From the blog
Retrieval augmented generation: Keeping LLMs relevant and current
Retrieval augmented generation (RAG) is a strategy that helps address both LLM hallucinations and out-of-date training data.
The company making it easier to turn your coffee machine into a robot
Ben welcomes back friend of the show Eliot Horowitz, cofounder and CTO of Viam, who’s also the cofounder and former CTO of MongoDB. They talk about the current status of robot assistants, why Viam is hardware-agnostic, and building robots to train cats (good luck with that).
Is AI enough to increase your productivity?
Being an effective coder with a code generation tool still requires you to be an effective coder without one.
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Interesting questions
How to make lectures interesting?
As much as your students love their nap breaks, they're better off learning what they came to learn.
Can diplomats be compelled to pay rent?
"Diplomats and embassies are immune to any reprisals from their host country. But they are not immune to reprisals from their own country."
Is our outsourced software vendor "Agile" or do they just not want to plan things?
A story with a happy ending: after getting advice from Stack Exchange, the users convinced their management to make a change!
Why not think of differentials as fractions?
Mostly because you would arrive at the wrong answers.
Links from around the web
Hydration, the saboteur of lazy loading
Hydration is often seen as a silver bullet for performance, but there are caveats.
Organizing multiple Git identities
When you write code under a work identity, a personal identity, and a secret identity...you have to keep them separated!
Naming variables in CSS
Naming things is hard, but here’s some advice to help you through it.
The negative impact of mobile-first web design on desktop
It's very important to consider mobile users when building on the web, but it can cause some usability issues for other users.
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