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codegladiatoron Ask HN: Is it possible to make turn around your life by proper planning?

plans == ideas

discipline == execution

ideas are worthless, its all about the execution

codegladiatoron The Lone Banana Problem in AI

Filling in the blank with what has not happened. LLMs interpolate quite well but they don't extrapolate. Very interesting article where you can or cannot put LLMs to use. It's not necessarily a bug, but we are yet to see.

codegladiatoron Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout for “racist doorbell” [video]

Amazon needs a process before deleting accounts to check if the target has a big social media presence somewhere that it might create a backlash. Such accounts need to be handled differently.

codegladiatoron Overwhelmed by what should I learn?

There are two parts

1. How things are made: This is your programming language/core concepts/DSA/Problem solving. Don't start with two languages. Start with 1 along with design/psds/algo.

2. Why things are made: These are the tools like nginx/jenkins/aws/terraform etc. Understand their purpose. Think of how you would have solved the problem (#1), and then go in depth one by one into their detail.

If you are not using what you learn regularly, then you will quite easily forget it. So mix 1 and 2 to keep things interesting.

As for blogging, start taking private notes first. Eventually you will have a note detailed enough for someone else to read. Then you start to blog.

codegladiatoron How to Cancel Your Hiccups

Waiting for hiccups to try this out.

codegladiatoron Am I the Unethical One?

A person who knows how to code without access to AI tools means when they have access to AI tools their productivity would increase but they will also be able to point out mistakes, if any, in the generated code.

A person who does not know how to code without access to AI tools means they will consistently push bugs generated by AI, affecting the teams productivity, if any.

codegladiatoron Show HN: I created a game to memorize the fretboard

Oh that explains it. Tried it again, much usable now.

codegladiatoron Show HN: I created a game to memorize the fretboard

Sounds good. Jumping all over the fretboard makes it hard since I am beginner so I don't know any notes.

I tried setting up the filter, Frets 0-3 and string 1/2/3, but either I am doing something wrong or it doesnt respect the filter, the next note would still go outside the filter range.

Have bookmarked it.

codegladiatoron Ask HN: Examples of desktop software with 20+ years of longevity?

Calibre ~16 years

VLC ~22 years

codegladiatoron Simple exercise to eliminate gastroesophageal reflux (2022)

There is an episode in Andrew Hubermans' podcast which goes into the details of this. Overall if you are keeping your digestive track in "digestion mode" frequently thus not letting it rest will eventually building up constant acid (to digest the food) resulting in reflux. The digestive track goes into "rest mode" about 3-4 hours after your most recent food intake.

codegladiatoron Show HN: AI co-pilot for employees to self serve for HR and IT

> We'd love to get your feedback on this product

There is nothing to try out, it sends me to a calendly link, why ask for feedback ?

codegladiatoron Show HN: Garson.io – The privacy-first AI-powered writing assistant for Product

  - Let a new user try the experience without the signup/sign-in flow (single try ? i know it gets hard keeping track to avoid abuse but the signin/signup flow is sort of long)
  - Put a template text in the main text-area instead of "Write something"
  - Don't persist the pop-up modals (eg choosing the sentiment) when user clicks somewhere else
  - Change the color of the "Save" button, right now it looks like disabled.
  - On clicking the "Save" button, user needs to indicated what needs to be done. Something like a workflow is needed, otherwise this feels like a simple chatgpt "improve this" prompt response. I feel lost after clicking the save button. (show a saved list ?)

codegladiatoron Show HN: Numtease – My new number word puzzle game

Too hard

codegladiatoron Ask HN: What charities do you contribute to?

unicef

codegladiatoron LLaMA: A foundational, 65B-parameter large language model

Off topic: Dan doesn't work anymore right? Or is there a new prompt

codegladiatoron Why aren't we regulating AI research?

Yes

codegladiatoron Why aren't we regulating AI research?

There are ongoing discussions and efforts to regulate AI research, but there are several challenges in doing so effectively.

One challenge is that AI research is a rapidly evolving field, and new developments can quickly outpace existing regulations. It can be difficult to anticipate the risks and implications of new AI technologies before they are widely deployed.

Another challenge is that AI research is often conducted by private companies or organizations, and they may prioritize commercial interests over ethical considerations. Regulating AI research could limit innovation and economic growth, which is a concern for many policymakers.

Furthermore, there is a lack of consensus on what exactly should be regulated in AI research. Different stakeholders have different opinions on what types of AI applications are ethical and safe, and what types of regulations are appropriate.

codegladiatoron Ask HN: Which AI powered tools are you using daily?

I don't ask factual question. Its the wrong tool for factual questions.

codegladiatoron Ask HN: Which AI powered tools are you using daily?

I am using it almost daily. It's better than Wikipedia.

Its kind of like rubber ducking with a fairly smart duck. Plus the variety of topic one can ask it is infinite (as opposed to Wikipedia)

It also responds in a very humanly way (tell it you are feeling anxiety for example)

In the last 10 or maybe even 20 years it's one of the few new tech that has had me stunned.

Sometimes I make it create poems too, very simple ones on things very contextual.

codegladiatoron Ask HN: Looking for tool/language to describe data/packet structures

Checkout kaitai

https://doc.kaitai.io/

Its not for generating visual structure, but just defining the structure with the constraints like you mentioned

codegladiatoron Visual design rules you can safely follow

Embrace, extend, and extinguish

codegladiatoron Ask HN: Is StackOverflow Dying?

That's less than what you spend of coffee each month

codegladiatoron Ask HN: Do you think Meta could compete with AWS?

I think you are just helping make his point.

codegladiatoron Show HN: Pole Clock, a single 24h clock with multiple timezones

Nice, very pleasing

codegladiatoron Ask HN: Do you look angry while you work?

I just look clueless. I am not clueless.

codegladiatoron Ask HN: Is there a site that is just a text scratchpad?

https://etherpad.mit.edu/

codegladiatoron Ask HN: How do you focus on work for long periods of time?

The whole series is excellent. The actionable items are clear and well defined and I started following some of them last year. The benefits cannot be put into words.

codegladiatoron The pool of talented C++ developers is running dry

The grass on the other side

codegladiatoron Tesla engineers were on-site to evaluate the Twitter staff’s code, workers said

Reminds me of Michael Scott in the analysis of The Office in The Gervais Principle [1]

[1] https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...

codegladiatoron Ask HN: Is Disillusionment a Must in IT?

It's curse of the job. No job can be fun (beyond first few months).