How are dogs not in on this?

Wonder if ‘just walk out’ not scaling up had anything to do with it:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/amazon-ends-ai-powered-store-checkout-which-needed-1000-video-reviewers/

It takes twice as much electrical energy to produce energy in the form of gasoline.

We lose money on every sale, but make it up on volume!

That was fun! Great to dive down below the bit level and see what goes on there.

Was a Yegge fan. Sad to say, looks like he’s lost his f’ing mind.

I’ve been using these for constrained, boring development tasks since they first came out. “Pro” versions too. Like converting code from one language to another, or adding small features to existing code bases. Things I don’t really want to bother taking weeks to learn, when I know I’ll only be doing them once. They work fine if you take baby steps, make sure you do functional/integrated testing as you go (don’t trust their unit tests–they’re worthless), and review EVERYTHING generated. Also, make sure you have a good, working repo version you can always revert to.

Another good use is for starting boilerplate scaffolding (like, a web server with a login page, a basic web UI, or REST APIs). But the minute you go high-level, they just shit the bed.

The key point in that article is the “90%” one (in my experience it’s more like 75%). Taking a project from POC/tire-kicking/prototype to production is HARD. All the shortcuts you took to get to the end fast have to be re-done. Sometimes, you have to re-architect the whole thing to scale up to multiple users vs just a couple. There’s security, and realtime monitoring, and maybe compliance/regulatory things to worry about. That’s where these tools offer no help (or worse, hallucinate bad help).

Ultimately, there’s no substitute for battle-tested, scar-tissued, human experience.

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I get the value of CANBus when it comes to complex systems like a vehicle, where there are multiple input and control events (steering vs. driver assist vs. self-driving).

What I don’t get is why the hell a BIKE needs a CANBus in the first place. It’s a simple device. If they want to stick sensors all over it and feed that onto a display, that’s fine too, although I’d argue what the value is for showing how hard you’re breaking or even collecting the data.

CANBus iin a bike just smells like over-engineering and data collection gone insane.

A universal mounting standard and unified CANBUS communication system can reduce tooling costs, simplify inventory, and shorten development timelines.

Wait, when did e-Bikes move to CANBus? Also, what for?

https://lemmy.world/post/41640680

If you download and install untrusted code extensions, you’re screwed. Not like it’s rocket-science.

Retirement is an artificial artifact. Big fan of those continuing to create and help others.

What if you end up with a child who likes maths AND crying?

Smart move. Now you know who to blame if Siri tells you to put glue on your pizza.

Subscription unlocks ability to also run in slow motion.

I could have volunteered for this study… but put it off.

There’s a ton of knowledge on antenna placement in the ARRL world: https://www.arrl.org/arrl-antenna-book

May want to connect with folks in those communities.