RandomWorker

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I'm currently at the intersection between computer science and engineering based out of Vancouver bc. Christiaanse.ca
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Comment · 29 days ago
Me to I’m too embarrassed to post my username here. But I made so many little animations and games based on my dragonball z obsession. I’m sure instead of a Wacom and windows pc a new generation is doing this with a iPad and pen.
Comment · 1 month ago
On the grand scheme of things this is 12bil usd worth of gold. The GDP of Netherlands is 1.4 trillion USD. So, this is honestly a foot note.
Comment · 3 months ago
That’s what kept me from going iPad. At the price of a 1000 setup you can buy about 25 Moleskins with, 280 pages each, + pens. If you fill 10 pages a day, that’s two years of high quality paper. My rate is more like 3-4 pages a day. So, I’m just so far out. My sense is that an iPad would last 3-4 years then it needs a battery replacement.
Comment · 5 months ago
Classic explore versus exploit. When I was a young researcher I was given a lot of impossible opportunities. Tried 10 and did two pieces of disruptive work. That work has accrued hundreds of citations and whole research groups have received millions to continue to work on it. I didn’t see any meaningful money from that work. Now, I have a family and my research is based on requests that have deliverables and pay the bills. My skills in fact finding, synthesizing, and presenting the work is 1,000,000x better. But the risks are 10x less in this work and the pay is 100,000x more.
Comment · 7 months ago
It's a beauty. We can easily detect the issues with Youtubers that generate scripts from this tool. I've noticed these tropes, after 30 seconds, remove, block, and do not recommend any further. I hope to train the algorithm to detect AI scripts and stop recommending me those videos. It's honestly turned me off from YouTube so much, or I find myself going to my "subscribed" tab and going to content creators that still believe in the craft.
Comment · 1 year ago
It will take time but yes. There are already numerous case studies. Libre office is already running on more than 500k gov computers. Anecdotical story, as a researcher I worked with a few French PhD students and they tend to send me documents Libre documents and spreadsheets.
Comment · 1 year ago
I love the idea of hourglass! Thanks for sharing I’ve ordered mine on Amazon today. It’s about a foot tall. This is also a great way to signal to other people in the office that I’m busy.
Comment · 1 year ago
As a recent Clojure convert of 3 years or so, I love reading how amazing Clojure is. As a solo Dec there is simply no alternative. It’s so nice to return to a project 2 or 3 years ago and everything is still running and humming along smoothly as it did when I started the project.

I previously worked in PHP, Perl-cgi, Java, and Python- webtools mostly based on MySQL and other SQL database flavours.

I worked in a Clojure only shop for a while and they taught me the ways after that you don’t go back. Everything can quickly click into place, it’s daunting to start the learning curve is very unsteep, takes long to get anywhere, but as a curiosity it was fun, then I started to hate how everything else was done now I’m sold my soul to the Clojure devil.

Comment · 1 year ago
That might be true but at the level of understanding that the Greeks had of things - making fire does give you a lot. Flint, dry grass, fuel source wet versus dry wood, wind and soil conditions- how to deal with them, once you have a fire how do you control, manipulate it, and keep it going. All those things are learned through making fire. Then you can also piece together which fuels work best, that leads to more understanding and experimentation followed by more learning. I think it’s what I take away from this article. I think those ancient people know more and understood more about keeping a fire going through the night than i ever will.

When you use an LLM and don’t have any understanding what you asking about it presents a huge problem. I see more and more people just using what it provides. And then when asked about it they can’t defend it because the didn’t read it or even tried to understand it. This is in proposals and business cases worth multiple millions.

Comment · 1 year ago
True, and the author also said that they are working with a 20 person team. But looking at those growth projections they will likely double in a few years.
Comment · 1 year ago
What I took away from this story is that I forget that there are ecosystems outside the Apple App Store. I’ve become so accustomed to thinking of releasing on Apple first that I didn’t even know you could make money through Teams addons.
Comment · 1 year ago
The company behind the minimalist writer is writer had a presenter app called iA Presenter. https://ia.net/presenter

I’ve had it for a while and it’s awesome to write all the notes and stuff in markdown. They also provided a good amount of content on how to write good presentations.

Looking at these two offerings the iA presenter tries to look great out of the box straight away versus this one where you have to mess with the layout. It helps you focus on the content. I’ve done a few presentations with iA presenter and it’s been well received — note I’m a good speaker but not a great slide maker.

Comment · 1 year ago
On Google I find that this is already used to treat diabetes: https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/semaglutide-sub...

here are the side effects;

Side Effects Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.

Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur:

More common Belching Bloated, full feeling Constipation Diarrhea Excess air or gas in the stomach or intestines Gaseous stomach pain Heartburn Indigestion Nausea Passing gas Stomach discomfort, fullness, or pain Vomiting Less common Recurrent fever Yellow eyes or skin Rare Burning feeling in the chest or stomach Stomach upset Tenderness in the stomach area Incidence not known Anxiety Blurred vision Chest tightness Chills Cold sweats Confusion Cool, pale skin Cough Darkened urine Difficulty swallowing Discouragement Dizziness Fast heartbeat Feeling sad or empty Headache Hives, itching Increased heart rate Increased hunger Irritability Lack of appetite Large, hive-like swelling on the face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, hands, legs, feet, or sex organs Loss of consciousness Loss of interest or pleasure Nightmares Pains in stomach, side, or abdomen, possibly radiating to the back Puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue Redness of the skin Seizures Shakiness Skin rash Slurred speech Tiredness Trouble breathing Trouble concentrating Trouble sleeping Unusual tiredness or weakness Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:

Less common Hair loss Rare Bleeding, blistering, burning, coldness, discoloration of the skin, feeling of pressure, hives, infection, inflammation, itching, lumps, numbness, pain, rash, redness, scarring, soreness, stinging, swelling, tenderness, tingling, ulceration, or warmth at the injection site Change in taste Loss of taste Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.

Comment · 1 year ago
Totally it’s all about the kind games, trying to frame every paragraph, sentence or even word as a first draft. Don’t need to wipe an entire document imho.

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