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The MessageFormat Working Group is an industry standard for localizable message strings, designed to support software developers, translators, and end users with fluent messages and locally-adapted presentation. It includes a stable specification published as part of the CLDR Technical Committee's TR35, which can be found in this repository.
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The comment thread discusses the evaluation of a concept with a focus on its feasibility and candidate assessment. It also touches upon the complexity in the syntax and potential iterations. The tone is neutral with some sarcasm.
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The author, a creator of an AI project called OpenClaw, announces their move to work at OpenAI to develop accessible AI agents for everyone.
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The discussion revolves around the innovative but insecure OpenClaw AI assistant, its potential growth and hype, Peter Steinberger's strategic move to join OpenAI, and skepticism towards personal AI assistants' value and utility.
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The article discusses whether someone should walk or drive 50 meters to wash their car and offers tips on preventing such dilemmas in the future.
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The discussion revolves around the limitations of large language models (LLMs) in understanding and responding to ambiguous or incomplete questions, particularly those involving context-dependent logic. Users report that various LLMs struggle with a specific question about whether one should walk or drive to a car wash, often providing incorrect answers due to missing context or misunderstanding the prompt's intent. The conversation highlights the ongoing challenges in AI models' ability to mimic human-like reasoning and communication.
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The article discusses the development of a SQLite-like engine in Rust using three AI agents named Claude, Codex, and Gemini. The project involved approximately 19,000 lines of code, with features such as parser, planner, executor, b+trees, WAL, recovery, joins, aggregates, indexing, transaction semantics, grouped aggregates, and stats-aware planning implemented. It includes 282 unit tests that all passed.
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The comment thread discusses an AI-generated database codebase and its comparison with established software like SQLite. Opinions are mixed, with some praising the AI's ability to build working databases quickly but criticizing the output quality and lack of efficiency. The debate centers around the effectiveness of AI in developing complex software products.
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The article discusses strategies and precautions to prevent malware infections on personal or shared networks.
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The comment thread discusses the age-related decline in chess ability, with a focus on Magnus Carlsen's dominance and potential longevity in the game. Opinions vary on whether chess skill decreases due to mental or physical factors, with some suggesting that stamina is more likely to decline than cognitive abilities. The conversation also touches on Freestyle Chess as a possible factor for maintaining performance over time.
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The article discusses Picol, a 500-line C implementation of a Tcl interpreter released in 2007. The author aimed to create an understandable example for new programmers and ensure the interpreter could run non-trivial programs.
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The discussion revolves around the features, usage, and evolution of JimTCL and Tcl/Tk scripting languages, with comparisons to other languages like Python and Lua. The community shows a mix of agreement on its use in specific industries and debate over language evolution.
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The article discusses the cost implications of using coding agents, specifically focusing on the role of cache reads in increasing costs. It explains how caching works within these agents, visualizes the cost breakdown across LLM calls, and analyzes a real-world conversation to demonstrate that cache reads can dominate total costs by 50,000 tokens.
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The comment thread discusses various opinions and strategies related to coding agents, focusing on efficiency improvements, cost considerations, caching strategies, context management, and the impact of AI-generated code. There is a consensus on optimizing tool usage for better performance but disagreement on the effectiveness of caching input tokens and its potential benefits in context sharing.
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The comment thread discusses various opinions on web development practices, including the quality of AI-generated content, the relevance of HTML in modern web design, and the importance of separation of concerns. There is a debate around Tailwind CSS's approach to uniformity over locality of behavior, with some suggesting it can lead to issues with readability and maintainability.
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Arm, a British-based company with American listing and Japanese control, is aiming for a larger share in the semiconductor industry despite not manufacturing any chips themselves.
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The comment thread discusses concerns about ARM's business model, potential loss of market share to RISC-V, and the impact of ARM's lawsuit with Qualcomm. It also explores expectations for growth in RISC-V adoption across various industries, particularly in safety-critical applications. The conversation delves into technical aspects such as compatibility, licensing fees, and ecosystem support.
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Two research teams believe they have located the lost Soviet moon lander, Luna 9, which was the first spacecraft to safely touch down on the moon in 1966. However, they disagree on its exact location.
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The comment thread discusses various interpretations of the word 'lost' in different contexts, future trends in space exploration, and advancements in satellite technology. There is a debate on whether it makes sense to search for lost spacecraft or not, with some suggesting that robots might be better suited for such tasks.
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