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Obviously experiences vary greatly, but I was on one of the largest AWS orgs and they were quite punitive. People would demand them for perceived slights, then assign reviewers that were tough or on their side. Many of my friends had different experiences, though.

Totally agree. Pixel devices are probably still the best Android offering, but I originally got into the ecosystem because it was less confined and that appears to be changing. While I'm likely not representative of most consumers, I would love it if I could choose both the right device and right software for my particular needs .

Isn’t YouTube premium essentially what you’re describing?

Ha, good call. I tried that, it seemed showed a bunch of examples that seem to leave out the extension name. I wish the tutorial was better.

Where did you see that? It seems this is integrating two extensions together, I'm curious how that would work. I asked it "@gmail summarize my last 5 emails" and that worked decently.

Edit: Actually, I'm not completely certain how the "@<extension>" syntax works. Are the results limited to that app?

I love it.

"provide me a rendered html page with the most relevant links and descriptions for a given topic, completely free of advertising"

I've had success with it. The integration with other google services could be a killer feature, but I think it needs some more polish and control. For example, right now it can't add an event to your calendar. I'd think it could at least generate a link to create one. It sort of seems like they're being overly cautious when compared to the way ChatGPT was launched.

The article already states this. The person you were replying to is asking about a different - but similar - case where an employee's last name is "Null".

Obviously it doesn't change anything in the physical world. I think you're just misunderstanding the implication. If this software fulfills the need, individuals would not need to use keyboards that physically create the sound. Whether that would actually happen is a different matter.

Is it special files that begin with a capital letter, version sets, version filter instances, and massive symlink farms?

I'm not going to get a Pixel Tablet, but I really do like the idea of a charging dock speaker.

Do you have a source? I thought this has been thoroughly debunked.

For sure. The Dan Deacon AI concert at the beginning of this was was pretty good (mostly due to Dan being a crazy genius).

Yeah, it's more like "models used, results, example capabilities" and "how we're going to use this responsibly".

I had a OnePlus 1 and later a 3t for an impressively long time. I wish they would go back to the flagship specs / mid-range price model with the build quality they used to have.

> I remember going back in 2015. Biggest thing I remember were the "Smart" fabrics that would be integrated into your clothing for interacting with your devices. It was a cool demo but felt very silly and impractical.

I almost forgot about that! I think I pushed this into the back of my mind along with google glass.

Agreed. It seems like they have the capabilities, but failed on the product side of things, as it seems they do often these days.

I disagree with the GP that they "blew a 7 year lead". They still have a lot of the top industry minds in this area, and it's still early days; ChatGPT was launched less than 6 months ago (which seems crazy). I'm thankful OpenAI is forcing them to stop resting on their laurels. How they will deliver on all of this remains to be seen, but this Google I/O has at least made me hopeful.

That surprised me too - I read that they are restructuring their assistant team to focus more on Bard, so I don't know if that means they are less focused on the core assistant or not. I don't use Google Assistant, but seems like a clear integration point for these new tools. Will be interesting to see what shape that takes.

Maybe going against the grain here, but this was the best Google I/O I've seen in a long time.

In the past, they seemed liked incremental updates on their hardware (which I don't care too much about) or some new products like the pixel watch / glasses (which I probably won't use). I knew there would be a huge focus on AI this year, but I was pleasantly surprised by many of the new features and how quickly these integrations are happening. This is just the tip of the iceberg, I'm excited to see how the industry progresses.

If AI can generate them trivially, maybe that suggests cover letters should not have been that important to begin with.

To me, the main benefit of a cover letter is that it shows the applicant is engaged enough to actually make an application that is specific to a job posting. That is still the case with AI, it just saves everyone creating them a huge amount of work - most of which is completely wasted when the majority of application are thrown in the trash.

> You don't go to MIT for the education. There is absolutely nothing you will learn at MIT that you can't learn on your own or at any other college.

This is true if you limit it to the typical (non-research) undergraduate experience. But there are experts from top universities whose work is not accessible outside of academia. More practically, the university atmosphere also acts as a forcing function due to the requirements and competition. Add to that the fast feedback loop provided by some of the top minds (both teachers and peers). The chance that a self-taught engineer is as effective in their chosen field as an MIT graduate with even average grades is exceedingly low.

> You go to MIT because MIT is a social filter

Many go to MIT because it is (or at least they believe it is) the place to further their learning beyond everything else available. You're implying the social filter and network is the only benefit, which is simply not true. Even controlling for what it takes to be accepted in the first place, do you honestly think that MIT graduates do not gain anything from their time attending the institution other than the bona fides?

Staff Engineer is L6, and Senior Staff is L7. These are quite high, the vast majority of engineers at Google won’t make it to these levels. Depending on the the team/org, they may tackle large, complex problems and dictate the direction of functional areas and organizational strategy.

Obsidian is free and you can sync using whatever method you'd like. The $10 is if you want them to sync your vaults for you, all while being end-to-end encrypted. I've paid for sync since beta (I'm locked in at a lower price) and I partly do it just to support the devs making such a good product.

> nobody has any reasonable excuse to use Chrome

Maybe they work at Google

The joke was that there would be more memory to sift through.

Sure, but this has wider implications beyond a single example.

It probably just gives them the grounds to justify a ban, if necessary.

Oh wow, I've been using them for a while and had no idea. This is great, thanks for the tip!

Yes, I am well aware of what I wrote. Let me clarify.

Your section is titled:

"Decreasing sleep by 1-2 hours a night in the long-term has no negative health effects".

You make two points below to support that claim:

- "A single-point mutation can decrease the amount of required sleep by 2 hours, with no negative side-effects."

- "A brain surgery can decrease the amount of sleep required by 3 hours, with no negative-side effects."

Those points do not support your claim, and I am pointing that out. I have no issue with the other 3 points, nor did I say anything about them.

Water has changed dramatically. Think of all that goes into modern sedimentation, filtration, and disinfection - not to mention treatments for hard water or additives like fluorine. The taste is better because of the mineral content, and we can even add carbonation!