DowagerDave

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by DowagerDave 2y ago
They most certainly did not do a lay-off. Private companies in financial trouble don't do voluntary buy-outs. The "demand for millions of dollars" also explicitly stated "or equivalent investment in WP". I guess you
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
"can't afford" seems to be at the heart of the issue here, vs. not prioritizing and choosing not to.
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
Would a better tribute be something that's directly related to appropriate internet activism, and not physically tied to a single location that few will ever see/visit/care about?
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
This is a weird and unbalanced selection... I expected to see waterfall or some variation on here, but nothing like it, even though it is very common. Lots of mentions of evolving & fully-autonomous engineering structures without even m
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
maybe 10 years ago, but this is not the case today.
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
vintage hardware is too expensive. I'm not sure why, or who's buying it, but if you want to actually run & program on it you're better off with emulators
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
Interesting that the hackers in the book of the same name (by Steven Levy) were looking to change the public's perception of computers from something very different from what we see today to something very similar to what you describe.
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
I feel like there was also a brief window where "many amateur eyes in public" trumped "private experts"; wikipedia, open source software, etc. This doesn't seem the case in a hyper-partisan and bifurcated society wh
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
Not sure of the context here is for "previous generation" but I've been around since early in the transition from university/military network to public network, and the reality was the internet just wasn't that big,
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
AI seems really good at producing middling content, and if you make your living writing mediocre training courses, or marketing collateral, or code, or tests you're in big trouble. I question how valuable this work is though, so are we
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
focusing on efficiency is very depressing. Machines seek efficiency. Process can be efficient. Assembly lines are efficient. It's all about optimization and quickly focuses on trimming "waste" and packing as much as possible
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
For our Disney(land) trip, we stayed at a motel ~ 1.5 miles from the park (Canadian walking distance) and the thing my kids LOVED was we walked by a 7-11 every day and I would buy them a slurpee on the morning walk to the gates. Probably $2
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
The part I don't like is an entire army of people now think doing exactly the same thing is a viable strategy to similar success. We should view this as a lottery win, not career development
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
none of those things are accessible to someone who has say, a 4-yr fine arts degree. They're also extremes and not typical, unless your car is at the dealer, your backyard is on a make-over show, or that tree is hanging over your house
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
I don't agree. The emphasis on content implies it's the output that is most important, and that you can split it out from all the nonsense you differentiate above. Many of the people in this thread counter that the act of creation
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
>> and people online in general are weirdo freaks and annoying to deal with. This is definitely the current internet and not the typical experience back when blogging was very popular. It's too easy to access and produce low-qua
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
I think the biggest hurdle is the human condition. We're prepared to spend 10x to get a human into some version of outer space as basically cargo, but don't get the same emotional resonance with unmanned exploration even though th
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
>> Realtors are paid on commission which means that they want to transact high and immediately This is either naive or disingenuous. Do the math; realtors want to close fast but don't really care about the price the way the buyer
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
Sellers, sure but I don't understand why a buyer would NOT want to use an agent? You mention better prices, but I don't believe I'm in a unique environment where the seller covers all costs and agents work on commission. >
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
>> software development has gotten infinitely easier Software development hasn't even gotten a magnitude easier, let alone infinitely. Every improvement has addressed accidental aspects not the essence.
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
>> It is a shame we didn't take more pictures back in the 1990s. I don't have any pictures of my time there or with anyone. I really appreciate your description and the picture it paints; it's a lot more work than takin
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
>> We abstract away all the security risks and vulnerabilities of building your own solution. Maybe... but don't I trade that for your risks and vulnerabilities? And you're a small startup so it's tough for you to play
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
As someone who starts with the data to try and understand a system, I agree but it feels like we're not the majority. At least in the MS world the rise of code-first has not been well received by me :(
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
What exactly does a bus driver do directly for just you? Everyone tips private drivers though. Nurses don't get tips but it's very common for them to get thank-you gifts and treats.
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
Do people choose to dine on airplanes? Do airlines even still serve meals?
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
professional wait staff sure make enough to pay income tax; it's a skilled trade. In Canada the tax authority would audit service industry people who don't declare other income, where tips get captured.
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
Is Square popular and/or growing? This is the biggest change I've seen in Canada and the US
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
In North America the growth of Square has pushed things the other way; tips are front and center for the most limited of "tippable service" - starting at 18% and up from there. Tipping on fast food or something like a latte were t
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
>> One of my VP's (one of the coolest dude I know) would often say "slow is smooth and smooth is fast". Apparently you worked for a Navy Seal, so yeah, likely a very cool dude :)
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
my understanding is "crump" as in crumple, fast but not immediate deterioration. I believe you can crash at the end of your crump.

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