cowpig

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  1. There are so many models, and so many new ones being released all the time, that I have a hard time knowing which ones to prioritize testing anecdotally. What benchmarks have you found to be especially indicative of…

  2. Everyone at my company with access to the bank account is getting the following message when they try to log in: It looks like you don’t currently have access to any Mercury accounts. If you believe this is a mistake,…

  3. I find Google amazing for some kinds of queries, such as directly answering simple factual questions or finding content within a defined domain. However, for a lot of things it's quite bad. If I want to find a good…

  4. My software consulting business has been trying in vain for two years now to hire someone to run sales. We've now hired and fired twice, and the rate at which we receive applications for the role is low. Meanwhile,…

  5. A Boy and His Atom (en.wikipedia.org)
  6. After reading about the vast network of data sharing that the banking industry engages in[1][2], I'm trying to find a banking solution that keeps my data private. I'm also looking for my business. I'm having a hard…

  7. When I run a program as my own user it can read anything from my hard drive. It can read my browsing history, look in my Documents folder where I keep important personal files, etc. Contrast this to a web app, which has…

  8. At one end are single-function npm libraries that led to the left-pad fiasco[1]. At another end are things that you should only be implementing yourself in highly unusual circumstances, such as cryptography libraries.…

  9. Why Trust Matters (cowpig.github.io)
  10. Came up with an idea in Feb last year, and did a bunch of market research and worked out a basic technical plan over the next few months, part-time, with my friend. The two of us started working on it full-time about…