TexanFeller

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by TexanFeller 11mo ago
> the idea that, "Every should must come reinforced by a want." I haven't heard that before...I need time to ponder and process that, but on the surface it sounds like gold! The parents and town I grew up with were extreme
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by TexanFeller 11mo ago
> If we're going with that metaphor, I'd phrase it more in terms of that mount being prone to jamming > but then gets stuck on things that wouldn't hold the attention of a neurotypical person. Indeed, attention is frequ
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by TexanFeller 11mo ago
From decades of experience and lots of reading it's exactly this, and this is the important detail that most neurotypicals including many doctors are missing that would allow them to understand instead of being dismissive. I find monot
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by TexanFeller 11mo ago
> or set any ground rules that apply specifically to their joint activities. I suspect we can, and I know we should make corporations not have ALL of the same rights as a citizen. The first thing that comes to mind is barring them from p
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by TexanFeller 11mo ago
Unfortunately the user friendly non-Apple alternatives like Google devices and services are dramatically worse than Apple’s when it comes to privacy. Years ago when I was still giving Android a chance I found that things like banking apps r
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by TexanFeller 11mo ago
I used to get that constantly when I was backing up to a Synology NAS. I switched to an ASUSTOR AsusFlash NAS connecting over SMB and haven't had a single problem since. New NAS is M.2 based and can easily saturate its 10gbe link. Side
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by TexanFeller 1y ago
So do all the hard work yourself and let the AI do some of the typing, that you’ll have to spend extra time reviewing closely in case its RNG factor made it change an important detail. And with all the extra up front design, planning, instr
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by TexanFeller 1y ago
I just tested 1700mbits/s from my iPhone 17 PM in the next room over from my Ubiquiti E7 and I don’t even have MLO enabled. Something’s very wrong if you’re only getting 600mbit.
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by TexanFeller 1y ago
My theory, beyond their organizational incentive issues, is that Google’s UIs are so pathetically bad because the company is so gung ho about “web first”. The web is a wonderful thing, but it’s set UI development back by decades.
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by TexanFeller 1y ago
Maybe in the past this was true, or if you’re using an inferior DB. I know first hand that a Postgres table can work great as a queue for many millions of events per day processed by thousands of workers polling for work from it concurrentl
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by TexanFeller 1y ago
I listened to an interview with a researcher a while back who hypothesized that human reasoning probably evolved not mostly for the abstract logical reasoning we associate with intelligence, but to “give reasons” to motivate other humans or
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by TexanFeller 1y ago
Kagi didn’t even make the list? I’ve completely switched away from Google and only use Kagi…
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by TexanFeller 1y ago
Google search has been enshittified. Kagi is where you get real search results now.
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by TexanFeller 1y ago
There’s definitely a need for this! I’ve been thinking hard recently about how I could go part time without leaving the industry. Almost all of the good SWE work situations I’ve heard of require full time. Even the contractors I’ve worked w
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by TexanFeller 1y ago
> Management Science It’s jarring and galling to see management and science put together in a way that’s suggestive of management being a science. It reeks of stolen valor. Obligatory Feynman on “sciences”: https://youtu.be&#x
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by TexanFeller 1y ago
Finding a good human therapist match is difficult, and it's far more difficult for people who are neurodivergent in any way. If a therapist isn't experienced in the way ADHD or autistic brains work differently they often simply do
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by TexanFeller 1y ago
At most I could accept if this were a feature for children’s accounts that parents could choose to enable. I’m not sure I’m Ok with even that though because slippery slopes quite often start with “ think of the children”. Audio/Video&#
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by TexanFeller 1y ago
People more concerned about getting a promotion than they are taking pride in doing quality work that makes a difference. Corporate rubrics for promotion have little to do with doing great work and careerists focus heavily on playing these
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by TexanFeller 1y ago
Those people should not have been hired, or should have been let go at 6 months when that became obvious. The real solution to this problem doesn't fit with most management methodology though.
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by TexanFeller 1y ago
Rich Hickey is famous for talking about easy vs. simple/complex and essential vs. incidental complexity. “Simple Made Easy”: https://youtu.be/SxdOUGdseq4?si=H-1tyfL881NawCPA
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by TexanFeller 1y ago
It is EASILY worth that. It’s a tool that I use constantly every day for work and at home. I literally never fall back to using Google anymore. Google results turned to doggie doo years ago and getting what I need at the top of the list aga
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by TexanFeller 1y ago
> without the risk of undue exposure to the internet, advertising, and bullying > I have increasingly wanted to make sure they have access to older educational content that is not dependent on the will of a publisher and does not cons
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by TexanFeller 2y ago
I don’t see Sean Carroll’s musings mentioned yet, so repeating my previous comment: Entropy got a lot more exciting to me after hearing Sean Carroll talk about it. He has a foundational/philosophical bent and likes to point out that th
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by TexanFeller 2y ago
It was 5-6 years ago when I looked, so it might be closer now. Panels definitely are getting much cheaper, but even back then most of the cost was labor to install it and semi-skilled labor has gotten much more expensive in the mean time. M
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by TexanFeller 2y ago
For sure, but as I understand induction stoves are more expensive and you would need to throw out cookware and buy a compatible set that’s also more expensive. It’s really cool, but the poor masses won’t be adopting this kind of cooking set
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by TexanFeller 2y ago
Totally agree! The first month I had my house I had large amounts of insulation blown into my attic. I also reduced various heat sources by getting the most efficient LED lights, PC parts etc. The other big thing that helps is keeping the u
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by TexanFeller 2y ago
I live in TX and have gas heating my air, water, and food. Gas is CHEAP compared to electricity, my bills are like 1/3 in the winter. A big bonus is that the water heater and stove heat like 3x as fast than electric, saving me time. No
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by TexanFeller 2y ago
I don’t talk politics much when I’m first getting to know someone because our country is so polarized that they automatically assume you are one of two extreme groups. Most people’s political beliefs are similar to religious beliefs, they h
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by TexanFeller 2y ago
People like Zuckerberg go around claiming most of their code will be written by AI starting sometime this year. Other companies are hearing that and using it as a reason(or false cover) for layoffs. The reality is LLMs still have a way to g
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by TexanFeller 2y ago
To be clear I didn’t support the winning candidate either. I feel this election was well characterized by that South Park episode in the 90s.

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