maweaver

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by maweaver 2mo ago
You are using DeepSeek's services directly? Doesn't that end up sending at least snippets/chunks of code to a server where it is subject to Chinese government data access laws? Even if I was okay with that, my organization
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by maweaver 2mo ago
Have noticed similar things using it for code review. "Issue #3: This variable is defined but never used. It is actually used later in the method though. So this is not a real issue to be concerned about", that sort of thing.
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by maweaver 3mo ago
I don't know where's a good place to post a screenshot, but can confirm I get a dialog saying: > Get an app to open this 'x-apple.systempreferences' link > Your PC doesn't have an app that can open this link.
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by maweaver 4mo ago
One thing really stands out, which is that Bricks and Minifigs is pointing the finger at the franchisee for an "unauthorized" consignment deal. While the blog post has a screenshot of the contract specifically allowing consignmen
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by maweaver 5mo ago
Yes but generally one cannot walk into a store and buy a fake id, then turn around and hand it to another cashier in the same store for a restricted purchase. Which I think would be the closer metaphor.
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by maweaver 5mo ago
He bought his way into politics, came in with a chainsaw (almost literally), realized he didn't want to be in politics after all and rage quit. It may not make him a dumbass, but it certainly makes him some sort of ass.
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by maweaver 5mo ago
As someone else mentioned above, with jam bands each performance is unique, and people definitely value getting access to every show. For bands repeating the same set as identically as possible on a tour, not sure how much it matters which
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by maweaver 6mo ago
Using what mechanism? Most Linux updates are not pushed but rather pulled at the user request. You can use Linux totally offline. This is fundamentally different than a webapp, where code is sent with every visit
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by maweaver 6mo ago
I've been doing some RAG prototypes with hybrid search using pg_textsearch plus pgvector and have been very pleased with the results. Happy to see a 1.0 release!
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by maweaver 6mo ago
Relevant to this story, laser eye surgery was developed in the late 80s/early 90s and can improve sight to the level that some who were legally blind no longer are.
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by maweaver 6mo ago
It means that especially those who went to the island but also most of the others don't care about protecting children. They merely see a way to consolidate power and are jumping on it.
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by maweaver 7mo ago
I love using AI and find it greatly increases my productivity, but the dirty little secret is that you have to actually read what it writes. Both because it often makes mistakes both large and small that need to be corrected (or things tha
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by maweaver 7mo ago
Jeffrey Skilling, as a major example. Sam Bankman-Fried, Elizabeth Holmes, Martin Shkreli, just to name a few
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by maweaver 1y ago
I literally saw it on video. I don't care who tells me it didn't happen, it very clearly did.
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by maweaver 2y ago
Being in a database with "dead = false" is not the same thing as being "on social security" (as in, receiving money from the program). Sure it's a starting point for investigation, but it's not by itself evide
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by maweaver 2y ago
You sent me down a bit of a rabbit hole... you don't have to have ID to vote, but you do have to be registered to vote (which requires ID). So in order for an illegal immigrant to vote, they would need to impersonate a registered vote
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by maweaver 2y ago
For what it's worth, I've sent a "stop" before and gotten this: > NETWORK MSG: You replied with the word "stop" which blocks all texts sent from this number. Text back "unstop" or "start"
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by maweaver 2y ago
Funnily enough, that is especially not the case with the market Uber competes with, a.k.a taxis. The fare is pre-advertised and is based on distance/time. Transparent pricing that does not vary by customer was a very important aspect
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by maweaver 3y ago
> “When was the last time a ruling of the chair was overturned on appeal in the House?” > Less than a minute later, the mysterious account responded with an answer — 1938 — and a decades-old edition of the Congressional Record to prov
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by maweaver 3y ago
Seems like the modern definition is something along the lines of an algorithm whose behavior depends on data which was itself machine generated, rather than hand-created by a human like Eliza's rules.
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by maweaver 3y ago
I've had the "joy" of doing data corrections on production databases before. Things I've learned: - ALWAYS do the work inside of a transaction, as he mentioned. Rollback is your friend. For final run I always do a rol
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by maweaver 3y ago
Most of them (especially the cold medicines) are not just ibuprofen/acetaminophen but are a "cocktail" that will also include dextromethorphan, guaifenesin, phenylephrine, diphenhydramine, etc in different combinations/a
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by maweaver 3y ago
One issue they mention is that you lose the simple greedy algorithm for making change. For example, for $0.38 it's better to give 2x$0.18 plus 2 pennies (4 coins), but many might intuitively give back a quarter, a dime, and 3 pennies
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by maweaver 3y ago
Well it's one thing for friends and family to be aware in general that you watch porn. It's another thing for it to become public record for potential employers etc to learn that you sought out "blacked raw" videos, whi
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by maweaver 3y ago
Anyone using Eliza for more than a couple of minutes will quickly pick up on its tricks. Even in their cherry picked example it barely makes it a few messages in before the illusion starts to shatter with awkward lines like "Do you th
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by maweaver 3y ago
I had a similar thought, but then it says "high intensity" stair climbing, which is not how I would describe my climbing. Then there's also this: > Researchers also found that those who stopped climbing stairs daily during
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by maweaver 3y ago
> What can we expect students to get out of an elementary course in differential equations? I reject the “bag of tricks” answer to this question. A course taught as a bag of tricks is devoid of educational value. One year later, the stud
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by maweaver 3y ago
I tried Scrabble on my phone in portrait mode (which IMO is the use case you should be optimizing for) and am finding it not very usable. Not trying to be overly negative, but here are some things I'm seeing: - Even with 2 players see
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by maweaver 3y ago
According to the article, electricity costs are not yet decided, so it's probably closer to $2,100/year. Also that's only for workers who are required to be remote, not those that choose to be, so likely doesn't apply t
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by maweaver 3y ago
I think it makes more sense if you think of it in terms of "B2B" SaaS applications. Think selling a subscription to a medium-sized company, all in one geographical location, where data is shared between all users of that organiza

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