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by Schnitz 10mo ago
GitHub isn’t even good, it’s just the mediocre default everybody uses. PRs were fantastic and the best thing ever - 15 years ago!
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by Schnitz 10mo ago
It’s very simple. In the US your pharmacy has a contract with the drug supplier that prevents the pharmacist from telling you that you could buy the drug without insurance for $10 while he charges you the $20 copay. As long as this is legal
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by Schnitz 10mo ago
Anywhere where the correct Java version is installed correctly, important caveat
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by Schnitz 1y ago
Sanctions work, but not in the way that is the common public perception. The expectation isn’t that Russia or whoever falls apart a few weeks after we lock them out of Visa payment rails or whatever. The reality is that the sanctions stifle
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by Schnitz 1y ago
Yes but if after 1 year I’m at 100% battery health then isn’t it reasonable to assume that what I’m doing isn’t significantly harming my battery and I can continue like this for several more years? On previous iPhones where I didn’t use the
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by Schnitz 1y ago
The US constitution is outdated and vulnerable. Modern constitutions like Germany’s basic law are a lot more resilient. We are watching the US constitution fail right now, it didn’t even take smart men to start dismantling it. I hope I’ll b
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by Schnitz 1y ago
What is the logic or science behind that claim? I’ve fast charged my iPhone 16 pro (heavy user) daily if not more often for a year using Apple chargers with the charge limit set to 80%. Remaining battery capacity is still 100%, which is som
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by Schnitz 1y ago
The issue that needs fixing with the H1 program isn’t FAANG, it’s Infosys etc.
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by Schnitz 1y ago
The API changes are scummy, I agree. It’ll generate some ARR short term but ultimately people will be looking elsewhere, new companies will start on alternatives and others switch when the opportunity arises. It’s also not like Slack is a b
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by Schnitz 1y ago
They have AI features in Slack but they just aren’t that useful. The RAG search is the most useful one, but it falls short of solutions like Dust or Glean because it only covers a single silo (Slack). AI search is way more useful when it se
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by Schnitz 1y ago
Just how software engineers are in the hacker news thought bubble you have the VC and CEO thought bubble. It roughly goes like this: Someone has some productivity or whatever problem and RTOs. That costs money, they lose people, so they can
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by Schnitz 1y ago
It doesn’t always have to be status. Apple is very good at withholding features from low end models to ensure everyone has that one thing they want that makes them go for the pro variant.
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by Schnitz 1y ago
Yes, they are. People are living in them. Street parking RVs is illegal in San Mateo, they should increase enforcement.
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by Schnitz 1y ago
That’s some third world stuff right there. This of course should be illegal. She’s taking a public resource (street parking), privatizing it by occupying it with her RV and then charging rent for it. Godspeed if you live on the street where
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by Schnitz 1y ago
Technically they can raid any big tech company and I’m sure they’ll find some business travelers that are working between meetings.
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by Schnitz 1y ago
Technically almost every white collar business traveler is working in the US illegally if you strictly apply the letter of the law. Let’s say you come here for two days of meetings and you are coding or doing some analysis on the third day
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by Schnitz 1y ago
This is referred to as tayloring and it is not allowed. Furthermore you have to have the experience for the job from before you started working for the sponsoring employer, so tayloring can only target your prior experience, not what you le
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by Schnitz 1y ago
Seconded. If you want to learn about the basics of race cars in a pop sci way while being told an entertaining story then How To Build A Car is a great book and a very easy read.
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by Schnitz 1y ago
It’s a valid point of view. That said, for most homeowners it is as simple as: My house is multiples More expensive than my next expensive asset. Loosing all the equity in my home will affect my lifestyle and financial future negatively, a
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by Schnitz 1y ago
I think a lot of teams will wrestle with the existing code review process being abused for quite a while. A lot of people are lazy or get into tech because it’s easy money. The combination of LLMs and a solid code review process means you c
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by Schnitz 1y ago
Yup, we bought a new base model Corolla in 2016 and there’s no sensible way to upgrade or get something nicer. We put 70k miles on it in 9 years. We’ve looked into upgrading more than once, we could easily afford it, but anything that would
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by Schnitz 1y ago
It’s crazy, yet so predictable, that while the system tries to bankrupt individuals for torrenting a single book or movie in this case the excuse “it was just to train an LLM” will fly. Imagine a private individual would argue that in court
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by Schnitz 1y ago
Actions speak louder than words. Iran has been enriching Uranium beyond what is needed for civilian use and openly admits to doing so.
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by Schnitz 1y ago
The world is better off if a theocracy whose leadership believes in jihad doesn’t have nukes.
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by Schnitz 1y ago
Uber and Lyft’s cheapest fare options are far from what they used to be. Want a timely pickup? Gotta pay for priority. Want a car that isn’t 10 years old and smelly? Pay extra. Don’t want a sketchy driver smelling of weed? Pay extra. The li
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by Schnitz 1y ago
Especially in SF where you can smell someone smoking weed on pretty much any street.
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by Schnitz 1y ago
That’s what winning looks like!
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by Schnitz 2y ago
Targeting Elon’s companies is a very smart play in this trade war. It has little to no economic impact in the EU but at the same time has a big impact on him, it might drive a wedge between him and Trump and it also pushes him into an obvio
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by Schnitz 2y ago
Everyone except the US is going to come out stronger on the other end of this mess. Too many Americans believe the world would be screwed without the US and the USD, they can’t imagine trading being done in RMB or EUR, yet it is already hap
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by Schnitz 2y ago
Pulumi’s RUM pricing is why I was very hesitant to even evaluate it as an alternative to just using terraform.

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