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cainxinth
9,319karma·1,597submissions·May 18, 2016
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This is a difficult task generally, not just with smartphone or Apple products. I have helped many a tech challenged person (of all ages) learn to better use their devices. You need a lot of patience …
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See also: Do the simplest thing that could possibly work https://www.seangoedecke.com/the-simplest-thing-that-could-p... …
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The effort is up to you on your own time. I have an e-bike and a regular bike. The regular bike gets way more use because I prefer the satisfaction I get from it. Also, speaking as someone that uses L…
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I buy the higher end Apple products not because I plan to use all their power immediately, but because I keep my devices a very long time and want them to retain usability right to the end.
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> It's like paying some painter 5 bucks, and telling them what to paint. In the end, you'll have your painting, but you didn't paint it. That didn’t stop Andy Warhol from becoming a …
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I started my blog 15 years ago. I established the basic style and format in the first year and have stuck with it. The old web still exists if you look for it.
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https://archive.is/pEqht
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That was very interesting. Apparently continuous flow models beat batch processing for traffic management.
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Yet LLMs also sometimes erroneously claim they cannot do something they can.
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Next Year: OpenAI announces it is seeking funding for a Dyson Sphere
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Because garbage in, garbage out
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When the person enforcing the rules is bribable, all criminals need to do is make sure they steal enough to pay themselves and the bribe.
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You sound like straight shooter with upper management written all over you.
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I assume there is a meeting going on right now at Slack where someone is asking: "So before we embarrass ourselves again, are there any other price hikes planned for educational and charitable or…
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The universe tends toward entropy. There are vastly more ways for disorder to exist than for order.
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LLMs have also made the word “crucial” suspect. They use that one constantly.
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That's the kind of thing you do not for the users but because of your own standards, and even if no one else appreciates it, you always do.