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yfw··on Nyquist Limit:The frequency of changes in tech is invalidating our understanding
Seems like a forced analogy. Is the signal a periodic and regular frequency?

If its a straight line you need 2 samples.

If its not you probably need more.

Id argue codebase understanding is neither of these simplifications

yfw··on YC's Garry Tan uses AI agents so much, he spends up to $200K a year on tokens
An employee uses 200k of electricity. Do we fire or promote him?
yfw··on Kalshi and its co-founders face felony charges for violating Utah gambling laws
Because gambling has no externalities right?
yfw··on Revolut moves to self-hosted GLM
You could have heard the same arguments about cryptos a few years back.
yfw··on Revolut moves to self-hosted GLM
What exactly is the skill you acquire by using more AI? If the models get smarter, isnt it a waste of time to get good at the current gen?
yfw··on Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack
Oh so its optimal to maintain a security team to secure your network but not to have on site tech
yfw··on Anthropic reveals $900B AI spending commitments ahead of IPO
I dont want to be a bag holder, but the indices seem to be being gamed to get retail investors involved
yfw··on Low cholesterol targets cut cardiovascular events by 33%
The problem is what he presents is not scientific or medical consensus. The data is on animal studies and it is irresponsible to push a prescription medication for not its intended purpose
yfw··on Low cholesterol targets cut cardiovascular events by 33%
He also recommends people take rapamycin for longevity...
yfw··on She Worried About Cutting Her Medication Dose. ChatGPT Told Her to Push On
If your non doctor friend is giving advice to thousands of people on when and how much medication to take, would that be fraud?
yfw··on She Worried About Cutting Her Medication Dose. ChatGPT Told Her to Push On
If its not world changing then what's the rationale for letting the company steal everyone's IP?
yfw··on Hunger beats tenure: Advice for junior engineers
And many who dont have the choice because of the increased cost of living?
yfw··on Passengers injured after collision between bus and delivery robot in Tallinn
If i caused a crash in a tesla can i blame the autopilot? Why does this company get to?
yfw··on Private equity bought America's essential services
Old rich folks
yfw··on I think Anthropic and OpenAI have found product-market fit
What? The gains between gpt4->5 seems to be marginal. No phd level discoveries here
yfw··on The just-say-no engineer was a ZIRP phenomenon
Sean might be a good engineer but economy seems out of his arena of expertise
yfw··on The just-say-no engineer was a ZIRP phenomenon
Doesnt seem very testable of a hypothesis. As a company thats trying to get things done, doesnt it make sense to have someone help you prioritize by telling you when some decisions have long term costs?
yfw··on AI tools are only as good as your judgment
The context this discussion seems to miss is the push to do more with less humans. Im not dictating the dev workflows. My bosses are. My judgment is as good as the amount of time i have to spend. Even if Im the best engineer, giving me a 2 min budget to review 10k lines wont go well. But it does not matter to my boss's okrs
yfw··on Google is its own worst enemy
It shows ads now. And gemini is looking to offer paid options to advertisers on where they want to show
yfw··on Google is its own worst enemy
Umm old search without ads or ai is obviously the best. Thats why people pay for kagi
yfw··on AOC displays drinking water contaminated by data center
Rushed construction affecting well water https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8gy7lv448o
yfw··on Claude for Small Business
Great so how many of you are there to keep these cash incinerators afloat?
yfw··on Claude for Small Business
Havent removed it yet. What recourse do you have if it does? Can you hold anthropic accountable?
yfw··on Amazon employees are "tokenmaxxing" due to pressure to use AI tools
Wilful ignorance much?
yfw··on Local AI needs to be the norm
You can if you have enough ram slots?
yfw··on Bubbles Are Really Evil
Sounds like the metaverse
yfw··on Appearing productive in the workplace
Have you not seen the principals and seniors being offered the door or buyouts?
yfw··on OpenAI’s o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of ER patients vs. 50-55% by triage doctors
Sensitivity vs specificity
yfw··on How ChatGPT serves ads
Can easily seo the knwlege chain or seo poison the sources
yfw··on How ChatGPT serves ads
So realistically no agi
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