It is quite interesting the various anecdotes in the comments that all seem to have different opinions and contradict each other. All of which of course can be true--including the article. One thing can be linked to another and there still be outliers of course.
For my story. I moved within walking distance of my office 20 years ago. Since then, I will never do any sort of commute. It completely changed my day. I since changed to remote work, but if I have to go into an office again, I will move within a couple blocks of wherever that office is.
I really like the idea of Blendle. I signed up and paid for a few articles. I actually want to use it, and spend more there.
The issue has nothing to do with the cost, or quality--instead, it is just really hard to make it part of my browsing routine.
I realized I just don't sit down and read news anymore. I obviously get into articles throughout the day from links people share, but I never sit down and think--yeah, I want to read "the news" now.
In short, you are very very unlikely to ever change your database.
DBs are full of useful features that an ORM hides.
Instead, I now pick a DB that has the features I want and then use the hell out of the features.
I remember a pre-ORM time of so many manually created db side configs, stored procs, views, triggers, etc. that a DBA would have to manage. I think these unmanageable messes were one of the catalysts to getting people on board with ORMs.
To avoid going back that far. I make sure all config is part of code. Managed by migrations. Or otherwise checked into a repo and managed by a CI/CD pipeline. Now I get to use a full featured DB again. Actually use all its features. And things don’t turn into unmanageable messes.
I am so glad I don't have to make predictions about the Apple AR. Whether it succeeds or not, I think its future will be fascinating.
I find the Apple AR most like the iPhone launch, not in that it is a probable success, but that the iPhone at launch was more a platform for apps and a blank slate. It wasn't really until app developers took the platform and ran with it that people even knew what exactly it was capable of.
I think the Apple AR is in a very similar place. It has an extremely capable processor, and a platform for building apps. Now, will the collective consciousness of app developers find the use cases I can't live without, or is the platform too flawed and too expensive. I really can't say, and I can't believe anyone that says they are sure one way or the other.
It will be interesting for sure, and I'm tempted to try to find an niche app to write myself.
The plugin spec allows for user authentication--But it seems to be in process.
> Due to current UI limitations, we are not allowing plugins with User authentication into the plugin store. We expect this to change in the near future.
For now if you get development access you can run it on localhost and just make it available to yourself. So something early access could be a GitHub download and make your own copy for yourself kind of thing.
ETA: I do like the idea of some email integration. Assuming one is fine with ChatGPT knowing your email contents.
- Weather integrations. Questions such as "Where is a good place to travel to this weekend?". "What day this week should I go hiking". "Where is the cheapest place to fly to business class that has weather above 70 degrees and a beach" (if kayak plugin ever works)
- Sports and fantasy data. "Who should I start next week?"
- CI/CD integrations. Possibly ask about failures and why the failed. Why the test failed. Could it come up with a fix?
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