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agjmills
·3 mesi fa·discuss
Trove - a really simple web app where I can shove some files without having to really think about configuring anything

https://agjmills.github.io/trove/

Go, docker, bit of alpine js
agjmills
·5 mesi fa·discuss
Linguistics question: the title says “[…] is associated with lower anger and anxiety” I read it as _people who have lower anger, and people who have anxiety_ Am I broken? (I am a native English speaker but that doesn’t mean that I speak English correctly)
agjmills
·5 mesi fa·discuss
Oddly I watched it live on the Eurosport broadcast and didn’t hear any noticeable booing
agjmills
·5 mesi fa·discuss
This reminds me of OHRRPGCE
agjmills
·8 mesi fa·discuss
Whilst I ostensibly agree with the sentiment of the linked page, my personal experience is very different - my suspicion is due to the different technologies at play

I enjoy building little SaaS side hustles that one day (I can dream) might make me a couple of grand, but I don’t enjoy writing 20+ CRUD controllers, with matching validation, and HTML forms. I’m probably a bit neurospicy, and I have a young family, but before LLMs came along I might “finish” one SaaS every couple of years. I’ve been able to complete 3 so far this year. It’s a wild uptick in productivity.

I’m well aware of the dangers that come with it too, but having been in the mines churning out this code for the last couple of decades I feel well versed in what to prompt for, just as I would with a keen yet naive junior engineer. I’d also argue that LLMs are much better at enforcing a particular style on the code base. I feel strongly that with an opinionated framework, in a relatively simple language, solving repetitive simple problems - you’ll have a great time with LLMs and you’ll be more productive than ever.

The problems arise when we delegate jobs like writing READMEs or tests (the boring stuff, right?) without really getting into the weeds.
agjmills
·2 anni fa·discuss
Whilst I dont want to defend the relatively low compensation for public-sector jobs in the UK, it is more nuanced than just salary.

In this case, it was actually a salary of £50,550 - £57,500, so total compensation of around £75k (circa $95k), as the pension scheme is in the order of 30% of your salary. Then there's the usual US vs UK medical cover and vacation allowances.

It's still a way off, but the gap is smaller than you think when you crunch all of the other benefits into a single number.
agjmills
·3 anni fa·discuss
Does make me wonder what will happen to a lot of the Gas and Electricity Smart Meters that rely on 3G (will they fall back to 2G?)