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spacemanspiffii

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    Comment #48889721

    I would add to the top of that list - reducing the distance people travel. Less kilometers would be very effective. Don't spend hours a day in your car. If people wouldn't be trave…

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    Comment #48583042

    Simplistic reply without substance. The EU economic growth is influenced by much more than just the integration. It can be stagnant not because but despite the integration. It coul…

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    Comment #48494279

    I think you may be interested in more abstract things. In this case, let's say you're creating a program for a 3D printed thing, and you have to fit a diagonal cardboard in a recta…

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    Comment #48396414

    It is also possible that capping at $1500 will give you ~99% of the benefits. So even with gains that are much higher, a cap could be a rational decision. Also, most decisions, esp…

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    Comment #43388912

    It can be hard to find the thing you're looking for in documentation, especially if you're not too familiar with the piece of software you are currently looking at. Saving your cow…

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    Comment #42609986

    This has nothing to do with LLM's. An 'oracle' is a hypothetical construct that is used in proofs. As the article outlines, useful in complexity theory.

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    Comment #41969672

    A developer that ticks all these boxes is certainly a Good Software Engineer, but the reverse relation doesn't necessarily hold. There are many that have made very valuable contrib…

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    Comment #41807584

    You can add `mypy` to your CI pipeline https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/running_mypy.html . Pyright is an alternative, and there are more.

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    Comment #37982652

    I mean, some are claiming that AI will be capable of anything. But I don't think extracting Excel formula's is currently a focus of LLM applications? Do you know of startups or oth…

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    Comment #37982612

    Yes I recognize this problem in my organization as well. I think this is feasible, and tools in this direction exist already, like https://formulas.readthedocs.io/en/stable/doc.htm…

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    Comment #37867930

    Let me ChatGPT that for you ;) * Sisu (Finnish): Though not a direct equivalent, "sisu" refers to a blend of determination, resilience, and courage in the face of adversity. It's d…

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    Comment #35133850

    It depends on the nature of your compute. If it is dominated by IO, or if you are actually calling native libraries (like `numpy` does, or it is something that is handled by `arrow…

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    Comment #10722515

    Can't be too big! That could be a great project, perhaps an easy entrance for many into Ethereum technologies.