> you had to build a model of the world just to survive the tension?
The world the author is describing currently has LLM in it. Irrespective of the author liking it or not, it is here to stay. So to build a model of the world, you would still need to consult an LLM, understand how it can give plausible looking answers, learn how to effectively leverage the tool and make it part of your toolkit. It does not mean you stop reading manuals, books or blogs. It just means you include LLM also in those list of things.
Could be lot of reason.
Older European cities with high-density stone buildings and less green space often trap heat more effectively than typical U.S. suburban layouts.
Europe has a larger proportion of elderly residents (aged 80+), who are the most susceptible to heat stress.
You just picked a data and are trying to fit your narrative on top of it without really considering all possible aspects.
> Older European cities with high-density stone buildings and less green space often trap heat more effectively than typical U.S. suburban layouts.
Doesn't that mean that they would need AC, then? At least for those specific buildings.
However, as a European living in Paris, one of the densest cities in the world, I only feel the need for AC like 2-3 weeks a year. I think the issue is that most people dying of heath are already very old and much more sensitive to it.
But if you live in any kind of share building, you can't just go and set up a split. If it is outside the building, you need permits, both from the architects, so that you don't deface your ugly concrete building, and from your fellow residents, who usually vote "no" by default.
You make a lot of great points. You know what would be great for helping those elderly residence prone to heat strokes living in high-density stone buildings with less green space? Air conditioners! In face, I think EU should mandate air conditioners in every home.
I just tried the demo and I think, this is huge! If they manage to build a chip in 2 or 3 years, that can run something like Opus 4.6 or even Sonnet, at that speed, the disruption in the world of software development will be more than we saw in the last 3-5 years.
LLMs today are somewhat useful, but they are still too slow and expensive for a meaningful ralph loop. Being able to runs those loops (or if you want to call it "thinking") much faster, will enable a lot of stuff, that is not feasible today. Writing things like openclaw will not take weeks, but hours. Maybe even rewriting entire tools, kernels or OSes will be feasible because the LLM can run through almost endless tries.
Speed and cost wins over quality and this will also be true for LLMs.
That's sad. When I last checked, insta pot was the only brand offering stainless steel vessel. Everybody else were offering only non-stick options, which I did not want to use.
Yes, the fact that heat on electric is controlled by switching on and off cycle is what prevents me from switching to it (I believe induction does the same to control the heat).
We need no fancy control or michelen rated appliance, just a basic gas stove allows us better control than electric stove.
Induction does not do the same thing, mine seems to (from what you can hear) use pwm with a period time of a few milliseconds and adjust duty cycle based on the heat setting
I love cooking on gas. As you mentioned the convenience is unmatched and it is a pleasure compared to cooking using induction or hot plate. Induction certainly seemed more efficient with how fast it used to boil water, but when cooking food, gas always wins for me. Not to mention, lot of pans I have will not work on induction or hotplate.
I started with hunt-peck style typing and can now type without looking at the keyboard because of muscle memory. As you mentioned, typing has never seemed like a productivity impediment to me since I don't think I ever had to type at 120WPM when programming.
The world the author is describing currently has LLM in it. Irrespective of the author liking it or not, it is here to stay. So to build a model of the world, you would still need to consult an LLM, understand how it can give plausible looking answers, learn how to effectively leverage the tool and make it part of your toolkit. It does not mean you stop reading manuals, books or blogs. It just means you include LLM also in those list of things.
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