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by Blackstrat 1y ago
I understand the motivation for re-opening the contract. However, who is going to do it faster than SpaceX? Certainly, Bezo and Blue Origin will go after the contract, but they are way behind SpaceX. And traditional NASA providers, e.g.,
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by Blackstrat 1y ago
OS/2 had the best API that I’ve worked with. We did major banking apps in the early 90s. OS/2 was vastly superior to Windows NT and Windows.
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by Blackstrat 1y ago
When did tech become dominated by snowflakes? Any comments that aren’t blatantly critical of Trump are downvoted. Laughable, but sad. My generation was far more inclusive and tolerant than what I see here or in the media.
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by Blackstrat 1y ago
No, the US is not becoming autocratic. The media coverage is different because they are anti-Trump, but every administration has done "autocratic" things. Trump isn't unique, merely more bombastic and open about them. Obam
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by Blackstrat 1y ago
Of course they do. It’s a necessary evil. For most of us, it wasn’t fun to do, nor was it fun to be on the receiving end. I’ve been on both sides. In my experience, layoffs have usually occurred for good reasons, occasionally existential
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by Blackstrat 1y ago
I go the other direction. I use audio books to screen books that I actually want to spend time on (nonfiction). Typically, I run the audiobook at double speed. After completing the audiobook, I decide whether it’s worth the time and if
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by Blackstrat 1y ago
And it only gets worse once you retire. In some cases, I go back to interests abandoned in the past, so I could pursue the almighty dollar. In reality, I use HN as a curator of things that might be interesting to read or study. Of late
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by Blackstrat 1y ago
Very simple question, which I've not seen answered anywhere: with all the media options available to consumers today, why should US taxpayers be paying for any entity like the CPB? If they can't compete in the market, go out of
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by Blackstrat 1y ago
Did you not find the CEO’s omnipotence tiresome? That was the general consensus of my grad school management class.
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by Blackstrat 2y ago
Simplicity/clarity, whether in code, conversation, or otherwise. Too many technical people tend to obfuscate their speech, their code, and so on.
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by Blackstrat 2y ago
Absolutely. Musk can accomplish over the next few years that which the US could and should have done more than 50 years ago
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by Blackstrat 2y ago
Europe doesn't dictate US policy. As for being aligned with Russia? It's Europe that is abandoning the foundations of Western Civilization, not the US. Further, the US has always been Europe's big brother that insured that
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by Blackstrat 2y ago
Nor has the US aligned with Russia. Choosing to stop wasting billions of dollars propping up a Ukrainian dictator is hardly aligning with Russia. The US should be auditing the money dumped in Ukraine.
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by Blackstrat 2y ago
Having not listened to the presentation, his content may be different. But, throughout my career this dichotomy has played out again and again. Coders learn the syntax of the language, usually at home and sometimes on the job. Maybe they
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by Blackstrat 2y ago
I like it as is. It harkens back to the era when content mattered , e.g. Usenet and the like, unlike the “modern” era when the websites are flashy and unusable. I would suggest that if this presentation isn’t acceptable, that perhaps it
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by Blackstrat 2y ago
Apple should withdraw from the EU’s market. Apple’s closed ecosystem is why I use them. Open it up and Apple users are screwed.
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by Blackstrat 2y ago
It’s not the job of the United States to police the world. The Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union. It is not a strategic ally. It is a dictatorship. The US has been supplying money and equipment, much of which is unaccounted for. W
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by Blackstrat 2y ago
Why should the United States fund a proxy war with Russia? How is this different than other debacles such as the Vietnam War?
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by Blackstrat 2y ago
What is the fascination with the left? Collectivism is fundamentally evil. Equating leftism with egalitarian outcomes is naive at best. Cuba, the Soviet Union and others exemplify what happens when leftism triumphs - only the elites ar
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by Blackstrat 2y ago
Why does the United States need a “left” party at all?
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by Blackstrat 2y ago
Much more honest and thorough mathematical analyzes were performed on the 2020 election, some by major academic organizations. They showed far more suspicious patterns than this. If Trump or his associates were going to "hack" t
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by Blackstrat 2y ago
His net worth is more than $3 million. His homes are worth that much. You may claim that his declared net worth is $3 million. Citing Engels, the son of a wealthy textile manufacturer doesn't help your case either. History has repea
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by Blackstrat 2y ago
When you cite an article by a very wealthy socialist, crying about oligarchy and a kleptocracy, you have no credibility from the outset. Further, I've yet to see anyone cite a Constitutional authorization for USAID. The US government
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by Blackstrat 2y ago
Exactly. Too many here oppose eliminating the militant, left wing, anti-Americanism from the US government. Restoring it to a more rational and Constitutionally based framework is what's happening. It's not a coup. The governm
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by Blackstrat 2y ago
Agreed. Just finished it a couple of weeks ago. Hackers by Levy and fire in the Valley may also fit the bill.
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by Blackstrat 2y ago
I keep reading stories about how well B&N is doing. It’s not evident in my local market. More competitive with an old mall-based Waldenbooks than a Borders. And practices of shelving books by type, e.g. trade paper vs mass market etc
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by Blackstrat 2y ago
Disgustingly inappropriate.
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by Blackstrat 2y ago
2001, Office Space, King of Hearts, They might be giants, Godfather trilogy
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by Blackstrat 2y ago
I saw his book on the shelf today. Dipped into a bit. Felt like the latest incarnation of guys like von Daeniken or Hancock. Looks like a hard pass.
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by Blackstrat 2y ago
Not everyone. I found it tedious and poorly written/translated. I read it last year in the unabridged translation. Not for me.

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