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But they'd have to have been prepared, in the first place, to get into Kindle and, even way back, it was a hard step to take. I have no...
Oct 17, 2025
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This may seem off topic, but it might be related too, since we're talking about the phenomenon of software development managers possibly...
Oct 15, 2025
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Nice, but most programmers I know (and are blessed with AI-supportive management) deals with lot less structured/organized/proper code...
Oct 15, 2025
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With the so called 'increased effectiveness' of AI-supported coding the humans assigned will need to watch over lot more and lot less...
Oct 15, 2025
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I don't think Amazon really expected to make money from the Kindle hardware anyway. Where they make money is in sales of Kindle books...
Oct 15, 2025
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Or ... just dumb.
Oct 15, 2025
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Well, that's maybe part of the "problem" then. Your problem from their perspective! :woot: EDIT: Love the word "naff"! New one for me! :)
Oct 15, 2025
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I once posted an adverse comment on a kindle users’ forum, saying that that the UI is naff. “We like it as it is!!” I was told. “Go...
Oct 15, 2025
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The room full of floppy disks was another problem that modern TB drives finally put to bed. People bat on about the look and feel of...
Oct 15, 2025
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I probably should have said "not nearly enough". They do no harm, and can catch obvious mistakes. That leaves the question of how to...
Oct 14, 2025
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Yes, although I question how code reviews of AI generated code might go. I imagine it will get increasingly inscrutable. I suspect there...
Oct 14, 2025
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Factchecker, we'll have to disagree about the usefulness of code reviews. I recall them catching many issues, but I also recall them...
Oct 14, 2025
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OTOH, had Amazon not pushed forward into ebooks and created the free reader, my house would still be cluttered with hundreds of old...
Oct 14, 2025
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I'll third that. Amazon are very good at some things. We won't do without them. But there are a few big buts; the Kindle is one of...
Oct 14, 2025
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Well said.
Oct 14, 2025
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