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Re:The Mythical Man-Month in the Age of AI on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @09:25AM (#50273167)
The x^5 paradigm: good programmers (positive x) are 5× better and bad ones (negative x) are 5× worse.
Re:What was a Token Ring network? on Friday October 16, 2026 @12:37PM (#50120649)
I was something I learned about in college and then never encountered again. Until today.
Re:Ask HN: Which books did you read at least twice? on Friday October 16, 2026 @08:56AM (#50117808)
Robert Anton Wilson: Cosmic Trigger and Quantum Psychology Isaac Asimov: Beginnings Alex Garland: The Beach Buddha: The Dhammapada
People are interested in speed performance. What other measure should we use?
Totally thought this was AI when I first saw this.