Posts by clq@clq.im
(DIR) Post #AR0tBHvMoCE6hjAZ3Q by clq@clq.im
2022-12-26T23:07:41Z
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@CSB "Explain your thesis as if I were your grandmother" is the most helpful interview-question I ever got. I've taken it with me in my career as well: regardless of what I'm doing at work, if it involves writing an email to someone external about something technical, I always make sure I would *be able* to explain any concept the email is about to my grandmother. The actual email may be more technical, but making sure I understand it well enough to keep it simple is a very helpful start.
(DIR) Post #AR0tWkloksReFXwESW by clq@clq.im
2022-12-26T23:11:33Z
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@CSB I'm absolutely terrible at drawing, and my writing is atrocious, so even in a whiteboard-world I'm very used to using only words. To my detriment.Undeniably: drawing would be useful.I'm very jealous of people who can put pen to paper and have something appear that's even remotely like what's in their mind. Understandable technical drawings can be a thing of real beauty.
(DIR) Post #AR0tiZRcgopKbB7xFQ by clq@clq.im
2022-12-26T23:13:37Z
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@CSB I have Visio! Doesn't make I'm able to make things look good! Some form of aesthetic sense would be useful!(Though, perhaps that should be a mission for 2023 - become a bit better at visual expression)
(DIR) Post #ARlgFsd4e2c63qGCKO by clq@clq.im
2023-01-18T12:54:19Z
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@matt 😬
(DIR) Post #ASIoTiTLPf2tTbLrl2 by clq@clq.im
2023-02-03T12:23:54Z
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@CSB I'm wondering why Adam hasn't (as far as I've heard) started speculating that your messages are written... sorry, cooked up by AI.In any case, I'm speculating!Are they?
(DIR) Post #ASIpPdBREbQprxalu4 by clq@clq.im
2023-02-03T12:42:20Z
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@CSB In any case, you'd have to roll your own. ChatGPT can't even figure out the YOOO!. And it's not exactly... on brand. *shakes head*
(DIR) Post #ATlg6KzR9CtgDDFGjY by clq@clq.im
2023-03-19T08:24:20Z
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Well... I guess the update will at least be very quick?
(DIR) Post #AVumICOY8QQJybjtGS by clq@clq.im
2023-05-22T13:42:48Z
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@dave @csb Given that LLMs are supposed to come up with stuff independently rather than reverse-engineering things I suppose the way to do this would be to ask AI to "come up with 500K inventive titles for AI podcasts", then do a fuzzy'ish match with actual titles. A lot of potential for false positives though.
(DIR) Post #AVwxrvhBBjVUQ9c5Fg by clq@clq.im
2023-05-23T15:01:55Z
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@CSB From an external judge on the matter: Gołąbki is absolutely glorious when made well. Flaki is also delicious, and a safer bet if the source is unknown.
(DIR) Post #AVyylwV7lj77S5bTZg by clq@clq.im
2023-05-24T12:37:11Z
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"The Red party reveals plans for a coup"The Red Party being the furthest left of the mainstream political parties in Norway, with them famously having language in their party program about wanting to work for a new form of government, that's quite the clickbait from VG...(Actual story: they're basically planning to become members of an internal parliamentary group discussing how Swiss-style politics could be adapted and implemented in Norway)
(DIR) Post #AVzULebcsQzwxI9YCO by clq@clq.im
2023-05-24T20:15:16Z
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@matt @dino Are you saying we're not cool? I'm sure that we are cool. I feel cool. And hip. And with it.
(DIR) Post #AWkUToRY0by5xuMJ4C by clq@clq.im
2023-06-16T12:28:05Z
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@matt Colour me green with envy for that not being a problem for you! I far prefer Teams as a workflow - or even meetings that may or may not actually happen in person, and discussions around a topic being had in the meeting Teams-chat.
(DIR) Post #AWsh1WIsiBwcGYp9ea by clq@clq.im
2023-06-20T11:19:54Z
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I think the attitude of foreigners toward mild/default Norwegian cheese might be comparable to my attitude to English Breakfast Tea: how oh how can something this fundamental to your culture be this bad.(Working my way through Christmas presents. It's still tea. I'll still drink it.)(Also, I very much like the Norwegian tasteless cheese and no one can change my mind.)
(DIR) Post #AWshPSwCsRASmGdVyq by clq@clq.im
2023-06-20T11:30:42Z
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@matt I know, I know. I was adapting to the audience. ;)For what it's worth, what I'm currently having is what I believe to be "regular" tea from a gift set I believe was purchased at Harrods.Though, through living in Scotland for 5 years I've been well and truly told that I'm objectively wrong, along with being a "monster" for not approving of the concept of milk in tea....accusations I can easily live with, as long as I get to keep my cheese. :D
(DIR) Post #AWshjaJNAhdzRE47iS by clq@clq.im
2023-06-20T11:34:23Z
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@matt I hear that having a Goat-tea is all the rage these days, no?🧔
(DIR) Post #AWsj3HeQMP19JFrxE8 by clq@clq.im
2023-06-20T11:39:10Z
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@gaige Top of my head, if you're looking for suggestions (though, Matt can go definitive): A well put together pub quiz and a proper plate of nachos.@matt
(DIR) Post #AhtY7b48NlUTG2lq1A by clq@clq.im
2024-04-10T11:31:54Z
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I wonder how many people who bring notebooks to meetings do so primarily in order to make scribbles as a way of making the speaker think they are listening.
(DIR) Post #AhxIX0cDhkIj6WeJIO by clq@clq.im
2024-03-27T12:21:09Z
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A bit of a random question, but does anyone in the Oslo area have any personal recommendations for plumbers?(Nothing too urgent, but some basic stuff it would be nice to get done next week)
(DIR) Post #AhywkFtAQ8VdYxPIeW by clq@clq.im
2024-03-09T08:28:23Z
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Very occasionally I come up with sentences and phrases I'm so happy with that I almost feel the need to change them, so people won't think I've plagiarised them.
(DIR) Post #Ai6Jt0d8BATXthljkG by clq@clq.im
2024-04-18T09:19:39Z
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I like to imagine that the smile on the static profile pictures of my colleagues turn just a little bit more genuine when I tell a joke.