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Readit Newsmocha_nate commented on AWS CEO says replacing junior devs with AI is 'one of the dumbest ideas' finalroundai.com/blog/aws... · Posted by u/birdculture
mocha_nate commented on MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies bbc.com/news/articles/cly... · Posted by u/mosura
If we are doing random predictions based on scant evidence, mine is a professional hit. Neighbor said he heard 3 shots. If it was a "pop pop...pop", that's 2 in the body, 1 in the head. Professional assassin.
My prediction: time traveler. Guy goes back in time to prevent an unspeakable tragedy that happened in the future. The simplest solution to alter the course of human history was this attack. We'll never find the killer because as soon as his work was completed, he vaporized into the ether as his timeline was culled.
mocha_nate commented on OpenAI signs $38B cloud computing deal with Amazon nytimes.com/2025/11/03/te... · Posted by u/donohoe
Amazon is a bit late to the announcements party on this front so this comes across as a bit “hey guys, us too!”
Lots of questions on if this makes sense, and highly likely Amazon never gets $38B cash from OpenAI out of this.
i think this shows Amazon filling a need Microsoft couldn't. They probably tried, but decided to use Amazon cloud services after reviewing infrastructure needs.
mocha_nate commented on Social anxiety isn't about being liked chrislakin.blog/p/social-... · Posted by u/rohmanhakim
Reminds me of Scalzi's Law: the failure mode of 'clever' is 'asshole'.
lol that’s good
There seems to be no limit to the size of this bubble.
i really only started hearing about AI bubble this year. with the housing bubble, people were talking about it in 2005 and it took years for it to finally break. maybe AI bubble is the same
I use many LLM tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, GitHub Copilot, etc), I have never ever gotten any version of MS Copilot to do anything useful for me. I've been stunned at how they can use the same models that ChatGPT does, copy their use cases, and still deliver a turd.
The Github Copilot (in VS Code especially) is the only application of LLMs that I've found useful from Microsoft. I would have loved amazing Copilot support in Word for working on a large complex document, but I haven't found that to work well.
same
mocha_nate commented on JPMorgan Workers Ponder Union in Wake of Return-to-Office Mandate barrons.com/articles/jpmo... · Posted by u/yesthis
What stopped them from doing exactly this 20 years ago? Turns out the differentiating factor isn't salary but talent. They pay you $$$$ because they can't find equivalent talent in India. And the talent that does exist in India isn't going to work for peanuts.
The talent abroad is also moving here for higher quality of life.
mocha_nate commented on Writing as Transformation newyorker.com/culture/the... · Posted by u/lermontov
Where else could language really come from besides appearing more or less spontaneously in the mind? All thought is like this.
Is there a level of consciousness prior to language that willfully assembles the next word out of more subtle mind stuff? There would be an infinite regress here.
Exactly. In order to say a thought *wasn’t spontaneous* would mean that you thought something BEFORE you thought it.
mocha_nate commented on Writing as Transformation newyorker.com/culture/the... · Posted by u/lermontov
Writing is an interesting process, it seems different for everyone. There are lots of tools and techniques so that is not a surprise.
For me sometimes it's putting together LEGOs, other times it's crafting a puzzle or panning for gold.
And a rare few times its felt like hooking into the great creative currents of the universe to bring something to fruition.
Well said
This is a bullshit study. It is entirely based on trying to confirm a priori assumptions about ”lonely” people, who are seen by authors as pathologically abnormal.
> Chronic loneliness is linked to mental health issues like depression and anxiety, as well as physical health problems, including weakened immunity, cardiovascular disease, and an increased risk of mortality. Lonely individuals tend to experience lower self-esteem, heightened sensitivity to social rejection, and difficulty forming or maintaining relationships. They may also perceive social interactions more negatively, creating a cycle that reinforces their isolation. In older adults, loneliness is particularly concerning, as it is strongly associated with cognitive decline and dementia. In children and adolescents, it can hinder social development and academic performance.
I think they are trying to learn more about it to see if there is something that can be done in cases where there are negative outcomes. Not where someone is alone and happy.