janussunaj

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by janussunaj 2mo ago
I agree, good software engineering is largely about making good trade-offs. However, I completely disagree with your characterization of LLM coding as saving you "typing in the code and sweating over every line of syntax". Claude
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by janussunaj 2mo ago
> because I no longer succumb to the temptation to cut corners due to lack of time No offense, but that says much more about the way you approach programming than about the quality of LLM outputs. In my experience, LLMs are the ultimate
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by janussunaj 4mo ago
Rajesh here
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by janussunaj 4mo ago
Did you also talk about "head and shoulders" and "pennant" patterns in stock charts? Or where the "smart money" is at? I'd like to subscribe to your paid newsletter.
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by janussunaj 4mo ago
Exactly. If people understood that this is super-search and super-autocomplete, we'd maybe find a real net-positive use for the tech. But I think the conversational tone will keep fooling us, especially since the LLM providers have hea
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by janussunaj 4mo ago
A special case of the more general cringe economy we're in. The dumbest, most outrageous ideas win, amplified by social media. Say stupid sh*t loudly, be wrong, profit.
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by janussunaj 4mo ago
It's also pretty sad that now "ML engineer" means prompting...
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by janussunaj 4mo ago
Don't let it break you. Take whatever money you made and run. The rest of big tech isn't much better. Big G is less stressful, but you'll see vicious and cringey behavior left and right. Hyped large startups are cults and 100
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by janussunaj 3y ago
Your concern is more of a sign that you'd be a responsible pet parent. I don't have experience with dogs (rescue or not), but caring for a cat is relatively straightforward and can bring lots of joy. Writing this with a cat sleepi
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by janussunaj 3y ago
The reason humans are wrong is because they are not trained, are paid peanuts, and overworked. Basically they are already being treated like bots. Even a mediocre chatbot with some in-domain training data is fine for their purpose, which is
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by janussunaj 3y ago
My cynical take is that this is actually the PR strategy at OpenAI (and others that had to jump on the train): by talking up vague "singularity" scenarios, they build up the hype with investors. Meanwhile, they're distracting
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by janussunaj 4y ago
"Work through it myself" is almost a contradiction in this case. Definitely look into getting some form of counseling you can afford. Another thing you can do in parallel is reaching out to other friends/acquaintances you mig
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by janussunaj 4y ago
(OP here) I wanted to avoid a wall of text, so I'll elaborate here on where I'm coming from. My complaints with FAANG have to do with perverse incentives that reward nonsensical decisions, poorly thought-out and over-engineered pr
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Ask HN: Burnt out from big tech. What's next?
163 points by janussunaj 4y ago|170 comments