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jcutrell
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About jcutrell
Host of Developer Tea. Co-founder of Spec. Engineer with the head of an economist and the heart of a teacher.
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Comment #48727813
My problem with all of these kinds of things is that memory architecture is the whole point. If all I needed was common memory space I'd just use symlinks and cloud sync, Obsidian …
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Comment #48512956
Silly or not, precedent matters and labeling it silly is rhetorical. The impact is going to be critically important.
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Comment #48075706
This really is the perfect time for something like MDX to shine.
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Comment #48006918
With products coming out like this, many claim to do basically the same thing. How is this better than Claude Code's built in agent orchestrator? Do I need 100 agent types? How do …
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Comment #47660781
This is what Apple promised a long time ago, and just couldn't quite connect on delivery.
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Comment #45761085
I'm considering starting Tirz, but really want to go to retatrutide. Curious if you have a recommendation.
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Comment #45324210
This could be modeled with stdev
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Comment #44960688
Aside from it being "instructions for agents", I'm not sure I understand how this isn't just a markdown file that more or less reads like a readme that targets more junior engineer…
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Comment #44947072
I am curious about how this compares to dataview. As a dataview user, I'm not immediately seeing something bases does that dataview doesn't, but I am not a power user.
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Comment #44438595
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Comment #43895774
I really like this idea, I think it represents an interesting intentional step to get out in front of what hiring managers might do anyway. I am working on building profiles for pe…
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Comment #43209990
Sadly it will be praised as "tough" by many.
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Comment #43151017
I'll add to the conversation another interesting technique from Chris Voss, which is to use no-oriented questions. People like to say no. (I'm not sure what this cognitive bias is,…
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Comment #42666729
I think there is some positive effect potential for Apple to let this slide. The broader this network is, the more adoption it receives. P2P as a super-structure has always been a …
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Comment #42649824
I suspect that, given a reasonable prompt, it would absolutely discard certain phrases or concepts for others. I think it may find it difficult to cross check and synthesize, but "…
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Comment #42535906
I've been in the industry for something like 15 years. I've been using LLMs to help me create the stuff I always wanted but never had time to make myself. This is how LLMs can be u…
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Comment #42535283
Remember - the vast majority of candidates who take the time to do right by your process get zero reward for their effort. You get a reward in the end, so it feels imbalanced. This…
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Comment #42375804
Not downplaying the amazing progress, but even the video showcases have some weird uncanny valley effects. The winged horse one in particular - the wings and legs morph, the wing o…
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Comment #42299560
Use ChatGPT / Claude differently. Instead of prompting it to help you code, prompt it to coach you as a junior engineer, and to stay broad. Focus on principles, etc. Remind you of …
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Comment #42104349
Instant purchase. I assume I can just drop this guy in between my midi controller and my primary interface since it has MIDI I/O, yeah? Does it pass through?
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Comment #40562519
Wife and I worked with a realtor that did an awful job. We did not read the contract carefully enough, and through some uncovered issue there was not a way we could terminate the a…
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Comment #40431475
AI Overview has been embarrassingly bad and wrong on many things. Often making clearly incomprehensible assertions, sometimes with numbers that disagree within the course of a sing…
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Comment #40341636
I'm curious - do you have a physical sensation when this happens to you? Is there any evidence to support this claim? I ask because I often feel similar to brushing my teeth when I…
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Comment #40318693
How is anchor different from relative?