taway1874

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by taway1874 7mo ago
Well ... bumped up my Claude subscription from Pro to Max and closed out my OpenAI accounts. It's a drop in the ocean but I'll sleep better knowing I did the right thing. Thanks ChatGPT! It was good knowing you.
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by taway1874 7mo ago
Yes but is AI really getting you unstuck or are you playing a game of whack-a-mole where it fixes one bug and generates several others that you are unaware off (just one example)?
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by taway1874 7mo ago
Fair point. But are we moving even further away from determinism with the current ways of working with AI?
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by taway1874 7mo ago
But ... but ... your productivity as an engineer shoots up! You can take on more tasks and ship more! -- Dumbass Engineering Director who has never written a line of code in their life. Unfortunately, with these types of software simpleton&
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by taway1874 7mo ago
Explain?
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by taway1874 10mo ago
Well said! I wonder if it is like this in the mechanical / electrical engineering space or if the Math n Physics is scary enough to keep the riff-raff out. We've made it too easy for the non-engineering folks and now they're
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by taway1874 10mo ago
The nerve of that product guy! I’ve always been vocal about this ... engineers are at the core of our business because they build and ship. Everyone else, myself included as an engineering manager exists to support them in doing exactly tha
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by taway1874 10mo ago
The writing gives the impression of someone speaking about hands-on technical work without a clear understanding of what that actually entails. After reviewing the author’s public LinkedIn profile, it appears their background may be more al
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by taway1874 1y ago
Spot on!
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by taway1874 1y ago
"The fact that the US population elected him a second time means that the US as a whole can't be trusted to behave like rational adults." This! I mean think about it for a second. That is around 80 million voters. Trump or no
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by taway1874 1y ago
"We've had bathroom scales for over a century, yet as a society, we are more obese than ever." Exactly! Couple decades ago they blamed human stupidity on lack of information. Look at us now with all the data available at our
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by taway1874 1y ago
OK, so it's not that hard but try and follow along. Did the employees say they have the data to prove it? No! Did mgmt. say it? Yes! So let's ask mgmt. first to disclose said data. Got it?
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by taway1874 1y ago
JFC! People will say anything. LOL!
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by taway1874 1y ago
Awesome! I am about halfway (~25 years) in and all I needed so far was C#/SQL Server/VS etc. Do you think I can get away for another 15 years?
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by taway1874 2y ago
"You’ll soon find that doing your hobby for a living cools your enthusiasm for your hobby" So well put!
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by taway1874 2y ago
You, Sir, have an amazing way with words. Thank you for sharing your experiences. If it ever comes to a 3rd act for you, do consider a career in writing / blogging especially to share those stories you had the luxury to live through.
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by taway1874 2y ago
Such a gem of a post with bubbling curiosity!!
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by taway1874 2y ago
Excellent advice!
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by taway1874 2y ago
I'd say she dodged a bullet. Hope this psycho never has any offspring. The world has enough of them already.
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by taway1874 2y ago
What say Hacker News, would you hire Cletus?
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by taway1874 2y ago
100% this! Calling one's colleague an NPC is not only demeaning but also shows a lack of awareness and empathy. Does the author even understand that by his logic, he is a NPC in his colleague's world?
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by taway1874 2y ago
The author has two choices: 1. Learn to enjoy the freedom gained from his wealth and not work another day. 2. Give away ALL of it to charity and start over again so he can prove to himself and the world that it wasn't luck that made hi
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by taway1874 2y ago
Who said anything about infinite time? What the poster (you're responding to) meant was due to the nature of our profession's leniency about tech debt and "go go go" push from non-tech (PM, SM etc.) it's always less
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by taway1874 2y ago
... and Cloud! Don't forget The Klaaooud ...
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by taway1874 2y ago
This is exactly what we're talking about here and you are proving our point.
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by taway1874 2y ago
Well said! Have you seen the titles and summary of those LinkedIn profiles? Not an ounce of humility. I'm afraid it's only going to get worse with "AI".
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by taway1874 2y ago
No, it's not crazy at all. Back in the early noughts everyone was associating themselves with Internet and WorldWideWeb (yes, they used to spell that out). Same thing happening today with AI. It is irritating ...
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by taway1874 2y ago
LOL! A butcher cuts meat and so does a surgeon. Who would you prefer to operate on you?
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by taway1874 2y ago
Sigh! 105K managers currently and with the 14K cuts it will still be around 91K. As a manager myself, I fully understand and appreciate the value they bring but not matter how large your workforce having 90K+ managers is insanity. Hopefully
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by taway1874 2y ago
Sigh! 105K managers currently and with the 14K cuts it will still be around 91K. As a manager myself, I fully understand and appreciate the value they bring but not matter how large your workforce having 90K+ managers is insanity. Hopefully

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