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polytely

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About polytely

An designer/developer interested in everything.

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    for someone with a limited budget it is actually very important because it makes me less scared to experiment.

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    Comment #49209831

    grandma's baking knowledge isn't common sense but expertise.

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    Comment #49148963

    Do we know what AI startup? I think its important for people to know when they do business with that startup.

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    Comment #49123064

    yeah for me it's all about specificity, like no one else but Philip K. Dick could have written VALIS, it is so tied to his life and psychology. Its difficult for me to imagine some…

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    Comment #49083585

    I guess the bet is that they will become embedded in basically 8% of the tasks in every sector. which I guess could happen long term? thinking about the whole ass economy in this w…

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    Comment #48915167

    bad guys doing bad stuff with the model is a worthwhile thing to watch out for, but for me the big question is mostly how these labs are going to make sure that these models will n…

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    Comment #48822704

    Of course Americans want us to dismantle the EU, we are even weaker against US influence without it.

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    Comment #48745940

    strong disagree, as a user the recent updates have been awesome and immediately useful.

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    Comment #48738138

    Godot is such a nice project, I feel like almost every release brings stuff with it that is directly useful for me. It feels like the main contributors there are really on the ball…

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    Comment #48711272

    they should try and replace some executives with AI, seems like there is way more room for improvement there.

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    Comment #48664354

    They probably also have an insane dataset

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    Comment #48649034

    can you give an example of being defrauded? I don't really know what people mean when they say that.

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    Comment #48628135

    I don't want AI to fail but I would like to see Altman anf Musk fail for example. I'm very uneasy with the power hungry silicon valley freaks that are running the show at these lab…

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    Comment #48597639

    I really should get back to playing some more with raku, it was a fun experience the last time I messed around with it. Feels very expressive, like it will support any harebrained …

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    Comment #48361041

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    Comment #48291433

    it sort of makes sense to me, when asking a question to an expert in the field while you are a student. I would guess the successful interactions on average would be more polite . …

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    Comment #48105947

    Yeah Raku feels so expressive and lovely to me with the help of an AI assistant. I've only done toy programs and scripts with it but it is actually so nice.

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    Comment #48105936

    Working in C# i feel basically still read code structure by the visual block structure / indentation. I dont think I've ever counted braces in my professional life. The IDE makes s…

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    Comment #48069857

    Thank you for preserving this piece of internet history, I have fond memories of playing these as a kid. Awesome stuff

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    Comment #48063495

    For me how cheap it is makes it much more comfortable for me to just take it with me whenever I travel. My other e-reader is a Kobo Sage but it is so expensive that I'm way more ca…

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    Comment #48025613

    This is so well put, and it not only happens on the user level but also on the organisational level. Where you can completely abdicate both responsibility and explanation by moving…

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    Comment #47562947

    I haven't read any of his other stuff but I'm very interested in this subject in particular so I'm going pick this up as soon as it is available

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    Comment #47423076

    > Automated tests are already the output of these specs, and specs cover way more than what you cover with code. ok but how are you sure that the AI is correctly turning the spec i…

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    Comment #47398305

    unironically yes, I think with the huge payday they get for being responsible for Microsoft they should also carry an equivalent responsibility when they cause social harms. Billio…