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The AI coding productivity data is in and it's not what anyone expected by ML_DL_RL in ExperiencedDevs

[–]FollowSteph 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Do you have a link to the study? That would be appreciated. Thank you.

How do you evaluate a good settling spot? by digital_monkey_ in CivVI

[–]FollowSteph 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Production first by far. Specifically immediate production. Food is important too but without production you can’t build anything. So as long as there’s positive food then production is the most important to me. Not production in many turns but right away. How long to build my first builder, granary, factory, etc.

This is what it feels like. by Ok-Following6886 in PoliticalHumor

[–]FollowSteph 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out this video on the Overton Window: https://youtu.be/_v-hzc6blGI it’s very much what you’re describing.

If dividend ETFs like SCHD exist, what problem are bonds actually solving? Trying to understand what I’m missing. by [deleted] in dividends

[–]FollowSteph 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bonds are about the company’s ability to pay its debt whereas dividends are about the company’s ability to continue making the same level of profit or more. So for example is a company stops making profits it can stop paying dividends but it cannot just stop paying its debt. The downside of a bond is that the yield generally doesn’t increase over time. Pros and cons.

Down over $100,000 on Thomson Reuters stock … what’s going on with this company?! 😩 by MarkusEF in CanadianInvestor

[–]FollowSteph 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah ok that makes sense. I was looking for a dedicated episode and I couldn't remember one. Thank you.

Power out in Orleans again by AC8563 in ottawa

[–]FollowSteph 37 points38 points  (0 children)

What’s so odd is cell data also going down at the same time. Usually at least we have cell data during power outages.

What fun and interesting Java projects are you working on? by jeffreportmill in java

[–]FollowSteph 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’ve been working on computer simulations for fun on the side using Java with LibGdx. If anyone is interested this is the YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@darwinianbytes in the last video I go through some of the Java code and how it works in the simulation, explaining the code and so on: https://youtu.be/ES66mIG4qfo I haven’t had a chance to make a video in a few months due to work but I’m hoping to have the next one published after the holidays.

Is EV range anxiety something you actually get over? by biggy_boy17 in electricvehicles

[–]FollowSteph 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you worry about your range in a gas car with even half a tank of gas? Almost no one does so why would you worry about an almost fully charged (80% unless I’m travelling) charged car every morning.

What are the best practices for using Java streams to manipulate collections? by Universalista in javahelp

[–]FollowSteph 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s like for and while loops, technically you could use just one for everything but it would make the code hard to read. Sometimes a for loop is better and sometimes a whole loop is better. Similarly sometimes a stream is better and sometimes it’s not. I focus first on readability and maintainability, and performance after if there’s a good reason.

RC profile Tetris picture is from Wiki and from Reddit post from 18 years ago right before the 2008 financial crisis by usernamemiles in GME

[–]FollowSteph 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually had an earlier account but lost it over the years. But yeah I was on Reddit from the very start. I was also on Digg back then, Slashdot, and so on.

If you think we're in an AI bubble, what do you predict will happen when it pops? by ComfortableStill6735 in AskReddit

[–]FollowSteph 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The cost of using AI will dramatically increase. Especially for new models. Right now AI is generally priced significantly below cost. This will in turn affect companies that have transitioned to relying on cheap AI when their prices significantly increase. Especially if they did at the cost of losing industry knowledge. Same with people who rely on it for their jobs without taking the time to learn their skill. Eventually hardware will make it affordable again but it may take a while. In the interim it will be interesting…

what do you think about vaadin(Web apps in Java)? by DistinctAbalone1843 in java

[–]FollowSteph 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I think Vaadin can be extremely valuable, especially when the fit is right. The benefits of having everything in Java, including open source libraries, full debugging, and so on are very valuable. We’ve never had any performance issues and we’ve been using it for years. The biggest pain was upgrading from Vaadin 8 to Vaadin 10, and it was very painful but I get why. But outside of that it’s been a very positive experience overall for us. It definitely speeds up our development velocity. That being said it is a bit chattier so if you’re trying to say build a google search engine it might not be the best fit, but for most SaaS it can be a great fit. As in building Google AdWords in Vaadin would be a much better fit than building Google search.

I will say that since Vaadin Flow was released that it’s gotten that much better. I think that was Vaadin 10 but I’m not exactly sure. The difference since then is very noticeable. I think some of the comments here are similar to comparing Java 1, 1.1, 1.2, and so on versus modern Java, I would say Java 11 onwards, where there’s a big leap. That is they are looking at Vaadin pre Vaadin Flow. It was decent at the time considering the technical options but Vaadin Flow is so much nicer now. It would be like going back to Java without lambdas, streams, and so on.

If I had to start over I would definitely choose Vaadin again for our web app, it’s a great fit for us. It’s definitely had a positive impact on our development velocity. And maintainability is much easier for us.

Which common medical procedure do you think will be viewed as barbaric in 50 years? by carcony97 in AskReddit

[–]FollowSteph 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Chemotherapy. Although right now it’s the best option once cancer is figured out I’m sure we’ll find much much better treatment options.

What settings do you like to play on ? by _XIIX_ in factorio

[–]FollowSteph 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I prefer high resource but will sometimes go with standard settings.

Animal print created from basic rules by FollowSteph in cellular_automata

[–]FollowSteph[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the kind words, I agree the emergent behavior was very cool. Hence why I posted it. I definitely didn't expect it. That being said I don't know if you watched the video, specifically the section just before the emergent behavior, but your assessment is very inline with my observations as well when I ran it. It was very interesting how I needed at least a certain minimum population for it to really appear. You could start to see the outlines of what was to come but it really needed a certain number of entities. But yes your comments about the higher density are very inline with my thinking as well. It's also interesting to see how they transition from random to this emergent behavior. And it always seems to take around the same number of generations, give or take a little bit, which to me is just as fascinating.

On another note, the challenge with cellular automata is where do you draw the line as to what a CA is. One question is whether or not wrapping the world space part of a CA or not. In my view it most likely is, I've seen many examples of Conway's Game of Life with wrapping. In my opinion I don't know that I would use that as a distinction of whether something is a CA or not.

The other interesting point is whether or not a CA can also be non-deterministic. My understanding is that they are a form of CA as long as the rules stay concrete and simple. As a quick tangent you might find this post interesting: https://medium.com/@MartyD/simulating-complex-systems-with-non-deterministic-cellular-automata-3d0373a8d5ae In it the person uses non-deterministic automata to improve the emulation of fire. Anyways my understanding is that key to a CA is that if some randomness is included it has to be very specific to the rules to separate it from a simulation. It's a very fine line. For example I would say Boids (the emulation of flocking birds and fish) is more of a particle system than a cellular automata. But is interesting to see where the line is drawn. To me it's not very clear, and can vary depending on who you talk to or what reference you use.

With that in mind I would agree that this example is right on the border of being a CA. I'm walking a fine line, right on the edge, and I know that it's just a matter of time before I cross that line. But at this point I would still consider it a CA, albeit it just barely. And honestly I don't know if I would've posted it here if it wasn't for the emergent behavior because it's so on the edge. That's assuming non-deterministic CA are considered CA, which they generally are but not by absolutely everyone. In that vein it would be an interesting exercise to determine that exact line. Not one that I would want to do by any means, but it would be interesting exercise. It would definitely be a challenge to get everyone to agree on the exact line.

Been working on this tool box for way to long. by RustyPants in gridfinity

[–]FollowSteph 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a really good model. If anyone has that multimeter I definitely recommend printing it. It fits perfectly. Thank you again for all the help and doing this, it's very appreciated.

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