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engineer_22

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    Comment #49246522

    You didn’t read it but I should? Hey @turzmo I found your 21 year old and I agree with you!

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    Comment #49246510

    They released air tools but you’d rather use a hammer to drive nails. It reflects more on /you/ than on the technology.

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    Comment #49245730

    LLM have only been useful for ~12 months (arguably <6 months). Too early to throw the baby out with the bathwater...

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    Comment #49245681

    >There are many objections to methods of making learning "easier" and the invalidity of one does not imply the invalidity of all of them. I am pointing out a pattern of technologic…

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    Comment #49242995

    Your argument sound remarkably familiar. Humor me: "For this invention will produce forgetfulness in the minds of those who learn to use it, because they will not practice their me…

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    Comment #49235155

    Remember that this is an abbreviated version of real events. It appears the differences were irreconcilable, which is OK, ending this relationship creates room for new opportunitie…

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    Comment #49235034

    No is a perfectly reasonable starting point for a negotiation.

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    Comment #49214469

    Love how you throw in RFK Jr. His muscular tone is certainly impressive!

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    Comment #49198867

    I’ll simplify a lot here but here’s my understanding of wealth. Wealth has lots of flavors but usually we mean material wealth. Material wealth is the items and properties that peo…

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    Comment #49198158

    they could have an allergic reaction to red meat

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    Comment #49198050

    Wealth != power But you hit on an important point that wealth cannot accumulate unless consumption is disciplined. Sometimes discipline is self-imposed (e.g. calvinists), other tim…

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    Comment #49163571

    These would have been good hires before AI but now they struggle?

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    Comment #49089536

    Are there any “gotchas” of leasing vs owning the device? Do your rights to the data change? Does your responsibility to maintain the fit and function of the device change? How does…

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    Comment #49073586

    I just switched to iPhone and I have to say the UI is so bad. It will be my last.

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    Comment #49070007

    I agree. Doesn't matter what you sell, you will get a higher price if it is cleaned and tidy when presented to the market - because the kinds of people who pay higher prices are lo…

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    Comment #49048637

    > Of course you should trust a human if that is their job I’m telling you, in industries dealing with high energy, they DO NOT trust people just because it’s their job. THEY CHECK.…

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    Comment #49048554

    You should lead a company you are trustworthy

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    Comment #49048528

    >coastal civilizations say, a million years ago, would be now under the crust. Nah, you way off on that, coastlines have remained relatively same last million years, def not subduc…

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    Comment #49035568

    > Why these melodramatic posts ? Morale. It’s important that the remaining employees are psychologically secure. They’re trying to make sure they know the company isn’t in jeopardy…

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    Comment #49030457

    Asking an llm to make a code interpretation is like asking a tape measure to drive a nail. An LLM will be very good at finding relevant code, maybe even explaining its intent or hi…

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    Comment #49030430

    In safety critical jobs nobody is trusted, everything is verified. And there is someone checking the checker.

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    Comment #49030344

    You’re already paying for the subagent, why should you pay twice? (Once for subagent, and again for waiting for the subagent). That’s double billing.