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The Scala[1] community has been working[2] on something similar for a couple of years now, with papers already published[3]. I wonder if Mistral is not just trying to steal this wo…

While the observations might be true, I’m not sure going closed source is going to help here. If optimizing docs for AI makes you less visible, guess what else makes you less visib…

It’s worth mentioning that this has nothing to do with the European Union, as mentioned in the footer: > This website is not sponsored or endorsed by the European Commission or any…

Having a daily standup might be encouraging people to wait until the daily to mention blockers, which could be harming your team all while you think it’s working

This is an example of when Daniel Kahneman said that people don’t believe in something because there are arguments but believe the arguments because they believe in something. Here…

I fail to see why would the arguments be only valid for kids

What do you think about the Hotwire stack (Stimulus, Turbo) as compared to Datastar ?

TypeScript compiler has also moved to Go https://devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/typescript-native-...

Alhambra comes from the Moroccan Arabic word "Alhamra" which means The Red, it shares many engineering similarities with what was practiced at the time in what is today considered …

I think a lot of comments are missing the point : it’s not about page size. Today, most book writers are following a template of about 300-pages imposed by their editor, this (non …

So basically the author is feeling lonely. That’s the primary message sugar coated in a long blog post, but when you have constructed your social life around drinking, it’s no surp…

Using a programming language that you enjoy or you feel strong about is a much better choice, in that it will actually make you more productive simply because you’ll be programming…

That's basically the definition of investing, and that's basically how most wealthy people accrue their money, it just so happens that his investment was on something that turned o…

A lot of people around me are switching back to firefox as chrome is showing signs of cracks, especially with the Youtube/ad-blocking saga on chrome. Also, I don't think the US gov…

Fun fact: one of Niklaus Wirth (the author of Pascal) students was Martin Odersky, who went on to create Scala.

I don't get all the comments, from the worldcoin website: > Your biometric data is first processed locally on the Orb and then permanently deleted. The only data that remains is yo…

I run into a similar experience the other day, as someone with synesthesia, looking at a digital clock messes up with my time–space spatial imagery experience (and also my planning…

The title is "my emacs eye candy", not "my emacs eye candy is the best emacs eye candy", there are definitely better "eye-candy" emacs setups out there than OP's, but it doesn't ma…

and with gene therapy, all of this could be resolved

That’s like asking where did all the Kickstarters go. The answer is it depends, some are now successful businesses/projects, some didn’t make it.

Would things have been different in the success of OpenAI if from the start the company was closed-source and for-profit ? If the answer is no, then does it really matter ? The art…

Highly unlikely since Google has been playing around with their own chatGPT called LaMDA that they are now making into a product called Bard. I think that Microsoft could have had …

Thinking from first principes, what about a shower handle that copies how air conditioners and heating work, something like a screen showing the exact temperature of the water with…

Can someone please explain to me what’s special about Christmas for those who celebrate ? Is it special symbolically ? To me it feels like you get to see your family and maybe have…