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christofosho

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About christofosho

Past: Teacher Military SDE @ Shoplogix

Present: SDE @ D2L

https://christofosho.com

Recent public activity

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    Comment #49147441

    There is boundless technology we have not yet discovered. I think that we understand we have problems. I don't believe we actually know how to solve them all. And yeah, the lack of…

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    Comment #49147417

    I'm not sure if this is meant to be rhetorical. If it isn't: money and manpower. The LLM companies have the money, they have the manpower, and so they could likely spare to target …

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    Comment #49147403

    I suppose it depends on which types of problems you're targeting. There is a lot of physical science, and theoretical science, that has gaps because there aren't enough people work…

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    Comment #49147369

    It's a tad petty, no? In the end, the contribution to a healthier society leads to more for the companies contributing.

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    Comment #49133754

    I would love more time and money put into real-world problems by these companies. Climate, food insecurity, pollution, technology for convenience and/or to help people have a highe…

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    Comment #48788027

    Calibre? https://calibre-ebook.com/

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    Comment #48697511

    I enjoyed this: https://type-level-typescript.com/

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    Comment #48510964

    There's something to be said about controlling the tools you allow the robot to exec.

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    Comment #47912499

    ... Yeah, that was my issue as well. I'm pretty sure it _is_ AI generated, and flagged it. Hopefully moderation can follow up.

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    Comment #47906617

    Perhaps in a small codebase without issue tracking this might be something leverage. It's just not reasonable with 100k+ lines of enterprise grade code.

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    Comment #47902949

    You might be approaching PR comments differently than I've seen. When a comment is something to be addressed, it's either put into a new development task (i.e. on something like Ji…

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    Comment #47461854

    Some subscriptions offer "unlimited tokens" for certain models. i.e. GitHub co-pilot can be unlimited for GPT-4o and GPT-4.1 (and, actually, GPT-5 mini!). So: I spent some time wit…

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    Comment #47419463

    Tight feedback loops feel good.

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    Comment #47397619

    Find another developer and pair/work together on a project. It doesn't need to be serious, but you should organize it like it is. So, a breakdown of tasks needed to accomplish the …

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    Comment #47394537

    I like reading these types of breakdowns. Really gives you ideas and insight into how others are approaching development with agents. I'm surprised the author hasn't broken down th…

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    Comment #47302999

    Aren't down votes on this forum restricted to 500+ karma? And how would those compare to flagging? I'd hate for people under 500 karma to think they need to flag a post in order to…

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    Comment #47302927

    Yikes. That account is like the epitome of LLM posting. It's a shame, too, because it makes me feel less inclined to read discussion on this forum.

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    Comment #47256944

    Somehow I missed that, even though I regularly play several of the instruments in my home... Thanks for reminding me of one more awesome thing!

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    Comment #47224214

    Doing things I love: - Learning French and Japanese - Drinking tea and exploring tea culture - Playing Geoguessr (or in my case, Geotastic) to see different places in the world and…

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    Comment #47096590

    In our org that would not fly. They would be required to break it down. Did you or anyone tell them they need to make it readable for the rest of the team?

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    Comment #47011476

    I understand where you're coming from, and think there is something missing in your final paragraph that I'm curious to understand. If LLMs do end up improving productivity, what w…

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    Comment #46895518

    I did write a whole bunch of code for the project! I recognize your name, hope all is well. :)

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    Comment #46893809

    It's definitely sort of that. You can run your own server, as well, though this comes with its own limitations (and inherently takes away from the want for more players). Most of t…

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    Ask HN: Which tools, skills, and knowledge are your alternative to LLMs?

    A lot of folks are upskilling themselves on how to effectively use LLMs for tasks such as software development, planning, writing, and more. Along with doing this, I think it's imp…

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