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peter

@peterchng

Software Engineer

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Joined June 2008
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I was chatting about Searle’s Chinese Room argument with ChatGPT and I was not prepared for this kind of response 🤯 – at East, England
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Image generation models are fascinating tools for exploring the structure of the visual world. We just released a tutorial about how to walk around the latent manifold of Stable Diffusion: keras.io/examples/generative…
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For the first time since 2013, the “cut-off” time is 0 minutes & 0 seconds. We’re proud to share that all qualified athletes who applied Nov. 8-12 will be accepted into the 126th #BostonMarathon, provided their qualifying time is verified. bstnmar.org/2022BMEntry #Boston126
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String.format() 3x faster in #Java 17 - javaspecialists.eu/archive/I… @java
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OK, I have immersed myself in this topic and the result has been a long website post. colin-fraser.net/post/2021-1…
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Find me on bsky @colin-fraser.net (@colin_fraser) profile pictureFind me on bsky @colin-fraser.net@colin_fraser19 Oct 2021
I don't think I ever really totally understood this relationship before. When prevalence is low, you actually _want_ low recall. This relates to recent WSJ coverage of Facebook.
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Wanna see something cool? 😎 Go to "vscode.dev" and start coding with Visual Studio Code entirely in your browser. Anywhere, anytime, on any device and tablet, with no install required 🧑‍💻🪄 Read the announcement 👉 aka.ms/vscode-dev-blog
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ALT VS Code icon next to a screenshot of the vscode.dev website showing JavaScript code in the browser

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What are Platform teams, why are they important, and why do (almost) all high-growth companies and big tech have them? A thread. 1. The easiest way to visualize Platform teams is blocks of specific types. Other teams (called Product/Program) use these "blocks" to build.
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If you are planning to travel to Hawaii after getting fully vaccinated, let me tell you, flights and hotels are available but car rentals are not. At first I could not believe my eyes. But no car rental is available in Kauai. People are booking u-hauls. #serious
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Here's a Simpson's paradox mystery. 1) At every level of education, real wages have fallen since 2000 Q1, or stayed the same.
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Say hello to Microsoft Build of #OpenJDK! New Long-Term Support distribution of @OpenJDK for your @Java workloads, in the #Cloud and everywhere else! Visit aka.ms/openjdk-preview-annou… to learn more. ☕️☁️🐧🍏🪟
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We felt it here at the office. Anyone else? USGS | M 4.5 - 3 km SE of Aromas, California earthquake.usgs.gov/earthqua…
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Many trends in modern programming language design seem to focus on developers pressing fewer keys on the keyboard. To me, that's a strange priority. For large systems where the industry spends most of its time, I think "readability" is much more important than "writability." 1/5
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Reading @bstulberg's take this morning in the Growth Equation newsletter gave me a good dose of context as I contemplate some tough decisions about upcoming work, travel, and recreation. Skip the Gym, And Lots of Stuff, to Keep Yourself and Community Safe thegrowtheq.com/skip-the-gym…
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I haven't missed a gym session in over three years. I've trained through illness, injury, and before family funerals. I did not go to the gym today and I won't be going for at least the next two weeks. We all need to make these sacrifices now. Every single one of us.
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Love this nugget: Resume screening company scrapped algorithm after audit revealed it had determined the two highest indicators of success were if your name was "Jared" and if you played high school lacrosse qz.com/1427621/companies-are…
Companies are on the hook if their hiring algorithms are biased

Companies are on the hook if their hiring algorithms are biased

Between 2014 and 2017 Amazon tried to build an algorithmic system to analyze resumes and suggest the best hires. An anonymous Amazon employee called it the “holy grail” if it actually worked.

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<push code changes> <go for walk> <deep thoughts> <rush back home before someone can see code>
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Impressive analysis of large Strava data set by @KevinQ and @jshkatz in NYT suggests that Nike Vaporflys really are associated with faster marathon times. nyti.ms/2LtZBCy via @UpshotNYT
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Memorial service honoring our K9 Jax. EOW: 10/31/17. Thank you for tuning in to honor Jax’s service and sacrifice. pscp.tv/w/bOMfvTFBbWp6dmxZZF…
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I start online courses but never finish them. May actually finish this one since @lynda sends me reminder emails every few days. #guilttrip
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UPDATED: Gunman on the loose after soldier shot at Ottawa war memorial trib.al/tq25Fih
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