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Cost-per-bit

Relying solely on on-chip SRAM will never be economically viable for most use cases.

Sounds like DEI hiring initiatives.

Unix was a commercial standard that's lost out to Linux

Isn't the third-party API access issue all about preventing Reddit from being overrun by AI/LLM robots? I suppose nothing is stopping them from using web interfaces but it does see…

You can't really be 100% postgres compatible without borrowing a lot of implementation

I outfitted a 1982 steel bike frame with 2016 brand new components. No issues then other than bending the rear to take a 130mm axle rather than 126mm. Are 68mm english-threaded bot…

I got Covid for the first time last month. Anecdotally I know at least a dozen more who also got it for the first time this past December/January.

Newsflash-- the "market" is becoming less constrained by geography.

I sent this article to a US Navy captain I know. He scoffed at it and said it was complete BS. The name of the supposed rusty ship is nowhere to be found in the article or Twitter …

I think it is the labor market. Pandemic caused a lot of people to leave the labor market.

Amazing the comments here. I've used nothing but Google Sheets for 14 years now.

Your own brain is basically a predictor. That's largely how thinking works.

I take a half tablet (10mg) of Xanax every once in awhile. (Maybe once a month on average). It makes me feel so relaxed. I knew it was too good to be true.

Ask a Google Software Engineer about debuggers. (they don't exist and printf debugging...aka logging ...is how debugging is done there).

LevelDB

You vastly overestimate the competence of the CIA.

Mutually Assured Destruction

I wonder if there is a psychological effect that could push more stock growth?

I left Wealthfront and now have about $6M in assets. I'm self-managing with mostly Vanguard funds. My experience with financial advisors has not been great.

Yes that was my experience. And it sucked. I had 500 individual stocks to deal with.

I had a lot of money in Wealthfront. It was not a good experience. First they auto-opted me into some actively managed hedge fund thingy they cooked up. As part of this auto-optin,…

Figured the title was referring to the stock market.

I could have sworn I read the same exact thing in 1997.

Miserable, but pulling in $800k/year for the last several years at a FAANG. I have a net worth of $8M and in my 40s. Everyone around me leaving. Tempted to take a massive paycut to…