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richardubright

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richardubright··on Doing Everyone Else's Job
My mom worked at Cisco in a non-technical role for 30 years, and they did this. She was an IC and then manager for 3-5 years at a time on a bunch of different teams.
richardubright··on The real cost of owning a home
I have never lived somewhere that allowed longer than a 14-month lease.
richardubright··on I'm reluctant to verify my identity or age for any online services
I hear what you're saying, and instinctually I feel gross about it. But, if enabling advertising allows the website I'm visiting to stay in business, I think that might be a trade-off worth making.
richardubright··on Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid
Looking at the data for lake that goes through the dam, it seems like they keep it at the same level. So it probably CAN make 7MW with more flow, but generally only flows at a state that puts out 2.
richardubright··on Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides on freeways in LA, SF and Phoenix
I think the key is, it's easy to get "self-driving" where the car will hand off to the driver working on highways. "Follow the lines, go forward, don't get hit". But having it DRIVERLESS is a different beast, and the failure states are very different than those in surface street driving.
richardubright··on M5 MacBook Pro
This is only the M4. Not the M4 Pro or Max, and the 16 has never gotten the base chip.
richardubright··on Learn Your Way: Reimagining Textbooks with Generative AI
Ignoring that, NONE of those answers are correct. It wants "C) Psychology focuses on genetic makeup, while sociology focuses on social interactions.", but that's not a true statement. Psychology is absolutely not focused on genetic makeup.
richardubright··on Study: Social media probably can't be fixed
Wait what? Is there an article on this. That sounds absolutely insane.
richardubright··on C1 modem breaks no speed records, but is power efficient
I think when they said "vendor" they meant Qualcomm.