Posts by jockmcthingiemibobb 132 publicly visible posts • joined 27 Jan 2012
$hithub's co-pilot defaults to "syncing" every single change with repos so it's not surprising there's orders of magnitude more code being created and modified multiple times a day Vs what a human developer produces. I'm not surprised GitHub is falling over as a result.
OP mentions technology stack but seems focused on desktop OS and popular applications.
Switching to a flavor(s) of Linux and document file formats sn't a huge issue. The real issue is the dependence of USA megacorps on where we store our data and how we access it. They've sewn this up nicely and it's going to be a major headache to untie it all.
The EU needs to fund an EU based could infrastructure. The EU needs it's own Amazon Cloud, Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure . We should have an EU workable alternative to Office 365 or Google Workspace. EU citizens should be able to use a PC, cellphone, get driving directions, watch TV streams or go on social media without relying on these megacorps.
The EU also needs to fund an EU based mobile OS. A fork of Android would be the logical start.
They'd need legislation for government funded services, banks, utility companies, supermarkets etc. to work on the mobile OS so no more online banking apps etc only working if downloaded from Google Play or Apple Store. Hopefully the EU will have rolled out its replacement for Visa and MasterCard too by then.
So lets assume this is a typical small business application that's not going into safety critical systems, digging out confidential information or transferring finances. Not every problem requires a complex design and test cycle. Small programs that do common tasks using common functions and APIs are the vibe coding equivalent of writing "Hello World".
Did it work?
Did it save the programmer days/weeks?
Did it save the client money?
Did it deliver the software early so the client could start making money earlier?
Was the client happy ?
If the answer to all the above questions was "yes" then in this case vibe coding was a success.
Regarding 6GHz WiFi. In the USA there isn't quite a free for all. For low powered indoor devices, the spectrum can be used. For higher powered outdoor devices, Automated Frequency Coordination databases must be used. Essentially a GPS (puck or in built) and an API call is required before they're fire up.
6GHz isn't particularly useful for mobile operators and IMHO, granting corporations even more precious spectrum to squat on just reduces the effectiveness of it.
Unlike LTE, 2.4 and 5GHz public spectrum is incredibly well used with low cost devices from a highly competitive market. Why would 6GHz be any different?
Even if I wasn't too lazy to code it myself, the directors would ask me why it took so long to code or why I didn't just use someone else's framework.
Code reuse is a good thing. Other engineering disciplines reuse tested/optimised 3rd party components (Bosch and Brembo spring to mind) do why shouldn't we?
As for harking back to the good old days before the WWW: when you spent a day or two writing C code only to have it reviewed by a more experienced developer who'd inform you about some existing library you'd never heard of.
Bird deaths in the USA:-
1 billion killed by buildings.
Between 90 and 340 million killed by vehicles.
Over 90 million poisoned (deliberately or via pesticides)
Over 25 million killed by power lines.
In he USA....it's not stretch to suggest that millions are shot.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223013512
But sure, around 1 million a year are killed by windmills so let's focus on that.
The UK government can't play whack a mole Vs the whole Internet.
They can't realistically block overseas VPN providers
They can't realistically stop anybody firing up their own remote VPN on any number of overseas based cloud providers
They can't realistically stop anybody connecting to their employer's on premises overseas VPN.
They can't realistically stop anybody accessing their overseas mate's/relative's overseas VPN that's often available with about 5 minutes setup on a modern router.
Low earth orbit they're closer to 25,000km/h.
They're not evenly distributed in orbit.
Unlike a Barbie-Car crash, the pile-up doesn't sit nicely awaiting a clean-up crew to sweep it away. Instead, it results in thousands of fragments.
At Starlink orbital heights you're talking 20 to 30 on years for these fragments to re-enter the atmosphere. The time goes up exponentially with height.
So you're advocating no VAT on imported goods. That would then create an imbalance for domesticaly produces foods and services that would still be subject to VAT. Or are you now advocating that the USA should dictate other countries tax regimes?
175 out of the 195 countries on the planet have VAT.
https://www.globalvatcompliance.com/globalvatnews/world-countries-vat-rates-2020/
Similar, I call elderly relatives who have zero interest in WhatsApp etc as well as and banks, plumbers etc back in the UK.
I guess I'll have to find a UK VOIP provider and point a soft phone app like LinPhone to it.
Also what's going to happen to our Skype credit? Are Microsoft just going to pocket it all?
You can't "learn" transgender or homosexual.
I've never once thought "hmm, maybe I'll chop my ball off" despite learning about transgender identities. Nor have I considered boning any of my gay friends.
Although going by TV shows everyone "catches" gay in American prisons so perhaps it's different in the states.
