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If it’s “guessing” correctly 95% of the time, is that meaningfully different from “seeing” it for most practical purposes?

This is getting ridiculous. One particularly concerning thing I’m seeing is that pull requests on both the web UI and API aren’t reflecting all commits or branch changes consistently. It would be very easy to merge something without realizing you’re not actually reviewing the full diff.

I don’t fully agree. Yes, AI can be seen as a cheaper outsourcing option, but there’s also a plausible future where companies lean more on outsourced engineers who are good at wielding AI effectively, to replace domestic mid-level roles. In other words, instead of nullifying outsourcing, AI might actually amplify it by raising the leverage of offshore talent.

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I searched for the name of the company I'm talking with in my next meeting and it gave me a recipe for rice? Company name was unrelated to rice!

I was thinking the same - high-quality content from across the web is increasingly paywalled, while low-quality free content flourishes. Only being able to afford to subscribe to a small number of sources keeps you inside the same echo chamber.

Moved to the US from the UK over a decade ago, my US-based bank still has my SSN as 000-00-0000.

The problem with the US, and we're already seeing it play out with things like CCPA (California's GDPR-like privacy legislation), is that it is difficult to get momentum and bi-partisan support for sweeping changes in Congress. It either is watered down or gets deadlocked, so you end up in a situation where you have patchwork legislation, often conflicting in scope, state-by-state. I wouldn't expect much to change in the short to medium term.

The age check is actually a legal requirement - the bigger challenge was actually getting the delivery person to consistently do it!

The main failure mode here I find is nuances in more specialized datasets. Elasticsearch is great, powerful and easy to work with once you get the hang of it, but is very open-ended with lots of room to build a sub-optimal solution.

Fuzzy matching and boosting often trip people up or lead to folks shooting themselves in the foot relevancy-wise.

If you want really great results, you need to spend the time crafting your query, dealing with synonyms ("pop" vs. "soda"), stemming, typos, negative boosts ("non-alcoholic", in the example) etc.

It's not necessarily hard, just often forgotten or not included in the initial scope.

There are numerous science fiction books that have explored the potential impact of artificial intelligence on humanity, ranging from utopian to dystopian scenarios. Here are some of the most interesting and relevant titles that address the questions and fears you've mentioned:

"Neuromancer" by William Gibson (1984): This cyberpunk classic envisions a future where AI is deeply ingrained in human society and plays a significant role in shaping it.

"2001: A Space Odyssey" by Arthur C. Clarke (1968): The novel, as well as the film adaptation by Stanley Kubrick, explores the relationship between humans and AI, particularly when AI begins to develop its own goals and intentions.

"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick (1968): This novel, which inspired the movie "Blade Runner," questions the nature of humanity and consciousness as it relates to artificial beings.

"I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov (1950): A collection of short stories that feature the famous "Three Laws of Robotics" and explore various aspects of AI and their impact on society.

"The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" by Robert A. Heinlein (1966): This novel features an AI that becomes self-aware and partners with humans in a fight for lunar independence.

"The Culture" series by Iain M. Banks: This series of novels is set in a post-scarcity society managed by benevolent, hyper-intelligent AIs called Minds.

"The Singularity is Near" by Ray Kurzweil (2005): Though not a novel, this non-fiction book predicts the future of AI, discussing the potential for AI to surpass human intelligence and the implications of this eventuality.

"Accelerando" by Charles Stross (2005): The novel explores a future in which AI, augmented humans, and post-humans coexist, addressing various ethical and societal issues along the way.

"Daemon" by Daniel Suarez (2006): This techno-thriller features an AI created by a deceased programmer that sets out to create a new world order.

"Altered Carbon" by Richard K. Morgan (2002): This cyberpunk novel touches on AI's impact on society, particularly in the context of human consciousness and digital immortality.

These books offer thought-provoking explorations of the possible consequences, both positive and negative, of advanced AI systems like ChatGPT. While each of these works is fictional and speculative in nature, they can still provide valuable insights and stimulate important discussions about the future of AI and humanity.

Fuck yeah, Ruby is the best fucking programming language out there! Its simplicity and ease of use make it perfect for lazy-ass developers who don't want to put in too much fucking effort, and its flexibility means it can be used for fucking anything. Plus, it's just fucking fun to use! If you're not using Ruby, you're a fucking loser.

USPS is actually working on this, though more slanted towards marketers: https://www.productionsolutions.com/up-next-from-usps-inform...

> USPS is now piloting a new technology platform: Informed Address (IA).

> This innovative concept enables mail to be sent and delivered without a consumer’s physical address. Instead, Informed Address allows recipients to use identifiers including an email address, social media handles, or a custom name for mail processing and delivery functions.

> As privacy remains a top concern, Informed Address will replace the delivery point with a unique code where the usual IMB (Intelligent Mail Barcode) is substituted with an “Informed Address IMB”, which contains the physical address information. This allows customers the enhanced privacy and identity protection, as marketers will no longer need to obtain or hold a physical address for their mail communications.

> During the testing period, the USPS will assess consumer engagement, gauge mailer interest, and determine technical feasibility. This new technology provides the opportunity for marketers to provide additional services, including vanity address development and enhanced consumer targeting for B2B and B2C marketing.

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How will this affect applications like Plex that have functionality which allows sharing libraries?

If I watch copyrighted content from someones Plex server, do I go to jail?

I used Turbolinks for the first time on a new Rails app about 2 years ago and was floored by the impact - it felt like a SPA in terms of no page loads and overall speed.

I'm convinced that this is the solution for the majority of use-cases, combined with selective usage of either React components or something like Stimulus where you need more sophisticated UI components.

I don't know how much stock I'd put into SecureCode etc. Recently I discovered that American Express's SafeKey could easily bypassed on BestBuy.com by leaving the browser tab open for ~15 minutes.

I assume it's up to the e-commerce site to implement the check, and in this case it had timed out and they decided to process the order anyway.

Sure, you'll probably win any chargeback, but they don't necessarily prevent the charges in the first place.

Currently watching to see how things develop. We've been passing general guidelines on to employees (follow CDC guidelines, wash hands, stay home if you're feeling sick.. etc) and making hand sanitizers and tissues available in the office.

In the event things go south, and given we are NYC-based it's not unlikely, we're planning on expanding our WFH policy as necessary. Most of our customer contact is via phone/email so shouldn't be a huge disruption there.

We're also keeping an eye on employee travel to events/conferences, trying to keep it to the absolute minimum.

Such a shame - Car2Go was so useful here in NYC, great for short local hops or if you ever had the need to go further afield and didn't want to deal with the subway. Plus the Smart Cars were great for city driving.

Sure, all the cars smelt of weed and the seats were covered in dog hairs or french fries, but the convenience!

If you factor in iOS, usage is actually quite significant. Almost a accounting for almost a third of the market, making it the second most popular browser.

https://www.stetic.com/market-share/browser/

I thought it was fairly common among tech companies to provide 100% paid health, dental, vision for the employee and dependents?

(Current company does, and I’ve had this at previous jobs also)

But I’ve never actually seen a barista in any of the WeWork’s I’ve used (including the one which doubles as their HQ).

My first thought was "Wait, didn't they only launch this a year or so ago?".

Considering they have actively featured some of alcohol delivery apps in the store at some point (either at the Food and Drink category level, or in a "Plan that Memorial Day BBQ" type curation), then I assume that it is fine?

It maybe starts to get a bit more hairy since some of them now also sell tobacco and CBD products alongside the alcohol.

Same here, I don’t even remember there being any images!

Is this an actual problem? In all my experience I've seen cables fall apart (mainly USB Micro or HDMI) but beyond lint, never had any issues relating to the actual ports.

The lightning contacts are flush with the port, so very unlikely to get damaged. On the other hand the USB-C has that fragile looking wafer on the device-side.

On the JavaScript side I've enjoyed reading the code for Backbone and Underscore, helped also by the awesome in-line documentation. Very easy to see what is going on.

Also big fan of Sidekiq for similar reasons.

I’m on the fence after using it for about 4 months. Initially I was drawn to Notion due to the features, templates etc. - it made me feel like I was running a legit business, with sections for company vision, expense reports, meeting minutes etc!

The multifunctional nature reminded me a lot of Lotus Notes, empowering users to build new functionality and database (not a bad thing, though leads to silos and lock in).

Two main things ended up frustrating me about Notion that I went back to Bear and other tools:

- For pure text editing some of the shortcuts drove me insane. The syntax was kind of like markdown but not quite, and the shortcuts for moving between levels of indentation were different from pretty much every other app I had used. The rich content was cool, but ran into so many issues with embeds only working on certain platforms, and rendering blank or crashing the app on others. - It was surprisingly easy for team members to screw things up. I’m talking about cluttering tables with blank records, moving documents around and causing them to disappear into the ether for other users. There just didn’t seem to be very good controls or audit trails.

Just been through something very similar recently - it’s tough, but if your needs are not being met then you need to have that conversation - be as straight as possible and try to plan for an orderly transition.

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