jcoder

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by jcoder 1mo ago
I appreciate the replies on the determinism point and I’ve learned some new things here. In any case I probably should not have tagged that on, as my main point was to share that the sort of property that parent is talking about (whether tr
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by jcoder 2mo ago
> All requests to an LLM are idempotent, for every API call you need to send it the entire conversation history A more appropriate term is “stateless”. LLM responses are certainly not idempotent, as they are not even deterministic.
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by jcoder 2mo ago
The ring sizing has been such a debacle, first with needing to buy (!) their special ring sizing kit because standard sizing wouldn’t be accurate they said, and now they say that the ring sizing kits weren’t true to size and suggest this: &
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by jcoder 2mo ago
> Moves are trusted Indeed, you can just play e1e8 and capture the opponents king (which doesn’t end the game). It’s a digital chessboard, not a chess engine.
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by jcoder 2mo ago
“Strata doesn’t just show the data. It makes the call.” Scroll scroll scroll… “Strata informs your decisions — it doesn't make them for you.” I hope you don’t kill someone.
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by jcoder 3mo ago
My child has an SE, and the only downside we’ve seen is that without a connected iPhone or WiFi network, the battery life is unimaginably bad. That little LTE radio works hard in the school.
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by jcoder 4mo ago
I'll never understand why people think this looks human: What Made This Time Different This time, I didn't just install FreeBSD. I created a system for learning and success. Clear goal: FreeBSD as my daily driver Dail
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by jcoder 9mo ago
The illustrated “hackers” clothing
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by jcoder 9mo ago
There are two attempts to render an American flag on that page and they’re both wrong
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by jcoder 1y ago
I'm trying to remember if anyone complained like this about the Apple Card offers in Apple Wallet. For some reason advertising their credit card is completely fine, but advertising their movie is where people get out the pitchforks? No
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by jcoder 2y ago
Excited for this—was NOT expecting it to tell me to follow them on Twitter after signing up! That one sure hits different than the last time…
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by jcoder 2y ago
That blog is simply saying the same thing as GP—that it’s a term from gov agencies, and musing about applying the same ideas in their work.
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by jcoder 2y ago
Not the author, but when I use the phrase I mean each commit accomplishes a single important thing, but also that each commit is complete: it includes necessary tests for example. IMO every commit that lands on `main` must pass the test sui
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by jcoder 2y ago
Even ignoring the rude name-calling, I usually find that these kind of comments are poorly thought-out and come from an unrealistic idea of name ownership. I wasn’t familiar with any other D2 and want to give the benefit of the doubt, so I
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by jcoder 3y ago
But the app is literally called “Astro App”
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by jcoder 3y ago
Why a xitter post of a screenshot with no link when the full article is public? https://support.docusign.com/s/document-item?language=en_US&...
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by jcoder 3y ago
You’re saying the university denied their application because they referred to their homebrew device as a “laptop” and not a “cyberdeck”? I’m far from any of the worlds involved, but that just seems extremely unlikely to be the reason. In f
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by jcoder 3y ago
What kind of issue do you have in mind? By all accounts, the functionality or OpenOffice, LibreOffice, and Google’s suite are the same as Microsoft Office. There’s no theft unless they _actually stole intellectual property_
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by jcoder 3y ago
Or perhaps their coin was biased
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by jcoder 3y ago
Show a picture of an adult riding one, you cowards.
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by jcoder 3y ago
> Cones become more critical with the proliferation of non-human drivers Ironic. Cones are the self-driving car’s only weakness, and yet they can’t survive without them
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by jcoder 3y ago
I’m confused about what “quality domains” means here. I’d honestly never heard of the `.ong` TLD, it seems intended for non-governmental organization. If you’re going to sell subdomains as “quality”, why not get a `.com`?
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by jcoder 3y ago
Sure, and I think all-party consent should be required if a call has any guests. My point was much shallower—just that OP/Zoom is using language that suggests “customer consent” is some separate thing they would ask for, when in fact u
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by jcoder 3y ago
Say more things. Are you suggesting that by “customer consent”, they mean the consent of someone other than those of us paying for zoom? That makes no sense, and is not supported by the use of “customer” in their TOS.
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by jcoder 3y ago
“Customer consent” as in, accepting the TOS by continuing to use the product? Have some respect for the intelligence of your users. If you’re playing dirty lawyerball in HN comments you can’t be trusted to act in good faith.
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by jcoder 3y ago
Intellectual property: it represents what kinds of data you maintain, their naming, and their relation. That’s valuable on its own and also points to what your software does. Security: well, see above—knowing what data is stored determines
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by jcoder 3y ago
Sure it’s extreme, but I’d argue the “terrible terrible” idea is allowing the tyranny of beta software to run roughshod on the road, while the humans have to cope
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by jcoder 3y ago
Autonomous vehicles should be required to have a “kill zone”: a little square—away from any potential passengers—that cops can shoot to disable the vehicle entirely. If it were a human driving into a crime scene they wouldn’t hesitate, how
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by jcoder 3y ago
In your experience, which happens more often (assuming continuous use): a ballpoint runs out of ink, or a pencil becomes dull/breaks?
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by jcoder 3y ago
> it WAS tech That’s a pretty small view of “tech”. Development of repeatable agricultural practices for predictable yield is absolutely a technological accomplishment (and not just because there were machines involved)

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