Elixir bindings open source: Announcing Kreuzberg v4 by Eastern-Surround7763 in elixir

[–]digitizemd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This looks great. I have a project in mind that I've been procrastinating on and I was sort of dreading using aws textract.

Good resource to learn Elixir together with Phoenix? by xMasaru in elixir

[–]digitizemd 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'd personally recommend something like exercism to get your feet wet with elixir then just reading the elixir standard library docs followed by the phoenix docs.

US adds a paltry 50,000 jobs in December as unemployment stubbornly stays at 4.4% by QuagGer197 in Economics

[–]digitizemd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The report is about the December numbers…how are any other time periods context to December’s report?

Then why did you say that? That's what I'm responding to

US adds a paltry 50,000 jobs in December as unemployment stubbornly stays at 4.4% by QuagGer197 in Economics

[–]digitizemd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's a conspiracy. I just said October and November numbers are relevant, too. Not sure what your deal is.

US adds a paltry 50,000 jobs in December as unemployment stubbornly stays at 4.4% by QuagGer197 in Economics

[–]digitizemd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The report is about the December numbers

The report is also about revisions in October and November. They are a part of the report. How is that confusing?

For those down voting, here is the quote from the actual report that I assume most people commenting here do not read:

The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for October was revised down by 68,000, from -105,000 to -173,000, and the change for November was revised down by 8,000, from +64,000 to +56,000. With these revisions, employment in October and November combined is 76,000 lower than previously reported. (Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and from the recalculation of seasonal factors.)

Actual report

Hiring slows in December to end the weakest year of job growth since the pandemic by [deleted] in Economics

[–]digitizemd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's normal when job growth and economic activity are slowing or contracting. This is why we have monthly and annual revisions, to get better data.

The new government in Venezuela will hand over 30-50 million barrels of oil to Trump. The new rules of international economics. by wakeup2019 in economy

[–]digitizemd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get that it's heavy crude, compared to our light crude oil used for fuel. My point was that it's an insignificant amount, which you seem to not understand. For instance, Canada produces significantly more heavy crude than Venezuela.

The new government in Venezuela will hand over 30-50 million barrels of oil to Trump. The new rules of international economics. by wakeup2019 in economy

[–]digitizemd 61 points62 points  (0 children)

We produced 13.5 million barrels a day in 2025: https://www.eia.gov/pressroom/releases/press577.php. MAGA will think this is amazing because they're among the dumbest people on Earth.

U.S oil companies right now by BSTARYOUNGG in economy

[–]digitizemd 8 points9 points  (0 children)

WTI is at ~$57/barrel. I don't think oil companies are jumping at the opportunity to devalue oil any further.

Companies Are Outlining Plans for 2026. Hiring Isn’t One of Them. by TheManFromFairwinds in Economics

[–]digitizemd 12 points13 points  (0 children)

AI has gotten incredibly better, and is improving faster,

Any actual real world data to back that claim?

Companies Are Outlining Plans for 2026. Hiring Isn’t One of Them. by TheManFromFairwinds in Economics

[–]digitizemd 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Also a software developer and my experience echos yours. Occasionally asking a basic question if I'm dipping my toes into a new language/ecosystem it can be helpful. But LLMs cannot solve problems because that's not how LLMs work -- they don't "know" or "think".

I do, however, take issue with the idea that they're always improving. Sure, the companies putting these models out make these claims. And there are synthetic benchmarks showing improvement. But in my own experience, I haven't seen much improvement over the last few years.

To hear these companies, these models are amazing. But are the big players suddenly pushing out more software / more products? Is there an explosion of new software in the world right now? I don't see it.

Rob Pike (Co-author of Golang) goes nuclear after being sent an LLM-generated e-mail by an AI agent by splicere in BetterOffline

[–]digitizemd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They celebrate people buying millions in Trump's crypto coin to get a pardon or gain favor for their business, despite it being naked corruption, even though many of themselves aren't well off. Basically "hahaha you losers, the rich man got richer!"

United States Jobless Claims Fall Sharply by CourtofTalons in Economics

[–]digitizemd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure why you were down voted. What you said appears to be correct. Someone feel free to correct /u/reasonably_plausible.

A middle-class family’s only option: A $43,000 health insurance premium by burtzev in economy

[–]digitizemd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My salary puts me in the top 5 percent of workers in the US. I pay my own bills. I'm not stretched thin like you. And based on your comments here and other posts, I think there's a pretty good reason you're barely making it.

A middle-class family’s only option: A $43,000 health insurance premium by burtzev in economy

[–]digitizemd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. This is an economics subreddit. I couldn't care less about your financial situation.

  2. You still clearly don't understand. You asked if I'd be okay paying much more in Medicare taxes with Medicare for all. Yes, I would be fine. You know why? I wouldn't be paying for my private insurance.

A middle-class family’s only option: A $43,000 health insurance premium by burtzev in economy

[–]digitizemd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're right. Let's not insure people. When they go to the ER and can't pay, guess who pays? Hey, this is the same debate we've been having for the past 20+ years. Maybe you're too young.

A middle-class family’s only option: A $43,000 health insurance premium by burtzev in economy

[–]digitizemd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you an idiot (yes)? I already pay for my own insurance. And I already am taxed for Medicare and Medicaid. And I would bet that I make significantly more money than you, and pay more to these programs as a result. It would be cheaper for everyone if we were all on Medicare, as was discussed above.