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ironfootnz··on Pi's Minimalism Is Its Advantage
I couldn't agree more.

I think for indie hackers and people that build their own stack is great, but real scenario and people with money Enterprise likes the idea of batteries included.

I found this one a little bit better and they do support Extensions like Pi. But comes with all features like codex, claude code and it's open-source.

https://github.com/autohandai/code-cli

ironfootnz··on Pi's Minimalism Is Its Advantage
I think for indie hackers and people that build their own stack is great, but real scenario and people with money Enterprise likes the idea of batteries included.

I found this one a little bit better and they do support Extensions like Pi. But comes with all features like codex, claude code and it's open-source.

https://github.com/autohandai/code-cli

ironfootnz··on DARPA project for automated translation from C to Rust (2024)
I think the only folks can solve this at the guys at autohand.ai They're into something at this level.
ironfootnz··on What's the strongest AI model you can train on a laptop in five minutes?
@Sean you can try this https://x.com/unslothai/status/1956027720288366883?s=46&t=Bo...
ironfootnz··on I'll think twice before using GitHub Actions again
That’s my policy too. I see way too many Jenkins/Actions scripts with big logic blocks jammed into YAML. If the entire build and test process is just a single script call, we can run it locally, in a GitHub workflow, or anywhere else. Makes it less painful to switch CI systems, and devs can debug easily without pushing blind commits. It’s surprising how many teams don’t realize local testing alone saves huge amounts of time.
ironfootnz··on I'll think twice before using GitHub Actions again
I’ve seen many teams get stuck when they rely too heavily on GitHub Actions’ magic. The key issue is how tightly your build logic and config become tied to one CI tool. If the declarative YAML gets too big and tries to handle complex branching or monorepos, it devolves into a maintenance headache—especially when you can’t test it locally and must push blind changes just to see what happens.

A healthier workflow is to keep all the logic (build, test, deploy) in portable scripts and let the CI only orchestrate each script as a single step. It’s easier to troubleshoot, possible to run everything on a dev machine, and simpler if you ever migrate away from GitHub.

For monorepos, required checks are maddening. This should be a first-class feature where CI can dynamically mark which checks apply on a PR, then require only those. Otherwise, you do hacky “no-op” jobs or you force your entire pipeline to run every time.

In short, GitHub Actions can be powerful for smaller codebases or straightforward pipelines, but if your repo is big and you want advanced control, it starts to feel like you’re fighting the tool. If there’s no sign that GitHub wants to address these issues, it’s totally reasonable to look elsewhere or build your own thin orchestration on top of more flexible CI runners.

ironfootnz··on New LLM optimization technique slashes memory costs
I'm a big fan of their papers, this one didn't disappoint
ironfootnz··on Model Context Protocol
L0L, this is basically OpenAI spec function calls with a different semantics.
ironfootnz··on Hezbollah pager explosions kill several people in Lebanon
New fear unlocked!!! I will no longer look at my phone the same way!
ironfootnz··on [dead]
Over the next five years, intelligent code assistants like GitHub Copilot will significantly transform software development by automating repetitive tasks and enhancing developer productivity. These tools, built on advancements in AI and large language models (LLMs), will help developers focus more on problem-solving and less on manual coding. While LLMs won’t replace developers, they will streamline workflows, making programming more accessible globally, especially with innovations in personalized models and natural language interfaces. The future of coding may evolve into a collaborative process between humans and AI, reshaping the development landscape.
ironfootnz··on Llms.txt
What a useless way of proposing something to the web. robots.txt is the way to go to anyone on the web.
ironfootnz··on FastHTML – Modern web applications in pure Python
I think this is a very useful framework to write about on Wikipedia on how not to use HTML in your python code. There's a canonical reason on why we shouldn't.

Readability, reusability ... the list goes on.

ironfootnz··on Safe Superintelligence Inc.
Sorry but this will collapse in the next 18 months.
ironfootnz··on Sam Altman is showing us who he really is
Sam is willing to lie to become relevant to AI history. What's his doing is just creating a crumble to his own ruin. - GeoHortz
ironfootnz··on Winner of $1.3B Powerball jackpot is a immigrant from Laos who has cancer
$1.3B reduced to $420M.

I thought the tax were already paid and the money was clean. Far out!

ironfootnz··on Google Earning Q1 2024 [pdf]
Sundar Pichai, CEO, said: “Our results in the first quarter reflect strong performance from Search, YouTube and Cloud. We are well under way with our Gemini era and there’s great momentum across the company. Our leadership in AI research and infrastructure, and our global product footprint, position us well for the next wave of AI innovation.”

The only one mention, it's strong position across conservative approach. A must have for any large multi national company like Google.

ironfootnz··on Bayer is getting rid of bosses and asking staff to ‘self-organize’
I've been saying this for the last 10 years. Middle managers are Bozos. They don't let you get shit done and don't let you flush your ideas and brainstorm to products. I hope this tendency becomes the new norm.
ironfootnz··on I've shorten my NVDA position today, here's why
To me, it doesn't make more sense the price for the common stock for NVDA, a 66 p/e ratio for NVDA is anticipating them beating earnings handily for the next decade.

This is to think that AMD or any cloud provider wouldn't compute against them in this meantime.

But what really put me off, was their balance sheet, a slow town of roughly 18% in the output pace compared to the previous quarters is staggering. Which means they have at least 5 to 6 months of leading time before other vendor catch-up.

Enough for me, it was a fun ride since 2017.

ironfootnz··on Kevin Mitnick has died
RIP my friend.
ironfootnz··on Emerging architectures for LLM applications
It's a good article for people with no strong background in NLP or LLMs. Gives a comprehensive overview on how this could be applicable for startups.

Enterprise, not so quite, there are a lot of other stuff to consider like points missing, ethical application, filtering, security, points that are very important for enterprise customers.

Also, in-context learning is just one way to apply LLMs, there are way more applications like few short learning, fine tuning, depending on cost and application involved as I've highlighted here

https://twitter.com/igorcosta/status/1671316499179667456

ironfootnz··on Show HN: AI Playground by Vercel Labs
the UI is quite limited, check out the outputs https://play.vercel.ai/r/I25tmJs when needs a scroll bar.
ironfootnz··on OpenAI’s CEO says the age of giant AI models is already over
He's finally catching up with me. I wrote an article about that a few months ago.

https://twitter.com/igorcosta/status/1612704076315389952

ironfootnz··on Winamp Launches Player
I'm missing the time Winamp was unique, not a copy cat of Spotify.
ironfootnz··on Universal Speech Model
I don't understand, why Google doesn't let people use this in the wild, the best case scenario for improving, I've seen great Pull Requests from Whisper and lots of cool mods to help.

I feel like its watching an ad to buy a product but no 0800, QRCode or Web URL to go and use it. So frustrating.

ironfootnz··on Amazon employees push CEO Andy Jassy to drop return-to-office mandate
Rumors are those are now under PIP
ironfootnz··on A more powerful AI model and better code suggestions
Thank you.
ironfootnz··on Show HN: We scaled Git to support 1 TB repos
write a blog post about these statements. Otherwise is just your opinion on it.
ironfootnz··on Ask HN: Is the architect role less demanded in software than before?
I doubt. Depends on the industry you are operating.
ironfootnz··on Z-library founders arrested in Argentina
In theory yes, but if you don't pay and use the money for Lobby, you get power, which equals to more rights. That's the foundation of a democracy or let's say society from the times of Pharaos.
ironfootnz··on Sapling: A new source control system with Git-compatible client
I see a few issues on their approach for working copy and log search. Let me try out and see if I'm right on my assumptions.
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