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orangevelcro

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    Comment #43746678

    Absolutely. I always thought LLMs were interesting, but in no way 'ready for prime time' and have been absolutely blown away that it seems like it's been shoehorned into every poss…

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    Comment #40512351

    I don't know...my spidey sense has been going off a bit. Kagi has a free trial, but you have to pay, which is the difference between it and early Google. Of course, now we have Goo…

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    Comment #40512318

    Exactly! It's so frustrating because the results were usually useful enough to at least point me in the right direction or help me figure out what I was doing wrong to find what I …

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    Comment #40227097

    If a company sends me a take-home, they aren't getting it back any less than 24 hours later. I prefer if I can open it, read it and then come back to it later. I hate it when I hav…

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    Comment #40212016

    I think I've come across this bot on reddit before. I read a lot of skincare-related subreddits and people talk about their routine and 'holy grail' products...so that seems like a…

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    Comment #40198564

    As someone with ADHD, I concur.

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    Comment #40188845

    I can't believe how terrible product search is on Instacart - I place orders on there pretty frequently for my mom, and Petco is the worst. I will search for "wellness chicken cat …

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    Comment #40013693

    I've always suspected that this was the real reason for the leetcode interviews.

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    Comment #39744653

    I think it has to do with her views on math being related to her other creative interests - saying you could compare a mathematical theorem to a poem, for example. Also, where she …

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    Comment #39734729

    Isn't that what the tracking stuff is supposed to track? Measure things like how 'annoyed' people get by bounce rate and whatever other relevant metrics.

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    Comment #39481105

    I wonder if that's why I can't change my password with petco - every time I shop there they tell me I have rewards but I can't load them because the site errors out when I try to r…

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    Comment #39345210

    Honestly, I appreciated "you" at my last job - I don't have kids, but work is not my life either, especially if I have to be in the office. I worked at a place where it was awkward…

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    Comment #39335966

    I've been noticing it more lately - especially at night if the room is darker. It seems like it has gotten worse lately so I was wondering if there had been some kind of change or …

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    Comment #39315180

    Also the language everyone uses to tip toe around saying people got laid off. Some employees 'were affected' or were 'part of the RIF' or whatever other acronym is currently popula…

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    Comment #39240850

    Totally agree! I have so many unfinished projects, but I also find that I end up using bits and pieces from those unfinished projects in new stuff. I always learn something from th…

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    Comment #39118380

    This describes the job I recently left to a T. Drained the life out of me.