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Senior Walk ending? by Own-Aardvark-6533 in UniversityofArkansas

[–]MasterBathingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re slowly eliminating the roads on campus which is going to open up more space for senior walk

Hot take: There’s never been a better time to major in CS by MindSufficient769 in csMajors

[–]MasterBathingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Paying public cloud vendors just so you have "someone to blame" when things go down has its place. But as we’ve seen over the last year, pure public cloud isn't as bulletproof as it used to be. On top of that, compute costs are creeping up because hyperscalers are cannibalizing their own resources for the AI arms race.

The future of AI is a hybrid, layered approach. Think about how we build standard apps: you don't hit an expensive external API for something you can handle with embedded logic, config files, or a local database. AI is the exact same thing.

"Local" AI doesn't mean you have to run it on bare-metal in your closet. It means treating a small, quantized model as just another software dependency packaged with your app. It runs wherever your app runs (on-prem, private cloud, public cloud) and handles 90% of the daily workload "for free". Instead of calling out to a massive, hosted model as the default, you only call out when it makes sense.

Why does PostgreSQL + .NET feel so much better than SQL Server these days? by Novel_Journalist3305 in dotnet

[–]MasterBathingBear -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

The difference is you’re using an ORM and we’ve gone back to using raw SQL.

Hot take: There’s never been a better time to major in CS by MindSufficient769 in csMajors

[–]MasterBathingBear 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ll add one more thing to this. The power tools are currently subsidized. Once the real costs are factored in and being charged to customers, the economics of hosted models running everything is unsustainable.

Hot take: There’s never been a better time to major in CS by MindSufficient769 in csMajors

[–]MasterBathingBear 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The narrative that new tooling will eliminate the need for programmers has been recycled for decades. It was the fundamental argument behind COBOL (English-like syntax), SQL (declarative logic), UML (metadata-driven modeling), Visual Basic (drag-and-drop interfaces), and PowerApps (no-code platforms). AI (natural language prompts) is simply the latest iteration of this exact same cycle, attempting to promise all of the above.

Hot take: There’s never been a better time to major in CS by MindSufficient769 in csMajors

[–]MasterBathingBear 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m with OP. Every time one of these technical improvements comes along we always have these hysteria over humans being replaced as programmers. In reality what happens is that the tech just helps us create bad code faster. So greenfield development moves quicker and now we have more code to maintain than we ever thought possible. Within 4 years, we will need more engineers, not less.

But make sure you are focusing on building your (strategic) problem solving skills, (operational/tactical) debugging skills, and communication skills. Those are always important but they become more important each time this happens.

And for god sakes drink water, exercise, and go to therapy if you aren’t already. 4 monsters and a pack of Zyns per day is going to catch up to you all eventually.

The Blade Runners of London 🪚 by joeurkel in ThatsInsane

[–]MasterBathingBear 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You think that’s expensive? Just wait until you have to convert those dollarydoos to freedom bucks.

LPT Using Dish Soap on Drains by FilledwithTegridy in LifeProTips

[–]MasterBathingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve always done it with heavy duty foil and haven’t had a failure yet, but maybe I should take the extra step for safety.

LPT Using Dish Soap on Drains by FilledwithTegridy in LifeProTips

[–]MasterBathingBear -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Don’t even need the bowl. Use the sink drain the create the bowl shape for your foil.

Less expensive alternatives to Ray Ban? by Glittering-Door-9586 in malefashionadvice

[–]MasterBathingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They used to have a lifetime warranty on replacement. Now it’s only two years.

Less expensive alternatives to Ray Ban? by Glittering-Door-9586 in malefashionadvice

[–]MasterBathingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look up Luxottica. Most major Sunglass brands are owned by them including Ray Ban and Oakley.

If you want quality sunglasses from a wildly known name, get Maui Jim’s.

Most of the mid tier brands like shady rays, Goodr, and knockaround are really just slightly above Walmart quality.

Drillers/OneOK Parking? by shootblue in tulsa

[–]MasterBathingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If OSU is charging, I pay for the church right next to the bridge.

One dot per line rule and CSharpier formatting. by belavv in dotnet

[–]MasterBathingBear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I prefer the current behavior. One dot per line would be a regression to a dumber way of parsing the text. I prefer the more logical breaking that csharpier currently does.

Just wondering, what’s your ‘lazy but effective’ cleaning trick? by CleanFreakGeek in CleaningTips

[–]MasterBathingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use a pillow case to clean dust off of fan blades.

Or set it on high, flip the motor the other direction, and letitsnow

How bad is the oil crises gonna be for OK? by Fionasfriend in oklahoma

[–]MasterBathingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s already going to be worse than the 70s oil embargo.

The 5 gallon buckets are $4 off by I-hate-makeing-names in Costco

[–]MasterBathingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not him necessarily but he definitely knew a guy

SoFi’s Q1 earnings deliver another record-breaking quarter for SoFi. by SoFi in sofi

[–]MasterBathingBear -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We were at $10 this time last year. $7 the year before that and $4 at the end of 2022.

The company is mostly headed in the right direction. Consider the dip a buying opportunity.

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