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dnoberon··on Pi Durable
Yeah don't get anyone going on the labs different tokenization schemes lol
dnoberon··on CHOMPI portable sampler instrument is now open-source (hardware and software)
Check out reverb and see if there are any selling.
dnoberon··on system design in depth – 200 topics, 118 diagrams, interactive demos
Not really. This seems like it's someone who told Claude to find the most popular system design Youtube and sort them into a simple React site :shrug:
dnoberon··on Dwarf Fortress is getting the mother of all magic updates
So just because you couldn't get into it means everyone who's enjoying it is a poser? That's some pretty self-centered thinking right there.

No one should be judging you if it's not your thing. Those of us that enjoy it readily admit its faults and own the fact it's not a game for everyone.

dnoberon··on Mesh LLM: distributed AI computing on iroh
Cool, always good to have more in the ecosystem. I love Iroh and hope this continues to succeed.
dnoberon··on You're Not a Better Engineer Because You Type Git Commands by Hand
Heard a quote I liked today.

“In order to be effective working at any layer of abstraction you must have in-depth knowledge of the layer below where you’re at”.

To be the most effective at AI assisted engineering (if treated as an abstraction layer) you need to understand how code works, behaves, architectures etc. and what well performing, well built things look like. Doesn’t necessarily mean you have to know everything like you would pre-AI, but enough to be effective.

dnoberon··on My thoughts on the Bun Rust rewrite
Not sure a personal attack against Jarred really helps the case for using Zig. He could have and should have focused on the language and not “a stinky manager”. Honestly, this makes me want to steer clear of Andrew as much as Jarred.
dnoberon··on OCaml maintainers reject massive AI-generated pull request
Sorry, not a real wall of shame. They just tend to occasionally compile some of the PRs they've rejected because of AI.

https://ziglang.org/news/migrating-from-github-to-codeberg/

See the "Exhibits A,B,C" links.

dnoberon··on OCaml maintainers reject massive AI-generated pull request
Reymont is quickly becoming infamous. He's got open PRs all over the place. Previously hit the frontpage here after showing up, _again_, on Zigs wall of shame for AI pull requests.
dnoberon··on Claude Code is all you need
I think the point is how can you squeeze anything out of the AI without knowing the stuff at a deep enough level?
dnoberon··on My AI skeptic friends are all nuts
This reads even more like an angry teenager than my angsty high school diary. I'm not sure how many more strawmans and dismissive remarks I can handle in one article.
dnoberon··on Some Personal Anecdotes About Developing with GenAI
I can see that. Whether or not it's worth the time spent in setting it up is something I can't answer myself yet.

I think my biggest point further down is that you have to _already know_ that it's a bad idea - if you don't you can't instruct the agent to avoid it. What I see is so many more developers who just never get to that point now.

> For many people in this industry this became the default when Google and StackOverflow appeared. Is AI really so much different there if you look at the root cause? I feel AI is just another tool for quick answers without investing time in understanding the problem. That mentality is not new and has not changed in decades with previous knowledge bases. Sadly.

Excellent point :)

dnoberon··on Some Personal Anecdotes About Developing with GenAI
I'm aware it reads a bit like an angry old man yelling at the kids on his lawn, but I'm starting to get extremely frustrated with what I see and thought I'd write down some of the experiences.
dnoberon··on Why I ever wrote Clojure
Yeah, feel like this should be the grounds enough for a lot of conversation.
dnoberon··on AI GPU Clusters, from Your Laptop, with Livebook
Livebook is absolutely amazing. I only wish Elixir got more love and greater use.
dnoberon··on The Most Dangerous Email (to my career) I've Sent
I hope that the change goes well!
dnoberon··on The Most Dangerous Email (to my career) I've Sent
Thank you. I think it is unfounded, but it's still a visceral belief and those can be hard to overcome. I'm hoping with time I can change my feelings on it.
dnoberon··on The Most Dangerous Email (to my career) I've Sent
You're absolutely right. I guess those artifacts don't resonate with me - and I did mention there's nothing wrong with enjoying this in the article. Good catch, I'll see if I can't reword it a bit :)
dnoberon··on The Most Dangerous Email (to my career) I've Sent
I hear that - these moments are hard to forget.
dnoberon··on The Most Dangerous Email (to my career) I've Sent
It went well yeah, it's a little bit at the end that I should have spent more time on :). We're stopping the climb up the management ladder and are identifying other resources to handle those responsibilities.
dnoberon··on The Most Dangerous Email (to my career) I've Sent
We talked frequently but I always kept my reservations about continually moving up the ladder pretty hidden. It wasn't until this realization and acceptance that I finally was extremely open and frank about things.
dnoberon··on The Most Dangerous Email (to my career) I've Sent
Hi, author here. Just want you to know that there's a human being with thoughts, feelings, hopes, etc. on the other side of that article. My experience in life isn't worthless. While it doesn't sound like it was valuable to you, I feel like it might be valuable to others in the same position. So if you have some constructive criticism on the writing - I'd be grateful - but if all you have is vitriol and lack of empathy, just move on.
dnoberon··on The Most Dangerous Email (to my career) I've Sent
The title might be a little dramatic, but I poured my heart into this article. I had to make some drastic decisions and big changes with regards to my career trajectory - and if I can inspire others to be true to themselves, then I'll be happy.
dnoberon··on Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)?
I'm working on a metadata catalog aimed towards scientific data. After standing up an enterprise data platform/lakehouse for science and laboratories, I've been really depressed by the current offerings and the massive oversight they have when dealing with scientific data. So I thought I'd change that. We're targeting not only the right kinds of data, but also connectors/integrations that reflect where most science data lives at these labs.
dnoberon··on DuckDB 1.0.0
Amazing. So glad this project came along!
dnoberon··on Rails 7.1 Released
Typing is coming!
dnoberon··on Croc: Easily and securely send things from one computer to another
How does this differ from Globus or Jetstream? Apart from being FOSS of course.
dnoberon··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2023)
Location: Idaho

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes (except to Seattle, CA, New York, Florida or Texas)

Technologies: Rust, Node.js, Go, Vue, Azure, Big Data Tools

Resume: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3YWdfAd_aYqQ8BzCNNx1RXr_77...

Email: johnw.darrington@gmail.com

I'm currently working as an architect for the Idaho National Laboratory. Looking to broaden my horizons - literally. Hoping to find something that can get me and my family out of Idaho.

I've worked on big data systems and management for a while, helping write a custom data lake for INL in the process. I've managed teams and projects at various sizes. I'm hoping that I can make a difference somewhere and build a great product and team.

dnoberon··on [dead]
A few times I’ve found myself stuck as the subject-matter expert of an internal project, or stuck in a role that I was growing either bored or frustrated with. If you’ve found yourself stuck as “the frontend person” and wanting to move on from a long-lived project, here’s some advice that might help you break out.
dnoberon··on Tips for Developing in a Vacuum
Glad you enjoyed it. It’s a tough role to play that’s for sure.
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