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Re:Optimi-Zi(n)g Sudoku-Solving on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @11:14AM (#44724420)
Well done! I used to play Sudoko daily, but have switched to KENKEN, and I think a similar approach would work well.
Re:Web apps built with Ruby on Rails on Friday January 10, 2025 @11:36AM (#42657179)
It works great with AI tools. Checkout the LangChain or Boxcars gem.
Re:llms.txt directory on Monday December 23, 2024 @07:19PM (#42498643)
In a world where people gravitate to LLMs for quick answers instead of wading through ads and whatnot, it seems like you would want an LLM to site your content for further context. If the user just wanted an answer, they probably wouldn't have spent much time on your site.
Re:Re-implementing LangChain in 100 lines of code on Thursday May 04, 2023 @08:34PM (#35823962)
We ported the core of LangChain to Ruby, and while it is way more that 100 lines, I would give similar feedback as the author. Here is the repo if anyone is interested https://github.com/BoxcarsAI/boxcars
Re:The Open Source Ruby on Rails SaaS Framework on Monday April 24, 2023 @03:25PM (#35691984)
We were very happy using Jumpstart Pro and were able to stay connected to changes as it evolved.
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Re:Using HAProxy as an API Gateway, Part 1 on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @12:04PM (#18122885)
Corporate firewall rule writer: "I can block all proxy access by not letting folks connect to a site with the word proxy in it." What could go wrong with that?
Re:FDA Approves Insulin Pump You Can Wear on Sunday September 29, 2013 @09:26PM (#6467316)
Ditto for my wife. She also does not like the 45 degree "bent" insertion approach because "it hurts more".
Re:Beyond the default Rails environments on Thursday June 13, 2013 @10:34AM (#5874219)
This is what we do, but we can also do his rollout example in production by putting both new and old into production side by side and then targeting percentages of new users.
Re:AMD Unleashes First-Ever 5 GHz Processor on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @10:49AM (#5868345)
I guess their marketing was out of other ideas and just went back to the well one more time. It has probably been 10 years now since I really considered CPU clock speed as a factor when buying a computer.
Even if this was granted, it would be easy enough to defeat with prior art references from all over the place. Windows WMI management framework includes transport over http for example.
Re:"Storm Chasers" stars killed in Oklahoma tornado on Monday June 03, 2013 @12:05AM (#5811312)
Very sad indeed.
Re:Tesla to triple supercharger network by the end of June on Thursday May 30, 2013 @04:25PM (#5794988)
That sure is a big power boost. Welcome to the future.
Re:Why so many people are moving to Texas on Thursday May 30, 2013 @03:49PM (#5794773)
Still cheap when compared to San Francisco.
Re:Why so many people are moving to Texas on Thursday May 30, 2013 @03:48PM (#5794765)
It is not only housing, because on this basis alone, other states would win out. I'd say that it is a big factor though when the other items mentioned are in place.
There was a really good presentation on this a couple of weeks back in Austin. I think it is recorded here: http://engineering.indeed.com/blog/2013/05/indeedeng-data-dr...
Re:Startling new proof that Ruby sucks at scripting on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @09:22AM (#5368159)
Write it in C or assembler and it will even be faster. That doesn't make them better choices for a script necessarily. This is one small part of picking the right path for the task at hand.