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My grandfather used to say, "they have more dollars than sense."

When asked if it's because they are worried it's coming for their jobs she confidently days, "yep". We already see it doing that. But that's not why it's unpopular. It's unpopular …

Parents and politicians have very little to do with this. https://web.archive.org/web/20260314074025/https://www.reddi...

Uh... Cursor. Windsurf. GitHub copilot, Claude, Devin. There's more. Those are the ones I've used. I mean really used hard. They'll all worth the cost with the exception of Devin -…

You know the llm is just calling the calculator tool right, right?

Is it similar to gaffer tape? No idea about the show but I can say two things about that for handguns... Aesthetics, and comfort. Some handles can feel uncomfortable, too thin, or …

They compare AI to other software but then say it's different because it can do what a human does. So it should be treated differently than other software in the tax code? The tax …

7 billion people in the world. 3,000 billionaires. She won the life lottery and thinks the difference in her success is that she works hard and loves her job. 30 years old. This is…

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is essentially a protocol for tool access. It defines a standard way for large language models to interact with various tools, data, and resources. Sim…

This feels common. I have no data or anything to point to other than anecdotes. But, I've worked as a contractor and with contractors and the talent just isn't always available to …

If it didn't work how did JP Morgan bring home record profits in 2024? And in 2023, and in 2022, and in 2021? Nothing is failing. Bro likes the office. He thinks everyone should to…

I'm a normie, and a parent. Too be completely honest I hear people say they (or their children) are on the spectrum. And, when I hear it I furrow my brow. "What does that mean?", I…

https://go.dev/learn/ That's all you need. Tour go, and go by example. Go is far from java. There aren't 10 ways to do things, it's not object oriented, and things like build tools…

Super Mario Wonder has excellent multiplayer mechanics including characters that don't take damage and respawn as long as one character survived. Game might be tough still at 5. Ki…

ATMs do not communicate with each other. They communicate with a central server cluster. Transactions are atomic and consistent. CAP theorem gives the database of money transfers t…

https://www.guru99.com/database-normalization.html You usually can get by with 4th normal form but go wild, take it to 11 and it's all you should ever need.

https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy is a perfect solution for that. I used it quite successfully years ago and it looks like it's still pretty active.

How am I getting 9% growth on my savings account? I'm not.

Relational database design is all about normalization. Get to at least 3rd normal form https://www.studytonight.com/dbms/database-normalization.php and you'll likely be good unless…

Nothing that I can stand behind and say, "this is the one". But you can start with looking up communication theory and then drive into each of the theories that are out there. This…

There is no such thing as a job that never involves other people. Self employment will solve, to an extent, the working "for other people" problem, but even then you would have to …

Pull from the top of the backlog which was presumably groomed and pointed already before the current sprint started.

I freelanced for 7 years and am back at a regular job now. Things I miss about freelancing: - freedom. I work from home now and have flexibility. But flexibility is not the same as…

I've always loved to draw. It's relaxing. I watch cartoons. I wanted to be an animator when I was a growing up. People, scenes, animals. Both realistic and stylized. Time. Art is a…

Databases: primary/replica Repository: main branch CI/CD: server/agent These are all fairly common terms I see or use for these scenarios. There are a other terms you could use tho…