john2x

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by john2x 1y ago
Once again the Philippines is leading the way with how these things will play out for other countries in the future[1] [1]: https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-38173842
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by john2x 1y ago
The revolution is happening at the top.
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by john2x 1y ago
Does this mean that if I can get ChatGPT to generate copyrighted text, they'll get in trouble?
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by john2x 1y ago
Will these kinds of software end up like a programs written with bespoke Lisp macros? Lots of power but only one person actually knows it by heart.
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by john2x 1y ago
There was a talk from Joe Armstrong about using property testing to test Dropbox.
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by john2x 1y ago
If cryptobros didn't flaunt their wealth, crypto wouldn't have been where it is now. Flaunting is part of the spec.
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by john2x 1y ago
That’s amazing. The post date is cherry on top.
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by john2x 1y ago
I’ve been thinking about this in the context of my kids. I am a bit of a snob (a huge one if I’m being honest) about media I consume. Naturally I guide the content my kids watch quite closely, much closer than my peers. I am their curator.
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by john2x 1y ago
New drop just dropped
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by john2x 1y ago
Ahh right. Yes I am in fact conflating the two. But can the compiler be used without the library? Or can the library be used without the compiler/would it still be beneficial?
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by john2x 1y ago
Use AI to generate the comments of course
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by john2x 1y ago
While the level of commitment to backwards compatibility is commendable, I had hoped this would trigger dropping GCL instead of forking it. My surface level understanding is that GCL is a big reason why 3rd party libraries are a huge pain t
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by john2x 1y ago
Ah yes, save 100ms for a chat response that takes 10 seconds to generate.
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by john2x 1y ago
Problem solved
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by john2x 1y ago
Yeah but you can't raise trillions of dollars with that. Investors want to be able to tell to their friends at parties that they helped made blackhole tech possible.
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by john2x 1y ago
Would piracy become a problem in this case? Pirates would only have to deal with one lonely driver to get to multipe trucks’ worth of goods.
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by john2x 1y ago
Technically it’s more expensive, because it cost engineer + $3.57 :)
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by john2x 1y ago
> I don't understand why they don't fix this. It makes number go up and to the right
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by john2x 1y ago
We’re like trading cards to these people
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by john2x 1y ago
Such accountability
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by john2x 1y ago
Truth is a probability game. Just keep trying until you arrive.
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by john2x 1y ago
Is this the new LMGTFY?
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by john2x 1y ago
This is what Emacs Lisp has, and what indeed does happen with libraries
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by john2x 1y ago
I currently have this T25. But it’s mostly a gimmick. Once the coolness wore off it’s just a midrange T470 under the hood. Still trucking after 7 years though. But I can’t upgrade it to Win 11 lol
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by john2x 1y ago
Until they pull the rug and make you read through 10 paragraphs of ads first before getting to your answer.
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by john2x 1y ago
Like rebuilding society from the ashes
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by john2x 1y ago
A couple of other great kid/parent shows: - Hilda on Netflix - more appropriate for 9+ year olds but my 5 year old loves it. Has some genuinely scary moments though especially the later seasons - The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Snail and the
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by john2x 2y ago
I wonder if film photography (slide film in particular) will become viable again and that photojournalists will once again become necessary for society. Rather than cryptography which could be difficult to grok for a non-technical jury, a p
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by john2x 2y ago
Oligarchs are technically American taxpayers
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by john2x 2y ago
Hmm ok so it doesn't actually work :( Even if it worked with 3rd party apps, at that point why not install something like Signal.

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