MikeNotThePope

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by MikeNotThePope 3mo ago
I visited the Philippines in December and January and it was great. The highlight of my trip was learning to scuba dive in Mindoro. Highly recommend a visit.
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by MikeNotThePope 3mo ago
My experience has been there’s more “what did it make and does it work?” overhead. It’s like a junior developer throwing stuff over the wall and I’m responsible for seeing if it sticks.
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by MikeNotThePope 3mo ago
It’s a list of the 500 largest profitable companies. Gotta make some bottom line $$$ to be included. At least that’s how it’s worked in the past.
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by MikeNotThePope 4mo ago
I’m guessing the Neo attracts a lot of new Apple customers, many of which will become subscribers of higher margin Apple services & apps in the App Store.
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by MikeNotThePope 4mo ago
It’s not hard. You give them mentorship and time. Even as a senior engineer, I’ve found it difficult to get assistance at times from team members. Everyone is more focused on knocking at tickets for tomorrow’s standup, and there’s a disi
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by MikeNotThePope 4mo ago
I’m an American living abroad. I know a bit about this. Here’s my experience: - The USA passed a law called the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), which mandates that any bank doing business with Americans overseas must report ce
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by MikeNotThePope 4mo ago
I learned the hard way that I couldn't just ship a laptop to myself from the USA to Mexico. I had a nice, new-ish Macbook Pro that I wanted to use sitting in the USA, and the laptop I was using in Mexico was getting old. What I shoul
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by MikeNotThePope 4mo ago
You can build things quickly with AI, but you can’t delegate your responsibilities to AI. Once the AI starts struggling, you’ll need to takeover and figure it out.
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by MikeNotThePope 4mo ago
I haven’t used Prolog, but I have a little experience with Erlang and a lot with Elixir. As I understand it, the early versions of Erlang were inspired by Prolog. For those with familiarity with both Prolog and Erlang, can you comment on
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by MikeNotThePope 4mo ago
Pretty much! A precedent-fueled prediction engine can’t predict the unprecedented.
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by MikeNotThePope 4mo ago
The more I use AI, the more I find it’s great for anything trivial and uninspired. Need help with some predictable glue code? AI. Need help with something insightful and new to the world? Not AI. Need help with an important task that’s
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by MikeNotThePope 4mo ago
Lol, I meant between users across the sea who couldn't see and users in Europe who could.
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by MikeNotThePope 5mo ago
Both domains page load for me from Amsterdam. I wonder if there's communication disruption. Undersea cable severed?
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by MikeNotThePope 5mo ago
Ha, it’s like a service asking me which ads I’d rather see. No ads is never an option.
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by MikeNotThePope 5mo ago
If a $300 Mac can do the job, a $600 Mac is overkill.
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by MikeNotThePope 5mo ago
I don't think the now or never thinking is healthy, but I certainly understand the motivation. I myself have never really fit into a career path climbing the corporate ladder, and entrepreneurship is a skill that takes time to develop
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by MikeNotThePope 5mo ago
Both statements would be correct. SpaceX bought xAI a couple months ago. Some random article on the topic: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq6vnrye06po
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by MikeNotThePope 5mo ago
Related: I enjoyed the 2021 Netflix movie The Dig, which is about excavating a Viking longboat beneath a mound in a farmer’s field & uncovering the well known Sutton Hoo treasure. Trailer: https://youtu.be/JZQz0rkNajo W
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by MikeNotThePope 5mo ago
I'd say it makes sense to build for one really heavily traveled route.
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by MikeNotThePope 5mo ago
Theo Browne is a reasonably well known YouTuber & YC founder. https://t3.gg/
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by MikeNotThePope 5mo ago
For those who remember Digg, the recently relaunched a new version and shut it down almost immediately. They were getting hammered with AI bots when it was realized the Digg apparently still has good SEO. The explain it right on homepage.
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by MikeNotThePope 5mo ago
I see it as a great crutch until I can afford a designer.
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by MikeNotThePope 5mo ago
Prepare for the prices to go up!
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by MikeNotThePope 5mo ago
There's only one token! It's just very popular.
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by MikeNotThePope 5mo ago
Only if we're bringing back Token Ring, too.
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by MikeNotThePope 5mo ago
Dumb people doing dumb stuff incur a cost for all of us, whether it's through taxpayer-funded healthcare or higher premiums for private insurance.
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by MikeNotThePope 5mo ago
As a spoon designer, I have had some difficulty finding work lately.
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by MikeNotThePope 5mo ago
“Do as I say, not as I do.”
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by MikeNotThePope 5mo ago
One of my relatives used to be a psychologist who did work in psychiatric facilities. He told me about a woman who was rather petite with multiple personalities. One of her personalities was a bug & burly type with anger management is
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by MikeNotThePope 5mo ago
Nearly all air molecules were once part of a dinosaur fart.

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