on LI and Upstate there are a surprising
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
> “…stealing unspent customer funds after one year.” There’s our common ground! The common sense question: why is 1 year legal when there is a federal law saying it’s must be 5 years?
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
> “You say that, but you haven't explained how it is a liability, and I consider it debatable.” I gave chapter and verse. But let me try to help with the intuition. It’s about accounting. That’s all. Not your intuition. Not my prefe
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
> “… without deeper understanding or knowledge.” Ha! Like the common sense to dam migratory river systems to make hydroelectric power. Good idea at the time, and who cares about salmon. I have a toaster, and a percolator, and a new fangl
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
> “Your comment is an attempt at covering up fraud.” I’m sorry, but you’re wrong about the facts. A gift certificate is a business liability under GAAP. And you’re not required to hold that liability forever. FASB ASC 606 (Revenue from C
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by xtiansimon 2mo ago
> "extreme, single example of signaling" It’s not the extreme outcome that’s the offered exception to your rule. It’s the absence of predators. Humans, of course, can make choices and cycle faster. Lease that expensive truck yo

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