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Re:Qwen3.8-27B is now available on Hugging Face on Friday August 14, 2026 @12:45PM (#49301253)
I don't understand. The post links to Qwen's page on HF right?
Re:SQL NULLs Are Weird on Friday January 10, 2025 @09:39AM (#42655917)
The idea that someone should refrain from publishing a blog post about _anything_ unless they are a certifiable expert is not reasonable. Many people (correctly) write to learn, and even if they are publishing just to "present themselves as experts", it's on the reader to determine value.
Can anyone compare Zellij with Byobu? Seems like it was the previous "new hotness".
Re:Best Documentaries You've Ever Seen on Saturday January 27, 2024 @04:18PM (#39159951)
What documentary are you talking about?
Re:I'm a Digital Nomad. It's Not as Fun as It Looks on Thursday January 25, 2024 @10:30PM (#39138602)
Reminds me of this all-time great SNL skit: Romano Tours (https://youtu.be/TbwlC2B-BIg?si=RfxR6b8oQW4JOJA2)

  "We can take you on a hike... We cannot turn you into somebody who likes hiking."
> This is true of most of almost all living technogies.

It's not really true for any other programming language. If I'm an expert in Java 8, I can build and ship a product using it. I don't need to be up-to-date in my knowledge of Java 17. Same holds for almost every language.

Javascript is an exception because you don't get to decide which version to deploy, so you have to constantly be keeping up with it.

Is there a trustworthy guide on this?
For real. I did some reading to try to understand the rationale. I _think_ Free File is a general program which lots of "services" can participate in, including TurboTax. Direct File is akin to (but maybe not actually the same as) a IRS offering in the Free File program.
Re:UIDesignDaily 4 years later, 1600 open-source designs on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @05:52PM (#39034737)
I really like this. Does just what it should.
Re:Font-Face Toggler Bookmarklet on Monday January 15, 2024 @09:43AM (#39001509)
Not sure if it's meant to be a joke, but the site for that responsive preview boookmarklet does Not look right on mobile. The title text spills off the right side of my screen.
Re:The best way to get unstuck on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @10:52AM (#38927484)
It's definition 1 in the link you shared:

    Any apparently useless activity which, by allowing one to overcome intermediate difficulties, allows one to solve a larger problem.
Re:What a caste discrimination ban means for Americans on Thursday September 28, 2023 @06:10PM (#37696539)
> very nuanced problem fanned by vested interests and hence passing a blanket bill without understanding the issues involved can actually do more harm than good

I'm very interested to understand the "more harm than good" part, but the firstpost article you linked doesn't touch on them at all. The article seems to be focused on how the special interests groups are pushing their special interests.