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It doesn't matter what any of us think. My local LLAMA install will readily return how to make tannerite-style explosives and more.

The cat was arguably never in the bag.

Another great option is https://github.com/oobabooga/text-generation-webui

The 7B model will run without changes on a 3080. The 13B 4-bit model also runs on a 3080.

This Reddit post has the instructions I followed: https://old.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/11o6o3f/how_to_...

This isn’t my experience. I’ve interviewed many seniors in my time, and also gone on many interviews as a senior.

Networks fail people all the time. Mine failed me because I was at one company for a decade(switching teams), and my entire network still works there. I don’t want to go back, so I essentially have no network.

We hired an architect who’s entire network was still at IBM, similar to me. There’s other possible failure modes, it happens quite a bit IME.

I rarely respond to super recent comments, but you're 100% right.

What SO didn't expect was that their real purpose was as feedstock for LLMs that will consume them and surpass them entirely.

I hope I can add a custom prompt to every query I make some day(like a setting). I’d for sure start with “Do not use emojis or emoticons in your response.”

Only ones I can think of are that Clang has better(ish) error messages, and clangd language server is cool.

Used to be Clang was faster than gcc (both compiling and the apps generated), but according to Wikipedia they now trade blows.

Some people are very much against the GPL. I don’t know why they put corporate interests over users interests. I assume it’s a cousin to “temporarily embarrassed millionaire” thought processes.

I’ve been pricing out a truck+trailer combo to work remote and see North America.

I’m starting to get serious about it and it’s really exciting.

Remote offers so many possibilities for a more enriching life. I’d for sure take a 20 or even 30% pay cut (to <$100k)to enable this, easy!

> What are the symptoms of elevated CO2 levels? Why can't you feel them and need a monitor to tell you you are unwell?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide#Below_1%

The most convincing evidence is from the ISS: at 5000ppm CO2, the crew experienced "headaches, lethargy, mental slowness, emotional irritation, and sleep disruption." - so you can feel too high a CO2 level and open a window (if you know to consider that as a problem which causes these symptoms).

The studies suggesting 1000ppm may be harmful are called out in the wiki article and it seems the jury is still out as to if the effects are real/are the result of CO2 and not confounding issues.

This is my experience.

I worked for over 10 years doing Linux Kernel driver implementation. At Intel.

When I quit last year my base was $120k (150 TC). I couldn’t afford a house in the HCOLA I’m in. Remote wasn’t an option. For me a house is a prerequisite to starting a family.

So I left to get housing. Either making more or going remote and moving to a less expensive area.

Embedded is really fun for me, but it just can’t keep up in times of such inflation- especially WRT housing.

I’d ask ChatGPT to do it for me, but it’s permanently at capacity.

When I was doing Linux driver dev, it was expected new hires would take 8-12 months to ramp up and start to contribute (usually not well at first).

When I asked the Mesa devs how long ramp-up was I was told around 12-18 months.

When I was working on ChromeOS we expected about 6 months of ramp.

I guess it’s just different projects and jobs at companies. I would never hold my breath to find a candidate that had experience in any of the above.

The exterior light I park next to at my apartment went out- I thought it wasn’t a big deal.

In 1 week my catalytic converter was stolen. A week later the light was fixed (big job, corrosion spread in the wires).

Never had an issue before nor since. Lights matter a lot.

When I’m gaming my cpu (11700k) puts out about 50 watts (some cores moderately busy). The gpu (3080) puts out 320 watts!!!

Tbh I like it in winter, warms my living room up nicely. In summer I just run my aircons more, but I also usually game less because the weather is nice.

This hasn't been my experience, but I wouldn't hesitate to pull up ChatGPT on my phone to pass a recruiter-enforced no-feedback no-engineer AI-graded prescreen.

I'm fully ready to get my writing tablet and work through my thought process/answer presentation, and have an interesting discussion. But if there's no engineer to talk to, then IMO just getting a 'pass' however you can is fine (morally as well).

Agreed, it's also a waste of my time to do a bunch of research, figure out of I'm a "fit", customize a resume, go through the onerous application process (already have to do this) to just be rejected by the HR world filter or something else asinine.

I could use that time to apply to more companies instead, or to do a leetcode problem and stand a chance at passing an interview. Or just to watch an episode of Bob's Burgers, that would be time better spent lol.

Agreed, I like the term “niceholes” for these people - got it off Reddit.

Just follow the rules, be predictable on the road.

Yeah, but one can have many fulfilling connections with people who are no help to your business.

Yes, connections are a part of “worth”, but the money you can make off them (or through them) is not necessarily.

I’m planning to smoke weed less frequently (daily -> weekly), get a job, exercise more, and learn to sail!

Happy New Year!

Depends on how you rent. I went through and calculated my total housing expenses for the last 15 years- they’re about $120,000; in my area that’s a (minimal) down payment. It’s less than a year of salary.

I’ve had all appliances replaced, a new roof (and a new ceiling when this leaked), the parking lot resurfaced twice, and a new water heater, endless bits and bobs (sink disposal, all new light switches, door knobs, fully new shower enclosure and faucets). Maintenance shovels snow, cleans up leaves, and de-ices. I have never mowed a lawn, shoveled snow nor done any physical labor at all- I’m still in good shape, there’s a gym and pool on premises.

My apartment is small, that’s why it’s inexpensive. But I won’t have kids and don’t need >1 bedroom. Already married for the whole time as well. Depends on how one wants to live their life.

Wow, I read “Once you observe the darker side of human nature in the technology industry, you cannot forget or unsee it.” And then I hit the (skippable) paywall.

I laughed, goddamn this is funny. An article about how exhausting this shit is and there’s fucking dark patterns shitting all over it. It’s so perfect, like a grand satire. Performance art done in software, but fully unintended and shockingly cynical.

Posting here to plug jellyfin (and swiftfin in TestFlight) - it’s really nice to have a full FOSS option on the AppleTV/iPhone.

My issue with Plex is their unceasing dark patterns and attempts to monetize users. Forcing centralized accounts and constantly re-pinning their “value add” channels made me leave them. Also eroded my trust with them, I wouldn’t be shocked to learn that they log all the media I watch in their app…

You're definitely correct, I've learned a lot while practicing leetcode. Especially about my chosen language (Python). I do feel I'm a better engineer because of it.

I don't think much of what I've learned will be useful in the day-to-day SWE grind. It's really quite interesting, but I cannot recall ever having to remember the skeleton of an iterative DFS before now.

I've taken away more useful lessons from system design studying. If I had my way, I'd spend more timing finishing "Designing Data Intensive Applications" (AWESOME book), instead of figuring out why my oranges aren't rotting correctly or trying to remember how to solve the coin problem using dynamic programming instead of a greedy algo.

On the plus side, once I've got a good memory base and can solve random Mediums and some Hards, I should be OK to pass basically any technical interview - barring random chance. Right now I took a break for xmas and need to go back to it, and that is the hardest part :)

For what it’s worth in my 15+ year career I have also never had to do leetcode interviews… until now.

Part of it is that I’m pivoting from systems software (Linux kernel) to webstuff. I have zero network here, if I wanted to do systems again I’d have an easier time of it.

This is exactly what happened to me when I quit.

“Now I’ll have time for my projects!!”

Instead it’s been “Grokking Algorithms”, “The Competitive Programmers Handbook”, Alex Xu’s “System Design”, and enough leetcode that I’m actually doing more than I did at work.

What sucks is that there are still lots of medium problems I cannot do. Hards are right out. Dunno what I’ll do.

Wow, I had no idea assisted suicide due to economic circumstance was already a thing.

It's so tragic that society has failed many people, and now instead of the extra help they need, they're just given the option to be killed outright.

Personal anecdote: I intend to end my life with suicide. The circumstances would likely be when I get a terminal disease. Dragging out end-of-life is very traumatic for those around you. I have personal experience here.

I could also see myself deciding to die over economic reasons: If I'm forced out of tech at ~45-55 (because ageism is very real), then I'll probably plan to die whenever I run out of money. If I can't make rent, and I can't work, and there's no help, suicide is an option to stop the pain. I'd rather be dead than homeless (because of how society treats them).

I already have my plans, going to build an 'exit pod'. Nitrogen asphyxiation with CO2 scrubbers, and some kind of tech to determine I really am dead and contact EMS (arduino+ekg or O2 SAT and a phone) with a message about the situation. Trying to decrease trauma to others because of my death.

The cruelty with which we treat normal people, even in the best situation on earth that ever has been, is absolutely shocking and disgusting.

It's hard to accept that human life has no intrinsic value: Once we're no longer useful to our 'betters', we are culled. If you cannot produce economic value, those in power think you are better off dead.

IMO, the 'why' is due to how mature the industry is - it'll absolutely be the future for every profession, given enough time. It's the natural distribution of wealth in our society: Few have too much, most have not enough.

We're all "doomed" if this is the case.

Your argument is that the philanthropy of the ruling class will fulfill the required redistribution of wealth?

So far it hasn't worked out too well...

> Interview cheating has always been there, but it is generally so rare that it isn't a real concern.

You're the person they're trying to fool, so if they cheat successfully you would never know. You've never seen overt displays of bad cheating, which is different.

Think you haven't seen a stick insect in years? Likely you have, but just didn't notice it...

Cheaters will always be more motivated than those trying to detect them - because everything is on the line for them.

Yes! This site can be extremely toxic because of the VC bent.

If someone made a competitor that had just-as-good tech discussion without the VC “value-add”, I’d never come here ever again.

I also like seeing so many of the ruling class get angry and post about requiring salary ranges, it’s been very entertaining this morning :)

Apt-news made me finally leave Ubuntu after over a decade. I went to Debian and Arch depending.

Seeing ‘apt update’ shill r/Linux was the last straw after forcing-snap, forcing-Amazon ads, Wayland vs Mir, etc. I should have left years ago. Canonical, are you listening? Stop.