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As a non-GCC compiler developer myself, there's a spectrum of AI use and the words "AI generated code" can mean different things to different people. At the extreme ends, nobody I …

The sad fact of life is that too many developers are used to pushing PRs with unprincipled commits, and relying on squash merges. The approach that GitHub chose can show those peop…

Do you mean on Linux in a Wine/Proton context? That's different, so yes, I did mean DX12 driver. Again, not impossible, just picking your battles.

In order to have a useful Windows desktop, you need a DX12 driver. So, in order to write their own KMD, they'd either have to also write their own DX12 driver, which they probably …

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I sort of see the point about undoing the changes to the clipboard, although it's not actually so simple. The clipboard is system-wide shared state -- what if another application c…

This is getting a bit off-topic, but there are certainly people who will still say that they built it. That is, in a nutshell, how people try to reconcile desert theory with the ex…

Right. There is something interesting here that could be explored thoughtfully. The hard part is that we rely on compilers being correct, and they mostly are. We have no viable mec…

A dubious analogy. Factories are places for the mass production of identical or nearly identical widgets. There are some kinds of mass produced software, like the low value apps th…

We can point out mistakes that feel rather grating without assuming intent behind them. I agree that their use of "he" is likely because they're not a native speaker, especially be…

That's true, but it does mean that the LLM itself actually does have access to those thinking traces and could therefore, at least in principle, answer what it was thinking. They'r…

It could potentially be falsified by an encounter with really weird aliens. But I find it quite plausible because it feels like it's fundamentally "just" a restatement or a minor v…

To expand on this, I've found that often, the best way to make a change is in two steps: First, make the change easy (the re-architecture). Second, make the change that is now easy…

This doesn't actually seem to be true based on a quick googling, i.e. Germany has somewhat higher median income. But in addition to the raw numbers, you have to keep in mind that t…

The trick is to do something else in those 20 minutes (or, ideally, even longer). That's the main value I've been getting out of coding agents. I have them do (comparatively) simpl…

That was probably not GP's point, but they can be. Sound-based weapons are a thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-range_acoustic_device Of course a lot of it is about the ener…

Agree with most of this except come on. Facebook was born out of a misogynist precursor. The idea that its CEO had no malicious intentions is ridiculous.

The straightforward solution to this is to allow the tax to be paid in kind, to be paid into a sovereign wealth fund. Owe 1M$ in taxes and have ownership stakes in a company worth …

Of course that is a feature, but at this point I have to suspect that you're willfully ignoring the point. The moral problems begin when writing that book gives you extraordinary p…

Yes, the same is absolutely true for many other professions. And artists are probably more aware than most, at least on average, how much luck plays a role. But note that I have be…

Yes, you got it! It's because while for some people there may be jealousy involved, many more have realized or are now realizing how much power the ultra rich have, and how bad tha…