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I'd like to understand this quip better as well
Re:“I just chose words carefully” on Sunday August 30, 2026 @08:56PM (#49504453)
Could be a saving grace in the age where the robots come up with all the copy.
Re:Appearing productive in the workplace on Wednesday May 06, 2026 @09:08PM (#48044185)
I wonder if we humans are already checking out from PR reviews from human effort that we've misjudged as AI. we are in so much trouble! lol
The US can't regulate it's own economy so the EU has to do it for them
Re:Nobody Gets Promoted for Simplicity on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @08:54AM (#47247421)
that's why talking about the merits of simplicity is more of an art than something of utility to other engineers https://hammerproject.com/2023/07/28/complexity.html

it just isn't very appetising

Re:Nobody Gets Promoted for Simplicity on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @08:53AM (#47247406)
i think you can coach agents to build simple solutions in a simple way. I'm using amp rn so check back in 6 mo with me
Re:Nobody Gets Promoted for Simplicity on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @08:51AM (#47247400)
where do you work!? lol
Re:Nobody Gets Promoted for Simplicity on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @08:51AM (#47247393)
1) not by keeping things simple I think. (sarcasm yes, but also mostly true)
Re:Nobody Gets Promoted for Simplicity on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @08:49AM (#47247366)
this is rare tho
Re:Nobody Gets Promoted for Simplicity on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @08:47AM (#47247343)
that second line is so underrated
Re: on Friday October 31, 2025 @09:43PM (#45778595)
> I don’t use this computer for serious work.

Next.

Re:Boring Is What We Wanted on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @10:01PM (#45741774)
lol! It's an Operating System! It allows you to install your own apps to do things like snap windows.

If you want the OS with all the shit you do (and don't) need, then maybe Windows is for you. ;-)

Re:Are We Chasing Language Hype over Solving Real Problems? on Monday September 22, 2025 @09:52PM (#45341936)
and the folks who choose not to waste time can build valuable things and make market share from the others.
Re:Are We Chasing Language Hype over Solving Real Problems? on Monday September 22, 2025 @09:51PM (#45341931)
Yes
Re:NSA F9T53 Opsec Special Bulletin: Signal Vulnerability on Friday March 28, 2025 @09:37PM (#43511946)
I find "bypassing end-to-end encryption" to be misleading... as if somehow the e2e encryption in Signal is somehow broken or flawed.

This "social engineering" hack? is simply allowing a 3rd party to gain access to another persons account and "snoop" on their secured messages/calls.

Pls correct me if I'm reading this wrong.

It's hard.

Not impossible but much harder than working closely with humble and experienced engineers. That's why I recommend that a junior engineer finds a great consulting company as soon as they can and spend a few years there. This was a kinda breakthrough period in my career for both technical and soft skills. The nature of consulting also means that you might see a greater variety of environments, technologies, and problem/solution combinations than the equivalent xp in a non-consulting role. But make no mistake, finding a "good" consulting company is key. You need to have humble and experienced engineers who want to help you and grow you. If it's a "bums in seats" kinda "body shop" or some kind of celebrity house for "hero" or "10x devs" then maybe this won't be as useful.

Re:The Withering Dream of a Cheap American Electric Car on Monday November 18, 2024 @10:43AM (#42173432)
but a used Model 3 doesn't! and that's the fake news here. These batteries last ages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doAcNVuTnXU
Re:The Withering Dream of a Cheap American Electric Car on Monday November 18, 2024 @10:41AM (#42173407)
you just need to know the SoH (state of health). If that's 90% then you've lost 10% of the range at new. The lower the SoH for the same vehicle make, model, year and driven kms, then the worse the car has been treated. Simple as that.
Re:The Withering Dream of a Cheap American Electric Car on Monday November 18, 2024 @10:40AM (#42173384)
I don't understand where this thinking comes from. It's not based in fact. These Tesla batteries degrade very slowly. And so if in 5 years you've lost 15% of the range, it still gets you anywhere you need to go including road trips with all of the Superchargers!? "totals the vehicle" is just nonsense and I wish more people understood the reality.
Re:Reasonable Person Principle on Sunday November 03, 2024 @11:36PM (#42038481)
If you can't see that "helping other people in another class cheat" is violating the honour code then you might benefit from taking the time to do so.

> Failure to realize the consequences of a course of action does not justify it.

https://deans.caltech.edu/documents/24878/Honor_Code_Handboo...

Re:Reasonable Person Principle on Sunday November 03, 2024 @11:31PM (#42038455)
Came here with the hope of better understanding how a "reasonable person" is defined and interpreted in legal terms. It's always bothered me that legislation reaches for this "reasonable person" in some enlightened attempt to assume that there is a coherent and uniform definition and interpretation for this.

This post didn't help me.

I think the standard "it depends" applies here too... as always.

Re:Please just stop saying "just" (2019) on Sunday November 03, 2024 @11:22PM (#42038409)
Good reminder.
Turns out a 330MW problem only costs about $300M to solve https://www.tesla.com/megapack/design

What a world we live in!

gotcha! Thanks for clearing this up
good point! lol
Re:Can we trust Microsoft with Open Source? on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @08:49PM (#41177126)
as long as you're ok with everything being public forever! ;-) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41060102

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