Microsoft is bringing Python to Excel | Hacker News
7+ years ago I had the option of leaving the Excel team. My then boss’s boss knew I had an interest in bringing Python to Excel and offered me a chance to tackle it if I chose to stay. What was meant to be a 6 month project turned into a ~3 year project, the […]
Shit life syndrome – Wikipedia
Shit life syndrome (SLS) is a phrase used by physicians in the United Kingdom and the United States for the effect that a variety of poverty or abuse-induced disorders can have on patients. Source: Shit life syndrome – Wikipedia
Evolving the Game: A clientless streaming tool for reMarkable 2 – Unladen swallow – Olivier Wulveryck
One of the primary benefits of this tool was its ability to stream content directly into a web browser tab. This feature was particularly useful because it meant I could exclusively share this tab during video calls, ensuring focus on the content I intended to present. Source: Evolving the Game: A clientless streaming tool for […]
prompt design – How can I get ChatGPT to stop apologizing? – GenAI Stack Exchange
As an AI language model, ChatGPT responses are generated based on a set of guidelines and training data. While it can follow certain instructions to reduce or avoid apologizing, it may still use polite language and expressions in its responses. Source: prompt design – How can I get ChatGPT to stop apologizing? – GenAI Stack […]
SF driverless taxi incidents by Cruise, Waymo are ‘skyrocketing’
Source: SF driverless taxi incidents by Cruise, Waymo are ‘skyrocketing’
Fast · Patrick Collison
Some examples of people quickly accomplishing ambitious things together. Source: Fast · Patrick Collison
The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can – Responsible Statecraft
In 2020, the Pentagon paid Boeing over $200,000 for four of the trash cans, translating to roughly $51,606 per unit. In a 2021 contract, the company charged $36,640 each for 11 trash containers, resulting in a total cost of more than $400,000. The apparent overcharge cost taxpayers an extra $600,000 between the two contracts. In […]
Bank failures / Mike Bostock | Observable
Source: Bank failures / Mike Bostock | Observable Bank failures visualised in interactive D3 graphics.
Apple Vision Pro (Part 1) – What Apple Got Right Compared to The Meta Quest Pro – KGOnTech
“If all it took were money and smart people, it would be here already. Apple, Meta, etc. can’t buy different physics,” and I should add, “they are also stuck with humans as they exist with their highly complex and varied visual systems.” Source: Apple Vision Pro (Part 1) – What Apple Got Right Compared to […]
楼市需不需要救？美国或开始准备持久战，我们怎么办？
所以整体上来说，就是现在，我们国家的房子够不够，多不多？我相信这个数据应该是已经给出了答案。即便是按城市家庭人均居住面积36平米来说，一个三口之家，户均面积也达到了108平米。 Source: 楼市需不需要救？美国或开始准备持久战，我们怎么办？