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megamix··on Does current AI represent a dead end?
What do you think of copyright violations?
megamix··on The trap of "I am not an extrovert"
Screw this. Guess my type.
megamix··on The Google Willow Thing
Oh there's enough science here. But to understand if someone needs more science, we should reach the conclusion scientifically. Etc etc
megamix··on The Google Willow Thing
This is how miracles work. They are just physical laws fast forward, I like how this explains the ancient miracles. So maybe our previous generations had access to these things and it was lost along the way.
megamix··on Demystifying Git Submodules
Also, do you have examples of niche situations?
megamix··on Demystifying Git Submodules
But it's used widely in projects that are not the Linux kernel. So what should they do, fork Git and create a LITE version? :)
megamix··on Demystifying Git Submodules
Git - 100+ flags and commands when you only need 3-5.
megamix··on Ease of maintenance is a feature
This is so important. It's the most practical and future-proof way forward.
megamix··on Methodology is bullshit: principles for product velocity
Who does this apply to? Idiot mode doesn't make sense in the long run, does it mean they skip tests? Do they only build fragile stuff? Is there API easy to work with?
megamix··on Our audit of Homebrew
Is MacPorts not the same? Genuinely asking.
megamix··on Programmers should never trust anyone, not even themselves
There's a leaky reasoning about the abstraction hierarchy I think. Beyond, or until a certain layer - I know that I can trust the process. I'm fine baking, I trust the physical process.
megamix··on Safe Superintelligence Inc.
Tel Aviv? Sounds super trustworthy
megamix··on FTC sues Adobe for hiding fees and inhibiting cancellations
I miss the buy-once-option
megamix··on Ask HN: What skillsets/stacks will keep me employable over the next 5-10 years?
Having those skills is probably rarely reflected in the pay check. Whoever goes this path must either accept being overworked or negotiate well.
megamix··on MLow: Meta's low bitrate audio codec
Meta..
megamix··on YouTube experimenting with server-side ad injection
Can someone explain like I'm 5? Will this affect DuckDuckGo embedded player ?

Edit: clarify that I usually go through Bing or DDG to play YT videos

megamix··on Apple unveils 'Passwords' manager app at WWDC 2024
there are always edge cases
megamix··on Apple unveils 'Passwords' manager app at WWDC 2024
I never used 1Pass, I'd suggest ppl to make their own mental template for passwords that can be applied to different sites instead.
megamix··on My Month Without a Smartphone
Sounds right but since we can't get rid of internet there's only one option left right?

Edit: I love how the sentence above turned out without punctuation, especially the "left right" ending lol.

megamix··on Flame retardants found in consumer products linked to cancer
If lightweight is the answer, then let's go for motorcycles! :)
megamix··on Flame retardants found in consumer products linked to cancer
I wonder how one can measure this. Has it been proved that safety systems lead to fewer accidents? Seriously, I'm asking.

Have the number of accidents with fatal outcome decreased? If so, how can it be linked to safety systems? Etc etc So many questions.

megamix··on In Economics Do We Know What We're Doing? Nobel Prize winner grows disenchanted
Maybe you've felt targeted by Taleb
megamix··on In Economics Do We Know What We're Doing? Nobel Prize winner grows disenchanted
Isn't this why Taleb dislikes economists?
megamix··on A Mathematician on Creativity, Art, Logic and Language
I wish I'd read "Is Maths Real" first before commenting here! Oh well...anyone with more insights? Sometimes I feel once the principles/axioms are laid out, a giant puzzle is untangled within that logical system, and I wonder how much is really practical math vs academic sandbox?

E.g. this quote "You need a new idea, a good definition, a statement that you think you’ll be able to exploit. Only then can your work start."

Why is such an idea necessary in the first place, is the context missing here?

"By learning about the objects, by manipulating them and using them in mathematical arguments, they ultimately become your friend."

megamix··on 40 Years of Programming
Highly appreciated. Wisdom is king
megamix··on OpenAI and Elon Musk
"The mission of OpenAI is to ensure AGI benefits all of humanity, which means both building safe and beneficial AGI and helping create broadly distributed benefits."

This is a confidence trick. Nothing they do actually can be proven to "benefits all of humanity". Would never put my trust in Altman.

megamix··on Radicle: Open-Source, Peer-to-Peer, GitHub Alternative
Ah I see, I've not worked with any, however I do become curious about anything labeled as "Github alternative".

I know this movement since Github started with their "doubtful code scanning" that people are looking towards alternatives.

Not the least: good job!

megamix··on Radicle: Open-Source, Peer-to-Peer, GitHub Alternative
What about codeberg.org?
megamix··on Klarna says its AI assistant does the work of 700 people
Yes this is the mind of an economist. The question is how much new production/creative work can be made with AI or if it's just replacing common QA tasks.
megamix··on Klarna says its AI assistant does the work of 700 people
It seems that AI gurus don't believe in diminishing returns. I don't think it's just linear from here.
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