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EPA wishes to inform the general public and all relevant stakeholders that the ban on production, importation, distribution, sale, and use of polystyrene foam products, popularly known as "Styrofoam" or "Takeaway Packs," in Ghana shall become effective 1st January 2027‼️‼️‼️
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It’s not my nature. I give my man proper, meaningful and sensible gifts. You should try that too. Gift giving is neither a one way street nor an entitlement. Don’t expect champagne treatment when all you offer is ‘a king was born today’, singlets and boxers. And don’t just wait for occasions.
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2019 I took half payment for a project and subcontracted part to a designer who later passed away prematurely I still paid the full part of his money and added extra from my pocket to his wife even though the project wasn't complete.
This is basic ethics and human decency.
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It's a weird time. I am filled with wonder and also a profound sadness.
I spent a lot of time over the weekend writing code with Claude. And it was very clear that we will never ever write code by hand again. It doesn't make any sense to do so.
Something I was very good at is now free and abundant. I am happy...but disoriented.
At the same time, something I spent my early career building (social networks) was being created by lobster-agents. It's all a bit silly...but if you zoom out, it's kind of indistinguishable from humans on the larger internet.
So both the form and function of my early career are now produced by AI.
I am happy but also sad and confused.
If anything, this whole period is showing me what it is like to be human again.
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hey, asking for a friend
can we stop using lines of code for a measurement in productivity? at one point we all agreed on this
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This is normal and I believe every engineer lives through that at some point in their career.
This happened to me when I moved away from Haskell after writing it exclusively for 8 years.
I was no longer an expert.
I was no longer visible in a programming community.
I was no longer using a tool I liked.
So I naturally was asking myself, “Who am I now?”
But the truth is that human identity is much more complex and bigger. It’s a crime to reduce it only to career or engineering skills.
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This is what we're up against if we allow AI vibe coding to go unsupervised.
Strong proof that LLM-generated code can cause more harm than good in unskilled hands.
I stand by 100% of the points in this post.
Hiring software developers is going to become a much bigger pain than it used to be, since recruiters cannot make a justified decision just by glancing at their GitHub profile.
Open-source projects will be harder to manage due to the higher costs of reviewing PRs to prune AI slop.
This is probably the best quote from the post that sums it all up:
"AI multiplies what you already know.
- 10 years of experience × AI = 10x output
- 0 years of experience × AI = 10x slop"
The skill is not yet dead.
webmatrices.com/post/vibe-co…
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We hired a fully remote engineer last year.
Great performance, always hit deadlines, never caused problems.
Last month, he died suddenly.
I asked IT to keep his Slack, email, and Github accounts active.
We trained an AI model on his commits, code comments, and messages.
Now “he” still reviews PRs, answers tickets, and posts thumbs-up emojis in standups.
We haven’t told them we also kept him on payroll.
But I changed the bank account on his employee database to mine.
We'll miss you George and thank you for the new beach house.
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Meet MTN Ghana’s CEO of the Day, Selina Bower!
Today, she steps into the role to promote women’s empowerment and executive leadership. She’ll be making key decisions and connecting with leaders across the business.
#MTNCEOofTheDay
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Stepping into the shoes of the CEO for a day at MTN Ghana! Leading with innovation, teamwork, and a vision for the future.
#MTNCEOofTheDay
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Oauth 2.0 Explained With Simple Terms.
OAuth 2.0 is a powerful and secure framework that allows different applications to securely interact with each other on behalf of users without sharing sensitive credentials.
The entities involved in OAuth are the User, the Server, and the Identity Provider (IDP).
What Can an OAuth Token Do?
When you use OAuth, you get an OAuth token that represents your identity and permissions. This token can do a few important things:
Single Sign-On (SSO): With an OAuth token, you can log into multiple services or apps using just one login, making life easier and safer.
Authorization Across Systems: The OAuth token allows you to share your authorization or access rights across various systems, so you don't have to log in separately everywhere.
Accessing User Profile: Apps with an OAuth token can access certain parts of your user profile that you allow, but they won't see everything.
Remember, OAuth 2.0 is all about keeping you and your data safe while making your online experiences seamless and hassle-free across different applications and services.
Over to you: Imagine you have a magical power to grant one wish to OAuth 2.0. What would that be? Maybe your suggestions actually lead to OAuth 3.
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