chiengineer

- took a full year to release the proper updates that allowed me to use my GPU to begin with

- And then one month before warranty was up My screen went black And then they asked me for over $800 for repairs

I actually like their brand s*** laptops do exist but if they know they made something broken it shouldn't be $800 to repair it even without warranty

Tons of smart people not using it right

Unsure of the power it can actually unleash with the right prompt + configuration

100% needs a human in the loop

Its not jarvis

Cli vs IDE vs Web ?

Nothing for gpt codex 5.1 max or 5.2 max?

Nothing about the prompts ? Quality of the prompts? I literally feed the AI into the AI I just ask it for the most advanced prompts with a smaller model and then use it for the big stuff and its smooth sailing

I got codex 5.1 max with the codex extension on vs code - to generate over 10k lines of code for my website demo project that did work first time

This is also with just the regular 20$ subscription

Github copilot pro plus + vs code is my main go to and depending on the project / prompts/ agent.md quality/ project configuration can all change the outcome of each question

https://tariqdude.github.io/Github-Pages-Project-v1/visual-s...

I ran into all these problems just last summer trying to launch something new so I said fk it went all in on a overkill demo just to see whats possible

Is anyone willing to give feedback on it whatsoever?

https://tariqdude.github.io/Github-Pages-Project-v1/visual-s...

- corporate

WHY CANT OUR DEVICES RUN TECHNOLOGIES ??????

- also corporate

Couldn't even pay people to read this literally

I think there needs to be like a military style debate globally on education levels it's that bad like actually that bad yeah

Here in Chicago

I'm dealing with probably a solid 70% of adults who don't know how to read correctly try fitting that into the LLM experience I don't know

obviously incomplete and still functional

- I was really really irritated at the quality / lack of github pages templates / solutions so I went completely overboard with the features on purpose to see if it even works good or not

Is anyone here actually using the 200$ a month subscriptions with chat gpt or the google 150$ per month ?

Is it worth it for more code generation ? Or spend my money on a couple gpus and go local

This is all free 99

https://tariqdude.github.io/Github-Pages-Project-v1/visual-s...

Trump's Gaza proposal for 'Riviera of the Middle East' sparks global condemnation

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act is one of the most infamous examples of how tariffs can backfire catastrophically. It was originally intended to protect American farmers and industries from foreign competition during the onset of the Great Depression. However, it exacerbated the economic crisis and led to a global trade collapse.

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Background

The Great Depression was beginning in 1929, with the stock market crash causing widespread economic distress.

U.S. legislators, led by Senators Reed Smoot and Willis Hawley, passed the tariff to protect domestic agriculture and manufacturing from foreign competition.

The law raised tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods, some by as much as 60%.

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The Immediate Consequences

1. Foreign Retaliation and Trade War

Over 60 countries retaliated by imposing their own tariffs on U.S. exports.

U.S. agricultural exports collapsed as major buyers (like Canada and Europe) stopped purchasing American farm products.

Canada, the U.S.'s biggest trading partner, imposed heavy tariffs on American goods, devastating trade between the two countries.

2. Collapse of Global Trade

World trade plummeted by 66% between 1929 and 1934.

The U.S. saw a 61% decline in its exports in just two years.

Many businesses reliant on international trade went bankrupt, worsening unemployment.

3. Massive Job Losses & Economic Depression

U.S. industries that depended on international markets suffered major layoffs.

Unemployment in the U.S. skyrocketed from 8% in 1930 to 25% by 1933.

Small businesses, especially those in farming and manufacturing, collapsed.

4. Agricultural Sector Devastation

Farmers were already struggling from falling prices due to overproduction.

The tariffs cut off international markets for U.S. farm products, causing massive surpluses and price drops.

Thousands of farms went bankrupt, leading to foreclosures and mass migration.

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Long-Term Fallout

The tariff is widely blamed for deepening and prolonging the Great Depression in the U.S.

It damaged diplomatic relations, making it harder for nations to cooperate economically.

By 1934, the U.S. reversed course, with President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act to lower tariffs and restore trade.

Economists today use Smoot-Hawley as a cautionary tale of how protectionist policies can backfire.

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Lessons from Smoot-Hawley for Today

Tariffs can lead to retaliation, making U.S. exports suffer more than imports.

Trade wars harm both consumers and businesses, driving up costs and causing job losses.

Global trade interdependence means isolationist policies are riskier than ever.

Economic downturns should be met with stimulus and trade expansion, not restrictions

I'll come back next month once it's banned and edit this

You have to blame DEI and fire all the air traffic controllers duh

There won't even be a government in 4 weeks

Just Elon and his "hand gestures"

And yeah that sucks but guess what. Back up your data.

And it won't happen again