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pjjpo commented on Jujutsu for everyone jj-for-everyone.github.io... · Posted by u/Bogdanp

pokipoke · 3 days ago

> Another pain point was that jj could not colocate with light clones, like `git clone --filter=blob:none`. Maybe that's fixed now.

It's not

pjjpo · 2 days ago

I was curious to give Jujutsu a try but while procrastinating I found light clones and can't go back. Hopefully they support it eventually and then I'll get to procrastinate on trying it again.

pjjpo commented on Nintendo Switch 2 Dock USB-C Compatibility lttlabs.com/blog/2025/08/... · Posted by u/croes

SifJar · 2 days ago

> doing it their way gets rid of all of the ambiguity involved with USB C

At that point, why use USB-C for the dock connection at all? Just use a proprietary connector if you're not going to follow the standards.

Having a separate USB-C port for charging should satisfy e.g. the EU regulations requiring that, I think. (Assuming that is the reason they used USB-C in the first place)

pjjpo · 2 days ago

> At that point, why use USB-C for the dock connection at all?

To satisfy charging expectations with the same port as display that they decided to do something proprietary with. On the flip side, why not do that when people will buy the console no matter what?

pjjpo commented on John Carmack's arguments against building a custom XR OS at Meta twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack... · Posted by u/OlympicMarmoto

throwaway2037 · 4 days ago

Wow... that PDF is 2,750 pages! There must be an army of technical writers behind it. That is an incredible technical achievement.

Real question: Why do you think Intel does this? Does it guarantee a very strong foothold into data center NICs? I am sure competitors would argue two different angles: (1) this PDF shares too much info; some should be hidden behind an NDA, (2) it's too hard to write (and maintain) this PDF.

pjjpo · 4 days ago

In terms of (2), I wonder if it's even possible to write a driver without such a document. In the end, the vendor is on the foot for the driver for major platforms (let's assume Linux) - if they can write a Linux driver without a similar spec to this doc, then the doc probably doesn't need to exist since the business wins from hobbyist drivers will be low. If they can't though, then it's just a matter of formatting an internal document for public consumption - the doc itself has to be maintained anyways so the cost seems lower and maybe reasonable. I have a feeling the doc is necessary but I am not specialized in the field.

Assumptions, fair or not, about (1) seems more likely somehow.

pjjpo commented on Money Can't Buy You Love: The Story Behind Elon Musk's Berghain Rejection berlinguide.de/money-cant... · Posted by u/speckx

pjjpo · 6 days ago

If only the article was titled something like "No Elon, even you can't cut in line" and focused on that, it's such a great example of ridiculous elitism. Being just a small part of otherwise typical (deserved) anti-Elon tropes is much more boring - we have plenty of those already!

pjjpo commented on Temporary suspension of acceptance of mail to the United States post.japanpost.jp/int/inf... · Posted by u/Kye

Kye · 9 days ago

I did that with a slight change: "Japan Post to temporarily stop shipments to US over $100"

To emphasize that it's not in effect yet and that it's to, not from.

edit: Someone went and reverted it to something less clear than everything else

pjjpo · 7 days ago

FWIW I came in from RSS and am glad to see the better title. Maybe not ideal, but as someone living in Japan, I can see what the official title was trying, but failing, to convey. But it is what it is and probably the best in this case. The move itself seems good on both sides since proper logistics from Asia to US has been strong for a long time, there shouldn't really be a strong need for personal shipment of goods.

pjjpo commented on Uncle Sam shouldn't own Intel stock wsj.com/opinion/uncle-sam... · Posted by u/aspenmayer

pjjpo · 9 days ago

> Unlike grants, equity comes at a steep cost to Intel. Transferring grants into equity therefore risks putting Intel at a cost disadvantage relative to other chip makers

A lot of this article seems to rely on this point but the possible cost isn't clarified. I can understand equity arrangements affecting shareholders but how would it reduce the product's competitiveness, notably the unit cost which seems to be the point regards to other chipmakers. If it's about stock price going down, employee comp going down and product effects from that, it seems too speculative?

On the flip side, it sounds like instead of cash over time it becomes a lump cash infusion, which seems like it could result in benefits of its own such as bringing forward timelines.

pjjpo commented on California teens are ditching office jobs – and making $100K before they turn 21 sfgate.com/bayarea/articl... · Posted by u/dragonbonheur

verisimi · 11 days ago

Getting rich fast, and doing what you love in your spare time, rather than pretending you love your work, which no one does, sounds perfectly coherent to me.

pjjpo · 10 days ago

Do people actually get rich fast without loving their work, at least to a reasonable degree? Motivation is the most important requirement for productivity, not smarts (unnecessary for engineering where the main job is to understand tools to the fullest) nor even experience (though the ones that stay in the industry for a while generally also have more motivation). I've seen plenty of folks get managed out that fall in the unmotivated, unproductive pattern as they probably should be.

Retiring early to pursue something different is a great goal, but I think that means liking your work enough to get there. And some luck maybe that someone shared the importance of investment which is often the missing piece.

pjjpo commented on AWS CEO says using AI to replace junior staff is 'Dumbest thing I've ever heard' theregister.com/2025/08/2... · Posted by u/JustExAWS

BobbyJo · 12 days ago

> The, "if you get left behind, that's on you, because we're not holding up the bright kids," mentality was catastrophic for me

Your one bad year doesn't invalidate the fact that it was good to allow you to run ahead of slower students the other 9 years. It wasn't catastrophic for you, as you say yourself you just retook the class in college and got a high grade. I honestly don't see how "I had a bad time at home for a year and did bad in school" could have worked out any better for you.

> So, I don't buy that America/Sweden/et al. are full of hopeless demi-students. I was deemed one.

A bad grade one year deemed you a hopeless demi student? By what metric? I had a similar school career (AP/IB with As and Bs) and got a D that should have been an F my senior year and it was fine.

pjjpo · 11 days ago

They seem to lament ending up in humanities instead of a technical path. The fact that the humanities is just categorized as for less smart people and technical people are all smart is a problem in itself.

Many bright people end up in humanities and end up crushed by the societal pressure that expects them to be inferior, a huge waste.

pjjpo commented on Airbus A320 Poised to Overtake Boeing 737 as Most-Delivered Commercial Airliner simpleflying.com/airbus-a... · Posted by u/helsinkiandrew

themafia · 16 days ago

Competition keeps entities honest. Monopolies will kill you. In Boeing's case both figuratively for the business and literally for it's customers.

pjjpo · 16 days ago

Looking at their general stock performance, I'd say it's actually only the customers being killed.

Agree with the sentiments of the sibling posts that monopolies seem as great for business as ever.

pjjpo commented on OpenAI Burns the Boats ethanding.substack.com/p/... · Posted by u/whoami_nr

adrianbooth17 · 21 days ago

Had to give up on this due to lack of capitalization. How f**ing hard is it to format this properly? Why is "small caps" becoming a stylistic choice

pjjpo · 20 days ago

Presumably either deference or satire in writing an article about OpenAI using Sam's writing style. Personally it makes Sam seem like one of the least intelligent business leaders, but maybe not hip enough to get it.