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horticulturist

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    Pretty sure this happens in every field. Opening any sufficiently detailed tabular file with Excel almost guarantees data loss.

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    Comment #49191164

    Wonder how much this cost the author to write, as it’s just AI slop…

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    Comment #49162625

    How long does a train track last? Does a fiber optic cable last? Both are greater than 30 years, both will persist (relatively well) without use, and the benefits of scrapping or r…

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    Comment #49118190

    Keep trying. You have limited downside and unlimited upside. Take the outside capital and ride the dragon. Doesn’t always work but if it does you’ll be doing fine. Took me 18 years…

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    Comment #49114967

    The variation in individual developer throughput was as much as 20x pre-AI. 10% is basically nothing. You’d be better off firing your worst performer and replacing them with someon…

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    Comment #49111078

    I have been using Sensibo for years. Never had a problem.

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    Comment #49110850

    Garbage disposals were at one time illegal, and despite the passage of 30 years there’s still concern in existing buildings that the plumbing can’t handle it (which is probably unf…

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    Comment #49023151

    unreadable AI slop

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    Comment #48986394

    I don't know about that. There's no understanding anywhere at that point.

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    Comment #48973569

    Why don’t they just pivot to AI? They could fund it tomorrow

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    Comment #48804201

    He didn’t come up with anything. This is just AI slop.

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    Comment #48733944

    I used to use knoppix to rescue broken systems back in the day, including many a Windows machine. Always did what I needed it to. Glad to see it’s still around.

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    Comment #48718087

    This is really well written and clearly from someone who has loved through it. I think just about all of their observations are correct (except for getting a coach - incredibly det…

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    Comment #48712760

    America would be happy to bring you our brand of Democracy!

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    Comment #48681297

    > This is because clients generally do not ring up about pennies. I’ve had clients ring up about pennies… it can be crazy what some people are motivated by

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    Comment #48646341

    Basically this but for communications and knowledge tools: https://xkcd.com/927/

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    Comment #48623800

    It is a great model, but many HR departments will not let you do this. Every termination becomes an exercise in endless documentation, including what you thought was an open-and-sh…

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    Comment #48590495

    This will not age well. I hope to see in 10 years how this was nothing but an AI fluff piece.

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    Comment #48585956

    I find that just wearing AirPods (no music) while driving to be a somewhat unnerving experience, because of how important it is to hear other vehicles (especially motorcycles in Ca…

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