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For the same reason why I try to avoid work done by slaves, for example Chinese solar panels manufactured in Xinjiang concentration camps. They're repugnant at origin.

> it seems odd to care how 10% of it was produced

To me, it seems odd not to care.

Go buy an AVR and get yourself a proper 5.1.2 home theater (even in a living room); and then the TV will be just a dumb display with the AVR acting as multiplexer.

In any distributed system beyond toy size, forcing an update is not possible.

You can listen to two native speakers on Forvo: https://forvo.com/search/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8....

Also very likely true.

Both are true.

> infrastructure code for GCP that interrogated hardware availability

How do you to do that ?

> if you're so inclined you can probably point a clanker at it

I'm not. Too bad there's nothing meant for humans.

The developer's reply was very reasonable and measured. The user, on the other hand, was very rude.

> These were both solved as part of the data model via globalrevs and obliteration respectively

Is there some paper or other technical publication regarding these concepts ?

I'm not convinced that Merkle DAGs are useful or worth the bother. Piper's system of linear indices has a few nice properties:

1) when a defect is identified in a library, the extent of the defect becomes an interval [CL that introduced it, CL that removed it] and it makes it trivial to test whether a compiled artifact is affected by that defect; more generally the UX is a lot better

and 2) it makes whole-repository rewrites trivial, so that existing commit sequence IDs are preserved while retroactively removing sensitive files that shouldn't have been added to the repo. Git and Mercurial make such rewrite a huge pain in the arse, while this is an essential feature to have in an enterprise VCS.

Right. It stinks, but I can hold my nose for a whole while I make money. Pecunia non olet.

> The beauty is the elegance of the solution,the optimisation,the way it works. All of these things are problems worth solving.

Yes, but LLMs, and especially their mandatory and exclusive use, make that impossible.

> This might be your favourite thing - but it's not the only thing you can solve? What about the second favourite thing?

There is no second favorite thing.

> There are always opportunities to explore an alternative - in a different area, in a different country. Many options to consider before concluding there are none.

I'm already in country number 9 since leaving Italy. We'll see.

> You are not just a SWE/whatever your job is - you are a problem solver

You should know by now that many of us joined the profession because we like programming and not "problem solving". In 23 years of career I've never cared much about any business problem of the companies I was working for. I never cared about solving customers' problems, or the "impact" of my work, only about the technical beauty of it.

> Building a write-ahead log-style Merkle DAG was very far away from what anyone else was doing in 2018

That completely ignores the fact that Google's Piper had something very similar working already in 2012.

It's worse.

Both sides are at fault. Here in the Midwest many a supporter of the Democratic party are legitimately afraid of being fired if their support became public knowledge, while on the other hand in California (or other "Blue" states) it's the exact opposite. It's astonishing to see how much Americans relish oppressing their fellow citizens.

> You must live in a terrible place.

Dipends how you see it. For North American standards, it's a lovely suburban neighbourhood in the Midwest; for us it's suburban hell because we love cities.

> the expats are sending time together instead of trying to assimilate

What do you mean by "assimilate" ?

Americans are very intolerant of others, whether it's political convictions or food preferences; the few that have kids threat the little ones like fragile glassware that can't be moved or otherwise inconvenienced, so it doesn't surprise me that they meet others less. My wife and I meet with a varying group of friends every week, or even more, but we're all immigrants. We've tried to invite local acquaintances, but they always find a reason to say no and just stay home.

I would submit a request for chargeback.

You can disable ads and recommendations in AndroidTV. Mine only shows a row of installed apps, and I rarely even see the main interface because I have the most common apps available from the remote.

Yes. DNS can be configured once and it's done, whereas having a setting that gets reset whenever an app gets (auto-)updated is treacherous.

> but IMO it is hypocritical

Your opinion is wrong. There's no hypocrisy, and it was explained to you why some companies have done better than others.

> My point is, if projects are actually serious about banning AI, write that down in enforceable language.

You're under the false impression that the maintainers of a project are obliged to follow the same standards as a court of law.

> if you're so convinced that AI contributions will ruin your project, you owe the world a full and complete definition of what "AI contribution" means

False.

> If I pay you (even if it is $1) then I expect you to take a look at my slop

Yes, proportional to the amount paid.

> and argue with me how to make it better.

No.

> Being able to market your work and build community are key skills for open source contribution.

It's not a key skill at all, as not everyone is interested in popularity.

LLMs will just give me stupid answers. If anything, asking humans (the right ones) has much higher benefits.

You're right, good point.

You can make quick mocktails with a fruit juice as base (or a mini can of Coke, 200ml): 1 part fruit juice, 1 part fizzy water, a little tonic water, a few dashes of your favorite bitter (Angostura, orange, cardamon, etc...) and a slice of lemon or lime.