Semi-Hemi-Demigod

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to programmer_humor in Markdown everywhere

Thankfully these days I spend most of my time in Confluence, which supports Markdown

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to technology in Intel makes Thunderbolt 5 official, promising speeds of up to 120Gbps

4K UHD needs a bandwidth of at least 10.2 Gbps, so this could drive eleven 4K displays

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to programmer_humor in Markdown everywhere

Whoever made Jira's markup syntax: Straight to jail.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to technology in Meta is back in the office three days a week, as WFH continues to die

Sounds like a skill issue. The company I was working for at the time had been fully remote since its founding and we were totally used to zoom meetings. We barely skipped a beat when COVID hit.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to programmer_humor in My poor RAM...

Not just privacy reform, but also mandated interoperability between services

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to technology in Unearthed touchscreen iMac G3 prototype evokes a very different era of Apple | Ars Technica

Touch screen computers also don’t make sense ergonomically. There’s a lot more arm and hand movement on a touchscreen compared to even a mouse, so you’ll get tired quicker.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to risa in My favorite 6 actors

The most important person in Starfleet history

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to risa in Boimler's living situation keeps getting more complicated... (Lower Decks 4x02)

I love how I can have an idea for a meme and then it just shows up

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to programmer_humor in My poor RAM...

What’s possible for web apps today is insane considering where it started. I remember when AJAX was a brand new technology, and now you can do videoconferences with screenshare right in a web browser.

I think the push toward apps is because of influence from mobile. Everyone wants their own app, just like everyone wanted a dot com in the 90s. Hopefully we’ll stabilize around browsers and open standards.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to memes in I think he's worse though.

Elon lacks the style of Zorg, and indeed the Robber Barons of our previous Gilded Age. All of the buildings they make are ugly glass squares. All of their initiatives are self-serving. Carnegie was an asshole, but at least he could commission something beautiful.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to linux in Linux Mint Debian Edition 6 "Faye" Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing

Anyone who's read any fantasy knows not to mess around with the faye. I'll wait for the next version unless that one's named Cthulhu.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to technology in AI chatbots were tasked to run a tech company. They built software in under seven minutes — for less than $1.

Why are you actively trying to avoid learning how to write the loop? Are you planning to have ChatGPT fill in your loop templates for the rest of your life?

First, how is this different from having your IDE fill in your loop templates?

Second, no, of course I learn how to do it and then copy/paste from my existing code like a normal person.

Third, this is much more customizable. The example I gave is pretty simple, but you can explain algorithms to ChatGPT and have it figure it out.

Finally, I'm usually doing this for a customer in a language I'll never use again. Last week it was LabView. My role has me writing proofs-of-concept for customers frequently so I'm not going to learn something I'll never use again.

It’s going to be slower overall than just using the reference and learning how to do it.

Not when you're not familiar with the syntax and don't have an IDE set up for it.

other than people who are just impressed when you can do anything with a computer.

This happens in my job a lot more than I'm comfortable with.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to news in Local officials call on Congress to reject larger trucks on highway

Yes, and unless that road weight per axle is only 4.6% higher it's going to cause more road wear than just using two trucks.

And consuming less fuel is good, provided we find a way to pay for the increased repairs we'll need.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to news in Local officials call on Congress to reject larger trucks on highway

Road wear scales as a cube of vehicle weight, so unless the heavier trucks are only 4.6% heavier than two trucks they'll cause more damage to the roads while consuming less fuel and therefore producing less fuel tax revenue which is used to repair the roads.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to technology in AI chatbots were tasked to run a tech company. They built software in under seven minutes — for less than $1.

I'm not saying AI will write entire applications, but it is really useful at writing small bits of code for a human being to assemble which can greatly improve productivity.

Though if we could get it to handle stakeholder meetings I'll never use it for programming again.