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by FigurativeVoid 2y ago
At my first gig, I had "god" level access to our production database. All I learned is that nobody should have this level of access unless it is some sort of temporary break glass situation. It is extremely dangerous and even expe
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To better understand the world, follow the paths of mathematics(aeon.co)
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by FigurativeVoid 2y ago
Isn’t the aeropress premium aluminum?
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by FigurativeVoid 2y ago
My younger brother has his phd in engineering from a top tier university and I often worry about what it will mean for his career long term. He’s at a consulting firm now, but I’m not really sure where he’ll go next. He’s incredibly intelli
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by FigurativeVoid 2y ago
And they won't have to bear any consequences for killing them. If it was a local government taking that funding instead of using it to treat HIV, we would call it a genocide. They are calling it cost cutting.
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Rilke and the art of listening as a way to shape the cosmos(aeon.co)
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by FigurativeVoid 2y ago
That’s not true though. Tik Tok chose to block US users this evening even though that’s technically not what the bill asks for.
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by FigurativeVoid 2y ago
This is a statement of privilege: find a doctor who cares and stick with them. I'm T1 diabetic, and it took me a long time to find an endo and a PCP that care. I have long since moved away from their offices, but I still make the drive
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by FigurativeVoid 2y ago
It would be fascinating to see how this number trends over time. Many of my peers never wanted to be managers, but then they had children. Suddenly they were much more open to being managers and getting the associated pay increases. I suspe
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by FigurativeVoid 2y ago
It’s also a bit of a joke to ask if Rails is dead in the community.
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by FigurativeVoid 2y ago
No I agree. I always want a belt and suspenders with my data validations
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by FigurativeVoid 2y ago
I was going to write about more things that I want, but it didn’t feel like it fit so much. I would love a basic admin interface plus some auth. It would be cool if rails mirrored some Devise helpers so that Pundit/Cancancan worked out
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by FigurativeVoid 2y ago
Huh. TIL. But in the rails context couldn’t you mostly manage with an ActiveRecord validation? I know it wouldn’t be ideal.
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by FigurativeVoid 2y ago
I was going to write a bite more about convention over configuration in regards to AI, but it didn’t feel super tight. I think that the doctrine of convention over configuration leads to content that is much more legible to LLMs in training
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Rails for everything(literallythevoid.com)
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A foundation model for generalizable disease detection from retinal images(nature.com)
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by FigurativeVoid 2y ago
But this was always the case. When I was studying chemical engineering, it was an open secret that all the students were cheating. There was a giant google drive with all the solutions manuals, old tests, old programs, lab reports, whatever
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by FigurativeVoid 2y ago
I agree. It's nice if you have something you can get into flow on. The biggest issue with 10s is commute time. If you work 10s with an hour+ commute, that's just awful.
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by FigurativeVoid 2y ago
I have had friends and family that work 4x10s or even 3x12s and they all vastly prefer the trade-off of more hours per work day for fewer days.
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by FigurativeVoid 2y ago
Clarifying point: this is the Tokyo local government not a national policy.
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Ask HN: How to Buy a House
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by FigurativeVoid 2y ago
We have been implementing Diátaxis style engineering documentation. We have "librarians" that make sure information is going to the place, and that we aren't creating unnecessary duplication.
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Daily Reading with Bash(literallythevoid.com)
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ChatGPT's Poetry Is Incompetent and Banal: A Discussion of Porter and Machery [pdf](cs.nyu.edu)
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We love bugs (and you should, too)(aha.io)
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by FigurativeVoid 2y ago
I think that voter ID laws are probably fine. I'm in a state that has them, and I suspect that I would feel weird if the requirement were repealed. I don't know if IDs are free in all states, but if they are, I would be more incli
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by FigurativeVoid 2y ago
When the pandemic started, I really enjoyed the podcast. They seemed to have some good insights, and I found them funny. It was a vibe that I sorely missed being home alone. If one them sees this, I hope they take it kindly. The podcast has
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by FigurativeVoid 2y ago
During a class discussion, one of my fellow students said the classic, “but they will use the money to buy drugs.” And the teacher responded, “So what?” I think I agree. Drugs are bad, but withdrawal is also bad. Alcohol withdrawal can be f
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by FigurativeVoid 2y ago
A few thoughts: 1. I have never really understood people that throw others under the bus. It seems like the wrong strategy to get people to like you. 2. Most people understand that these sorts of things aren't "the right way"
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Transparency, autonomy, responsiveness, and education: How the Aha team works(aha.io)
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