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Re:Word Does Not Exist on Monday May 15, 2023 @01:52PM (#35951942)
I am going to use this as a domain name generator. This is better than all the other generators I have seen.
Re:DIY Git in Python on Saturday May 13, 2023 @06:20PM (#35933342)
Two more Python implementations are mentioned in build-your-own-x [0].

- https://wyag.thb.lt

- https://benhoyt.com/writings/pygit/

[0]: https://github.com/codecrafters-io/build-your-own-x#build-yo...

Is the term “big 4” for motherboard manufacturers commonly used to refer to ASRock, Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI, like it is for the big 4 accounting firms?
Anyone using Claude? How long did it take you to get access?
Re:Ask HN: How did ChatGPT4 blew your mind lately? on Sunday May 07, 2023 @08:26PM (#35856865)
I was testing the pixie observability tool for an internal PoC. It has only Go and Python client libraries. I asked Bing AI, how to the call the API in Java. It made up an fake Java client library and gave instructions for adding maven dependency. When prompted further, it gave some sample code as well.
Re:Ask HN: What productivity tools do you use? on Sunday May 07, 2023 @08:07PM (#35856792)
LeechBlock to block Hacker News and YouTube during work hours.
Re:Ask HN: How do you stay productive? on Sunday May 07, 2023 @08:01PM (#35856761)
The issue I have is taking a 5 min break to watch Youtube shorts and wasting an hour on it. A voice reminder to get back to work would be helpful.
Re:Five Books: The best books on everything on Sunday May 07, 2023 @07:21PM (#35856544)
> The best books on Artificial Intelligence, recommended by ChatGPT

Hm...

I am really interested in knowing what people are using these smaller models for. I have seen a lot of projects on top of GPT-3.5 / GPT-4, but I have yet to see any using these smaller models.