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Comment · 3 months ago
Humans use em dash as well.

I hate that I have had to remove it from my writing style because people assume it’s AI generated. But I think that ship has sailed. I’ll have to do without now.

Comment · 1 year ago
If those devices ran off POE they would be divine. Trying to keep walls looking clean in our custom build and usb power is a drag.
Comment · 2 years ago
Chatblade cli is also worth checking out. No loading fees and you can pipe code results to files.
Comment · 2 years ago
It is quite interesting the various anecdotes in the comments that all seem to have different opinions and contradict each other. All of which of course can be true--including the article. One thing can be linked to another and there still be outliers of course.

For my story. I moved within walking distance of my office 20 years ago. Since then, I will never do any sort of commute. It completely changed my day. I since changed to remote work, but if I have to go into an office again, I will move within a couple blocks of wherever that office is.

Comment · 3 years ago
Interesting, I have switched over to using chatblade CLI client and had not noticed a degradation in results.

Guess I better start trying some queries in both for a bit to compare quality.

Comment · 3 years ago
I was also was ready to add a credit card but have also moved off gmail.

The concept sounds great though, I have to imagine there is another product out there, or will be soon, that does not require gmail.

Comment · 3 years ago
I really like the idea of Blendle. I signed up and paid for a few articles. I actually want to use it, and spend more there.

The issue has nothing to do with the cost, or quality--instead, it is just really hard to make it part of my browsing routine.

I realized I just don't sit down and read news anymore. I obviously get into articles throughout the day from links people share, but I never sit down and think--yeah, I want to read "the news" now.

Comment · 3 years ago
I’m an ex-ORM advocate.

In short, you are very very unlikely to ever change your database.

DBs are full of useful features that an ORM hides.

Instead, I now pick a DB that has the features I want and then use the hell out of the features.

I remember a pre-ORM time of so many manually created db side configs, stored procs, views, triggers, etc. that a DBA would have to manage. I think these unmanageable messes were one of the catalysts to getting people on board with ORMs.

To avoid going back that far. I make sure all config is part of code. Managed by migrations. Or otherwise checked into a repo and managed by a CI/CD pipeline. Now I get to use a full featured DB again. Actually use all its features. And things don’t turn into unmanageable messes.

Comment · 3 years ago
I am so glad I don't have to make predictions about the Apple AR. Whether it succeeds or not, I think its future will be fascinating.

I find the Apple AR most like the iPhone launch, not in that it is a probable success, but that the iPhone at launch was more a platform for apps and a blank slate. It wasn't really until app developers took the platform and ran with it that people even knew what exactly it was capable of.

I think the Apple AR is in a very similar place. It has an extremely capable processor, and a platform for building apps. Now, will the collective consciousness of app developers find the use cases I can't live without, or is the platform too flawed and too expensive. I really can't say, and I can't believe anyone that says they are sure one way or the other.

It will be interesting for sure, and I'm tempted to try to find an niche app to write myself.

Comment · 3 years ago
The plugin spec allows for user authentication--But it seems to be in process.

> Due to current UI limitations, we are not allowing plugins with User authentication into the plugin store. We expect this to change in the near future.

For now if you get development access you can run it on localhost and just make it available to yourself. So something early access could be a GitHub download and make your own copy for yourself kind of thing.

ETA: I do like the idea of some email integration. Assuming one is fine with ChatGPT knowing your email contents.

Comment · 3 years ago
I'll add a few first:

- Weather integrations. Questions such as "Where is a good place to travel to this weekend?". "What day this week should I go hiking". "Where is the cheapest place to fly to business class that has weather above 70 degrees and a beach" (if kayak plugin ever works)

- Sports and fantasy data. "Who should I start next week?"

- CI/CD integrations. Possibly ask about failures and why the failed. Why the test failed. Could it come up with a fix?

Comment · 3 years ago
Exactly this. Our group regularly maxes out instance types in a region for some of our simulations. Have to overflow the requests over to other regions in those cases. Unfortunately the load is not consistent enough to pay for the reserved capacity.
Comment · 3 years ago
Especially if my clean plastics will get mixed in with a bunch of dirty plastics and then rewashed in with that batch. I don’t know the answer either but would love to find out so I can be a better citizen about it.
Comment · 3 years ago
With most rental cars giving you unlimited miles, I'm very much of the opinion that when you factor in mileage and wear and tear on the car plus vehicle depreciation due to the long miles on the road trip--that renting a car for long trips is the way to go.

Especially when compared to owning a second care with an ICE just for the occasional trip.

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