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sjia··on Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production
CT looks too sharp
sjia··on US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028
I'd like to have some old computer accessories in home office.
sjia··on Antimony: CAD Software Evolved from Lisp Machines and Not Drafting Tables (2015)
very much the same experience. 99% is not sufficient in CAD. The rest 1% is the hardest.
sjia··on Antimony: CAD Software Evolved from Lisp Machines and Not Drafting Tables (2015)
I've been using AI to create CAD models. Results often are close to my intent, but I also have to spend much effort on tweaking parameters and features to fit parts in the real word. AI does help, but doesn't solve CAD modeling problems, unlike GenAI image/video for entertainment.
sjia··on In LLM era, can software startup survive?
Make sense. Positive thinking
sjia··on In LLM era, can software startup survive?
Customers are less willing to pay for software. They might try AI first on their own.
sjia··on In LLM era, can software startup survive?
like bottle water
sjia··on In LLM era, can software startup survive?
Settleing channels are hard for small businesses.
sjia··on In LLM era, can software startup survive?
Large companies are working hard on laying off and buying out real persons for GPU compute budget.
sjia··on Antigravity 2.0 Tops the OpenSCAD Architectural 3D LLM Benchmark
Isn't CadQuery more professionally than OpenSCAD close to traditional CAD / mechanical engineering workflows. Not sure which model (ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude Code) is better for CadQuery code generation?
sjia··on Before GitHub
I used ClearCase and Perforce too. Great for controlled environments, but not really built for open collaboration or community growth
sjia··on Flickr: The first and last great photo platform
Instagram didn’t kill Flickr by being better for photographers, but by being better at distribution.
sjia··on Google plans to invest up to $40B in Anthropic
Silicon Valley companies and individuals are interconnected, much like the Internet.