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Re:How employment is changing at Anthropic on Sunday October 18, 2026 @08:20AM (#50140444)
That verification gate will be automated as well.
Re:How employment is changing at Anthropic on Sunday October 18, 2026 @08:07AM (#50140357)
VSCode is being vibe coded and it's noticeable, they don't have proper QA before release.
a.k.a. MSSDGA
Re:Linux from Scratch on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @07:32AM (#49710941)
So Linux users are by definition, eternal.
Re:AI handles incidents, engineers lose touch with their systems on Saturday September 05, 2026 @07:39AM (#49575592)
Learning could be targeted though.

If I know where the error is (a script written by AI in powershell) and it's a logical one, it's ok to let the AI reason about it to get it fixed and move on.

If I have no clue about how this part of the system works, then it's worth reading closely what the error says, in order to understand it first, then have the agent check the assumption you have.

Reduce the friction by having the agent explain what happened and why the fix solved it. I know this might be an intellectual placebo, but sometimes you need to fix something fast to move on. Learning takes longer, and these days everyone expects you to be a 100x engineer with AI.

King Charles should just leave the American continent.
Re:Nobody cracks open a programming book anymore on Monday May 25, 2026 @09:03PM (#48273792)
"there are coffee stains where the caffeine blots are somehow still a valid Perl program"

Having coded Perl for years, I take that personally, pal...

Re:Local AI needs to be the norm on Sunday May 10, 2026 @07:40PM (#48089295)
China is going to be the next Germany: a loser in the new world without globalization
Re:Scientists Discover Oldest Poison, on 60k-Year-Old Arrows on Saturday January 10, 2026 @08:10AM (#46565426)
In Spanish it's commonly "dardo venenoso" (venomous dart), no "dardo ponzoñoso" (poisonous dart). So it's probably incorrectly used in English.
Re:Samsung confirms its smart fridges will start showing you ads on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @07:05PM (#45444681)
Or zombified to make requests on a specific target, to harm them or you.
Re:Samsung confirms its smart fridges will start showing you ads on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @07:01PM (#45444644)
Did you try running it through a pi-hole?
Re:Ask HN: Has anyone else been unemployed for over two years? on Friday September 19, 2025 @09:34PM (#45309082)
Can you comment on the finantial situation that allows you to do that?
Re:GenChess on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @11:28PM (#42252947)
Are there banned words? Seems like there's no way to generate an Alien like chess set.
They probably intercepted communications between those other houses and the target, and determined they should also pay the price.
Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @09:07PM (#37316365)
Any better tea to recommend? I'm used to Twinnings as the best I can find where I live, but I'm open to other brands if they're better.
Re:Electronic Structure of LK-99 on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @09:59PM (#36966033)
Next is that UFOs are real
Re:Fitch Downgrades the US Rating to 'AA+' on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @08:39PM (#36965372)
Welcome to Argentina
I can think of at least one scenario where you need that call center worker. Let's say internet goes down in your area, but you're not sure where the problem is. Allowing a customer to call for a technician to come check the connection in your house might be a waste if the problem is regional. If too many people do that, the waste of resources compound. And you could argue that AI could diagnose where the problem is and choose what to do, but maybe it can't. You need that human to disambiguate the course of action.
I don't understand your point, but alcohol is not safe either.
> What if a diabetic wants a cookie? Or ice cream?

Diabetics can eat cookies and ice cream, they just need to shoot themselves with insulin afterwards. It's having too much of it the problem.

Besides, if something is bad for you, you avoid it. Period. There are infinite other flavors in life to make it all about that single one. "But I want it" is not a reasonable argument.

> And given the alternative is sugar

No, the alternative is to learn to enjoy bitter beverages. We don't need sweeteners.

I'll drop those tomorrow and do only planks, didn't know I could hurt my back. Thanks!
Just tell them you identify yourself as female and should be scored as such, you'll be fine.

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