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Re:Show HN: LLMs can generate valid JSON 100% of the time
on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @02:01AM (#37130724)
Is generating valid json nontrivial?
Re:Launch HN: Serra (YC S23) – Open-source, Python-based dbt alternative
on Monday August 14, 2023 @11:33PM (#37129856)
>where pagers from 12am to 5am were guaranteed, and you'd have to dig through thousands of lines of someone else’s SQL
Jfl … can’t find the words …
Re:Webvan: The Dotcom Bubble’s Biggest Bust
on Monday August 14, 2023 @11:31PM (#37129844)
They should have just raised a series J.
Re:Ask HN: Do developers have positive experiences with Scrum?
on Monday August 14, 2023 @08:42PM (#37128701)
Agile/Scrum/etc are not meant to be positive for developers. They are meant to control developers.
Re:Ask HN: How the h*** did Paul Allen write an 8080 emulator in 1974?
on Monday August 14, 2023 @07:14PM (#37128045)
He just sued everyone until they wrote it for him.
Re:The Elite's War on Remote Work Has Nothing to Do with Productivity
on Sunday August 13, 2023 @03:10PM (#37113171)
Yes this is well known.
Don’t forget it’s also in the interest of middle managers to lower the productivity of the people at work, who actually add value as well. This decreases the productivity gap and helps to not expose how useless they are.
Re:My $0->$100M->$0 in 5 years story
on Sunday August 13, 2023 @02:15AM (#37107163)
He’s a standard FAANG manager. Failing on upppp …
Re:My $0->$100M->$0 in 5 years story
on Sunday August 13, 2023 @02:13AM (#37107157)
Why not ask him what a bit is?
This is a low IQ question.
Re:My $0->$100M->$0 in 5 years story
on Sunday August 13, 2023 @02:06AM (#37107136)
“FAANG exec” … today in middle managers learn real business is hard …
Re:Judge to revoke bail for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried over witness...
on Friday August 11, 2023 @10:10PM (#37096277)
We all know where this is heading. Just let him go already.
Re:Tell HN: 6 months after the NYT acquisition, Wordle has started sho...
on Thursday August 10, 2023 @10:02PM (#37084236)
Paywall in 3… 2…
Re:Show HN: Tarot Arcana—AI tarot card readings
on Monday August 07, 2023 @12:20AM (#37030090)
Crashes a lot
Re:The most difficult thing about working in the big tech is managers
on Sunday August 06, 2023 @03:16PM (#37025515)
FAANG exclusively hires low to midwit IQ managers. Just deal with it.
Re:Ironically, Zoom tells employees to return to office for work
on Sunday August 06, 2023 @12:53PM (#37023940)
Yep 100%. Get those wageslaves back in our buildings buying our overpriced sandwiches.
Re:Ask HN: What are some reasonable black swan tech predictions for 2023?
on Friday August 04, 2023 @05:31PM (#37006166)
AI ends up being a total scam, everyone conveniently forgets how much they hyped it.
Re:Ask HN: What problems do you have?
on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @10:00PM (#36966036)
Too many low IQ humans.
Re:Ask HN: Why aren't more UK companies offering WFH friendly jobs?
on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @09:27PM (#36965780)
It’s a jobs program for middle managers.
Re:Oregon Decriminalized Hard Drugs
on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @09:26PM (#36965769)
Remember- this is by design.
Re:Ask HN: Do electrical engineering majors work harder than CS majors?
on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @01:11AM (#36952576)
CS is quite trivial.
Re:“Gzip beats BERT?” Part 2: dataset issues, improved speed, and results
on Sunday July 30, 2023 @12:16AM (#36927757)
Is BERT the ultimate midwit tier algo?
Re:Is the era of VC-fueled complexity ending?
on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:25PM (#36916552)
No. Unnecessary complexity is a powerful snake oil that will always be sold. Everyone benefits from it too, except for customers and investors. And screw those people.
Re:Is the era of VC-fueled complexity ending?
on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:21PM (#36916543)
> "Oh, don't worry: the tests will show you what you need to do."
>grug once again catch grug slowly reaching for club, but grug stay calm
Re:Ask HN: Is crypto an unviable, tech-bubble delusion?
on Friday July 28, 2023 @12:32AM (#36903126)
Of course. It’s a pure scam except for btc which is just infeasible.
Re:Ask HN: What pay to target when joining a startup?
on Thursday July 27, 2023 @05:44AM (#36891161)
> negotiating getting a 1on1 with the founders
just lol
Re:1Sub.dev – A world where people pay for software
on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @06:40PM (#36886152)
The problem with code monkeys is they have low social IQs. So business guys will just keep exploiting them.
Re:Ask HN: Do Agile 'Sprints' Benefit Software Developers?
on Friday July 21, 2023 @11:46AM (#36815214)
Of course not. It’s a jobs program for middle managers.
Re:Ask HN: How are you improving your use of LLMs in production?
on Thursday July 20, 2023 @10:48PM (#36809458)
It’s a near perfect snake oil that can be sold heavily.
Re:Struggling to understand the value of non technical cofounders in t...
on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @02:55AM (#36782908)
Actually it’s the opposite. Tech is irrelevant and can easily be outsourced to cheap third worlders. All that matters is selling.
Re:Ask HN: How to price your first Enterprise customer?
on Sunday July 16, 2023 @03:24PM (#36750533)
Just take the current price, multiply by 10x, and offer them “enterprise support.” Then get ready for a lot of pain …
Re:Ask HN: What will the impact of AI be on Engineering Management?
on Saturday June 24, 2023 @06:33PM (#36463237)
Dropping AI buzzwords will becoming increasingly important. Very important for managers to stay one step ahead in this area.