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ChatGPT - How Long Till They Realize I’m a Robot?

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I tried it first on December 2nd... ...and slowly the meaning of it started to sink in. It's January 1st and as the new year begins, my future has never felt so hazy. It helps me write code. At my new company I'm writing golang, which is new for me, and one day on a whim I think "hmmm maybe ChatGPT will give me some ideas about the library I need to use." Lo-and-behold it knew the library. It wrote example code. It explained each section in just enough detail. I'm excited....It assists my users. I got a question about Dockerfiles in my teams oncall channel. "Hmmm I don't know the answer to this either"....ChatGPT did. It knew the commands to run. It knew details of how it worked. It explained it better and faster than I could have. Now I'm nervous....It writes my code for me. Now I'm hearing how great Github Copilot is - and it's built by OpenAI too...ok I guess I should give it a shot. I install it, and within minutes it'
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Science of motivation

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I worked in door-to-door sales for a couple of years, where we were paid commission to sell services, and were constantly pushed to work harder, longer and faster. I've also been studying to work in IT, where I've been advised to take my time and work through classroom problems slowly, carefully and thoroughly to maximize the quality of final solutions. Though both experiences taught me essential skills that I'm deeply grateful to have learned, here's an argument for the latter.
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Who I am

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Okay, so it's been a while since I started this blog, and maybe it's time I told all (3...lol) of you out there who I am. The question is: what should I tell you... Okay, so I like computers, video games and in my spare time I try to stay active e.g. going to the gym, jogging, sports, etc. ...which I don't do enough of. There's other stuff but let's start with the 1st 3. Computers The 'idea' that's changed life around the world more than anything else in the past century is computing. It is the current revolution, and it's more than a keyboard and screen, it's a good idea. I like good ideas. Video Games They let me relax, yet they're stressful. It's fun, yet it's frustrating. Whatever they are, they have an exciting future, and I also think they have great potential. Here's a Tedtalk about gaming. Although I don't think the ideas (or games) that Ms. McGonigal displays here are very far into
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The League of Extraordinary Dancers...?

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BEST DANCE EVER!!!
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Linked Data - Tim Berner-Lee's idea

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In 2009, Tim Berner-Lee, creator of the internet :O did a talk about what he called "Linked Data", or the next internet. This is a short update on how those ideas are being put into motion.
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Eye-popping use of graphs to show eye-popping information

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If anyone's ever wanted to know if there was an awesome way to combine a love for graphics with a desire to understand poverty...
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Some inspiration for the techies...

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This is part of what inspires me to continue learning
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Energetic student seeks warm summer employer

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Hello World! So here's my very first chance to tell the world what I'm thinking. I like pie. To all those crazies out there who are still reading, congratulations! You've made it past that first awkward moment that everyone goes through when they meet me. Consider us bff's. So I'm really just starting this blog to let people know what's up with me in developer-wannabe-land, and yes, I'm a com-sci major, studying at University of Calgary in year #2, though it feels like it's been much longer..... ;P I'm looking for a job this summer in Toronto, so that I can continue taking classes there (since there's none at UofC I can take in Spring OR Summer session.....grrr!) at YorkU. If anyone out there knows any job leads, I'm interested in planning, analysis, design, implementation AND testing! I've got plenty of time left in my career to narrow it down from that. I'll be available in Toronto starting May 1, 2010 through the end of the su
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