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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
conda might be another option. Apparently it does anything (not just python packages). https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
If Kim Kardashian started an ice creme company, she'd have a very good chance of succeeding. Let's say she starts a few more businesses and they are successful. Is Kim someone we should take business advice from? She is one of the
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
Saved you a goog: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aleph_(short_story)
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
Right. I think the bot issues will always be with us. I'm just suggesting that there is a huge class of problems ML can solve but because of 'tail risk' (bad behaviour at extreme X values), ML solns can fail entirely. We need
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
Machine learning is not something that can solve for all X. Where data is sparse OR where there is uncertainty, there needs to be a fallback. We need to come up with UI patterns and flows that reflect this otherwise ML solns will continue t
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
Can you even 'replace' an open-source soln with a closed-source one? If so, there are already many better "replacements" like loadrunner: https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/loadrunner-alternatives/
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
I call this: PLIRT - Pyric, Low Interest Rate tech. Low interest rates drive money into speculative hands and then in into the salaries of tech cargo cultists, Resume Oriented Architects, Tech mono-hammer-wielders[0] and other people who sh
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
One reason it might deteriorated is that goog is constantly battling ppl 'optimizing' their content for Google while competitors likely see less than 1/1000 of this.
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
I stopped reading shortly after: "a = (b * c) + e + f" Something like this would have been a better ex: a = b(c+e) + f This guy maybe hasn't heard of operator overloading as no one would do as he suggests in most 'OOP&#x
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
It's interesting that there is a lot of effort spent on reigning in spending but when there are reductions in services, quality thereof or otherwise spending there is not a corresponding reduction in taxes. In Canada we have had consta
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
The linked hbr article would be a great study on how statistics can be used to reach incorrect conclusions/imply results that are not true. Off the top of of my head: * immigrants that start more businesses (the implication is that thi
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
Site is not responding but it's hard to believe this - must not be taking into account income. This seems like a more reasonable ranking (HK, Vancouver, etc): https://www.geographyrealm.com/these-cities-are-the-most-una
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
Author states that the following threw him off: Interviewer: "you must be writing a lot of Swift" after a few minor syntax errors. Maybe being put off by an ambiguous comment was why you didn't get the job? Did you consider m
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
I'm not sure why anyone thought this was a good idea in the first place. I always saw it as a manifestation of Conway's law [0] driven from money printing. That is, more money -> higher demand for employees -> employees that
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
"Powered by Bing Search"
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
The search here is great - you can filter by min number of reviews and sort by star rating, which should be the default on amzn, newegg, etc. Ok, I know this filter is not on ecommerce sites b/c money but one day there will be enough c
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
Post that uses specious word: "performant" and a reply starting with "Actually, " - can we not create a prize for this? Maybe hn bingo cards? Dang, that would be good.
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
SOAP, REST, Big Data, microservices - it's funny how, at the time, everyone seems to be unbelievably vociferous that <technology_of_the_moment> is the only way to do things and that we should all be thankful that the great magnet
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
"9. HTML is fantastic", I stopped reading there.
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
This guy's argument (in a nutshell, heh): I want to build a spice rack, do you have any oak tree seeds? I do have to say, though, a lot of things I wrote ~17years ago probably haven't aged well either so...
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
These are all gleaned from mistakes I've made or seen made in my career: . Don't do a good job; only seek to make sure ppl (managers and co-workers) are happy with the job you do. . Do what's best for you (not necessarily the
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
https://archive.is/DjgbT friday 38, sat 39 planes.
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
For some reason laptops that don't have a numpad at 13", they almost always do on 15+ inch versions.
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
As @fouc points out, I meant this kb: "poster is probably referring to this: https://images.idgesg.net/images/article/2019/11/16in-macboo ..."
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
Very exciting. Hoping they will make something similar with: . 15 or 16 inch chassis . 4k display (OLED, if possible) . largest battery they allow on an airplane . no keypad . 2x speakers facing up . AMD, if possible . arrow keys as Apple d
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
Better idea: borrow as much as they'll give you. Get paid for that. Also invest borrowed money in the highest return/largest etf you can find. Note that most of the companies in said ETF are also doing this.
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
Many would say that comparing San Mateo, arguably part of silicon valley (the center of the technology business world-wide), to Vancouver (we have no real industry unless you count tourism or money laundering[0]) is at best disingenuous. [0
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
Meanwhile in Vancouver: . 1120 CAD/sqft . median before tax household income (City of Vancouver) 72,585 CAD . ~30pc tax -> ~51k after tax . 400 sqft 1120= 448k. 15% = 62k for a 15pc downpayment for a 400sqft condo. Summary: In Vanc
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratopogonidae
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by RandyRanderson 5y ago
Just as the process of building a bridge has a lead engineer, supported by likely many different different types of subordinate engineers, large IT projects succeed more with a similar structure and process. If you're building a bridge

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