Another step toward generating “live action” movies and shows.
The administration is terminating leases for 11 OSHA offices, including the one in Houston. Trump has cut 10 percent of its workforce, and more layoffs could be coming. See Will Texas Workers Ever Get a Break from the Summer Heat?
Harper Reed on coding with AI video
Some great tips, but it’s clear he’s rewriting the entire app to add a feature or fix a bug, which I don’t believe most companies will adopt, as they prefer the code to change as little as possible to avoid introducing new bugs. Since most of the work that paid programmers do involves fixing bugs, upgrading versions (like Java 8 to Java 17), and adding features, I foresee AI being an excellent tool for researching new functions instead of googling and clicking on numerous links to find a working example among all the unanswered and incorrectly answered question posts. I see the next step as utilizing tools to read your codebase and requirement documents to build a model that can “understand” your application. This model will collaborate with coding models to generate updates for your codebase and tests for those changes. Perhaps in a decade, management will feel comfortable removing the last human coder, at a senior or lead level, from the loop.
UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close dozens of buildings due to lower Amazon volumes
Note also adding automation.
Seeing so many all-or-nothing posts about how AI will replace programmers, I made a post as a long-time programmer who uses these tools and knows their limitations compared to what professional programmers actually do on a daily basis.
DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months.
Could be boon for contract programming jobs though timeline seems unrealistic.
Details: DOGE planned to close four Mass. IRS offices. Now it’s targeting two.
Now we know who is supposed to fill those immigrants jobs Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants
Britain and Denmark add warnings similar to Germany’s Britain beefs up travel warnings over US border enforcement Denmark warns transgender travelers to US
Guess the trial of replacing humans with humanoid robots went well.
Mercedes-Benz takes stake in robotics maker Apptronik, tests robots in factories
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Just a reminder that today is National Nap Day thanks to #damnsillytime
Savvy managers have downsized their office space to save money, leaving them without a workspace until new office space can be secured. This is likely to increase rental rates for all businesses.
It has been suggested that these deskless workers utilize break rooms. The nearly constant distractions will significantly hinder their efficiency. Hopefully, they do not require a phone to work, as cell service within the building is often unreliable. Additionally, power for the laptops may pose a challenge.
Even if assigned a desk, the equipment is probably inferior to what they have at home. For instance, at work, I would have just my laptop. At home, the laptop connects to a 24-inch and a 40-inch monitor, giving me twice the display area and making the text much easier to read. In many cases, it would mean switching from wired internet to WiFi. Maybe you must use the laptop keyboard and trackpad instead of a real keyboard and mouse. And, of course, the old broken-down chairs at most places.
There is considerably more setup and teardown time. Rather than simply locking the computer screen, these workers must shut down their laptops and pack them up to take home. Then, in the morning, instead of just unlocking the screen and continuing, they must set up the laptop, wait for it to boot, and reopen all their apps. In my case, it generally takes about 30 minutes to get up and running after a reboot. Plus, you must remember where you left off, possibly adding extra time to the teardown to jot down notes. Employers are probably assuming the employees will count this and the time hauling the laptop between their car and “desk” and off time, but in my experience, many count most of that time as on the clock.
Getting to appointments, generally closer to home than work (such as at doctors' offices and schools), will require much more travel time. Deliveries typically mean taking off the day instead of pausing for a few minutes. Lunch often goes from grabbing something to eat while working to about an hour out of the office. Again, I’ve seen many that count lunch time as on the clock even when out of office, while others take time off for lunch even when eating while working. Either way, an out-of-office lunch is generally more costly productivity-wise.
And, of course, there’s the whole disease issue, especially here in Texas, where we seem to be experiencing outbreaks of various illnesses lately. It’s a choice between staying home and getting nothing done or coming in and risking infecting coworkers.
All the above will also result in low morale, which has never been good for efficiency, especially with the added job insecurity.
It’s important to note that the planned return of federal and state workers on Monday may significantly affect everyone’s commute. With a substantial increase in the number of cars on the road, you can expect potential congestion, as many of these drivers may be unfamiliar with their routes.
Carlos Slim orders to cancel his collaboration with Elon Musk’s Starlink Cost: $7 to 22 billion USD.