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yifanl
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About yifanl
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Comment #49213330
They did it on permissively licensed code would be the difference.
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Comment #49211868
You don't get to decide how you're hated is the point.
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Comment #49201882
Thank you, I take great pride and effort in compressing as much emotional weight into as short a statement as possible.
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Comment #49201384
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Comment #49174389
I agree that if things were different, things would be different, but I'm not sure what this adds to the conversation.
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Comment #49174379
And then what happened?
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Comment #49173926
> For the most-dominant military power in the world to "whoopsy" run out of weapons because of a low-stakes engagement isn't readily believable. This is a concerning statement, as …
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Comment #49110093
They set off circuit breakers for KOSPI twice in two days.
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Comment #49097133
We're back to Von Neumann architecture in the worst way possible.
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Comment #49084605
They have authority over you, therefore all interactions must be taken under that context.
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Comment #49070865
What running shoes are you buying that last 2-3 years?
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Comment #49040236
Can I have LLMs replace my GLP-1?
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Comment #49023583
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Comment #49006573
Only truly exceptional executives can be SBF or Elizabeth Holmes.
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Comment #48980026
Its true that things change, but it's also true that there will eventually be a day when the last programmer is hired.
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Comment #48979560
There's actually zero difference between a bottle of water and a river reservoir if you think about it.
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Comment #48821973
Rule's maybe too strong a word, but knowing that you have all the good ideas and wanting to structure everything to support those good ideas... it's not a bad word for it. Like, it…
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Comment #48821566
This is one of the oldest ideas of civilization, wanting society to be ruled by philosopher kings (who happen to be people just like me!).
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Comment #48675152
If they gave the engineers appropriate severance packages, then they're at least out that much as a stupidity tax, but that's probably the most we can expect as far as consequences…
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Comment #48644953
This is good to keep in mind, but we'd need a substantial proliferation of nuclear before we get into a position where over-standardization is a problem.
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Comment #48642986
I don't doubt there are exceptional people working at BigCo at any role you or I can name, but by definition, it isn't possible that _everyone_ working there is exceptional.
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Comment #48635515
> Wherever these tens of thousands of qualified ex-Meta, ex-Microsoft engineers willing to work less are, I'm not seeing them. Two possible reasons: 1. People who are truly in-dema…
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Comment #48575893
OpenAI is much more eager to jump on board with the administration than Anthropic is, Altman is a lot of things, but he definitely knows which wheels need grease.
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Comment #48571352
I just ask it to spellcheck the Webster dictionary about 50 times an hour.