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> It's basically a fancy textbox. That was the lure. But the real Notepad has been decommissioned and there is some bloated one now.
Is notepad++ still a thing? I only use Windows as a dumb terminal now.
The two applications i miss on my linux boxes are notepad++ (though Kate is a good substitute) and GitExtensions
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...Why?
AGI might be possible with more Param+Data scaling for LLM. It is not completely within the realm of impossible given that there is no proof yet of "limits" of LLM. Current limitation is definitely on the hardware side.
It’s not the hardware, it’s the algorithms.
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They laid off a lot of people with Win32 experience in the past couple of years. If that was really a problem they could just hire some of them back (or, I dunno, keep them in the first place).
Agreed, or I don't know, actually promote internal trainings for the folks that lack the experience. The problem isn't hiring people that only know macOS/Linux, we always argue about how bad HR hiring processes are in our field. The problem is apparently the lack of management motivation to bring those peoples up to speed, and is confortable pushing for Web widgets instead.
Every day HN just makes me glad I've completely abandoned Windows outside of employers who make me use it for work. I can honestly do all the same work I do at any Software Engineering job from Linux or Mac, neither option phases me.
There are plenty of employers who will make you use Linux for work. ...and probably fewer who want to stay on Windows, given how tight they usually are about leaking IP or PII, although some may still have some unusual trust of M$.
>For example, if you ask ChatGPT’s Agent to book a travel, it’ll open Chromium on Linux in an Azure container, search the query, visit different websites, navigate each page and book a flight ticket using your saved credentials. An AI Agent tries to mimic a human, and it can perform tasks on your behalf while you sit back and relax. Big tech has repeatedly shown that they are not good stewards of end users' privacy a…
Microsoft has gone full-blown evil corporation again. No customer validation on any of the AI cruft. No full OPT OUT. Office products are bastardized with copilot buttons everywhere. I've been a Windows user from day one and I now see a future without it. Satya had been a bright spot in Microsoft, but this blind lust for AI, especially in bed with Altman who is pure con artist, is unforgivable. Some of the investment…
Nobody wants this Copilot everywhere, but they sure are pushing it anyway. It's like they completely forgot how to make a product and only know how to push their agenda using whatever monopoly is left.
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Never thought I'd miss Steve Ballmer
Windows under Steve Balmer: "DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS!" Windows under Satya Nadella: "Kindly provide your credit card and personal information sir"
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AGI might be possible with more Param+Data scaling for LLM. It is not completely within the realm of impossible given that there is no proof yet of "limits" of LLM. Current limitation is definitely on the hardware side.
I think _maybe_ quantum computing might be the tech that moves AGI closer. But I'm 99.9999% certain it won't be LLM tech. (Even I can't seriously say 100% for most things, though I am 100% certain a monkey will not fly out of my butt today)
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> Windows NT Windows NT what ? Microsoft was always the same.
Windows 2000 was generally a good operating system.
It was full of vulnerabilities though. I used to take a laptop with some specialist software to clients and in the end I started running it in a VM so I didn't have to deal with my machine becoming infected from my clients dodgy networks.