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Study: When experienced open-source developers used current AI tools, work took 19% longer to complete. In spite of which, the developers *thought* they were working *faster.*
It’s just one study, and they don’t claim anything beyond what they observed. Their results are not predictive. Still....
(There must be a name for the psychological trick we play on ourselves to believe we’re being more productive even when we’re considerably less so.)
Hat tip: Dave Martin
https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-os-dev-study/
I was in #Okaya, #Japan, in 2000 for a high school exchange. At one point we visited a construction site for a highway tunnel. I *think* this is now part of National Route 20, but I haven't been able to identify it. The poster describes the "Osachi-Tunnel" but that hasn't helped much, except that Osachi is a district on the north side of Okaya.
Scans from 35 mm negatives.
Not to rain on your cathartic rant or anything but:
- Wordpress is NOT an example of modern #PHP
- All powerful & flexible tools give you the ability to blow your own foot off. That's not the tool's fault.
- The escalating complexity of the web dev ecosystem is surprisingly less present in PHP stacks. People come back to PHP for a breath of fresh air.
- Modern PHP & its frameworks is a different beast altogether.
A couple weekends ago I went out with some friends to Ringing Rocks County Park in Bucks County. Probably one of the few county parks that encourages you to bring a hammer, because it has boulder fields full of lithophonic rocks, which resonate when struck. One of my friends moonlights as a singer-songwriter and I swear he was composing a song based on the rock tonalities.
County website: https://www.buckscounty.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/Ringing-Rocks-Park-5
A few photos: https://galleries.goodbyeplease.com/album/Albums-Ringing-Rocks-County-Park.html
LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
⚠️Today Gemini starts scanning your phone ⚠️
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And why @GrapheneOS @LineageOS and others are better in the first place.
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It might be a long shot, but I have to try.
If there is anyone out there with a scanner, who has issue 11 of Total! magazine, would you be willing to scan a part of a page for me.
Below is the cover of this issue as well as the affected page.
A previous owner has cut out a coupon on the opposite side.
That side is no issue as the ad is reprinted in the following issue as well, which I have, so I can replace that easily.
The problem is page number 61, where the bottom review for a Super Nintendo game is also gone.
If anyone can get me a clean scan of this part, I'd be able to complete this magazine without any missing sections.
*EDIT*
For the people who might see this post for the first time.
A kind soul has bought a copy of this issue himself and will be scanning the missing part.
So thank you so much, once again, Charles! 😊
Andrew (Television Executive)
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Sherri W (SyntaxSeed)
Erik Runyon
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