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> Do people really want "software defined vehicles"? Absolutely, the sooner the better. The truth is, auto companies can track you, show you ads, and otherwise jerk you around with…

> And if you are starting a new project, why would you pick Java over Kotlin? I've written multiple production services in Kotlin Spring Boot. Now, we're building a new system and …

Reading about it, I see some characteristics: no screen, possibly something you can carry in your pocket, possibly has ai-driven awareness of its environment. OpenAI wants to get i…

It's a fun idea but there's ample public reporting about how Google reacted to the rise of ChatGPT. There is reporting that Google was taken by surprise. You can be skeptical of th…

Maybe try having a conversation instead of being so defensive.

Part 2 is here: https://blog.genesmindsmachines.com/p/python-is-not-a-great-...

What I get from this is a description of how it is locked down, but not really an explanation of what you wish to do but cannot.

I had a 2021 Accord Hybrid, and it is not like what you describe. I think it has a different design than older Honda hybrids. It has two electric motor-generators. Below about 40 m…

Anyone who has comparison shopped new and used Teslas over the last few years can tell you that the price of <1 year old, low mileage Teslas runs very close to the new price minus …

> Java is the new COBOL. What do you mean by this? To me it sounds like people are saying they are both "old" languages, but I don't know what you mean. I work in a shop that has l…

I find it odd that Tesla removed creep mode as an option. For newer vehicles, there is only one-pedal mode. I've heard it increases the rated mileage, but not sure if that's the re…

One of my first tasks as a junior dev was replacing an incorrect/incomplete "roll your own" CSV parsing regex (which broke in production) with a library.

The Pro Max was the best-selling model of the last couple of generations, then the Pro, the the base. I agree with you, and I bet the Air will not be in 4th place like the Plus and…

> This is something that really surprised me to realise a couple of years ago - that unless they work in tech, most households (I don't know if most isn't an exaggeration, but a la…

It says 165g. It's lighter than the base model.

233g for pro max, 206g for pro, 165g for the Air. That's a big difference. I figure the Air will be a more compelling in person. It also replaces the worst selling model of the fou…

It could also lead to people buying cheap, potentially defective chargers online instead of getting a more reliable manufacturer-included one.

Since "AI bubble" has become part of the discourse, people are watching for any signs of trouble. Up to this point, we have seen lots of AI hype. Now, more than in the past, we are…

I'm curious about battery replacement (1.5%) compared to the rate of engine replacement for ICE vehicles.

In the long run, yeah. In the short run, owners can carry unsold inventory for quite a while, hoping conditions improve, before there is pressure to do something (e.g. a balloon pa…

> Price Drops Don’t Lead to Supply. They Kill It. Is anyone arguing that price drops "lead to" (i.e. happen before) increases in supply? It seems to me that it's the other way arou…

My daily notes are only a few words. It is helpful to have some record of what I've been working on when preparing to meet with my manager, and for annual reviews.

I have the same view, and I was hoping that someone would provide some evidence as to why they are harmful in typical quantities found in foods. It seems to me that because these a…

> then we'll finally start to steer to maintainable and simple software again. I disagree. I expect that companies will try to overcome AI-generated technical debt by throwing more…