mcovalt
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Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 2 years ago
If you own a Kobo e-reader, check out the Plato reader [0], an unofficial document reader of Kobo devices. I find it interesting that it's written by the same person that wrote the bspwm window manager.
It is one of my favorite pieces of software. The UI is beautiful and, to be honest, inspirational. It frequently reminds me that the best UI should not be noticed. Humbling.
Comment · 3 years ago
PostgreSQL also has built-in support for exact (as opposed to approximate) vector similarity search for some problems with the following constraints:
- you have smaller vectors (no more than 50D)
- Euclidean, taxicab, or Chebyshev distance is appropriate for your problem
Put a GiST index [0] on a cube column [1] and ORDER BY target_cube_value <-> cube_column.
Comment · 3 years ago
Totally agree. I’d also say it paints yourself in a bad way since you’re showing you aren’t willing to work through your differences with Alice. No free lunch, but if you’re already committed to this approach the least you could do is be supportive of your colleagues even when you’re unwilling to work with them.
Comment · 3 years ago
There's actually a right way to do this: pad it.
The blog post gives an example response to being paired with a coworker you dislike working with:
> "I'd prefer not to work with Alice again. There's a bit of a personality clash and I had trouble getting proper credit."
Don't just say this. Instead, say:
> "Alice is an incredibly bright person and a great developer. However, I'd prefer not to work with Alice again. There's a bit of a personality clash and I had trouble getting proper credit. I'm certain Alice will be a highly productive member of team in my absence."
If you don't actually think those things about Alice, take some time, meditate on it, and find some things you do really respect about them.
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