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by drdunce 1y ago
That sounds like very much like the reviews I used to get on papers at top tier conferences before the advent of LLMs.
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by drdunce 1y ago
It's rare I have to do anything client side, but I'm so grateful for Clojurescript when I do. I used to dread native Javascript and the crazy tooling, but Clojurescript makes building client side functionality an absolute joy. It
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by drdunce 1y ago
Unfortunately, there isn't demand and there's no such thing as a high demand tech professional anymore. The EU is way over saturated with tech talent and that's unlikely to change.
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by drdunce 1y ago
This have implications for public key cryptography?
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by drdunce 1y ago
My frustratingly rubbish M1 Air does this, amongst many other odd and annoying things. But hey... what are the alternatives?
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by drdunce 1y ago
Although most terminals (stty)/UI wrappers/multiplexers etc. would allow this as a configuration, I believe ElementaryOS and others are deliberately setup out the box to offer a Windows-like experience, including preserving keyboa
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by drdunce 1y ago
There's not really an issue with planning. The actual problem is that developers will then sit on that land rather than build on it, as this is more valuable long term. See "land banks"
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by drdunce 1y ago
I don't have a BMW, so I may be wrong, but from the comments it sounds as though: 1) physical access gives remote privileged access - this is a car, not a server! We don't lock cars in data centers, friends, family, mechanics, th
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by drdunce 1y ago
I'm baffled how we've come to accept such poor quality software in our products and key services. We seem to shrug off software issues that would deter purchase if they were material or mechanical.
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by drdunce 1y ago
Really?
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by drdunce 1y ago
I just wanted to second the previous comment, and this is even for adjacent fields. Also a PhD AI/ML grad, and so many of us are out of work at the moment that we'll happily settle for prompt engineering roles, let alone RAG etc.
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by drdunce 1y ago
Are you suggesting working flexibly (maybe "agile"), is at odds with working ethically?
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by drdunce 1y ago
As with many things in relation to technology, perhaps we simply need informed user choice and responsible deployment. We could start by not using "Artificial Intelligence" - that makes it sound like a some infallible omniscient
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by drdunce 1y ago
This will no doubt be very elegantly implemented.
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by drdunce 3y ago
Ok, fair enough, "top" has been redefined in our field. PhD research scientists with decades of software dev experience are going cheap. It might not be the exact candidate you want, but they're not really mediocre. If it was
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by drdunce 3y ago
It's incredibly easy to find people, there's a huge surplus of talent and very few opportunities going. You can scoop up top engineers laid off from big tech companies for small change right now.
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by drdunce 3y ago
I agree re. graph but I think the definition of "IT employment" is constantly broadening, rather than the opportunities growing. Every job is now apparently an IT job, but fewer and fewer require skilled workers.
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by drdunce 3y ago
don't forget the back hump!
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by drdunce 3y ago
...and the final step where having succeeded no one actually cares and you are now unemployable.
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by drdunce 3y ago
From a car ownership perspective, it seems a huge shame to spend that much money removing most of the character, soul and experience of a classic piece of history, to just retain its looks. I find it very superficial. But from an engineerin
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by drdunce 3y ago
Diogenes also disliked the artificial and believed humans would do well to return to nature. A car is a key to straddle existing in the practicalities of the unavoidable modern day artificial, while also being able to get a taste of what is
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by drdunce 4y ago
Far more from industry than academia.
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by drdunce 4y ago
I think every significant model has come from industry. us postdocs just tweak hyperparameters and publish answers to questions about them that no one is ever likely to ask It's like the "will it blend" series, but for machin
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by drdunce 4y ago
Same. Have the PhD also. Never even go to first round of interviews, or hear back. And to get to this level of understanding takes around a decade. Feels like a huge waste of time. The things you could be in a decade of work...
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by drdunce 4y ago
Pleasantly surprised. When I saw the headline I thought it was going to be a game about gluing yourself to things.
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by drdunce 4y ago
It says: Improved circulation: Wearing your socks inside out can help improve circulation in your feet and lower legs, which can help prevent varicose veins and other circulation issues. Better hygiene: The inside of your socks is typically
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by drdunce 4y ago
Did a quick test - yep, it's ready alright: > write a buzzfeed style headline "7 Mind-Blowing Reasons Why You Should Start Wearing Your Socks Inside Out"
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by drdunce 4y ago
Sorry, consumable was completely the wrong choice of word. It is of course not intended to be replaced. That's the problem. The batteries have been reported to deteriorate to subpar performance at a rate similar to that of a part on an
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by drdunce 4y ago
I wonder if EVs contribute to this at all. Apart from being more expensive than ICE equivalents, the fact a large percentage of the vehicle cost (the battery) is a non replaceable consumable, would seem to make renting the most sane way of
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by drdunce 4y ago
In short, the SWE job market is not healthy.

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