ComputerPerson

5 ms·

31.
by ComputerPerson 1mo ago
There's a well-known book that labels programmers as a specific type of pointless job. "Duct tapers" is the category. Also task masters, who would have a foot under the software development umbrella, have space in the book. &
32.
by ComputerPerson 1mo ago
I host a webserver for a living, so I might be too far removed from the problem; I don't see anything that 1 minute of effort as part of a less-than-10-minute session with an agentic AI tool can't solve safely. A decent README and
33.
by ComputerPerson 1mo ago
Most people associate mushrooms and fungi with the smell of their substrate; they commonly don't have a strong smell themselves I doubt it has a smell stronger than the wearer edit: this is a bad take, upon further research
34.
by ComputerPerson 1mo ago
Women and men have identical dental anatomy, so no, it's not wisdom teeth. Women would technically be earlier and thus have more, if you get into the details. Aristotle has flaws, that's all. I love his work on happiness. On the a
35.
by ComputerPerson 1mo ago
He stated, in a separate work, that women had fewer teeth as an example of his views on their inferiority. Makes you want to take everything he said with a grain of salt. In his defense (sorry if defending him offends here), women probably
36.
by ComputerPerson 1mo ago
I guess that's the crux of the issue
37.
by ComputerPerson 1mo ago
FWIW I've worked in two different academic labs, both of which would have benefited from a runaway worker barreling down random paths, as long as they were being productive in some capacity.
38.
by ComputerPerson 1mo ago
I didn't know that. A poor assumption I made that his amohetamine use shortened his life significantly.
39.
by ComputerPerson 1mo ago
The mathematics are above my intellectual capacities, but I still find the man and his lifestyle fascinating. Though I admit his heart attack probably wasn't a coincidence, sadly. I wonder if national, institutional, or otherwise &quot
40.
by ComputerPerson 2mo ago
He's quoted as saying the truth is worse than the journalism, and you're brushing off the worst part as "may not be true". It's relevant to the discussion that I care a lot about their romantic relationships ending
41.
by ComputerPerson 2mo ago
I greatly enjoy the pastime of understanding the various takes on the personal lives of artists. Many are quite pleasant humans. I read novels on the subject. "the private lives of the impressionists" by Sue Roe is a fantastic rea
42.
by ComputerPerson 2mo ago
I haven't read Master and Commander and likely never will after reading this article. I couldn't get over the bad taste in my mouth I don't think. Fortunate for you to have read the book before the article. Too many good nove
43.
by ComputerPerson 2mo ago
Politely, absolutely not. Physics as a domain is a nightmare. Even the employment statistics are hard to understand because, like Philosophy, only the best of the best pursue it. I've had countless friends throughout my PhD studies tel
44.
by ComputerPerson 2mo ago
I was under the impression you were getting BOOK.CHAPTER.VERSE references from the model and then sourcing them from a ground truth db. Anyways, impressive app! We haven't tackled such an ambitious project just for it being daunting.
45.
by ComputerPerson 2mo ago
Is the difference between this and a frontier model that the scripture is guaranteed to be real? I'm on a team that develops a Bible study app, and we're all relatively content with how the basic models converse regarding scriptur
46.
by ComputerPerson 2mo ago
I notice a stark difference between how I view my chronic-onlineness in the midst of it vs. after a hiatus. Once I've had something like a good book or trip with friends take me away from my phone for a week, my phone takes on an entir
47.
by ComputerPerson 2mo ago
Sure, I'm ambivalent to his veracity. The problem remains either way. Small operations around the globe are debinding rare/unique books. I'm involved with an organization considering (not strongly) that exactly.
48.
by ComputerPerson 2mo ago
Elon recently (2d) tweeted about making sure they preserve rare books and "scan them the hard way". That tweet launched a cultural wave of opposition regarding the debinding of rare books. The discussion has been around, but it&#x
49.
by ComputerPerson 2mo ago
Seems to me like there's a conflict of incentives in the current era of market capture. Not to say the cost-cutting wouldn't be valuable; today's race is predominantly about the model's reasoning capacity or "how ha
50.
by ComputerPerson 2mo ago
The mechanical keyboard hobby takes patience; just look at firmware customization: testing litterally requires keystrokes. I'm on a Mac keyboard bent for the very reason, actually, Mouse firmware sounds very cool, though. If you could
51.
by ComputerPerson 2mo ago
I believe they were asking whether or not "ethnic" is the correct term. "Foreign food" or "foreign restaurant" seems to be the norm where I live, but maybe I'm uncultured. "Ethnic" wouldn't
52.
by ComputerPerson 2mo ago
A well-organized system derived from binder clips works for small/medium scale collections of debound books. It's a quick and easy, and relatively cheap, way to "rebind" them in parts. The clips even provide good surfac
53.
by ComputerPerson 2mo ago
The issue is mold. Sealed plastic bags for old books is a recipe for mold. At least they're individually stored, so they would develop mold at independent rates. (And maybe the seal allows airflow.) Most books have some mold by the tim
54.
by ComputerPerson 2mo ago
As a replacement for a desktop user's mouse? No. Could write paragraphs about how it's a special niche, and the device shines in that niche. I've been in the HCI-enthusiast space due to carpal tunnel for a while now. I actual
55.
by ComputerPerson 2mo ago
I was surprised by how abstract the article was. I fall between your human-in-the-loop and hobbyist tinkering limits, where I want to force Claude to atop and talk to me at only a few specific points. I'm still not sure if my 600-word
56.
by ComputerPerson 2mo ago
I find myself using semicolons excessively in my communication with LLMs. Those and nested parenthesis. I do this mostly to avoid having to restructure my words; my thought patterns are accurately reflected, and the machines have no trouble
57.
by ComputerPerson 2mo ago
Pancreatic cancer caregiver here. It's a battle, not a boxing match, that you're fighting. No shame in a battle chant or maybe even a battle cry.