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nell

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    Comment #42679744

    They were. The margin is not that much anymore; Claude Sonnet is the go-to model for devs nowadays. The best video model is Google's.

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    Comment #42679731

    Why is it obvious. Google is a much more powerful profitable entity that has equally good models. Facebook uses data from Libgen. Both are highly profitable companies who could pay…

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    Comment #42671857

    Why is Sam Altman singled out in these copyright issues? Aren't there plenty of competing models?

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    Comment #42350829

    Did he try to get a job at all? Being from Canada and technical, I will say OP isn't trying enough. https://digitalcareers.infosys.com/infosys/global-careers?lo... https://ibegin.t…

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    Comment #41553766

    > I wouldn't call o1 a "system". It's a model, but unlike previous models, it's trained to generate a very long chain of thought before returning a final answer https://x.com/polyn…

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    Comment #41330479

    I followed the saga as Jason was going through this. You may not have the same sway as large entities if you are an indie dev.

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    Comment #37255299

    I will be happy to use a no-code platforms that lets me eject out into a standard application. Otherwise, I'm just learning and depending on a proprietary system. Once you need som…

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    Comment #37057226

    2025: blog post announcing the end of idx. Sarcasm aside, it's a good rule of thumb to depend on a Google service if it is part of their enterprise suite a la Cloud/Workspace.

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    Comment #36090591

    Neeva jumped on the AI train after GPT3. The original plan was a privacy-focused Search. People don't pay for that stuff. I can't believe $millions was invested in that idea. Perso…

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    Comment #36036253

    Does this book really exist? Google search on Amazon shows no results for this.

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    Comment #35449014

    Be careful out there when using Pinecone. The pricing seems to be confusing. https://twitter.com/Exploringfornow/status/16426070792852193...

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    Comment #35362224

    His books are enjoyable, I'd recommend his most recent one "Four thousand weeks" and the previous one "The Antidote" as well. Especially if you're overwhelmed or gets hit with anxi…

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    Comment #33972331

    It then follows that you don't want a dystopian state to control the discourse of your citizens.

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    Comment #33735113

    In 1978 GE was the largest by revenue. They made 54B in revenues ~13B in a quarter. In 2022 Apple is the largest. They made 124B in a quarter. Revenues are up 1000% The larger the …

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    Comment #33735055

    If you want to really understand why it is that way, you have to dig deeper, and you'll find they are much more deep-rooted and has tentacles everywhere. It's simplistic to point t…

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    Comment #33734631

    Capital allocators are always paid top dollar. CEOs are only a small part of it. Wall street bankers are paid top dollar too? They find investment opportunities that can generate r…

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    Comment #33635938

    They lifted millions of us at least a class or more, financially. Lower -> middle Middle -> upper middle Some even got rich. In a caste discriminating society, they leveled the pla…

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    Comment #33635659

    This thread is full of generalized insults at a million people based on where they work. If someone did the same based on a different attribute of a population, they'd be banned. I…

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    Comment #33534301

    He was worth $130B. Now, $34B. Hasn't sold any significant piece of it while he knew there are risks with changing the direction of the company. That should count for something.

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    Comment #33409278

    ~No they aren't rebuilding Hydrogen in Remix.~ Edit: Spoke too soon on the above, sorry. Remix raised funding. Ran out of money with no scope to self sustain or raise money. They d…

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    Comment #32716983

    dad, is that you?

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    Comment #32319175

    Their infrastructure might very well be setup in a way that can't scale. They don't need unlimited scaling for the entire site, just enough to scale for one particular plane. They …

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    Comment #32318994

    In an era of unlimited scaling infrastructure, it's a shame they're struggling to capitalize on an exclusive superbowl scale marketing event. It was predictable days in advance.

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    Comment #31200942

    The reverse is also true. At the beginning Airbnb employees will be making SF level salaries. As Airbnb continues to hire and churn employees, average salaries will come down since…