activitypea

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Comment · 12 days ago
The game _was_ forced to release in that financial year, but as Darrah eloquently puts it: "There was no point in delaying because that team didn't have another year in them"
Comment · 9 months ago
I didn't stretch my imagination at all, that's why I asked :)
Comment · 9 months ago
What were X, Y and Z? This feels like "missing missing reasons"
Comment · 1 year ago
To be reductive about the example of a malleable task tracker (e.g. Notion), if the LLM correctly interprets the user's prompt, there's about 20-30 useful buttons in the interface, and there's a sequence of those buttons that achieves the user's desired outcome. It's open-ended in terms of what you make, but the set of available actions is fairly tight, and the problem is finding a sequence of those actions.
Comment · 1 year ago
What do you think incentivized the mass production this "slop"? Why do you think LLMs will end the incentives to continue creating it?
Comment · 2 years ago
> Well, can you think of any reason why those young women didn't want to consider and understand the "opposing view"?

consider and understand =/= agree and support. Regardless of the Harris' or Dems' views, you win elections by getting votes. If we assume everyone who voted for Trump is a sexist asshole, then Harris was running for president in a country where half the electorate are sexist assholes. If you're not gonna extend empathy and try to build bridges with them, then there's no point in running.

Comment · 2 years ago
I remember reading GEB and being shocked that he never mentions Lisp. He _does_ wade into CompSci topics, but it's something half-hearted about how compilers are programs that read and generate programs. This really should've been integrated into a revised edition of the book.
Comment · 2 years ago
The syntax leaves a bad first impression. I'm getting flashbacks to Java EE/JAX-RS days.
Comment · 2 years ago
Is there any modern hardware that doesn't have privacy issues?
Comment · 2 years ago
Shoutouts to Metal Gear Solid 2, not much else left to say here.
Comment · 2 years ago
yaaaaawn
Comment · 2 years ago
> I was still caught a bit off guard. What about that high-priority project I was helping to lead? What about the training I was scheduled to deliver? What about the offsite next month?

This is the part that always confuses me. I understand why they treat employees as disposable, but it's like they don't care about continuation of business either.

I feel like everytime I've quit a job, I cared more about my succession plan than my employer just because I have professional standards I set for myself. It makes no sense to me.

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