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I had the original ChatGPT app and I was also "upgraded" to the new unified ChatGPT/Codex app. The old ChatGPT app had been very wonky lately and not working correctly. For example…

It does not understand English either :)

While I agree with you that AI companies are overvalued, I think 10 million developers at $200 per month makes 2 billion. >>> f"{10_000_000 * 200:_}" '2_000_000_000'

It was done silently. I am one of the affected developers and my software is the open source file system driver WinFsp: https://github.com/winfsp/winfsp

It is not just VeraCrypt that has been affected by this. There is a bunch of Windows driver developers that have been suddenly kicked out of the "Partner Center" without explanatio…

My specific driver is an open source file system driver (WinFsp). This is a software only driver that requires attestation signing. There was a period a few years ago when Microsof…

I am an independent Windows driver developer and I am no longer able to update my existing drivers or submit new ones. The reason is that Microsoft has removed my access to the "Ha…

Has anyone else experienced a degradation of the OpenAI UX in recent weeks (mostly after introduction of GPT-4o). - Links are not clickable and I have to ask GPT to redisplay the f…

I have been a user of ChatGPT4 from the very beginning and like others I have found it extremely useful in multiple subjects. It is particularly good on topics that there is a lot …

Thanks for your answer. I am using real data of course, but I am also seeking a deeper understanding and ideally one based on first principles. This is why I asked this question. I…

Is there a modern theory for the probability distribution of stock returns? It is relatively easy to deduce that under idealized conditions stock returns follow a log normal distri…

This project presents a new data structure for storing ordered integer maps. The proposed data structure is a compressive, cache-friendly, radix tree that has performance comparabl…

This project presents a new data structure for storing ordered integer maps. The proposed data structure is a compressive, cache-friendly, radix tree that has performance comparabl…

The single most important programmer's book that I have ever read is the UNIX Programming Environment by Kernighan and Pike. I read this as a teenager in the late 80's and it was a…

HUBFS is a file system for GitHub and Git. Git repositories and their contents are represented as regular directories and files and are accessible by any application, without the a…

The 6502ctl project is an Arduino controller for the 6502 CPU. The controller controls all 6502 pins, including the clock signal and interrupts, and simulates an address and data b…

I had a similar problem a few years ago. While I never found the perfect machine here is how I have been introducing my now 10 year old son to the world of computers: - I bought hi…

> you should reconsider your moral compass My moral compass is very well calibrated. I do not go around making character attacks, nor do I interject my politics in unrelated discus…

Heroic Labs service looks interesting. So I decided to look at their Terms of Service: > "You represent, warrant, and agree that You will not use the Services in a manner that is i…