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Wasn’t that also influenced by their discounted compute with SpaceX? I was under the impression the cash flow positive news was highly dependent on a lot of limited-time discounting that wouldn’t last.

I think the parent take is valid if you disqualify people managers/leaders rather than ICs. I think that's also valid to disqualify those takes because they aren't in the trenches every day. They may have points strategically for what's best for the company, but not what's best for the workforce or the industry.

Ah, my bad. I got those confused. Yeah, from M1 Max to M4 Max has been noticeable, but M5 seemed to improve even more in a single generation beyond M3 to M4. In any case, having 128GB of memory (before memory prices went up!) was a great choice.

I had an M1 Max machine with 32GB of memory and upgraded it to an M4 Max machine with 128GB of memory for local AI model experimentation.

It's sad that M5 (and M6) are so much faster at prefilling and other LLM-related operations, but I'm happy with the computer I got and will keep it at least 3-4 generations.

Following this logic, AI is actually worse for the industry as it lowers the barrier for implementation even further.

So despite being able to build anything even faster than before, the most valuable folks are the ones that say "no" to a lot of potential work.

Even better is when you get put in touch with the person's OpenClaw (or w/e agent) writing on behalf of them, as them.

Even if they had died, it would still be relevant. It may point to deeper systemic issues at the company or could lead to identify additional ways to train aircrews to avoid this situation in the future.

It's always relevant but the NTSB's recommendations sometimes fall on deaf ears in a way that endangers future safety.

I've also heard folks suggest that much of these "side effects" may be from eating incomplete diets (i.e. malnutrition) now that their appetites have subsided. The reporting is bad because the science reports on the nuance.

The fascination with "software factories" is strange. We don't have "bridge factories" or "skyscraper factories." We engineer those for the specific requirements from each individual project.

I think it's rooted in the idea that AI is going to "solve" software engineering when it's really only another tool that magnifies leverage. Same thing with traditional engineering and their computer-assisted tools. It doesn't "solve" engineering, but it does automate some of the repetitive things that aren't the biggest value-add.

Software isn't a manufactured product and that's where the disconnect is. You can't build software factories unless you don't care about the quality. For some companies, that might be fine, but I imagine that's a much smaller subset of the market than folks think.

I'm curious for folks who use multiplexers: I've tried tmux and Zellij and if I used a multiplexer, it would be Zellij. However, I can't stand losing terminal real estate, but I don't know why that is. How do you deal with the loss of real estate from a multiplexer?

I use Ghostty, so new tabs and splits don't feel that strange to me. I'm guessing the feature I'm missing out on is session resumption and presets? If I leaned into that more, then a multiplexer would be worth the potential drawbacks?

For at least half that time period between world wars, there was significant economic depression.

It might simply be the economy. The vibes are bad and have been bad since the late 70s because wealth distribution is lopsided and income growth is stagnant.

First job I had was a pair-programming shop that outfitted each station with a 27" iMac and a 27" Cinema display (along with two sets of mice and keyboards).

Second job was remote, so I outfitted my own home office. I upgraded from a 34" 21:9 monitor to a 32:9 monster and enjoyed having the equivalent of 2x27" monitors.

I've since upgraded that setup to add a 28" LG DualUp to the left side of my 32:9 ultrawide. It strikes a nice balance of a productivity display for calendar/email and one for my main workspace that's plenty wide for spreadsheets (because I write less code than spreadsheets for FinOps modeling work).

I'm a huge fan of wider aspect ratios beyond 16:9 or 16:10. The dream is a 32:10 monitor in tandem OLED.

Depending on industry and public versus private here, that $80k+ barrier for non-tech is mostly management positions.

I think they're generalizing beyond software engineers with what they're saying. G&A, Marketing, etc roles pay significantly less than software engineers and that $55-75k figure is realistic in lower cost of living areas. Even in Colorado, which the Denver Metro Area is HCOL, there are companies (smaller, regional, not national/global) still offering that level of salary.

My 1/3 life crisis was buying a Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter long bed last year. It’s been my dream to own a Tacoma for several years, so it was finally time to make it happen.

Eventually, I’d love to modify the exhaust to make it slightly louder. The turbo noise from the raised air intake is awesome enough and I’m curious if other drivers on the road can hear the turbo noise when I drive by them.