UweSchmidt

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by UweSchmidt 2y ago
I understand that you describe the status quo in many systems today. However, besides the technical aspect you talked about the "absolute best you could expect when asking for a delete in the UI^". I think this where I, other post
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by UweSchmidt 2y ago
Imagine the data that was deleted is of the highest level of illegality you can imagine. Under no circumstance can your service be associated with that content. - What was your "definition of delete" again? - You mentioned some of
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by UweSchmidt 2y ago
Because security experts seem to have this slight dismissive attitude about companies' and individuals' attempts to do security, while not usually having answers or providing secure systems.
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by UweSchmidt 2y ago
So how do you actually cybersecure a company in a compliant and practical way?
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by UweSchmidt 2y ago
Have you considered Brave? It's fresh and a litte different in varous ways.
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by UweSchmidt 2y ago
Can no one in this thread grasp the possiblity a neutral, non-prescriptive way to tell an inspirational story set in the far future that is not a vehicle for anything?
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by UweSchmidt 2y ago
I do think post-war Scifi was optimistic as it reflected the general sentiment of the times, with increasing prosperity, scientific and social progress, and tangible examples of the ability to unite for a common cause and accomplish megapro
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by UweSchmidt 2y ago
The point of sci-fi is to lay off the most obvious and current convictions and impulses and to imagine other possibilities.
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by UweSchmidt 2y ago
"...but as far as themes go, I’m more inspired by [authors who are] usually clearly anti-capitalist, criticizing scenarios used in Golden Age science fiction — such as building cities on Mars or expanding beyond the Solar System — by p
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by UweSchmidt 2y ago
If you look at the resumes of engineering or automotive company leadership, you'll see people going through stages of ever expanding responsibilities of part, component and product design, or management of production facilities of incr
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by UweSchmidt 2y ago
> These elements lead people to say that PowerShell looks like Perl. > whipupitude Historical roots and original intentions aside, the verbosity of Powershell syntax and the clumsiness of the shell place Perl and Powershell on opposit
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by UweSchmidt 2y ago
Could you illustrate how any other language inspired Powershell in any way, beyond the most basic concept that it is a scripting language? In bash/unix, I feel -l often stands for list, -a for all, -f for force, -q quiet or slient, -r
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by UweSchmidt 2y ago
Powershell was truly a product of Microsoft monopolistic confidence. To create a language that allows absolutely no syntactical carryover from any other langauge is wild. You couldn't guess or assume any command, parameter or flag. Eve
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by UweSchmidt 2y ago
A more fundamental reason is that society is no longer interested in pushing forward at all cost. It's the arrival at an economical and technological equilibrium where people are comfortable enough, along with the end of the belief i
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by UweSchmidt 2y ago
Having a building vacant is already incredibly expensive; costs and interest add up and the building can get severely damaged (a building has to be heated in winter, ventilated properly and issues like broken pipes have to be found quickly
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by UweSchmidt 2y ago
Either address the fundamental economic issues and how to solve them in a pragmatic fashion ... or pour oil in the fire of the great culture war, here in the secondary frontline of young vs. old, and accomplish nothing.
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by UweSchmidt 2y ago
What if Facebook wanted to open up parts of the site for users without an account, would that require a major reengineering? I've wondered why Facebook (and Instagram) are so strict about not showing anything to logged-out users, could
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by UweSchmidt 2y ago
Does Microsoft have plenty of money to do anything? Sure. Does the trillion dollar company spend an appropriate effort on the product itself? Certainly not! The issue is this: From Windows 10 and up, almost every interaction with the UI is
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by UweSchmidt 2y ago
By definition, negative side effects that can be cherry-picked are more numerous and pronunced in an Individualist society, as the very point of Collectivism is to steer the crowds away from trouble, while Individualism tolerates a wider ra
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by UweSchmidt 2y ago
A shallow and superficial comment in a subthread that took the wrong turn. Casually applying nasty labels in an act of self-loathing from a fellow German. Oh no, our toxic workplaces, truly funny. Our beloved individualism that has little r
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by UweSchmidt 3y ago
With a little forum experience, who has trouble scanning a thread and seeing it meander away from their interest? So I question the need. Even if there is the need, who should be the judge for others over the quality of a subthread? I would
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by UweSchmidt 3y ago
Does that warrant a warning? That's just a natural occuring discussion, and selecting threads to follow is basic forum-reading skill. The rare gems of surprising insight are often found in the depths of slightly off-topic discussions.
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by UweSchmidt 3y ago
Everything. Clear visibility and contrast for all UI elements. Consistenty throughtout the system. Scrollbars that stay visible. Borders of windows clearly visible. Clear differentiation between buttons, checkboxes and radio buttons. No use
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by UweSchmidt 3y ago
The space of ChatGPT tricked for fun or fraud is probably just a subset of the error and confusion in which those AIs operate - generally to the confusion of the customers that they "support". I can imagine a future where humans h
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by UweSchmidt 3y ago
1. Can you think of other things you would want to query an AI on that "increases global warming" (i.e. ultimately most things humans can do)? Should it be possible to learn about things that could increase global warming? 2. Do y
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by UweSchmidt 3y ago
The public is asking for quite a lot of manual "fixing" for an AI that was supposed to be an entirely technical process. This has to be an impossible task, given the range of contentious issues and the difficulty of addressing the
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by UweSchmidt 3y ago
Didn't find this one in the list, little divaness imo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3qD1jKNYaU (Huey Lewis & the News)
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by UweSchmidt 3y ago
Hard technical limitations prevent Bitcoin from becoming a usable currency.
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by UweSchmidt 3y ago
Winamp is a lightweight program that runs on your personal computer, loading files or folders of mp3s and other audio files that you own/control. The UI is pleasant, stable, customizable, responsive. Nothing will trigger the user'
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by UweSchmidt 3y ago
Until future tech allows for reformatting code to a developer's preference (which might not arrive any time soon or might introduce subtle new bugs, who knows) we could use some framework to make transparent decisions around that Paret

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