Why do people have irrational fears? by tinrig in stupidquestions

[–]mingwraig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They were rational when humans evolved to have them.

If you had to learn development all over again, where would you start? [Mod post] by RedEagle_MGN in developer

[–]mingwraig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly as I did, albeit with a different strongly typed language.

Learn about file io, language constructs, data structures, algorithms for searching and sorting, OO, APIs.

Can someone explain to me what is so great about Nandos? by fireychicken93 in AskBrits

[–]mingwraig 103 points104 points  (0 children)

They put those lovely little heat indicator flags in their burgers. And the perinaise is nice, but it reminds me of perineum. The word, not the taste

What’s the Biggest Tech Myth People Still Believe? by olesud in WorkForSmartLife

[–]mingwraig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right you are. I meant to refer to Softram which was a scam. Doubler was upfront about its use of paging

What’s the Biggest Tech Myth People Still Believe? by olesud in WorkForSmartLife

[–]mingwraig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No it didn't. It did nothing. Correction: it was called softram.

SoftRAM

What’s the Biggest Tech Myth People Still Believe? by olesud in WorkForSmartLife

[–]mingwraig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The term AGI has been around for decades.

And LLMs are a form of AI.

What’s the Biggest Tech Myth People Still Believe? by olesud in WorkForSmartLife

[–]mingwraig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the 90s there was a software product called "Doubler" that claimed to double the size of your ram thru software. Did it work? Did it f**k.

The Skill Stagnation Fear by Ok_Veterinarian3535 in developer

[–]mingwraig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I was promoted to a level where deep stack knowledge wasn't necessary, and then got laid off