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Curious how many tokens an agent uses to take a smoke break. (Not a complaint, actually curious and I'm not at a computer)

I'd love to hear more about the workflow. Do you open PRs and is there human code review? What scale is your software used at?

I'm building a temperature controlled dough proofing enclosure based on ESP32, an IKEA Samla storage box and an inexpensive silicone rubber heater. It's delightfully impractical-- …

Were they standalone devices, or was the ultrasonic hardware in a separate enclosure connected by a cord?

This is nonsense and your cynicism is unwarranted. I personally know Scott. He's worked on food tech in Seattle for decades, and developed the product and fundraised for Seattle Ul…

I was also pleasantly surprised by the quality of this article, especially the nuance around the value of a growth mindset. It's consistent with my experience of having had to work…

There's plenty of greenwashing in tech, but I don't think it's hopeless. On an ops call this morning I heard about a team switching to a server type that saves ~40% on power, and t…

I'm a customer and fan of interviewing.io but I'm also disappointed in this post. It's not actionable information for candidates. A lot of the interview prep industry deliberately …

Have you had discussions about this with your manager, and made it clear you're interested in working on different things? How did it go? You probably have more agency in this situ…

I did light research into a similar idea, and got stuck linking aircraft registration numbers from ADS-B to businesses. Many aircraft owned by corporations and high net worth indiv…

I've found The Five Dysfunctions of a Team useful. It's a clear description of things that go wrong when people work together, even when everyone has good intentions. I'll second t…

They announced in-app purchases a few hours ago: https://www.reuters.com/article/facebook-whatsapp-ecommerce-...

If you'd consider an (inexpensive) paid option, https://www.ckbk.com/ takes an interesting approach. They partner with publishers to put cookbooks online. Fairly powerful search/fi…

That means that legally, you could buy a ton of recipe books, and then make your own by copying and pasting just the ones you like. You could use the recipes unchanged... At the sc…

Love it. Keeping documentation screenshots and code snippets in sync with development has been a headache for me on past projects. This is clever!

Me too -- studied Materials Science while Dr. Whittingham was department co-chair circa 2005. I never worked with him but it's a happy surprise to see him and Binghamton in the new…

Seconded. As a self taught generalist ruby/python/java guy, I read POODR two years ago and it stands out as a great investment of time. Lots of "a-ha, that's what I should be doing…

How is the value of the Tanzanian shilling relative to the dollar a problem to solve with a startup?

I'm impressed at how much more gracefully 7-11 handled it than McDonalds initially did in Queens, NY where I grew up [1]. It also helps that a government agency was observant and p…

I applied twice and was rejected. I didn't get the impression it was cliquish, but they're in a difficult situation. They write thoughtful blog posts on self-reflection, building a…

If you're primarily looking for a cool place to work from or a digital nomad kind of lifestyle, you'd very likely do better in one of those places. Only consider Nairobi or elsewhe…

Do you know if there is a specific bill or other measure that needs to be supported? Is it useful to write a general message in support of 18F?