sheepcow

Hmmm, I wonder what they'll do if they discover the transition is bad for workers? Pack up and go home I reckon!

I configured uBlock to hide comments and suggested videos from YouTube. Couldn't recommend it enough. I don't miss either of them and now (usually) only go to YouTube to do something useful.

Edit: Forgot to mention I also blocked Shorts. In fact, I forgot they even existed. I guess the medium is the message. Short and forgettable.

> A few weeks ago I wanted to understand how the storage engine inside RocksDB actually works. Not read about it. Build it.

Immediate tell that this was written by AI. Another thing I've noticed lately - AI's overuse of "every":

> Every batch of writes called `file.Write` on the write-ahead log.

> Every read was scanning entire SSTable files.

> Every bit is set.

> Every value matches.

If you want to read more about how unsavory aspects of AI-training are off-loaded onto poor workers in third-world countries, would recommend Karen Hao's "Empire of AI". These workers are paid pennies an hour for unstable jobs that expose them to some horrific material.