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franktankbank··on AI is destroying open source, and it's not even good yet
Would AI be as good at coding as it is without the rigorous moderation of a significant training source?
franktankbank··on I'm not worried about AI job loss
I think this is probably the trajectory for software development because while people claim there is a potentially unlimited demand that really only occurs at rock bottom prices.
franktankbank··on The wonder of modern drywall
How do you find yourself a lath? Try once if it doesn't hit then move up/down a 3/4 inch.
franktankbank··on The wonder of modern drywall
Wallpaper can be semi structural.
franktankbank··on Spotify: Our best developers haven't written a single line of code since Dec
This sounds totally retarded.

Why would spotify have 10000 npm repos?

franktankbank··on Is particle physics dead, dying, or just hard?
> it's a long time since my physics degree...

me too, just addressing that a fraction might as well be an integer with some redefinition of the fundamental charge.

franktankbank··on Oxide raises $200M Series C
Another happy couple!
franktankbank··on Frontier AI agents violate ethical constraints 30–50% of time, pressured by KPIs
Smells like kickbacks. If the company incentives don't make sense then who do they make sense for?
franktankbank··on Is particle physics dead, dying, or just hard?
Is this some mandella effect going on? No, they discovered the Higgs and did rough measurements.
franktankbank··on Is particle physics dead, dying, or just hard?
Redefine the down quark charge as the fundamental unit and you lose nothing.
franktankbank··on Amazon plunge continues $1T wipeout as AI bubble fears ignite sell-off
Maybe nobody has reputably released non-fortran versions but they probably exist.
franktankbank··on Amazon plunge continues $1T wipeout as AI bubble fears ignite sell-off
Is a seal a sea creature or a land dweller? Well it eats at sea.
franktankbank··on Amazon plunge continues $1T wipeout as AI bubble fears ignite sell-off
Hes not admitting his crimes, hes bragging!
franktankbank··on We tasked Opus 4.6 using agent teams to build a C Compiler
Great way to get constantly moving holes.
franktankbank··on Tesla Profit Slumps, but Investors May Not Care
What systemic reason can allow this to go on for so long? I obviously discount a lot of the forward looking promises given the track record. Something seems deeply off for 6 years.
franktankbank··on OpenAI Frontier
I'm sorry do you have some problem with protecting things that matter most?
franktankbank··on OpenAI Frontier
The only numbers mentioned are speed of output. Any associated loss due to rework/ missed contracts?
franktankbank··on Why more companies are recognizing the benefits of keeping older employees
I see it as a coup on the company. You have owners who get a skim off the top who probably set it up well at the start. Then you have Xth generation of job maintainers who now run the company and don't see much good reason to make the company prosper as it could effect their career growth/stability. Politics wins out over engineering when the original visionaries hand over the wheel. Owners are too wealthy to care too much, they can sell and retire at any moment.
franktankbank··on Cannabis usage in older adults linked to larger brain, better cognitive function
Big brained olds love this one weird trick.
franktankbank··on xAI joins SpaceX
Probably because its just a shitty justification to move money around.
franktankbank··on Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica
Humans do it better and worse. Which one should the robo tend towards?
franktankbank··on Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica
Yep, if I plow into stationary vehicles on the highway while going the "limit" that's not a very solid defense is it?
franktankbank··on Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica
There is probably a multimodal distribution of behaviors for people in these situations. Any robotaxi ought to behave in the more cautious mode no? I drive at near idle speeds in these situations.
franktankbank··on US trade deficit widens by the most in nearly 34 years in November
Why wouldn't it?
franktankbank··on Maine’s ‘Lobster Lady’ who fished for nearly a century dies aged 105
Beautiful really. I feel you, there is something about hearing stories from those close to you that hit 100x harder. I have cousins who keep these memories alive by digging into our far past family trees and document it for the rest of us.
franktankbank··on Microsoft's Azure Linux
If left at that. More likely to committee infect in reality.
franktankbank··on Amazon cuts 16k jobs
Amazon has 150k in India alone, presumably corporate? So now you are looking at closer to 7%.
franktankbank··on Amazon cuts 16k jobs
ASML isn't laying off their blue collar labor and neither is Amazon. Apples to Apples would be US based corporate numbers.
franktankbank··on India and EU announce landmark trade deal
Is it typical to consider immigration as a trade similar to apples and oranges?
franktankbank··on India and EU announce landmark trade deal
Do you feel like your govt represents you?
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