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rednerrus··on The concurrence of three climatic events
Accelerating global warming through means meant to slow down environmental degradation would be peak human behavior.
rednerrus··on The concurrence of three climatic events
Isn't that exactly what's happening with limiting the sulfur output of ships?
rednerrus··on You can't reach the brain through the ears
It's cheaper/easier now to survive than any other time in history. The other thing that should be driving innovation/education is that knowledge is cheaper now than any other time in history. The combination of these two things should be driving innovation at an unparalleled pace. We're probably just behind the curve here and we are likely to see another massive explosion of innovation.
rednerrus··on You can't reach the brain through the ears
Physical access is root access.
rednerrus··on iOS 17 automatically removes tracking parameters from links you click on
This would be a good thread to understand what every posters affiliation it.
rednerrus··on Tesla Doubles Down on Model 3 Price, Now Among Cheapest EVs
The product itself costs less to make, significantly less.
rednerrus··on Tesla Doubles Down on Model 3 Price, Now Among Cheapest EVs
It's hard to understate how much wiggle room Tesla has with the amount of profit they have in each of their EVs compared to their competition.
rednerrus··on Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computer
This has iPhone 1 feel. Killer hardware, killer idea, giant price tag, and no killer app. They were really stretching with the heart and the skyview app.

Eventually they'll get the killer app and it'll take off.

rednerrus··on The Rise of Somatic Therapy
I've also got a friend...
rednerrus··on Breakthrough deal to prevent Colorado River from drying up
It's a lot easier to move water than it is to move sunshine and soil.
rednerrus··on Sam Altman goes before US Congress to propose licenses for building AI
This is how regulatory capture works.
rednerrus··on A cryptocurrency company had a $65M bill, per Datadog’s Q1 earnings call
They'll probably throw in SignalFX for free if you ask them nicely.
rednerrus··on Even Apple employees hate Siri and are skeptical of its future, new report says
https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/448738a9ae9b4a5b9a647cb29ea...
rednerrus··on Even Apple employees hate Siri and are skeptical of its future, new report says
I've switched to using a Chat-GPT shortcut in lieu of Siri and it's absolutely amazing. Apple should figure out how to license GPT and run Siri through it.
rednerrus··on The layoffs are here for those who chose to ‘learn to code’
No offense, but what we so is more complicated that lawyers and also more impactful on society.
rednerrus··on FBI is warning people against using public phone-charging stations
I carry a tiny USB battery that I can plug into these public phone charging stations.
rednerrus··on China plans to ban exports of rare earth magnet tech
Creating economic prosperity and economic incentives not to fight was what led to peace and prosperity. This is absolutely causal.
rednerrus··on China plans to ban exports of rare earth magnet tech
It lead to the longest era of peace and prosperity in the history of the world.
rednerrus··on ChatGPT and Wolfram Is Insane
Hook up the chatgpt shortcut to siri and boom problem solved.
rednerrus··on De-cloud and de-k8s – bringing our apps back home
Has the political change lead to a better or worse work environment?
rednerrus··on De-cloud and de-k8s – bringing our apps back home
Who's gonna do the rearchitecting work? Are you hiring a whole new team or do you not need to keep the lights on while you're transitioning? Depending on the complexity of your application that rearchitecting is gonna eat up a ton of your cost savings.
rednerrus··on Home Prices Fell in February for First Time in 11 Years
Pacific Northwest
rednerrus··on Home Prices Fell in February for First Time in 11 Years
The problem is that 2008s slow down created a major housing shortage as we missed 2.5 years of building as we sorted out the financial crisis. We haven't been able to get caught up.
rednerrus··on Home Prices Fell in February for First Time in 11 Years
I've been to the open houses and I've been watching Redfin and seen the houses come open on Thursday and pending on Monday.
rednerrus··on Home Prices Fell in February for First Time in 11 Years
January 15th the slowdown was over in my market and now it's back to red hot.
rednerrus··on The cloud backlash has begun: Why big data is pulling compute back on premises
You get the added benefit of a very good ops team. A very good ops team is typically the difference between a good and bad IT company.
rednerrus··on Supreme Court asked to strike down immunity for police who brutally beat student
What is the argument to hold them to a higher standard when they are off duty?
rednerrus··on Supreme Court asked to strike down immunity for police who brutally beat student
Why would anyone become a Police if they were going to face increased penalties? How does that incentivize people to be Police?
rednerrus··on Ok, it’s time to freak out about AI
ChatGPT (gpt3.5-turbo) is terrible at calculating anything. I've seen some preliminary evidence that GPT 4.0 is better at calculation so it may be possible for it.
rednerrus··on A senior engineer's guide to the system design interview
We’ve found that candidates prefer this because it doesn’t require a ton of prep. Talk about something you know well in a conversation with other engineers. Do some minor diagramming as you go to help us understand. It’s thirty minutes with no gotchas.
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