patrickjd

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by patrickjd 11mo ago
Books written by AI is yet another case of an application of AI that does nothing to solve existing problems that consumers have (too few books in this case) but instead focuses on the producer side of things. Worse yet, increasing the quan
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by patrickjd 1y ago
> worth keeping in mind that there is more to programming than just programming. As a side note, this is what I keep pointing out when people talk about code generated by LLMs. As an activity, this is just one thing that programmers do.
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by patrickjd 2y ago
I only skimmed the article but it seems like the idea that Lacks was a "Scientific Hero" is something the author implies was implied by others and then goes on to argue that it isn't the case. This strikes me as disingenuous,
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by patrickjd 2y ago
Since I've seen a growing number of Chief Of Staffs in startups, I'd guess the number of companies with Prime Minister roles is non-zero. Maybe even with very sensible titles like 'Junior Prime Minister'.
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by patrickjd 2y ago
This is the HN thread I didn't know I needed until I saw it. I often wonder how many of Brutalism's ardent fans grew up in an environment dense with Brutalist structures. I'm not here to bash the movement (the finest examples
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by patrickjd 2y ago
The general dynamic remains: protests against specific actions of Israel are dismissed as anti-semitic by definition . Banning Nazi symbolism is a good thing. Trying to equate neo-Nazis to anti-war protesters is disingenuous.
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by patrickjd 4y ago
RNA Vaccines too! The above comments seem to assume that progress is limited to consumer goods. As for progress in terms of atoms (rather than bits) behold the elaborate global supply chain.