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jval43

1,855 カルマ登録 10 年前
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jval43
·昨日·議論
Very carefully - and I mean extremely carefully - word it so that it describes what it does, while implying what it should do without confirming that it actually does that.

Also helps if you fix the bug or change the behavior, the docs are still technically correct. I'm only partially kidding, I swear I've seen this a million times in documentation I read.
jval43
·4 日前·議論
This is one of the reasons I currently use Gemini for daily use and research.

Google has lots of experience with search history, and presumably handles this better than new companies.
jval43
·11 日前·議論
There was this article recently, which I personally found interesting:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47208573 Inside the M4 Apple Neural Engine, Part 1: Reverse Engineering (maderix.substack.com) 376 points | 3 months ago | 122 comments
jval43
·24 日前·議論
Same for me, when riding the bus. Really wanted it to work and tried over the course of several weeks, unfortunately it didn't help.
jval43
·先月·議論
Thank you, that's a good response and I agree with many of your points.
jval43
·先月·議論
Problem-solving is not the same as engineering or computer science though.

Problem-solving can be done by an "analyst" or whatever these types of jobs are usually called.
jval43
·先月·議論
I've found two things to matter:

1. experience, i.e. knowing why and how a rule matters (in general, but also to auditors)

2. willingness to think

If these aren't present, you get overly restrictive compliance that at the same time accomplishes nothing.
jval43
·先月·議論
My work laptop just started doing this 3 weeks ago! It's insane. Rather new machine too.

It gets so hot in my bag I actually worry about it starting a fire one day. I now take it out every night.

Obviously I tried googling but no dice. Nothing changed, settings seem in order, no idea what to do.
jval43
·2 か月前·議論
Always trust your gut. Especially when it comes to people. Don't overthink, never rationalize it. Accept your feeling, it's valid.

If I learned anything from all my past mistakes in life, it's this.
jval43
·2 か月前·議論
Realistically it's 48 M5 Pro vs 128 M5 Max due to constraints on how you can configure them. So a more substantial difference of ~2k US.
jval43
·2 か月前·議論
Counterpoint: the touchscreen in my car DOES work with gloves. Of course the knobs do too.

The screen is some different tech and not quite as responsive as an iPhone screen and does not do multitouch, but otherwise works fine.
jval43
·2 か月前·議論
Even Toyota is going touch now, with the 2026 models lacking climate control knobs.

I don't know why. Every review always praised the previous models for the physical buttons, and literally nobody asked for them. The physical buttons were perfect, yet they've taken them away.

There must be some grand anti-button conspiracy, it just doesn't make any sense.
jval43
·2 か月前·議論
We can't. It's just that everyone and their dog has an interest in selling you that lie because money.

Stochastic parrots can code yes, but that does not make them experts. Don't trust them with your life.
jval43
·2 か月前·議論
I did, in Java 2ME for my Nokia. That was a completely different experience and much harder to get going. I did make a color 2D game though in about a week.

The TI-200 was much more accessible and fun, creating small little programs during or after class. Only once you wanted to go assembly did it become a chore again.

To summarize: not the same.
jval43
·2 か月前·議論
I love the Lightning connector, and think it feels better than USB-C. My Intel MPB has terrible USB-C ports where the cables just fall out all the time.

But to be fair I've also had many issues with Lightning. A few shorted out and became unusable and burnt on one side. And those were 100% original bought in the Apple store, as were the 5W chargers and iPhone this happened with.

Knockoffs were generally terrible and might stop working. A "genuine" cable bought from big retailer turned out to be a knockoff once after a software update, resulting in annoying popups from Apple. And some knockoffs were so bad they didn't stay in.

Even certified Mfi ones from Belkin somehow felt different, like the tolerances were slightly off. Those worked though.

Overall, I think it's had a good run and was underrated as a connector physically, but on the whole I like USB-C and it's more open ecosystem more.
jval43
·3 か月前·議論
Bungies Marathon series (1994) had the same recording system, as other commenters mentioned due to networking multiplayer.

What's totally insane is that the modern engine rewrite Aleph One can also play back such old recordings, for M2 Durandal (1995) and Infinity (1996) at least.
jval43
·3 か月前·議論
More like the model knew of the previous, almost identical bug from 6 years ago. Whoever discovered that should be credited.
jval43
·3 か月前·議論
My parents are retired. How exactly do they come into play?

I'm actively avoiding Shorts, Reels, and whatever else with those mechanics precisely because they pull you in and snap an hour is gone with nothing of value to show for it. It's so totally different from regular long form videos.

We regulate addictive substances too, even for adults and without relying on parents. The amount of productivity and quality of life lost to these platforms must be staggering in aggregation.
jval43
·3 か月前·議論
>they were just the cheapest labor the company could find who could do the thing.

Thats the problem right there. The company doesn't care. No amount of personal certifications is going to fix that.

It MUST be on the companies. They should be fined out of existence for such breaches and they would quickly change tune.
jval43
·3 か月前·議論
I do this on my iPad with Magic keyboard and I'm a die hard command line user otherwise.

I think the reason I started doing it on the iPad is that the keyboard focus is sometimes inconsistent, so clicking or tab-tab-tab-enter is slower and less reliable vs. just touching the screen. Definitely feel the gorilla arm though.