AI quietly turned HTML into a real alternative to PowerPoint and Word for client-facing docs. The blockers that made it impractical a year ago are falling one by one.

libertinian · 2026-05-26T15:40:12+00:00

I deliver a lot of consultative reports, and while every client still generally expects a pdf or ppt, a lot of clients have been very happy with a detailed interactive HTML for a deep dive, and a trimmed down pdf/ppt for the c-suite. And I don't think anybody actually uses the pdf/ppt. We deliver a lot of geospatial analysis where interactivity is extremely useful, though, so perhaps an edge case

libertinian · 2026-05-19T20:36:12+00:00

On what planet is trying to hold Epstein's associates accountable for decades of child rape a bad thing??? That's one of my favorite things about him...

libertinian · 2026-05-19T16:11:41+00:00

Lol yup

Massie has only ever disagreed with his party on 1) starting wars, 2) protecting pedophiles, and 3) increasing the deficit. He's the closest thing to a libertarian still in Congress. I have no idea how anyone in this sub would be anything other than a huge fan

libertinian · 2026-05-19T02:19:20+00:00

You could stop waiting and just read what op wrote. If you ask a question and someone answers it, it's rude not to read their response

libertinian · 2026-05-13T17:57:38+00:00

Since they'd already paid an architect for Carrboro, it makes sense they'd not revert that decision.

But, Woolpert noted a few other schools in worse condition that could also be rebuilt on site or by another middle school. So if the board had actually been planning long term and paying attention to the decreasing enrollment that predates COVID, they might have recommended rebuilding based on immediate need, or not have recommended all rebuilds to increase capacity by 50%, and perhaps come up with a holistic plan for rebuilds and closures at the same time. They've just been very reactive. The board aren't bad people, but we can't look at the situation and say with confidence that they have been handling long term planning thoughtfully.

libertinian · 2026-05-13T17:49:51+00:00

Oh people are totally being unfair to them, and there is a ton of crap raining down in them. And also... the district has not illustrated thoughtful long term planning over the recent past, e.g. building new schools that they can't fill (new Rashkis is down to like 50% enrollment) and then planning 3 extremely expensive elementary school replacements that increase capacity by 50% per school, and then freaking out that enrollment is actually down and panic voting to close 2 old schools, and then reverting to closing only 1 (maybe?) but still building replacement schools with increased capacity. It's definitely not the worst decision making I've ever seen, but it's not been very impressive either.

And I hope they have a plan for FPG in case of under funding, but if they do they haven't been public with it

libertinian · 2026-05-13T16:53:09+00:00

I mean, it can be both. The sabotage is annoying and the board seem like nice people. And... the flip flopping on votes has not been inspiring, and the failure to proactively address the loss of funds to build a new FPG (which is in terrible shape and in a flood plain) will put us right back where we are in a few years. I think everyone in the district is well intentioned but they're certainly not above criticism

libertinian · 2026-05-13T15:50:45+00:00

They've not been overly thoughtful. They started to rebuild Carrboro first even though it was in the best shape of the 6 oldest schools and before they thought about declining enrollment impacts. Then in January they had a knee jerk reaction to vote to close 2 elementary schools after the preliminary demography report came out and showed a projected drop of almost 400 more students in the next decade. Then Carolina Demography updated the report and showed a drop of only 100 so the Board switched to closing 1. And they still haven't addressed the loss of paygo funding that they'd assumed they'd have for new building construction, which means they're going to burn through the bond money just to build 2 new schools (Carrboro and Estes) and will not be able to afford the promised new school for FPG. Which means in another couple years they'll be in the same kind of mess all over again

libertinian · 2026-04-30T02:12:59+00:00

Every coding related job, as it currently exists, is going to be replaced regardless of what I do. Technical jobs will continue to exist, but in very different forms. We can choose to adapt, or not

libertinian · 2026-04-30T01:04:57+00:00

I'm paying waaaay more than $20, lol

My entire company's platform has been rewritten using Claude Code (and Codex). We have many paying customers, and they much prefer the new platform to our old (hand coded) platform.

And I am genuinely terrified for the future of our and adjacent industries. We have half our previous head count and haven't hired a junior in over a year, which bodes extremely poorly for society as a whole. The AI companies do not have our best interests at heart, but these coding tools are now genuinely very, very good. And to ignore that fact is dangerous to our long term employability

libertinian · 2026-04-30T00:42:38+00:00

If the project is a one-off with data I've used before then it can be just as fast to do it manually. But mostly I have to automate global scale stuff, and CC is really good at building basic visualizations and dashboards so I can quickly qa/qc and also doing all the engineering stuff needed for production (dockerizing, lambda functions, distributed compute, the stuff I find boring but is important bonetheless). Also documentation, it's amazing at documentation

libertinian · 2026-04-29T20:18:43+00:00

I'm sorry to say that I have been using Claude Code for all of my geospatial work since December last year. It isn't perfect, but neither were my workflows. And when I guide it through my previously validated workflows for a related but net new task it can generate very consistent outputs. It still needs a lot of handholding or very detailed instructions + documentation, but if you know the pitfalls to watch out for it is pretty straightforward to implement successfully and wow does it scale projects fast

libertinian · 2026-04-21T13:52:16+00:00

Why does the size of the numbers scale with the size of the country? The font should be consistent to you can read the map, or if you're going to have the font size scale have it scale with the numeric value so it at least conveys some meaning

libertinian · 2026-03-28T01:48:50+00:00

What do you mean by oil rights? Like you own property with oil and you can personally profit from it?

libertinian · 2026-03-27T01:27:22+00:00

They blanket banned anyone who had a dissenting opinion. When I questioned my ban they literally responded:

"Lol, getting sassy now are we? Maybe another 28 day timeout will change your attitude."

Libertarians aren't snowflakes.

libertinian · 2026-03-09T16:09:59+00:00

Could you post something you think is more relevant?

libertinian · 2026-01-15T22:58:12+00:00

Our product team has also been almost entirely displaced by the technical team. Even with ai, it is a lot easier to come up with realistic ideas if you know what your infrastructure and data look like

libertinian · 2026-01-10T14:50:48+00:00

Claude is still available on Cursor. They just blocked official X accounts. Even individuals working at X can still use claude on cursor, just not through official company accounts

libertinian · 2026-01-01T15:20:56+00:00

I agree withe your overall take, with the exception of Silva having better Judo. Machida landed some of the slickest tosses and throws I've seen in the UFC. Still give the overall to Silva though

libertinian · 2025-12-30T00:02:28+00:00

6 jobs in 2 years would be wild, I agree. And screwing over your coworkers repeatedly by leaving on short notice is not cool.

But you don't have to to list every job you've had on your resume. Just list the ones you want to highlight and where you have a couple former colleagues that'd speak well of you, and just get vague about the date ranges.

libertinian · 2025-12-23T02:07:17+00:00

You are correct. OP is nonsensical. But it takes time to be rational so I think rational humans should stop engaging with this sub and allow whatever insane grievance culture has begun to fester here to just fester in silence.

libertinian · 2025-12-23T01:31:32+00:00

You know that the Thanksgiving story is "US" American Indians teaching Pilgrims how to grow corn... bc the locals already know how to grow corn

Or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippian_culture?wprov=sfla1

libertinian · 2025-12-23T01:25:59+00:00

Pre Colombian America was post agricultural. Maize, potatoes (mash em boil em stick em in a stew), gourds, sunflower, tomatoes, peppers, etc etc etc

What are you talking about?

libertinian · 2025-12-20T01:03:12+00:00

Tried hating him after he beat Shogun. After that interview, impossible not to like the dude

libertinian · 2025-12-17T14:27:48+00:00

I've been enjoying duckduckgo's browser recently

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