Certainly many others would have tried to invent something like the web.
HyperCard predated the web browser and had the concept of easy to build pages that linked. Lots of people were working on ways to deliver apps over the Internet.
I think in some alternative timeline we’d still have a lot of interactive content on the Internet somewhat like the web, but probably based on different technology. Maybe more proprietary.
I’m sure this is true for some businesses, but there are also tons of businesses that have no vested interest in commercial real estate. It doesn’t explain all of it.
Honestly I think a much better explanation is that on average, bosses like being in the office and they don’t understand why everyone isn’t like them. Top leadership tends to be extroverted and they got where they are by lots of networking. They don’t have enough appreciation that for a lot of other types of people and types of jobs, being in the office just makes things harder.
I would really rather that these were actual examples, and not conspiracy theories. We all have our own unsubstantiated ideas about what shadowy no-gooders are doing, but I’d rather hear about things that are actually happening.
And while most did not carry guns, they brought other weapons and armor, and used improvised devices as weapons. And some did bring guns. Source: amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/07/28/politics/…/index.html
Thank God they were poorly organized and that the capitol police resisted…but it’s a complete lie to say it was 200 unarmed people.
This is all on video! This isn’t a matter of opinion!
Amazon’s delivery service is better than ever. You get products in half the time, with less packaging, and fewer miles traveled to deliver it to you, without any significant increase in delivery fees.
Price is still competitive when you take into account delivery cost and speed. If you don’t care about those, Amazon isn’t the cheapest.
Search and reviews are down the tubes. It’s like Amazon no longer cares if their site is overrun with crap products as long as people are buying them.
Amazon still works great if you only buy name-brand products that are fulfilled by Amazon.
Context: was looking for a decent service to give me a calendar a little while back but one thing that kept stopping me is there seems to be absolutely no service that just offers you a nice calendar, its only email services that happen to offer a calendar on the side....
I’m a semi-pro jazz piano player (meaning, I’m good enough to get paying gigs, but I don’t do it for a living). I’ve definitely performed solo piano many times. I know it’s not quite the same as guitar but hopefully it’s still insightful.
You use the term “sight reading”, but I would never perform a piece I’d never seen or heard before solo. If I’m playing solo, I get to pick what I play, so why would I play something I hadn’t rehearsed?
Now, that doesn’t mean that I might not pull out a piece I’d never performed solo before. There are lots of jazz standards that I’ve played many times in a trio or quartet, so I’ve heard and played the song many times before, but I never had to play the melody, chords, and bass line solo. I’m a strong enough player that I’d be comfortable coming up with a solo arrangement on the spot - but it’d depend on the piece, of course.
I’d definitely use a lead sheet for that, but I’m not sure I’d call it “sight reading”, because I know the song. The lead sheet is there to remind me of the exact notes, rhythm, and chords, so that I’m not relying 100% on memory. It takes all of the pressure out of trying to remember exactly what chord to use - but to be honest, if it’s a piece I’m going to play solo, I’ve probably played it enough times that I could get it 95% correct just from memory and by ear.
When playing in a group, that’s completely different. I’ll sight read new pieces all the time. If someone else knows the melody and all I need to do is play the chords, that’s super easy. By the time they’ve finished the melody and played the first solo, I’ve got the feel for the piece well enough that I can do an improvised solo while sightreading the chord changes.
I have sight-read the melody before, in a group setting - but that’s far more terrifying and less forgiving. I’ll only do that if it’s clearly a very straightforward or easy piece, like a ballad or showtune, with no surprises. If I do that I’ll deliberately take liberties and add flourishes so that anybody listening who knows the song doesn’t think I’m playing it incorrectly. Trying to play the notes on the page strictly means that if I make a single mistake, everyone will hear it. But if I pretend I’ve heard the piece a hundred times and have fun with it, then if I play a “wrong” note (but one that fits with the chord), it won’t sound like I don’t know the piece, it will sound like I’m just doing it a different way.
I hope that helps!
As a jazz beginner, I’d say one of the best things you could be doing right now would be to attend jam sessions. If you can find a good beginner-friendly jam session you should be able to play along with more experienced players and have a chance to occasionally play a solo or melody.
Is it possible to be a productive programmer with slow typing speed? Yes. I have met some.
But…can fast typing speed be an advantage for most people? Yes!
Like you said, once you come up with an idea it can be a huge advantage to be able to type out that idea quickly to try it out before your mind wanders.
But also, I use typing for so many others things: writing Slack messages and emails. Writing responses to bug tickets. Writing new tickets. Documentation. Search queries.
The faster I type, the faster I can do those things. Also, the more I’m incentivized to do it. It’s no big deal to file a big report for something I discovered along the way because I can type it up in 30 seconds. Someone else who’s slow at typing might not bother because it’d take too long.
GPT-3.5 seems to have a problem of recency bias. With long enough input it can forget its prompt or be convinced by new arguments.
GPT-4 is not immune though better.
I’ve had some luck with a post-prompt. Put the user’s input, then follow up with a final sentence reminding the model of the prompt and desired output format.
I’m talking about using the ChatGPT API to make a chat bot. Even when the user’s input is just one sentence, it can cause ChatGPT to forget its prompt.
Just got my renewal rate for my car insurance and it’s a massive increase from $450/6month to $750/6month. Anyone else get this kind of increase? I’ve got a clean driving record and can’t see what this would be coming from. They list vague market factors but seriously?
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) called for Republicans to “get their act together” and elect the next speaker while slamming the “extremists” within their party.
Even ignoring the part where you didn’t realize Jeffries is a Democrat, this is just not a fair characterization of Democrats at all, as if they’re all the same.
Democrats in congress represent a broad spectrum from quite liberal to moderate conservative. Even by European standards.
Philip Paxson’s family are suing the company over his death, alleging that Google negligently failed to show the bridge had fallen nine years earlier....
I don’t think we know that yet, and I think the discovery will be interesting.
How many reports were there? Were they credible? What other sources of truth did Google consult in deciding to ignore those reports?
Google gets lots of reports and needs to filter out spam, and especially malicious reports like trying to mark a competitor’s business as closed, or trying to get less traffic in your neighborhood for selfish reasons. It wouldn’t be reasonable for Google to accept every user suggestion either.
So if Google reached out to the town and the town said the bridge is fine, then it’s not Google’s fault. If they ignored multiple credible complaints because the area was too rural to care about, that might be negligent.
Sure they do. Look at all of the posts from my neighbors on Facebook and Nextdoor every time a developer tries to build an apartment building instead of a single family home in our neighborhood.
How would the future of internet have looked like, if web browsers had not existed?
Parental Advice
What is a good piece of advice from your parents or that you’ve learned that others may not know or that you wish you were told as a child/teen?
The data is in: Return to Office policies don't improve employee performance or company value, but controlling bosses don't care (www.businessinsider.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/10481867...
"If you tell a lie big enough and tell it frequently enough, people will eventually come to believe it". What is an example of this happening today?
I would really rather that these were actual examples, and not conspiracy theories. We all have our own unsubstantiated ideas about what shadowy no-gooders are doing, but I’d rather hear about things that are actually happening.
The Downfall of Amazon: Dangerous Products, Fake Reviews & Vanishing Brands - Louis Rossman (www.youtube.com)
Australia to triple fees on foreigners buying existing homes, penalise them if they leave properties empty (www.scmp.com)
The SAT Question Everyone Got Wrong (www.youtube.com)
GitHub: Can no longer search code without being logged in (github.com)
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Why are email and calendar so inextricably linked?
Context: was looking for a decent service to give me a calendar a little while back but one thing that kept stopping me is there seems to be absolutely no service that just offers you a nice calendar, its only email services that happen to offer a calendar on the side....
I had ChatGPT generate some Pokemon cards (lemmy.world)
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/41fae582-acc6-4d65-952a-9b397aacce8f.png...
Solo jazz guitar sight reading
Are jazz guitarrists able to play a song in a “solo guitar” setting without arranging in advance, just from a lead sheet?...
Typing is not a programming bottleneck (blog.ploeh.dk)
Little Bobby Tables has a baby sister. Meet Sally Ignore Previous Instructions. (www.haihai.ai)
What the Hell Happened to my Cookies? (lemmy.world)
Only about 1/4 of them did this
Costco car insurance, Connect rate increase
Just got my renewal rate for my car insurance and it’s a massive increase from $450/6month to $750/6month. Anyone else get this kind of increase? I’ve got a clean driving record and can’t see what this would be coming from. They list vague market factors but seriously?
What dog name pairs well with Olive?
Thinking of naming one dog Olive, what might pair well? Looking for Milo and Otis vibes.
Jeffries calls for ‘traditional Republicans to break with the extremists’ (thehill.com)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) called for Republicans to “get their act together” and elect the next speaker while slamming the “extremists” within their party.
Republicans reject own funding bill, US government shutdown imminent (www.reuters.com)
Google accused of directing motorist to drive off collapsed bridge (www.bbc.com)
Philip Paxson’s family are suing the company over his death, alleging that Google negligently failed to show the bridge had fallen nine years earlier....
POVERTY IS A FEATURE NOT A BUG (lemmy.ml)
Trump says it was 'my decision' to try to overturn 2020 election results | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
There it is, plain as day. He literally just admitted to his crimes.