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Comment on The bot situation on the internet is actually worse than you could imagine. Here's why. in ~tech
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Comment on Making React ProseMirror really, really fast in ~comp
Exellin LinkIn both the before and after text editor, my browser immediately crashed when clicking on it. Using edge on android.In both the before and after text editor, my browser immediately crashed when clicking on it. Using edge on android.
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Comment on Project Hail Mary - Discussion thread in ~movies
Exellin Link ParentI don't have easy access to the book, but how does this tie in to him staying at Rocky's planet to teach? I remember the last line being something like him asking something about the speed of...I don't have easy access to the book, but how does this tie in to him staying at Rocky's planet to teach?
I remember the last line being something like him asking something about the speed of light, and all the kids raising their claws.
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Comment on That one study that proves developers using AI are deluded in ~tech
Exellin (edited )LinkThanks for bringing this up and yes kudos for the authors doing a follow up study highlighting the issues!. I do agree with your points about AI actually increasing productivity and being a messy...Thanks for bringing this up and yes kudos for the authors doing a follow up study highlighting the issues!.
I do agree with your points about AI actually increasing productivity and being a messy situation.
One thing I want to add is to consider the implications of long term use of AI. I have found that there are many people who will accept a lower level of quality when working with agents, only considering whether the happy path and maybe a few edge cases of the feature they were implementing works.
In that sense, yes you will be much more productive and fly through tickets. However I have found that it takes a lot of effort to truly understand every line of code an AI agent writes. For me reading code (to a high level of understanding) is harder than writing it. When I'm working on something I experiment with a lot of alternatives, write tests, read documentation, and if I'm stuck my brain chews on it while I'm not working until something clicks. This is where learning and understanding happens.
Without this process, I feel it is easier to let technical debt build up, miss edge cases, and most importantly not improve your developer skill set as much. This is most prominent in junior developers. When I started my first job It it was around 6 weeks before I actually shipped something, but now juniors can get something that looks correct in a few minutes or hours. Why would they or the company be willing to spend such a long time on something now that AI can do it so much faster?
If you do all of your due diligence with AI, spend time thinking through the problem and writing a prompt that takes everything into account, and don't ship any code that you don't fully understand, is it faster than if you wrote it yourself?
AI does increase productivity, but at the cost of understanding and growth.
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Comment on Some of my family members aren't convinced that ICE isn't overstepping and that they are just deporting people that broke the law, can you help me share unbiased links that proves they are? in ~society
Exellin Link ParentThank you for all this data! We did end up agreeing on some things, and one of the things we discussed was that they were frustrated about news articles on the left/right contradicting each other...Thank you for all this data! We did end up agreeing on some things, and one of the things we discussed was that they were frustrated about news articles on the left/right contradicting each other with headlines.
I pushed them more to see if the sources they were looking at had any data to back up their claims, and shared with them https://tracreports.org/about/ on the site I originally used to show that they get their information from the Government through the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), but that it is difficult and they have a team of lawyers to ensure they get access to it.Because comprehensive and relevant records about what an agency is doing — and not doing — are essential to meaningful oversight, TRAC continuously uses the law to obtain new data about government enforcement and regulatory activities. Some agencies are remarkably open. Other agencies are not. In some circumstances TRAC has to file suit in federal court to force the release of vital data. Persistence across even decades is sometimes required. Critical to TRAC's use of FOIA is a small army of lawyers who donate their time and energy to represent us in court. See http://tracreports.org/foia to read more about these efforts.
I'll likely share them this article in the near future, I only had a couple hours with them after making this post.
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Comment on Some of my family members aren't convinced that ICE isn't overstepping and that they are just deporting people that broke the law, can you help me share unbiased links that proves they are? in ~society
Exellin Link ParentI remember reading this a few weeks ago but forgot about it! Thank you. We did make some concessions as I only had like 2 hours with them after making this post here, and I'm currently debating...I remember reading this a few weeks ago but forgot about it! Thank you.
We did make some concessions as I only had like 2 hours with them after making this post here, and I'm currently debating whether to continue the conversation online with sending them links like this or to leave it. I'm leaning towards continuing the conversation and this will be a good article to discuss.
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Comment on Some of my family members aren't convinced that ICE isn't overstepping and that they are just deporting people that broke the law, can you help me share unbiased links that proves they are? in ~society
Exellin Link ParentYou make great points! Thank you. We did end up having a good discussion about this and came to a few concessions in the limited time I had with them. Deporting a large number of people with...You make great points! Thank you.
We did end up having a good discussion about this and came to a few concessions in the limited time I had with them.
- Deporting a large number of people with criminal records reducing the amount of crime in the country is arguably a good thing. However there should be more due process / investigation to avoid deporting people with no criminal records.
- Immigrating illegally and then working, paying taxes, and starting a family doesn't mean that you deserve to have your life upended and be deported because of not following proper immigration rules. Instead we should be fast tracking these people to become legal.
- ICE having deportation quotas shows that they aren't just looking for illegals, but are pressured to deport anyone and meet their quotas so that they can keep their job / get promoted (we didn't look up the internal incentive structure)
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Comment on Some of my family members aren't convinced that ICE isn't overstepping and that they are just deporting people that broke the law, can you help me share unbiased links that proves they are? in ~society
Exellin Link ParentThey aren't MAGA and do agree that Trump is often an idiot, so I don't think they are so far gone that they couldn't eventually come around on at least some points. One frustrating thing is that I...They aren't MAGA and do agree that Trump is often an idiot, so I don't think they are so far gone that they couldn't eventually come around on at least some points.
One frustrating thing is that I keep bringing up sone things and they do say "Yeah I agree trump shouldn't have done that", but then they don't agree with my overall point.
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Comment on Some of my family members aren't convinced that ICE isn't overstepping and that they are just deporting people that broke the law, can you help me share unbiased links that proves they are? in ~society
Exellin LinkOne good site I found and shared was https://tracreports.org/immigration/quickfacts/ which shows 73.6% haven't been convicted of a crime, but they just said oh they haven't been convicted yet, but...One good site I found and shared was https://tracreports.org/immigration/quickfacts/ which shows 73.6% haven't been convicted of a crime, but they just said oh they haven't been convicted yet, but they are likely criminals.
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Some of my family members aren't convinced that ICE isn't overstepping and that they are just deporting people that broke the law, can you help me share unbiased links that proves they are?
Some of the things they have claimed: The death's in Minnesota were because they provoked the ICE agents They are only deporting immigrants that are criminals or that didn't immigrate legally....
Some of the things they have claimed:
- The death's in Minnesota were because they provoked the ICE agents
- They are only deporting immigrants that are criminals or that didn't immigrate legally.
- There are biker gangs that take over streets that need to be stopped.
- Crime is down so it is a good thing.
- There are fewer drugs flowing into the country.
- ICE always deported criminals, but the left is focusing on it now to be anti-trump.
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Comment on Voyager Technologies CEO says space data center cooling problem still needs to be solved in ~space
Exellin Link ParentOh thank you for the correction! I thought that temperature was always an average of all particles and that space temperature was very low. So is mostly empty space considered to be a high...Oh thank you for the correction! I thought that temperature was always an average of all particles and that space temperature was very low.
So is mostly empty space considered to be a high temperature since the few particles have high kinetic energy, or is temperature measured in a way that the temperature would still be close to absolute zero?
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Comment on Voyager Technologies CEO says space data center cooling problem still needs to be solved in ~space
Exellin Link ParentSpace is cold in the sense that the average temperature of the few molecules floating around are close to absolute 0. The main mechanism for one cold thing to cool another thing (water cooling a...Space is cold in the sense that the average temperature of the few molecules floating around are close to absolute 0.
The main mechanism for one cold thing to cool another thing (water cooling a data center or wind cooling your skin), heat actually needs to be transferred between molecules in a process called convection.
There are so few molecules in space that the heat doesn't have anywhere to go. If you were instantly teleported to space without a suit it wouldn't actually feel that cold, you would just die from lack of oxygen.
Things in space still lose heat to radiation, but it is minimal when compared to convection on earth. Your body would eventually freeze due to heat loss from radiation, but it would take a while.
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Comment on Minnesota proved MAGA wrong in ~society
Exellin LinkThank you for sharing! It's a really well written article and I had no idea that Minnesotans were so organized that they had different jobs for people protesting or tracking ICE or making...Thank you for sharing! It's a really well written article and I had no idea that Minnesotans were so organized that they had different jobs for people protesting or tracking ICE or making deliveries to neighbors.
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Comment on Whatever happened to _____? in ~talk
Exellin Link ParentSo it turns out it isn't explicitly mentioned to be another animated series, but the 2025 season 1 cinematic (tied in to the actual game ranked season) at...So it turns out it isn't explicitly mentioned to be another animated series, but the 2025 season 1 cinematic (tied in to the actual game ranked season) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSoGkTxu_FY was animated by Fortiche who animated arcane. That is why there was speculation this would be a teaser for the next series, but it's not confirmed.
The video has the same black rose as in arcane, and they are talking about losing their host (Mel).
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Comment on Whatever happened to _____? in ~talk
Exellin Link ParentI wouldn't say that Arcane is canceled. They just told the story they wanted to for Zaun/Piltover and they have released a teaser with Vladimir/Leblanc indicating that they are likely going to...I wouldn't say that Arcane is canceled. They just told the story they wanted to for Zaun/Piltover and they have released a teaser with Vladimir/Leblanc indicating that they are likely going to visiting Noxus for the next animated series.
If you haven't seen the teaser I'll see if I can link you it.
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Comment on Looking for watch recommendations as my partners Apple Watch doesn't even last a day anymore in ~tech
Exellin Link ParentThank you! Yeah I am kinda hoping she gets a Garmin and we can both be in the same ecosystem. We'll be keeping an eye out for this upcoming Black friday and see if we can find a good deal on a...Thank you! Yeah I am kinda hoping she gets a Garmin and we can both be in the same ecosystem.
We'll be keeping an eye out for this upcoming Black friday and see if we can find a good deal on a venu 3 or something similar.
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Comment on Looking for watch recommendations as my partners Apple Watch doesn't even last a day anymore in ~tech
Exellin Link ParentThe Venu 3 is currently near the top of our list! Thanks for your review and that it's still getting a week or more of charge after 18 months and you get notifications from ios. She doesn't need...The Venu 3 is currently near the top of our list! Thanks for your review and that it's still getting a week or more of charge after 18 months and you get notifications from ios.
She doesn't need to reply back to messages so it seems you both have roughly the same things you were looking for in a watch.
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Comment on Looking for watch recommendations as my partners Apple Watch doesn't even last a day anymore in ~tech
Exellin Link ParentShe currently has a SE2. The apple watches with a larger battery are closer to the $1000 range with not many more features, so we are looking at cheaper watches with more battery. I have the same...She currently has a SE2. The apple watches with a larger battery are closer to the $1000 range with not many more features, so we are looking at cheaper watches with more battery.
I have the same viewpoint where I don't want to be constantly notified on my watch, but she likes it because she says otherwise she forgets her phone exists.
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Comment on Looking for watch recommendations as my partners Apple Watch doesn't even last a day anymore in ~tech
Exellin Link ParentWe don't think there is anything inherently wrong with her current battery. Apple advertises 18 hours of battery which is about how much she is getting. So it wasn't a great fit in the first place...We don't think there is anything inherently wrong with her current battery. Apple advertises 18 hours of battery which is about how much she is getting. So it wasn't a great fit in the first place and now she is looking for one that starts off with more battery.
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Comment on Looking for watch recommendations as my partners Apple Watch doesn't even last a day anymore in ~tech
Exellin Link ParentThanks for the suggestion! Unfortunately she isn't a fan of the shape and that it doesn't look much like a watch.Thanks for the suggestion! Unfortunately she isn't a fan of the shape and that it doesn't look much like a watch.
How do you feel about the fact that these bots ignore robots.txt? Even if it's "weird" if someone says that these pages are off-limits since it's on the internet, the fact that so many people set up their bots to ignore website owners requests is the unethical breaking point for me.