lytefm

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by lytefm 1y ago
I've been working in this space for seven years, this isn't new. There have been big studies from the UK in 2020 [1] and Israel in 2015 [2] about this. Some of my learnings: - Don't start your day with a large amount carbs. H
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by lytefm 1y ago
Yeah they bought veri.co last year and announced the integration of metabolic into their platform last week. As the authors mention in the end, personalized nutrition based on CGM only makes less sense than also integrating sleep, stress, m
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by lytefm 1y ago
> I think we will still need software devs, but not as many as we do today. I'm more of an optimist in that regard. Yes, if you're looking at a very specific feature set/product that needs to be maintained/develop, yo
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by lytefm 1y ago
I'm not surprised. Apple ID seems completely broken to me, even when I just tried to set up a new MacBook 4 weeks ago: Create an account via the settings page? Had to contact support because my phone number + email got stuck in some &q
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by lytefm 2y ago
I'd be fine calling myself a "AI Engineer" for having worked with TensorFlow, PyTorch and scikit-learn and having experience in running AI Models in production. Nowadays, making requests to the API of a LLM provider is what m
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by lytefm 2y ago
Cold emailing someone who makes their contact information publicly available and might be interested in a sales pitch is not illegal in Europe. Sending SPAM is. The lines get even more blurry with automated AI tools that offer personalized
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by lytefm 2y ago
> Does this mean that I should private my GitHub-mirror to my personal blog, because this can become a common thing? I have removed my email from my GitHub-profile now, but they can probably get it from my Git-log anyway... It's pos
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by lytefm 2y ago
This article reads as if the author was exploring the "Gervais Principle" [1] with Sam Altman as example. > Of all organization men, the true executive is the one who remains most suspicious of The Organization. If there is one
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by lytefm 2y ago
Early this year, I've received a hostile PR for a "maintenance only" JavaScript authentication library with less than 100 stars but which is actively used by my employer. It added a "kinda useful but not really needed&qu
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by lytefm 2y ago
Apples Stock price is has pretty much remained flat YTD whereas Google, Meta and Microsoft have ballooned thanks to the AI hype. > The executive team is saying "the best thing we can think of to spend this money on is shrinking the
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by lytefm 2y ago
> All of this has caused me to spiral into depression the last 1.5 years. Is it possible to get out of this situation? Honestly, I'd doubt that working with legacy code simply causes you to feel depressed. You might have an actual d
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by lytefm 3y ago
Have you tried out working on multiple projects or tasks at the same time? When I hit a wall, it's often futile to continue working on that single problem. So I'll just leave it as is is for a day and work on something else. When
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by lytefm 3y ago
I have the impression that some people can be software developers for 10 years or longer but they still don't "get it" while some junior devs are really great right from the start. These Seniors might be good at duct taping,
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by lytefm 3y ago
This could even play out on a broader scale and even increase the demand for software engineers. What is going to happen if more and more people are creating lots of software that delivers value but is difficult to maintain and extend? Firs
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by lytefm 3y ago
Yeah if it's more like "you work for me; I pay you as long as the results are good but will fire you at will" it's much easier to pull this off while maintaining a clear conscience.
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by lytefm 3y ago
> As long as they perform the tasks of their jobs, why shouldn't they be "getting away with it"? I'd say it depends a lot on the legal framework of employment contracts. I don't know how it is in the US, but in G
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by lytefm 3y ago
> healthcare loses their incomes as people become healthier not being obese -> jobs are lost there too, plus those same people will now have a lot of energy and losing their incomes. In most developed countries, an effect like this wo
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by lytefm 3y ago
Not having the bad stuff at home is the most effective fix for me. I am capable of exercising enough discipline while I'm shopping at the grocery store. But I will eat sweets if there's anything at home.
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by lytefm 3y ago
I can confirm that I can focus much better throughout the day, have higher mental clarity and energy if I do some sports in the morning. It doesn't have to be the gym or a 45+ minute high intensity run - just jogging for 20 minutes and
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by lytefm 3y ago
Another good approach: Write down that email/ message in a text editor but just leave it there for a day. Often, I'd realize that I don't want to send it at all. The emotion was processed and now it's fine. Sometimes, th
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by lytefm 3y ago
> This moment will never come if you just sit and wait for it. If you're literally just doing nothing, I'd agree. But I haven't felt the urge to write anything creatively in over 8 years. Last year, I met someone (my muse?
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by lytefm 3y ago
> I read these comments not as a defense of cheating, but as resignation that "This is just how the world is." I'm also sympathetic with the cheaters. Everyone knows that these leetcode interviews are pretty dumb. Most peo
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by lytefm 3y ago
> "The more unclear and early the product is, the more in-person time the team needs to grind together" I agree and that statement from Sam makes sense to me. Early on, it's great to work face to face. But once a project&#
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by lytefm 3y ago
Agreed and even using the same code for different levels can work well. The juniors spot obvious errors. The seniors also spot logical flaws and the conversation quickly moves into "how could this be done better, overall".
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by lytefm 3y ago
I've had good experiences as an interviewer doing code review style interviews. The candidate gets some code and a ticket description of what the code should do. If he spots an issue, he can fix it right in the code or simply explain i
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by lytefm 3y ago
Well, of course he's still more privileged than others but he definitely makes a point. While rich kids do get an edge with private tutoring and other support from their parents, well designed standardized tests allow intelligent + har
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by lytefm 3y ago
Nah that's pretty unlikely. No leveraged trades/options/derivatives without some kind of accredition + a max order limit based on proof of funds/ income could happen, though.
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by lytefm 3y ago
> As a society, we should look out for the vulnerable part of our population. Having read a bit about the neuropsychology of gambling addiction, I agree. Slot machines are specifically designed to turn those who are susceptible to it int
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by lytefm 3y ago
> They're exploitable because they're economically desperate. 2.5k € after taxes doesn't really count as economically desperate in Germany, I'd say. Sure, housing is expensive - especially in Munich - but education an
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by lytefm 4y ago
> If you set up all the CI/CD pipelines to make that work. I've been "abusing" GitLab CI pipelines a lot for running periodic background jobs that I'd like to have separated from the "regular" backend a

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