https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke's_three_laws

https://www.jsoftware.com/ioj/iojATW.htm

I ended up telling the agent to use Rust, partially because I thought that JavaScript / TypeScript was its comfort zone and I didn’t want to have it pulling in a bunch of stuff I didn’t understand, and partially because I’ve heard that LLMs are pretty bad at Rust and I wanted to see if it could actually do it.

I don’t know Rust too well, so I can’t judge the code, but my suspicion is that it’s quite bad. I’d be interested to hear that confirmed.

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Tests that are written to comply with a policy that requires that all components must have a unit test, and that test must be green, could be good. Often, they are just more bullshit from the bullshit factory that is piling up and drowning the product, the workers, the management, and anyone else who comes too close.

I feel that it’s still correct to call both of these things tests, because in isolation, they do the same thing. It’s the structure they’re embedded in that is different.

There are a bunch of factors, including tube thickness, alloy (I’m sure that when it comes to steel this matters, I think it doesn’t matter with aluminum), and frame geometry.

One thing I can say with absolute certainty is that, if you are using rim brakes, aluminum wheels are so much better than steel wheels it’s not even a conversation worth having. This is because aluminum wheels, unless they are painted, will have a nice aluminum oxide coating. This is effectively a ceramic and the coefficient of friction with rubber brake pads doesn’t change when the rims are wet, say on a rainy day. Steel rims lose all friction when wet.

Because I have been around for a while and made a lot of “experiments” (mistakes), I know some things. I’m happy to share what I know with you.

One might assume from a game-theoretical perspective that this is no different from living in a village where essentially everyone knows everyone’s business, and the knowledge that that knowledge is mutual prevents people from acting badly with the information that they have. However, in the situation where a small minority of people have knowledge about everyone else, and not vice versa, this can give that minority unearned power over everyone else.

In practice, it doesn’t feel great. I hope this answered your question.

What exact differences in physical properties or construction leads to this, I couldn’t tell you, but you can pick up an old steel bike frame for cheap and experience it yourself. Well-made steel frames are much lighter than poorly-made ones, so I would recommend finding one of the good ones.

Please don’t ask me to cite sources, I know exactly what I’m talking about.

If you feel that I’m arguing in bad faith, please consider not responding and instead reflecting on why you feel the way that you do about this topic.

    That’s the equivalent of an entire standard plastic spoon, Campen said.

I personally think you’re on to something with tying companies to the reputation of specific natural persons, but I don’t think that is where we are going anytime soon.

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At that same location, Bluetooth earbuds are now available for $5, but perhaps in a couple of years they will be $1.25, or whatever the least expensive items at a “dollar store” will cost at that time.

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Persuaded by this narrative (I presume), then-Governor of Nevada Steve Sisolak vetoed the NPVIC bill back in May of 2019 after it had passed both houses of the Nevada legislature.

Now, five years later, after passing through the legislature a second time, accession to the NPVIC via an amendment to the state constitution of Nevada will be a ballot question in November 2026 for voters — if it passes again in the 2025-2026 legislative session for a third time. [0]

0. https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/state/nv

0. https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/

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