randysalami

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by randysalami 7d ago
“We debated between gradually migrating to native (brownfield) versus rebuilding them from scratch (greenfield)… However, this time greenfield emerged as a clear winner for the following reasons” “To solve this problem, we built a system ca
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by randysalami 7d ago
Now you know two! (granted I was 15)
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by randysalami 14d ago
I was born and grew up in the states and am living outside the country (near Europe) and the smallest things made me realize how truly rich Americans are compared to the rest of the world, in real terms. Even things like fast food or Walmar
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by randysalami 14d ago
Classic capitalism move. It’s not directly making much profit therefore it’s not important! When something that gives you outsized influence or control.. sometimes you would lose money just to control. Something can be unprofitable but stil
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by randysalami 16d ago
This is way too much
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by randysalami 22d ago
I don’t really like working with cokeheads. Megalomaniac goals but not the discipline or grasp on reality to achieve them. Always feel like it could be cool to be on a team of cokeheads (and be one) if everyone was truly cracked.
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by randysalami 23d ago
Well sometimes you can
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by randysalami 24d ago
Well be weird and be careful. Easier said than done. Because yes most people would rather want to bring you down to their level than try to rise up to yours e.g. Jesus Christ. Because of fear, doubt, and insecurity that they can not stand a
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by randysalami 24d ago
I agree with most of what you write but “Either side can end the transaction when it stops making economic sense.” Is true but only when rationality is assumed and that the interests of those doing the firing actually align with the overall
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by randysalami 1mo ago
All-around awful?
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by randysalami 1mo ago
I would like it if my AI glasses constantly recorded and compacted my reality. Then educated me as I go That way I can avoid the info dump session that never lines up with my perceived reality.
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by randysalami 1mo ago
LLMs are a collection of biases. Humans are also a collection of biases. So we project our biases as input through the biases of an LLM and get an output. Hence why I think getting optimal output requires being an optimal person. And in tha
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by randysalami 2mo ago
In Europe though that can be a lot, or South America. And NGO people I know are mostly idealistic college kids who want to do good. Lots of creepy guys too
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by randysalami 2mo ago
Good callout! More popular with the ladies too
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by randysalami 2mo ago
Vodka Red Bull always seemed crazy to me. Caffeine lasts like 6 hours so I drink one at 2 am, what the hell am I doing! Granted people do cocaine so maybe it’s inconsequential. Drinking some coffee at 6 and 10 though before a night out, goo
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by randysalami 2mo ago
Party!!!
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by randysalami 2mo ago
Holy hell that’s a crazy image. Can’t even fathom how they will go forward.
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by randysalami 2mo ago
Can you imagine being a top guy at Palantir in "AI Strategy" and this is your big move? Shows zero creativity, quality of work, just slop. I would quit if I had to work for this guy as my boss. We have better engineers who can use
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by randysalami 2mo ago
I'm sorry but my first thought after reading: "You should be writing essays, recording tutorials, training, music, conversations, etc. the kind of things you care about... If they do, they will pay you because they will rather par
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by randysalami 2mo ago
So generalist vs specialist? Or synthesizing across many domains rather than hyper-fixating on a single domain?
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by randysalami 2mo ago
There was a recent post on here with a Claude Code issue I and others responses to. Specifically, the person from Anthropic who caused the issue replied on HackerNews. In it, he claimed he was the sole contributor and reviewer of the code i
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by randysalami 2mo ago
Sometimes being unserious is actually very serious. See current US administration.
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by randysalami 2mo ago
Right, so if I understand correctly, to make the code fully safe, it can be impossible? Because you have underlying dependencies which are unsafe. The best you can do is make the handling of the unsafe as safe and as restricted as possible.
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by randysalami 2mo ago
Proof is more exposure. Substantiate the claim, no longer anonymous enough. Face retribution.
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by randysalami 2mo ago
To your penultimate part, I remember when I was younger, I always wanted to be a software engineer. Those obsessive, dissociative traits I cultivated because they seemed so welcome at the places which young me wanted to work (Google, Facebo
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by randysalami 2mo ago
Hey, mistakes happen. As we saw with the recent AWS billing issue. But Anthropic is a leading company that makes cutting-edge AI which will kill people. It’s literally a matter of life and death and at this point, it is the place to be if y
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by randysalami 2mo ago
It’s also an unforced error in my eyes for a multi-billion dollar company with competitors in the US and outside. Mistakes happen but no reason to turn a mistake into a revelation about processes that leaves no ambiguity, one that leaves th
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by randysalami 2mo ago
This is the kind of weakness I was alluding to… internal information that shows dysfunction is now shown to the public and there is no ambiguity. People pay attention and there is a low tolerance for unforced errors.
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by randysalami 2mo ago
I read the article but I find this response kind of strange. Am I alone in this? Wanton accountability for a multi-billion dollar cutting edge company… leaves more to be desired from the best? Take Apple or Google or any top tech company of
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by randysalami 2mo ago
I see your comment is not popular but I agree. I think it’s because it’s easier to take value than it is to create it from scratch. One requires empathy, creativity, the other only requires greed. Or maybe it is a zero-sum game.

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