Thomas Redstone

Software engineer focusing on solving business problems, using whatever technology makes sense.

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@kerckhove_ts @dhh If it isn't 64 core, is it really suitable for serious work? 🙃

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@mattpocockuk @LushEcho I genuinely think it should.

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@edzitron It does mean it isn't anywhere near as innovative as initially thought and the low training cost will only continue to be possible if other company's models continue to improve, for deepSeek to copy from.

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@bradtgmurray It was only 4 years?!

It felt like pebble was around a lot longer, I suppose because you got so much done and it carried on having impact long after the acquisition!

I remember being so disappointed when I didn't get my Pebble Time 2 and all those smart straps!

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@dpinsen @wordgrammer @nomanautomata It won't.

This is a race to achieve the best possible outcomes, so the drive will be too do even more if it just got more efficient.

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@ThePrimeagen Yup!

I want rock solid reliability, if I get that with a simple off the shelf approach that takes minutes to set up, why would I do anything else?

Unfortunately that hasn't worked for my house, so it will be more sophisticated 😅

But I envy people who's network just works!!!

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@dwlz @KevinHenrikson Yup, and you're filtering out people who rent a small apartment and don't have the freedom to build a bespoke network.

Even for home owners, going beyond a mesh network requires more disruption and cost then they might be able to justify.

Especially if their WiFi is great.

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@PeytonazHill @DuaneStorey @dhh How is what related to who?

WPE, or WP Engine, filed an injunction against Automattic, who own Wordpress.

It's sounding like this is going to lead to another TF/Tofu situation...

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@scottkclark @takisbig It's so vague that it sounds like it could even apply to all of their customers!

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@DuaneStorey @dhh So if you're a customer of WP Engine, you can't log in to https://t.co/mmu3osCeMS? 🤯

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@mitchellh Because Windows with WSL is a far more accurate replica of a Linux environment than BSD/MacOS is?

Microsoft's own terminal is massively superior to Apple's.

Windows keyboard shortcuts make far more sense than MacOS.

UIs are far more intuitive, with buttons *and* shortcuts!

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@bitfield No.

Sections of a function act as paragraphs, maybe they should be split into more functions, but maybe sometimes a blank line is fine.

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@mattpocockuk TS6?

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@YouveBeenHad_ @GeoffRogersEU @richhildyard @RosieisaHolt @shindaej @mrjamesob @Exploding_Heads Turns out that @mrjamesob, @Keir_Starmer and @carolvorders did in fact all like @GeoffRogersEU's post...

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@StephenKing Sounds like winning?

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@dhh What do you mean by economics?

Because I'm not aware of many programmers actually needing to work using the principles of economics.

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@fionaaajade Virgin Tickets gives rewards and is also fee free, which might put it slightly ahead of the operators apps!

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@MGJayOfTheP @pauldm @fesshole Yup, I don't think they offer any other payment method than card.

And freezing your card doesn't stop it either!

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@DigbyStrong @GETucker1 @RoryStewartUK All of that is only really possible for the Government, you can't defeat popularist liars with more words, only action.

The Tories needed this reset.

Hopefully Labour are up for the task so that by the next election there are two parties capable of leading this country well.

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@brianmoore666 I'd love a list of MPs who wear suits that cost much less than that...

I suspect it's a fairly short list.