trailrunner46

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by trailrunner46 1y ago
One reason to consider is around context usage with LLMs. Less is generally better and README.md files are often too much text some of which I don’t want in every context window. I find AGENT.md and similar functioning files for LLMs in my
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by trailrunner46 1y ago
Yes, trucks typically are running with the generator constantly on scene. Also many pumps are run on a PTO system where the transmission is put into a pump gear, further wearing on it since pumps can be run a lot on scene.
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by trailrunner46 1y ago
These numbers for trucks paired with the 3+ year wait times are very real. It hits small communities the hard because they have a small tax base but still need a certain amount of trucks. You can only consolidate so much before you are to f
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by trailrunner46 2y ago
There very well may be something more effective than water but the economics are probably a barrier here. Water has some pretty amazing at absorbing heat considering how abundant it is. Moving to anything else becomes pricey quickly in a se
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by trailrunner46 2y ago
It's also worth keeping in mind that rural fire departments that all have tanker trucks typically carry only 1,500-3,000 gallons and need to continuously fill up from a pump site, drive to the scene, dump in a pond, and continue. Typic
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by trailrunner46 3y ago
This was a good read, as someone using K8s a lot in the last two years but not service meshes yet, it gave me a lot to think about. I understand there are various advantages like metrics, etc, but the encrypted traffic between pods and serv
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by trailrunner46 3y ago
Might seem like and odd one to some but I became a volunteer firefighter and it has been very rewarding for many reasons but the connection with the community is a big one (most members grew up in the town and a central part of it).
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by trailrunner46 4y ago
100% agree, taking huge unhedged duration risk and then loading up on negatively convex MBS again unhedged is so crazy.
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by trailrunner46 4y ago
The chart titled “Impact of unrealized securities losses on capital ratios” really shows just how inadequate the tier 1 capital ratio is (what regulators use). Ignoring the impact of unrealized losses in assets marked as held to maturity is
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by trailrunner46 5y ago
I like the goal of reducing dependency on SaaS product. I use these Strava/Garmin apps a lot and while Strava was cool for a while it hasn’t progressed and doesn’t feel worth the money. Curious to hear what you had in mind, I am in the
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by trailrunner46 5y ago
Im not sure I agree with this. If you have a lot of extra taxable money just put it in a taxable investment account and keep some lowing amount in checking to handle bills. Keeping it all in checking and making the entire thing investments
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by trailrunner46 5y ago
I can see how you came to wanting this but I think it could lead to dangers for many. For most people (this is not financial advice for any one person) money in checking and savings should have a low rate of return and therefore low volatil
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by trailrunner46 5y ago
There is a lot of skepticism around financial advisors and rightful so given the track record of many (picking insanely expensive funds, charging high fees themselves, etc.) However, I do think there is a place for advisors not to pick inve
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by trailrunner46 5y ago
This is very slick and well executed. I especially appreciate the thought that went into data transfer (making it opt in, otherwise stays client side). I have a CFA and have been in finance for a while and have maintained a spreadsheet but
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by trailrunner46 5y ago
Python is certainly more popular and for job prospects I always tell that to newer data folks. That being said if you want to load in some data do some SQL like manipulation, run some stats and make a graph or output a report I would argue
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by trailrunner46 6y ago
This is exactly the kind of book I was looking for. I learn best by building projects. It’s not the syntax that is hard, it’s learning how experienced python devs do things (coming from other languages). Look forward to diving in. Thank you
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by trailrunner46 6y ago
Cool idea. I played around with something using texting as the primary controller for users and I quickly found Twilio quite expensive. I stumbled upon SignalWire and it made the cost much more manageable for lots of small messages and for
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by trailrunner46 6y ago
If you like the Economist then you might like Bloomberg Business Week. I know I expected it to be bad but it’s actually wonderful. The design team is amazing. I find it the perfect mix of business/economy and pop culture. Often there a
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by trailrunner46 6y ago
The best thing I ever learned in sales is people must be comfortable to be successful. Find something relatable and that will often lead to comfort which will lead to a productive conversation/chance at a sale.
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by trailrunner46 6y ago
Makes total sense, I only used LiveView for a new project that I started within the last year, I can imagine it being tough to only use a little bit in an existing app, especially if its SPA hitting an api. Cool to see you evolved as Phoeni
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by trailrunner46 6y ago
Yes, Abinsthe is quite incredible! I have used it with react and vue and had some success. However lately whenever liveview is the right fit I find myself fist pumping all over the place. Something magically about writing most of your code
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by trailrunner46 6y ago
Congrats on the launch. As a fellow elixir enthusiast I wanted to say nice work integrating the client side and pulling this together, you are doing a ton of stuff all at once. I don’t have a use case right now but still will poke around to
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by trailrunner46 7y ago
The closed end funds can be tricky if yields start to rise as the leverage they use gets more expensive. Frankly I am not much of a muni expert so hard for me to speak about munis specifically. In general though bond investors are worried a
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by trailrunner46 7y ago
Morningstar is just putting information out there, they have all sorts of language saying they are not giving you investment advice so there isnt much recourse there as far as I am aware (but I am far from a lawyer). The pensions may only i
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by trailrunner46 7y ago
Most of the AUM are in portfolios that are benchmarked to something (Barclays/Bloomberg US Aggregate for example). Although recently there has been a surge in unconstrained bond funds which have more latitude in terms of what they hold
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by trailrunner46 7y ago
While its true there are alternatives now, mutual funds do sometimes have a place (there are some pretty low cost ones that cover certain areas of the market where there isnt a low cost ETF to do the same). I would say pick an area of the m
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by trailrunner46 7y ago
As someone who has spent a lot of time in the Fixed Income world of finance I think it's great to see a paper where the researchers spend time and energy looking at the methodology a major player in the space such as morningstar is usi