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Comment on Part of me wishes it wasn't true but: AI coding is legit in ~tech
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Comment on Part of me wishes it wasn't true but: AI coding is legit in ~tech
unkz Link ParentBecause open source people by and large are quite public about hating code generation, there is too much stigma for most people to admit that they are using code generation in open source...We're 3 years into the LLM craze and I've yet to see where the benefits are. If they were so good, why aren't they being used to easily fix open source issues? Even if it's just AI assisted?
Because open source people by and large are quite public about hating code generation, there is too much stigma for most people to admit that they are using code generation in open source projects. However, I can tell you with absolute certainty that there are in fact patches being submitted and accepted that were done with code generation tools. They just aren’t publicly announced as being done with code generation tools.
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Comment on Any chance we can get a shorthand for the <details> tag? in ~tildes
unkz Link ParentThis story reminds me of how Welsh stopped using the letter K. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_orthographyThis story reminds me of how Welsh stopped using the letter K.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_orthography
The disuse of this letter is at least partly due to the publication of William Salesbury's Welsh New Testament and William Morgan's Welsh Bible, whose English printers, with type letter frequencies set for English and Latin, did not have enough ⟨k⟩ letters in their type cases to spell every /k/ as ⟨k⟩, so the order went "C for K, because the printers have not so many as the Welsh requireth"; this was not liked at the time, but has become standard usage.
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Comment on I ran a 50k today, please clap in ~sports
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Comment on The death of punctuation in ~humanities.languages
unkz LinkMy 13 year old was just making fun of my wife yesterday for using punctuation and “texting like an old person”. It’s absolutely a thing now that young people avoid punctuation.My 13 year old was just making fun of my wife yesterday for using punctuation and “texting like an old person”. It’s absolutely a thing now that young people avoid punctuation.
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Comment on China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past eighteen months, analysis finds in ~enviro
unkz Link ParentI think that may reverse the arrow of causality. Why did the cost of solar fall off a cliff over the last two decades? I would argue it's because of those international climate agreements and the...I think that may reverse the arrow of causality. Why did the cost of solar fall off a cliff over the last two decades? I would argue it's because of those international climate agreements and the associated funding for research into solar. The agreements produce the conditions for the economics.
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Comment on Humble Bundle: Modern Sci-Fi Classics (Charles Soule, Joseph Fink, Hugh Howey, and Neal Stephenson) in ~books
unkz Link ParentI haven’t read the book but the welcome to nightvale podcast is excellent if you are into highly surreal storytelling, and I have heard that the book has very much the same vibe. Check out the...I haven’t read the book but the welcome to nightvale podcast is excellent if you are into highly surreal storytelling, and I have heard that the book has very much the same vibe. Check out the podcast for free and see if it’s your kinda thing.
I have read wool and watched silo. I saw the TV first and that’s what motivated me to read the book. I thought it was worthwhile and enhanced my appreciation of the show.
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Comment on Study suggests that the Universe's expansion 'is now slowing, not speeding up' in ~space
unkz Link ParentThis comic sums up my approach to cooking.This comic sums up my approach to cooking.
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Comment on Two signs that Democrats flipped Donald Trump supporters on Tuesday (gifted link) in ~society
unkz Link ParentI would very much not like to see a Republican win in 2028. Look how bad the Supreme Court is now — this will be an opportunity to replace both Thomas and Alito. If Republicans pick the...I would very much not like to see a Republican win in 2028. Look how bad the Supreme Court is now — this will be an opportunity to replace both Thomas and Alito. If Republicans pick the replacements, Republicans hegemony will be unchallenged for two or more generations.
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Comment on Two signs that Democrats flipped Donald Trump supporters on Tuesday (gifted link) in ~society
unkz LinkI guarantee Democrats take the wrong message from this. I think Hispanics are reacting to the wildly abusive execution of border policy, but there are a lot of Hispanics who broadly agree with the...The same story holds among Hispanic voters, who snapped back toward Democrats in both states. The exit polls in New Jersey found that Ms. Sherrill won a whopping 18 percent of Mr. Trump’s Hispanic support in the state (no figures were reported for Virginia, where the Hispanic vote is smaller).
I guarantee Democrats take the wrong message from this. I think Hispanics are reacting to the wildly abusive execution of border policy, but there are a lot of Hispanics who broadly agree with the principles of tightening immigration and expanded deportations, anti-trans policies, and Christian nationalism. These gains among Hispanic voters can easily be lost to a more moderate Republican presidential candidate.
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Comment on California voters pass Prop 50 to redraw the state's congressional maps in ~society
unkz Link ParentI do really like how it is tied to Texas fucking around. There’s an escape hatch for reasonable democracy, should they choose to take it.I do really like how it is tied to Texas fucking around. There’s an escape hatch for reasonable democracy, should they choose to take it.
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Comment on Dick Cheney dies at 84 in ~society
unkz Link ParentI honestly believe that Trump will go down in history for being known as the worst president in the entire history of America. Absolutely any previous president would be better.I honestly believe that Trump will go down in history for being known as the worst president in the entire history of America. Absolutely any previous president would be better.
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Comment on Request for help: Backing up NASA public databases in ~space
unkz (edited )Link ParentYou may be interested in Azure Data Box. You can download to the cloud with functionally unlimited bandwidth and then they will provide you with a physical export consisting of 525TB portable...You may be interested in Azure Data Box. You can download to the cloud with functionally unlimited bandwidth and then they will provide you with a physical export consisting of 525TB portable drive arrays that you can receive at your facility and transfer to your on-premises storage solution.
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Comment on Request for help: Backing up NASA public databases in ~space
unkz (edited )LinkYou should ask https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/ this is right up their alley. There are a few people there with multi-petabyte setups. Ballpark, I would say that’s about $20k in LTO-9 tape...You should ask https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/ this is right up their alley. There are a few people there with multi-petabyte setups. Ballpark, I would say that’s about $20k in LTO-9 tape for 3.5PB if it isn’t compressible.
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Comment on Body time and daylight savings apologetics in ~life
unkz LinkFor those who are choosing to engage with this, note the domain. The chances of finding a, dare I say it, “rational” argument here are close enough to zero as to make no practical difference.For those who are choosing to engage with this, note the domain. The chances of finding a, dare I say it, “rational” argument here are close enough to zero as to make no practical difference.
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Comment on Something that always bothered me about the Jonathan Majors trial in ~talk
unkz Link ParentYou don’t see a difference in severity in these cases? He was arrested on charges of strangulation and she was in fact unconscious with neck injuries. That to me seems substantially worse than...You don’t see a difference in severity in these cases? He was arrested on charges of strangulation and she was in fact unconscious with neck injuries. That to me seems substantially worse than anything the others did.
The outcome of the trial seems irrelevant to your question about the public interest because the public interest is based on the lead up to the trial and evidence we know about before the trial. What we had to go on prior to the trial is Jonathan Majors was potentially an attempted murderer.
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Comment on Something that always bothered me about the Jonathan Majors trial in ~talk
unkz LinkEzra Miller and Shia Laboeuf are pretty shitty people, and they are violent, but Jonathan Majors damn near murdered that girl. He literally strangled her unconscious before calling 911 to save her...Ezra Miller and Shia Laboeuf are pretty shitty people, and they are violent, but Jonathan Majors damn near murdered that girl. He literally strangled her unconscious before calling 911 to save her life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Majors
On March 25, 2023, Majors placed a 911 emergency call requesting medical assistance to his New York residence after he claimed he had arrived home and found his former girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, unresponsive. Majors also claimed he had spent the night at a hotel. Majors was later arrested on assault, strangulation and harassment charges, stemming from a domestic dispute with Jabbari the prior evening who "sustained minor injuries to her head and neck and was removed to an area hospital in stable condition," according to the NYPD after their preliminary investigation.
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Comment on Utah to open detention camp/involuntary treatment center for homeless people (gifted link) in ~society
unkz Link ParentDrug addicts don’t want to live where there aren’t drugs. A large number of mentally unwell people are too disruptive to be allowed in the existing voluntary shelters and have been banned from them.Drug addicts don’t want to live where there aren’t drugs. A large number of mentally unwell people are too disruptive to be allowed in the existing voluntary shelters and have been banned from them.
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Comment on Utah to open detention camp/involuntary treatment center for homeless people (gifted link) in ~society
unkz Link ParentIt's because there are people who refuse voluntary care, but are still dangerous.It's because there are people who refuse voluntary care, but are still dangerous.
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Comment on Utah to open detention camp/involuntary treatment center for homeless people (gifted link) in ~society
unkz Link ParentIf they were voluntarily entering treatment, this wouldn't even be a concern. The problem is people who aren't voluntarily entering treatment.Anyone with genuine mental needs can go to a proper hospital or therapist.
If they were voluntarily entering treatment, this wouldn't even be a concern. The problem is people who aren't voluntarily entering treatment.
That's not how stigma works. This is primarily a social issue.