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1. MostlyStable · 1786032363 · focus · HN ↗

   I take the point, but I think the author picked a poor analogy. Cooking even an excellent steak is actually not that hard. In fact, I'd argue that it's among the easiest things to master/make at a top level quality at home. Does it require some modicum of attention and understanding? Sure. But starting with a high quality cut, owning a meat-thermometer, and knowing about reverse searing is about all it takes to reliably and easily get a near perfect steak every time.

   There are far, far better cooking examples out there.

   1. MerrimanInd · 1786033367 · focus · HN ↗

      I'm more of a coffee nerd than a steak aficionado but I've often made the comparison between those two. In both cases, the enthusiast considers their skill in making coffee/cooking steak to be a differentiator and they immerse themselves deeply into the process, skills, and tools. But for both coffee beans and steak the most important factor for a good end product is starting with high quality inputs. In other words, most of the work is being done by the farmers, the processors, and the quality of the raw stock (the cow or the coffee plant). Your job at the very end of that long value adding chain is to not ruin the hard work that others have put into it.

      I'm not sure if this analogy holds up in the AI software metaphor that the author of the blog post is making.

      1. SoftTalker · 1786034858 · focus · HN ↗

         To achieve the best outcomes, I agree.

         But even a cheap steak can be decent if it's cooked properly. And an expensive prime cut can be ruined by cooking it improperly.

         1. RajT88 · 1786038967 · focus · HN ↗

            Yes. It is about learning all of these things. Knowing what kind of cut you have, and how to treat it to best effect.

            A very tough gristly cut can be improved by tenderizing. Going low-and-slow/sous vide to melt the connective tissue. Even grinding it up to make a hamburger steak / loco moco.

            Once you know all of those things, choosing the right approach and executing it is not that hard. The steps themselves are simple.

            It's this story all over again:

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            1. inigyou · 1786039705 · focus · HN ↗

               This story is AI slop

               1. RajT88 · 1786046852 · focus · HN ↗

                  AI slop that has been told for decades. Lol

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