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San Francisco Tech Billboards? You’re Not the Only One Who’s Stumped
Drive down U.S. Highway 101 in and around San Francisco, and you’re bound to notice a few things: Teslas, potholes and the sheer abundance of tech billboards that make absolutely no sense to most people outside the tech workforce. In theory, effective advertising captures a viewer’s attention and clearly conveys what it’s selling. A blowout …
be gentle with each other · baby steps
Over the last few weeks I had been preparing a talk on “Inclusive Mentoring: Mentoring Across Differences” with one of my good friends at Amazon. Unfortunately, that talk got canceled because I came down with COVID when we were supposed to be presenting. But the themes we covered in the talk have been rattling in …
The AI Foundry for Healthcare – The Hardware of Life
All of you are familiar with Moore’s Law, the observation that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles every two years. We doubt many of you are familiar with the cousin of Moore’s Law, Eroom’s Law. Yes. Eroom’s Law is literally just Moore’s Law spelled backwards. No. We didn’t make it up, but we …
One Task — Sindre Sorhus
Show a single task on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or desktop. Add some tasks to the app and then add the widget. Simply tap the widget to mark the task as completed. The next task will then appear. The simplicity is a feature. The app will not have things like folders, tags, priority, notes, …
An Introduction to Exceptions in Elixir
Exceptions are a core aspect of programming, and a way to signal when something goes wrong with a program. An exception could result from a simple error, or your program might crash because of underlying constraints. Exceptions are not necessarily bad, though — they are fundamental to any working application. Let’s see what our options …
Bosses won’t like it but WFH is a happier way to work
Receive free FT Magazine updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest FT Magazine news every morning. Elon Musk calls working from home morally wrong. Google has begun including office attendance in its employees’ performance reviews. Amazon’s chief executive, Andy Jassy, who previously seemed relaxed about remote work, told staff …
Technical Hurdles: Building Video-based AI Conversations
A few months ago, we started building out Diarupt AI to make it possible to add fluid video-based AI conversations to your product. ( See our “Introducing Diarupt” post if you missed that.) I’ll walk you through some of the hurdles we faced while trying to achieve the results you see in this video. We …
Ask HN: Where do magic numbers come from on SEC statements
I’m trying to figure out where numbers reported (or not reported) on financial statements come from. For instance, Amazon stopped reporting “Property, Plant and Equipment – Net” in 2020, I believe. Yet, for the latest 10-K (annual report in 2022) you can find the number on CNBC (https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/AMZN?tab=financials), though it’s a different number than appears …
Harnessing the Power of LangChain: A Deep Dive into Five Innovative Projects
In the rapidly evolving world of technology, one tool is making waves and transforming the landscape: LangChain. This powerful tool is revolutionizing the way developers build applications using large language models. It’s not just a tool; it’s a game-changer, a catalyst for innovation, and a harbinger of a new era in technology. Today, we’re going …
CRIME.NET IS ALREADY IN THE GAME! AND OFFLINE MODE! >:( :: PAYDAY 3 General Discussions
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