Re: AI

[mike smith via ozdotnet]

"old system views"

That makes me wonder if it has any way of differentiating between something
it found from a decade ago to more recent data.

Mike

On Fri, 23 Feb 2024, 11:43 Dr Greg Low via ozdotnet, 
wrote:

> Hi Tom,
>
>
>
> For me, it depends what you want it to do. It certainly can appear to help
> someone who’s new to an area.
>
>
>
> For most code writing, I’ve been pretty underwhelmed. As an example, if I
> ask it to write SQL, I get a very poor outcome. It will use old deprecated
> views instead of the current system views (that have been around for a
> decade), and often does things in a convoluted way.
>
>
>
> What I have been impressed with, is how it can help you understand
> acronyms, etc. Quite amazing. I’ve also been pretty impressed with using it
> go generate some test data, including in multiple languages. And the test
> data is fairly believable. If I ask it for family names, and I also ask for
> Chinese, it does pick common Chinese family names in the test output.
> That’s pretty impressive.
>
>
>
> It can do a reasonable job of things like “here’s some DAX code, can you
> simplify it?” It often can. Or “here’s a regular expression, can you
> explain what it does?” and it does that just fine. I’ve seen people happily
> using it to explain code that they don’t understand, or to (sort of)
> document some code.
>
>
>
> But it also is so confident on things, yet so wrong. I gave it a 25
> question baseball umpire test the other day. It was 100% confident
> sounding, but 40% correct. The weird thing is that some of the questions
> that it got right, are things that new human umpires often get wrong. Yet
> for simpler questions, it would say that something legal is illegal.
>
>
>
> It’s certainly interesting, but it’s very much a work in progress. It will
> be part of our futures.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Greg
>
>
>
> Dr Greg Low
>
>
>
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>
> *From:* Tom Gao via ozdotnet 
> *Sent:* Friday, February 23, 2024 11:58 AM
> *To:* ozDotNet 
> *Cc:* Tom Gao 
> *Subject:* AI
>
>
>
> Hi guys, I haven't posted in a few years and haven't been on the tools for
> a long time now as well. I'm on a panel on a digital conference coming up
> in march. We had a pre meeting today and the topic of AI came up. Two of
> the panelist said cited CBA and Westpac using AI and were able to save 30%
> on development effort.
>
>
>
> Personally I just finished an AI course my view is quite the opposite. My
> personal opinion of the generative AI space and AI in general having spent
> time with the academics is that the benefits are significantly over
> inflated.
>
>
>
> I want to get some other opinions if you are seeing any significant
> benefit and that I may be just out of touch or not aware.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
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Re: Private Apple App distribution

[mike smith via ozdotnet]

They're not even doing full speed USB C iirc

We've come full circle: remember db25 connections, the only thing standard
was the connector.

Mike

On Wed, 17 Jan 2024, 15:45 David Connors via ozdotnet, <
ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> wrote:

> Yeah they did for iPhone 15 - still sell the old ones with Lightning, and
> most headphones, and mice, and trackpads, and probably other things.
>
> I love how Apple used the argument that they didn't want to be forced to
> do it because it would stifle innovation - meanwhile they're selling
> lightning that runs at USB 2.0 speeds while the rest of the planet has
> moved on.
>
> On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 at 15:08, mike smith via ozdotnet <
> ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> wrote:
>
>> Didn't the Euros make them go to USB C?
>>
>> On Wed, 17 Jan 2024, 15:31 David Connors via ozdotnet, <
>> ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I am sure other countries will jump on board once the technical
>>> precedence has been set.
>>>
>>> Apple can be very stubborn in holding on to old/dumb ideas. They're
>>> still selling stuff with lightning connector in 2024.
>>>
>>> On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 at 14:12, mike smith via ozdotnet <
>>> ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> So the "way" will be to use a VPN, and set your Apple devices up in
>>>> Europe?
>>>>
>>>> I'm wondering if any other countries will jump on board.
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, 17 Jan 2024, 14:29 Dr Greg Low via ozdotnet, <
>>>> ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Interesting that there’s been a discussion going on with the EU about
>>>>> this. They’re insisting that Apple allow “side-loading” of apps. In
>>>>> response, Apple has apparently said they’re splitting their app store with
>>>>> one for EU, and one for the rest of the world.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Greg
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dr Greg Low
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *From:* Greg Keogh via ozdotnet 
>>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 17, 2024 2:46 PM
>>>>> *To:* ozDotNet 
>>>>> *Cc:* Greg Keogh 
>>>>> *Subject:* Private Apple App distribution
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Folks,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> We're planning a MAUI app to be installed on company Android and Apple
>>>>> phones. For Android I can just generate the APK file and side-load it
>>>>> (after the security settings are relaxed). I don't know how to do the same
>>>>> for iPhones. We don't want the app in the store. Assuming there is a
>>>>> convention for "side-loading" Apple apps, what's the technique? Is anyone
>>>>> doing this?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> A few years ago we published a Xamarin app, but it was for the public
>>>>> and was published in both stores. This time the app's private to the
>>>>> company.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> *Greg Keogh*
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Re: Private Apple App distribution

[mike smith via ozdotnet]

Didn't the Euros make them go to USB C?

On Wed, 17 Jan 2024, 15:31 David Connors via ozdotnet, <
ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> wrote:

> I am sure other countries will jump on board once the technical
> precedence has been set.
>
> Apple can be very stubborn in holding on to old/dumb ideas. They're still
> selling stuff with lightning connector in 2024.
>
> On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 at 14:12, mike smith via ozdotnet <
> ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> wrote:
>
>> So the "way" will be to use a VPN, and set your Apple devices up in
>> Europe?
>>
>> I'm wondering if any other countries will jump on board.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> On Wed, 17 Jan 2024, 14:29 Dr Greg Low via ozdotnet, <
>> ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Interesting that there’s been a discussion going on with the EU about
>>> this. They’re insisting that Apple allow “side-loading” of apps. In
>>> response, Apple has apparently said they’re splitting their app store with
>>> one for EU, and one for the rest of the world.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Greg
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dr Greg Low
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* Greg Keogh via ozdotnet 
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 17, 2024 2:46 PM
>>> *To:* ozDotNet 
>>> *Cc:* Greg Keogh 
>>> *Subject:* Private Apple App distribution
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We're planning a MAUI app to be installed on company Android and Apple
>>> phones. For Android I can just generate the APK file and side-load it
>>> (after the security settings are relaxed). I don't know how to do the same
>>> for iPhones. We don't want the app in the store. Assuming there is a
>>> convention for "side-loading" Apple apps, what's the technique? Is anyone
>>> doing this?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> A few years ago we published a Xamarin app, but it was for the public
>>> and was published in both stores. This time the app's private to the
>>> company.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> *Greg Keogh*
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Re: Private Apple App distribution

[mike smith via ozdotnet]

So the "way" will be to use a VPN, and set your Apple devices up in Europe?

I'm wondering if any other countries will jump on board.

Mike

On Wed, 17 Jan 2024, 14:29 Dr Greg Low via ozdotnet, 
wrote:

> Interesting that there’s been a discussion going on with the EU about
> this. They’re insisting that Apple allow “side-loading” of apps. In
> response, Apple has apparently said they’re splitting their app store with
> one for EU, and one for the rest of the world.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Greg
>
>
>
> Dr Greg Low
>
>
>
> 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile
>
> SQL Down Under | Web: https://sqldownunder.com
> 
>  |
> About Greg:  https://about.me/greg.low
> 
>
>
>
> *From:* Greg Keogh via ozdotnet 
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 17, 2024 2:46 PM
> *To:* ozDotNet 
> *Cc:* Greg Keogh 
> *Subject:* Private Apple App distribution
>
>
>
> Folks,
>
>
>
> We're planning a MAUI app to be installed on company Android and Apple
> phones. For Android I can just generate the APK file and side-load it
> (after the security settings are relaxed). I don't know how to do the same
> for iPhones. We don't want the app in the store. Assuming there is a
> convention for "side-loading" Apple apps, what's the technique? Is anyone
> doing this?
>
>
>
> A few years ago we published a Xamarin app, but it was for the public and
> was published in both stores. This time the app's private to the company.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> *Greg Keogh*
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Re: Web app large uploads and downloads

[mike smith via ozdotnet]

It's not a direct answer, but I'd feel happier uploading to OneDrive and
passing the server a link to that.

Mike

On Sat, 30 Dec 2023, 08:29 Greg Keogh via ozdotnet, 
wrote:

> Folks (anyone working?)
>
> I've been asked to add a feature to a Blazor Webassembly app to allow
> uploads and downloads of possibly large numbers of files between the local
> file system and Blob storage. I'm not sure how to implement this feature in
> a browser hosted app.
>
> I wrote a WPF tool for "managers" which does high-performance bulk uploads
> and downloads with nice progress (the code is trivial on the desktop), but
> now they want the same feature for "normal" users in the Blazor app. Given
> how dumb and restricted browser hosted apps are, I don't know how to code
> this, or if it's even feasible.
>
> Are there some tools, techniques or tricks I can apply? Any ideas or
> suggestions anyone?
>
> Thanks,
> *Greg Keogh*
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Many years ago

[mike smith via ozdotnet]

We'd post invite codes for Gmail, when it was beta and invite only.

Here's some bsky invite codes, 3, if it doesn't work its been used

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Re: A real C++ vs C# story

[mike smith via ozdotnet]

Back then C++ wasn't so complex.  The STL was in the process of being
developed.  Pentiums were state of the art

On Fri, 1 Sept 2023, 10:57 Greg Keogh via ozdotnet, 
wrote:

> I have never understood the fixation with C++ unless you're in the
>> business of writing kernels, device drivers, embedded systems, etc.
>>
>
> The library we're phasing out was started around 1997, so you can
> throw the authors a bone because the world was very different back then.
> Your main choices were C/C++, VB and Java.
>
> I stand by my opinion that C++ is the most absurdly complex and idiotic
> language in contemporary use. Ooops! I made a judgement.
>
> *GK*
>
>
>>
>> On Fri, 1 Sept 2023 at 08:44, Greg Keogh via ozdotnet <
>> ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Folks, it's Friday and I have an anecdote to share before I return to
>>> today's coding fiasco. I'll just tell you what happened and try to avoid
>>> making judgements, I'll leave that to you.
>>>
>>> For about 4 years we've had an Azure hosted Web API/service driving a
>>> moderately complex Blazor app and some other smaller clients. The service
>>> hosted a C++ library that did the heavy lifting of generating
>>> cross-tabulation reports. The trouble was, that the service would randomly
>>> crash deep inside the C++ dll and it would leave no useful diagnostic
>>> evidence, usually just a hint about some kind of memory access violation.
>>> It would never crash in testing, only in Azure. I presume here is a way to
>>> diagnose this sort of crash in Azure hosting, but you probably need the
>>> minidump and symbol files out of the C++ compile, I'm not exactly sure, as
>>> I just couldn't face the toil, and by great luck it was due for replacement
>>> anyway. Some very large US companies were suffering from the crash
>>> interruptions and there was a serious risk that we could lose their
>>> business.
>>>
>>> The lucky part is that the huge C++ codebase was already being rewritten
>>> in C#, so we went into a frenzy of continued conversion and testing, and
>>> the C# replacement is now about 90% rolled-out. and guess what?! ... The
>>> random crashes are gone and one customer even sent us a message of thanks
>>> for the new reliability.
>>>
>>> We did have a few small unhandled exceptions, but I simply went to the
>>> Azure portal logs and the stack trace pointed us straight to the problem
>>> point. We could usually publish a fix within half an hour.
>>>
>>> So years of random C++ crashes were completely cured by a C# rewrite.
>>>
>>> *Greg K*
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Re: A real C++ vs C# story

[mike smith via ozdotnet]

You really need to be generating the pdb files and storing them in a symbol
server.  If you want to view the source code associated with it, store that
as well.  For every build you want to be able to debug.  I used to store it
for all builds, and clean up later, because internal builds sometimes
crashed in QA.

If you don't you'd better get good at reading x64 mnemonics... 

Mike

On Fri, 1 Sept 2023, 08:15 Greg Keogh via ozdotnet, 
wrote:

> Folks, it's Friday and I have an anecdote to share before I return to
> today's coding fiasco. I'll just tell you what happened and try to avoid
> making judgements, I'll leave that to you.
>
> For about 4 years we've had an Azure hosted Web API/service driving a
> moderately complex Blazor app and some other smaller clients. The service
> hosted a C++ library that did the heavy lifting of generating
> cross-tabulation reports. The trouble was, that the service would randomly
> crash deep inside the C++ dll and it would leave no useful diagnostic
> evidence, usually just a hint about some kind of memory access violation.
> It would never crash in testing, only in Azure. I presume here is a way to
> diagnose this sort of crash in Azure hosting, but you probably need the
> minidump and symbol files out of the C++ compile, I'm not exactly sure, as
> I just couldn't face the toil, and by great luck it was due for replacement
> anyway. Some very large US companies were suffering from the crash
> interruptions and there was a serious risk that we could lose their
> business.
>
> The lucky part is that the huge C++ codebase was already being rewritten
> in C#, so we went into a frenzy of continued conversion and testing, and
> the C# replacement is now about 90% rolled-out. and guess what?! ... The
> random crashes are gone and one customer even sent us a message of thanks
> for the new reliability.
>
> We did have a few small unhandled exceptions, but I simply went to the
> Azure portal logs and the stack trace pointed us straight to the problem
> point. We could usually publish a fix within half an hour.
>
> So years of random C++ crashes were completely cured by a C# rewrite.
>
> *Greg K*
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Re: [OT] Junked business registry overhaul blew out by $2.3b

[mike smith via ozdotnet]

Why does every state government want to build their own Myki?

Mike

On Wed, 30 Aug 2023, 10:47 Greg Keogh via ozdotnet, 
wrote:

> Maybe we should set up OzDotNet Consultants specializing in government
>> contracts? We could be swimming in cash!
>>
>
> Yeah, when I see news about a planned $4bn IT project going ahead, I think
> "I'll get some mates together and do it for half the price".
>
> A replacement MYKI system, no problems. As Homer Simpsons often says, "How
> hard can it be?"
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Re: [OT] Junked business registry overhaul blew out by $2.3b

[mike smith via ozdotnet]

Here's a non paywalled one

https://www.innovationaus.com/burning-12m-a-month-govt-scraps-business-register-overhaul/



On Tue, 29 Aug 2023, 14:34 Tom Rutter via ozdotnet, 
wrote:

> Another one bites the dust…
>
>
> https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/bleeding-money-labor-scraps-morrison-business-register-overhaul-20230827-p5dzpa
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