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BrtByte
10mo ago
Maybe a good middle ground would be: if you're referencing something an LLM said, make it part of your thinking...
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BrtByte
11mo ago
Cloudflare seems to have baked this level of transparency into their culture and incident response process
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11mo ago
It's not just a PR-friendly summary either... they included real technical detail, timestamps, even code snippets
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11mo ago
You can write the safest code in the world, but if you're shipping config changes globally every few minutes without a robust rollback plan or telemetry that pinpoints when things go sideways, you're flying blind
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BrtByte
11mo ago
Feels like a case where safety guarantees of Rust lulled them into thinking the edge cases were covered
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11mo ago
This incident feels like a strong argument for stricter guardrails around internal config propagation
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11mo ago
Still, I think the original article was less about salesmanship and more about craftsmanship
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11mo ago
Sure, not every edge case deserves top billing, but when the little things stack up, they subtly signal whether anyone cared. It's a vibe thing
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11mo ago
The quiet tragedy of "almost good" software
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11mo ago
Use an air purifier with a HEPA filter, ideally one rated for your room size. Keep windows closed during rush hour or heavy traffic times
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11mo ago
While urban living does correlate with better access to healthcare, it also correlates with other dementia risk factors like chronic stress, social isolation
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11mo ago
Lumping all PM2.5 together is kind of like counting calories without considering whether they come from broccoli or corn syrup
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11mo ago
Ideally we'd move toward more source-specific or composition-specific air quality standards but that's a much tougher data and policy problem
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11mo ago
What really stands out is how subtle the damage can be. You're not coughing or wheezing, you're just slowly accumulating risk for something that might not show up for dades
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1y ago
In Krasznahorkai's case, it's pretty clear they're recognizing the sustained impact and distinctiveness of his entire body of work
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1y ago
Tarr and Krasznahorkai are basically artistic soulmates
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1y ago
His prose is like wading through a fever dream
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1y ago
It's wild how phones went from being the simplest tech in our lives to these over-personalized, over-contextualized systems that require a user manual just to change a ringtone or wallpaper
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1y ago
It's the perfect example of Apple overengineering something
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1y ago
iOS 6 really was the sweet spot. It had personality, clarity, and just enough visual cues to guide users without being overwhelming
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1y ago
The magic is gone when just getting to the home screen feels like an obstacle course
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1y ago
I think the market is screaming for a dead-simple, modern flip phone that works like an old Nokia but with 2025 reliability
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1y ago
What seems like a small step now often ends up being the foundation for something revolutionary a decade later
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1y ago
The part that always gets me is the lack of nerve reconnection - the heart keeps beating on its own, no nervous system hookup required. It's literally running off internal timing, like a mechanical watch made of cells
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1y ago
Totally agree that kidneys are the logical starting point. Lower immunological complexity + less vascularization makes them more forgiving as a test case. The lung, on the other hand… yeah, that's a whole different beast
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1y ago
We're deep into the part of the sci-fi timeline where the tech works, and now the real challenge is cultural, ethical, and existential
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1y ago
That's genuinely impressive. Six months without dialysis after a xenotransplant is no small milestone, especially considering how many hurdles this field has faced over the years. The level of genetic modification involved shows how fa
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1y ago
But I think the point is more about passive tolerance than active support
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1y ago
The lack of even basic metadata when a video disappears is maddening... like a black hole where context used to be
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1y ago
For a lot of creators, YouTube is the internet
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