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by jmsdnns 1y ago
yep. the comments are for folks who have never tried to read cobol before, which is probably 99% of people looking at the project. this way they can understand a familiar idea expressed in a language that is probably wildly different from w
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
the code is similar to fixed format, but the location of the comments gives away that it is actually in free format. * comments use *> at start of line, though I'm not sure i'll keep that * indentation is flexible, but i prefer
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
yep, it calls the external c function. same with setsockopt, bind, and listen further down.
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
thank you!
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Spent an hour or so working with Claude to write a static web server in COBOL(github.com)
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
i helped Chris Callison-Burch design a class at upenn, called interactive fiction, which is a similar context to what Simon suggested. the real magic is that it reframes hallucinations as creative story telling. the usecase is SUPER fun if
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
hallucinations is when we dont like it, creativity is when we do
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
please check my other comment. it's not a wild rewriting, just needed clarification.
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
he was vocal about his opposition to intrusive ads in particular. he'd say "You’re either the customer or you’re the product." he believed users paid a premium for apple products and that they should not be subjected to compr
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
Jobs hated ads. You're right that he never wouldve done what Apple is doing now. Cook needs to stop listening to investors, like Warren Buffett, because he's letting them wreck Apple's integrity for the sake of making a buck.
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
depending on what you're using the synthetic data for, it is sometimes called distillation. here is a robust example from some upenn students: https://datadreamer.dev/
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
> Spec updates every three months are really tough, especially when not versioned, thoroughly documented, or archived properly. Couldnt AI help with that..?
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
There is another angle to this too. Prior to LLMs, it was amusing to consider how ML folks and software folks would talk passed each other. It was amusing because both sides were great at what they do, neither side understood the other side
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
This is awesome! Love the work the charm bracelet team is doing.
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
If you say "china" to any of them, you'll see how very true your words are.
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
Where did TCP/IP come from? It's on every computer.
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
"there is no such thing as general intelligence, natural or artificial" - Alison Gopnik
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
one hasnt fallen behind when those in "front" are on the wrong path
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
The author is an intern, but they're also almost done with their PhD. They're not just any intern.
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
No, it wont. This comment essentially says science doesnt matter for anyone, only whether or not they're leading in marketing.
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
Apple's paper said a bunch of folks with weird predictions are wrong and so obviously lots of bad information will emerge in response. Who says what matters more now than it used to.
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
fair point!
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
Worth looking at how many papers the authors have published before assuming they challenge Apple.
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
> just code and math either this is literally what they are
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
fwiw, i dont mean to suggest AI is pure noise or even that AI isnt worth using. the report just doesnt reconcile with my experiences at all. my experiences range from helping design penn's new AI degree programs, hearing from friends a
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
Because it is much higher than 25%
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
> 25% of developers 1 in 5 AI-generated suggestions estimate that contain factual errors or misleading code. I cannot believe what's said in the report because it doesnt even reflect what my pro-AI coding friends say is true. Every
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
No. Printing presses were used for news well before then. That's why Franklin wrote what he wrote in 1731.
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
Here is Ben Franklin addressing this issue back in 1731 by essentially saying, "that's true, but then how would news ever get printed?" https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-01-02-00...
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by jmsdnns 1y ago
I'm curious to understand the nature of what you're working on better. Whether or not AI performs well is influenced both by the work you're doing and how experienced you are in it. AI performs better when the work is closer

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