Liam Thompson

human in the loop

[Liam Thompson @leemthompo]

@jovica I wrote about the read! command after discovering it in your book 😎

https://t.co/ErbaiBKnl7

[Liam Thompson @leemthompo]

@patrick_oshag https://t.co/zUvRVxxni0

"""
... all the winners in the AI space will have data moats.

A “data moat” is, in a nutshell, having access to some data that others do not have access to.

You need a data moat to differentiate yourself in the LLM world.
"""

[Steve Yegge @Steve_Yegge]

I've just posted my first update since joining Sourcegraph six months ago, "Cheating is All You Need". In it I introduce AI-backed coding assistants, which are the biggest change I've seen in 35 years as an engineer. Enjoy! https://t.co/5Q4ismDLya

[Liam Thompson @leemthompo]

@danmelnick What about the altar of intelligibility?

[Liam Thompson @leemthompo]

@MashTunTimmy These are the folks who don't actually read books, but regurgitate Harold Bloomisms to politely feign erudition

[Liam Thompson @leemthompo]

@jwmares Angel investing was an established practice. YC scaled it up and professionalized it. I don't see anything uninvestable there. They took a robust flame and poured gasoline on it.

[Liam Thompson @leemthompo]

@jim_rutt This emerged with smartphones, namely the iPhone. An App was a smaller, less capable version of a Desktop program.

I would say the best distinction is that an App runs on a mobile device, with the concomitant I/0, UX, etc. constraints, whereas a program runs on a PC/laptop.

[Liam Thompson @leemthompo]

@financequant @nntaleb Market timing? Buying only when market meets some criterion of statistical cheapness?

The most important thing for a conservative layman is to have a system that is easy to follow. Dollar-cost averaging meets this criterion by simplifying execution to the extreme.

[Liam Thompson @leemthompo]

@financequant @nntaleb Question was what are a couple alternatives to dollar cost averaging for an investor who has chosen to invest solely in index funds? Not looking for one-size-fits-all answer, nor am I asking for actual investment advice. ;)

[Liam Thompson @leemthompo]

@financequant @nntaleb You follow Warren Buffett's advice and decide to invest ~100% of your investable capital into low-cost index funds. You buy with all your savings in a lump sum, and now it's time to decide on how to invest going forward from your revenue stream.

What's the alternative to DCA?

[Liam Thompson @leemthompo]

@helvetica The pricing is wack.

26€ per month to create *10* minutes of video!

[Liam Thompson @leemthompo]

@ericjang11 "And that's a wrap"

[Liam Thompson @leemthompo]

@UriBram 😂 that's what we call "une attaque gratuite"

[Liam Thompson @leemthompo]

@thesephist That's what Copilot is for 😉

[Liam Thompson @leemthompo]

@jim_rutt @InfoMullet Keep 'em coming Jim!

[Liam Thompson @leemthompo]

@financequant 🤣

[Liam Thompson @leemthompo]

@UriBram They call it "Live Text" apparently...

[Liam Thompson @leemthompo]

@UriBram Noticed the same is now true for screenshots on Macs (Monterey). Means they're systematically running images thru an OCR engine. 👀

[Liam Thompson @leemthompo]

@willmcgugan Nice! For the uninitiated, what's the advantage versus jq for argument's sake?

[Liam Thompson @leemthompo]

@yminsky This conversation is a treasure trove. A really frank and spirited analysis of the interdependence of software and documentation, and the value of writing in general. I will be mining the transcript for wisdom!

Hard to imagine a more ideal writer-in-residence than James.

[Liam Thompson @leemthompo]

@matryer 💯

[Liam Thompson @leemthompo]

@mikeharrisNY Soros proposes, but Buffett disposes