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Confessions can keep language models honest(openai.com)
4 points by xavierlint 10mo ago|0 comments
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by xavierlint 2y ago
Can anybody explain me (or recommend any resources that explains) what benefit does it have to make it illegal to have these substances? From my point of view, it does not fix the problem of having people consume them, and it does harm the
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Let Detroit Go Bankrupt (2008)(nytimes.com)
11 points by xavierlint 3y ago|10 comments
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On the importance of being backed up(tldp.org)
2 points by xavierlint 3y ago|0 comments
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Laptop with Linux(laptopwithlinux.com)
4 points by xavierlint 3y ago|0 comments
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by xavierlint 3y ago
> That's just rude and uncalled for I think you're not the "shaman" he's referring to. By "big brain type system shaman" I understood someone who doesn't necessarily write code, but instead, e.g. s
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by xavierlint 4y ago
True. I hope someone asks that question, no one has done it so far.
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by xavierlint 5y ago
> Our information diet is only as useful as is relevant in future I think there are situations where ephemerous knowledge is useful. For example, knowing about a security vulnerability: its profitability is much higher before the issue g
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by xavierlint 5y ago
As use cases vary too much, I don't think this is the browser's responsibility.
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by xavierlint 5y ago
> React Flow enables you to build node-based applications Also "node-based" doesn't mean the usual run-javascript-in-backend node, but the diagram nodes.
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by xavierlint 5y ago
Workflowy is good but it's really expensive for what it does, I'm glad we have grit as an alternative.
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by xavierlint 5y ago
Not only inspiration, there are various linked articles with good suggestions on how to write good readmes: https://github.com/matiassingers/awesome-readme#articles
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by xavierlint 6y ago
> There's so much much better personal finance advice out there, even one-pagers out there I haven't seen concise one-pagers with advices, could you please share some links?
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by xavierlint 6y ago
Better UI/UX.
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by xavierlint 6y ago
> The final report by the State Attorney did not make a link between video games and the motive for the shooting. From that same section of the article.
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by xavierlint 6y ago
Besides all other points by jhayward, what kind of changes do you have in mind? From my perspective at first sight it isn't necessarily negative that we are doing the things in a pretty simlar way as to how we were doing them 40 years
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by xavierlint 6y ago
In case it's useful, this one seems to have been built specially for that use case: https://www.zettlr.com/
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by xavierlint 6y ago
Never understood those kind of "security" questions. Is the site really going to hand out access to my account if that question gets answered correctly? Also, some sites don't allow you to not set up one, so it's like fo
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by xavierlint 6y ago
I'm happy to hear that your dog changed your life, I hope he changed it for the better, but I'm sad to hear you purchased him.
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by xavierlint 6y ago
The conclusion I understood from your first comment is something along the lines of: "it's now more important to me to make more money since it affects my longtime girlfriend". Meanwhile, my gut feelings about this say that I
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by xavierlint 6y ago
Can you elaborate on why? What would you have done differently?
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by xavierlint 6y ago
It's counterintuitive for a reason, and to be honest I have bad (not necessarily direct) experiences in both cases, and can't conclude which one is the best. Does a busier street really mean less likely to be mugged? Why?
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by xavierlint 6y ago
Even if his view assumes that, wouldn't assuming otherwise be also wrong? Why should we think that most people dying have carefully analyzed their entire life, and even if they did, why should we assume they are correct?
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by xavierlint 6y ago
You don't even have to go as far as compiler bugs, there WILL be application bugs after a rewrite.
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by xavierlint 6y ago
Well, it's a reasonable misconception to have, banners don't usually explain everything, they mostly say "hey, we use cookies", and not "hey, we use non-essential cookies".
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by xavierlint 6y ago
It's a gift, one can always reject it.
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by xavierlint 6y ago
Could you please share some examples of proper IDEs and what mind-blowing things they can do?
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by xavierlint 6y ago
Couldn't a person A submit feedback to my personal link simulating that he is in reality person B, maybe to his own benefit? Also I'm sad to admit that some feedback requires pinpointing specific examples of things that have actua
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by xavierlint 6y ago
Found: > Your password doesn’t matter except for password spray (avoid the top guessed passwords with a dictionary checker of some kind) or brute force (use more than 8 characters, or use a password manager if you are really nervous).
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by xavierlint 6y ago
> Watch junk TV Agreed with you until this point. At least the junk TV I know also involves (be it consciously or not) comparing yourself, this time with celebrities instead of acquaintances.

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