Semi-Hemi-Demigod

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

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 , 9 months ago

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 , 9 months ago

In season 1 Riker doesn't have a beard, which is your first clue it's a holodeck simulation.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

It's great for things like "How do I write this kind of loop in this language" but when I asked it for something more complex like a class or a big-ish function it hallucinates. But it makes for a very fast way to get up to speed in a new language

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

It's a lot less in my opinion, because you can just ask it a question rather than having to read and interpret things. Every programming tutorial in every language is going to waste my time explaining how loops and conditionals work, when all I want is how this language does them.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

Right, but you can't give it the variable names you're using and have it fill them in, and if you want to do something inside that loop with

I can ask ChatGPT "Write me a loop in C# that will add the variable value_increase to the variable current_value and exit when current_value is equal to or greater than the variable limit_value, with all the variables being floats"

You won't find that answer immediately on the Internet, and you're more likely to make errors synthesizing the new syntax.

But you do you, I'll keep using ChatGPT and looking like a miracle worker.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

It's not that writing loops does it, it's that I can ask ChatGPT to hand me pre-assembled parts that I can snap together instead of typing them out with my squishy human fingers. And I can do it for pretty much any language without too many syntax errors.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

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.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

For more details read the book Chokepoint Capitalism

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

I started my tech career in 2003 and back then I thought I'd work for a startup, get some options, go public, and retire at 35.

That did not happen, and while I'm making more than most I don't have fancy vacations or a brand new Tesla.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

I'd do what I'm doing now but I'd be helping hospitals and schools instead of companies.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

Compare this old episode of Crossfire starring Frank Zappa to any political talk show today and you'll get an idea of how far TV journalism has fallen.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

WWI German grenades had sticks, which increased range a lot at the expense of accuracy.

Americans, raised on baseball, were able to get the pineapple grenades into impossible holes, which made them a lot more effective than the German-style grenade.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago)

Yeah, grenades and baseballs are the same size for the same reason: It's about as big a shape as a person can hold and throw far with a lot of accuracy. It was just a happy coincidence that my grandfather was both on a winning Little League team and the Nazis loved pillboxes with tiny holes. He was part of the 14th Armored and could probably land a grenade in a pillbox from a hundred feet away just like throwing someone out at home from left field.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

“I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.” - Stephen Jay Gould

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

Every time I go on vacation I always think that I'd be having a better time at home, mostly because it would be so much cheaper.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

I mean, if you install a door with no locks on it it's not Home Depot's fault if someone walks in.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

Wait, isn't every camera public? - NSA

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

The IP cameras you can find with Google are because there's a lack of a firewall on them. It's possible to use devices on your local network without anyone knowing if you know what you're doing.

But because we consider electronics "consumer products" we don't have qualified professionals installing them, so we get doors without locks on them.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

"If Trump is nominated the Republican Party will get killed, we’ll get creamed, we’ll lose, we’ll deserve it." - Lindsey "Lady G" Graham

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

If it had a significant advantage the expense would be worth it, but steel wheels on steel rails already have a coefficient of friction 10x lower than rubber tires on asphalt, so it's not worth it.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

Reference for the lucky 10,000

Reference for the reference

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

For American gold

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

I agree with this, but if a screwdriver company advertised how well their new screwdriver could gouge out eyes they could be seen as encouraging it.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

Bowie's my favorite fediverse celebrity so far.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

They had a really amazing search algorithm that they used to make ad revenue and then made a bunch of stuff because the engineers were bored.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

In addition to 20% Time Fridays they should have had Patch Tuesday where everyone submits a bug fix or new feature for an existing product.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

And it shows

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

Sysadmin pro tip: Keep a 1-10GB file of random data named DELETEME on your data drives. Then if this happens you can get some quick breathing room to fix things.

Also, set up alerts for disk space.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

It not going to bring the service online, but it will prevent a full disk from letting you do other things. In some cases SSH won’t work with a full disk.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

Sends a message and gets the services ready for potential shutdown. Or implements a rate limit to keep the service available but degraded.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago

Then when management fails to react promptly to your warnings. Shit like this happens.

The important part is that you have your warnings in writing, and BCC them to a personal email so you can cover your ass

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

RIP Lulzsec and fuck Sabu

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

That's what I did before I overwrote and deleted my reddit comments. Left the account active just so I can make sure it stays that way

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

I will never commute again, ever. I'd rather work four days a week in my pajama pants and one day pantsless (Casual Friday) than waste my time schlepping my brain through meatspace.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

For work I use Safari, for fun I use Firefox, and for anything that demands I use Chrome I use Chrome.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

what can I say they made a whole season of TV after the show’s climax.

They made a cuddle season

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

Thanks! I love finding new communities like this and I'm an adventurous cook

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

A pasta roller attachment for my mixer. Pasta is crazy easy to make and I think I can do that more often with the right tools

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

I thought that, too but I mostly make small non-functional things, which is also nice

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

I wonder what updating that ancient code base was like.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

I'll just install Vim with Chocolatey.

Windows is getting almost as user friendly as Linux

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

"Nyet, nyet, nyet! I wanted a box of Cuban cigars you idiots!"

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

Ferengi would also be hesitant to drop something valuable into a volcano

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

IMHO, AppleTV is the new HBO.

I want them to give Taika Watiti a billion dollars and tell him to make a Master & Commander series.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

Imagine being a conscript from Siberia, dragged halfway around the world, given a rusty Mosin and crammed into the back of an APC, and then this is the last thing you see.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

The soundtrack by Prince was also fantastic

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

See, I need a two hour tutorial to use the GUI because everything's scattered all over the place. If I want to know the options for a CLI tool I just read the man page.