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Comment AI does it better than most programmers (Score 4, Interesting) 86

As an old-school programmer, I've been impressed with what AI can do. Unprompted, it will insert comments into the code referencing the context of our chat; e.g.
// Cache lookups in an interim map to avoid O(N^2) bottlenecks in the nested loop below.
And it will provide even more documentation and reasoning if requested in the instructions. Meanwhile I've encountered hundreds of devs in my career who couldn't or wouldn't document any of their work. I'm not surprised that AI is proving so effective at replacing them, because AI is very happy to do the so-called "boring" work of documentation and test case writing.

Comment Re:Why aren't they building nuclear? (Score 1) 71

Because nuclear is too slow and expensive to build, and China needs the energy today. Just look at the numbers. In the last year China spent $400 billion to add 434 GW of renewables to reach 1840GW capacity, $100 billion to add 78 GW of coal to reach 1180 GW, and $15 billion to add 4 GW of nuclear to reach 65 GW.

Comment Unexpected boon for Apple (Score 0) 25

Aussie with a 13yo. Snapchat successfully kicked off most of that age cohort in December, and they reverted to using iMessage to stay in touch. They resisted switching to other platforms such as Messenger or Whatsapp. The kids from Android homes were left out in the cold, so much so that they would rather spend all their pocket money on a refurbished 13/14 rather than be given a free Android phone. The problem is, parents without their own Apple device cannot set up Family Sharing, leaving the kid essentially unmonitored.

Comment messaging platforms are ok (Score 1) 128

As a parent of teens I fully endorse this. Social media is designed for adults to find and connect with people they may not know in real life. For kids we should want the exact opposite. Their posts should only be able to go to a private and known group of users; their friends. Messaging platforms like Meet and WhatsApp, though not perfect, fit the bill far better but good luck convincing your child to use those when all of their friends are already on Snapchat. This is a bold move by a govt, and instead of picking on the technical infeasibilities (of which there are many), focus on the bigger picture; the necessary conversations that it generates in society, and the shifting of the needle to place the onus where it belongs, on those platforms who willingly pull our children into their marketing model.

Comment It's not the price, it's the quality. (Score 1) 91

I cancelled last month because I got tired of wading through the dross. It had reached the point that when Netflix presented me with a page of titles, I was typing every single name into a search on IMDB or Rotten Tomatoes to find out if it was worth my time. Don't give me an ad-supported subscription Netflix - that just tells me that you value my time even less to force me to sit through ads after I've spent ages selecting a movie. Give me reviews and ratings. Give me better search and filtering capabilities.

Comment Not even 2 years in most cases. (Score 1) 393

HTC Magic - lasted 1 year 11 months.
Nexus S - lasted 1 year 9 months.
Nexus 4 - lasted 2 years 10 months.
Nexus 5x - lasted 1 year 4 months, had well-known boot loop issue, main board replaced under warranty. Screen died at 2 years 3 months.
Nokia 7 Plus - lasted 1 year 11 months, USB port stopped charging, whole phone replaced under warranty. Second phone is ~3 months old.

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