admyral

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by admyral 7y ago
As someone who builds websites for money, I couldn't agree more. I rarely get to bill for making incremental changes, I get to bill for implementing features. Spending money to implement and log a properly restrictive Content-Security-
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by admyral 8y ago
AMD should thank Nvidia for failing to produce enough cards to meet demand.
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by admyral 8y ago
> Everybody knows the technology is not ready And by what standards are you gauging its not ready? My point was if you wait until it becomes "safe enough", you'll be waiting forever because Tesla would be forever at the me
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by admyral 8y ago
As good as a human at what? It's 100% better at not falling asleep behind the wheel or driving while under the influence which statistically are the most common cause of traffic accidents.
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by admyral 8y ago
We don't yet have evidence that Tesla's using Autopilot are any less safe than human drivers. We do have plenty of examples of traditional auto makers negligently ignoring safety regulations, manufacturing faulty vehicles and also
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by admyral 8y ago
No offense but this is exactly the attitude that inhibits progress and led the auto industry to languish in mediocrity for years. If you wait until the technology would prevent all accidents, you'd be waiting forever.
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by admyral 8y ago
I see little distinction between a shitcoin ICO and a fart app on the App Store. A fool and their money are easily parted.
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by admyral 8y ago
I find nothing righteous about a system designed for a select few to profit from maintaining the illusion our money is safe and secure in a vault somewhere. That illusion has already cost people their life savings without any attacks or use
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by admyral 8y ago
What's so righteous about the status quo that makes skeptics feel so compelled to defend it so vehemently by degrading Bitcoin? But it seems we should be far beyond Denial and Anger stage and well into Bargaining and Guilt at this poin
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by admyral 8y ago
I'd personally much rather pay higher fees when there is a high network volume than constantly paying fees for the privilege of using an ATM, or servicing my online account, or processing a wire transfer, or reissuing me a debit card o
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by admyral 8y ago
Initially I think due to disruption to banking and government monopolies. Outrageous fees, pitiful interest rates, and financial services only accessible Monday through Friday 9-5 and sometimes on Saturday seem pretty archaic today. People
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by admyral 8y ago
Unpopular opinion around here, but Bitcoin. The idea that we have technology now which can help address global wealth inequality just makes me happy.
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by admyral 9y ago
In my opinion, distributed ledgers and mutable blockchains based around trusted actors are business as usual and frankly not very interesting. Bitcoin could actually make everyone's life a little better. Isn't that what technology
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by admyral 9y ago
Your perception of technology changes as you age. Anything new in your teens and 20s is hailed as a innovation sure to change the world in profound new ways. In your 30s-40s, weird and burdensome, no better than the traditional ways of doin
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by admyral 10y ago
Depending on where you live, house destroying disasters like earthquakes, floods, and storms have similarly fatal consequences but are statistically more likely to occur. My point is make reasonable preparations and insure any valuable belo
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by admyral 10y ago
If you're going to be worried about everything that has a small chance of failing and injuring you, I'm sorry to say you're currently living in a minefield. But statistically you'd be more likely to break your toe on the
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by admyral 10y ago
It seems like America doesn't have an appetite for long term, sensible policies. We pass common sense legislation, fail to ever adjust them based on how they work in practice or when new information comes to light. Then as public outcr
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by admyral 10y ago
Most can get on board with recognizing the difference between someone who just recently came illegally who might have a criminal record versus someone who is law abiding, has been here for many years, and potentially who has legal family me
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by admyral 10y ago
My better half primarily watches E! (Keeping up with the Kardashians), HGTV, Food Network, etc. All have full episodes online, but require the cable subscription login dance. Even if I could get the live sports I wanted, I don't forese
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by admyral 10y ago
The question is whether he was obliged to inform the congressional committee they were reopening the case. I would think they'd FIRST do a preliminary investigation to determine if the evidence warranted further investigation (ie. if i
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by admyral 11y ago
Are you really blaming financial instability on "unsophisticated investors"? Not on automated, high speed traders able to liquidate stocks and topple markets in seconds? Not on reckless, fear-mongering media outlets competing for
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by admyral 11y ago
The buses in LA are awful. They're subject to the same traffic commuters deal with AND also makes stops every couple blocks. The questionable cleanliness and sharing tight quarters with unsavory people is to be expected in a city that
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by admyral 11y ago
Exactly. It's amazing such a beloved and iconic example of game design art began as merely an attempt to recreate a screenshot. No lengthy design documents, no big ideas, no gray box test "notes", no countless iterations. Gre
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by admyral 11y ago
The subsidization by networks is key in keeping people in a short upgrade cycle, and reducing the likelihood of switching to a cheaper Android phones. It's no doubt Apple people would upgrade much less often if they to shell out $600+
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by admyral 11y ago
Command line is modern day voodoo. There are ton of commands, each with a specific use, each with own their specific incantation, which can mixed in extremely powerful ways. But my theory is the main reason people would prefer not use it, i
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by admyral 12y ago
The other downside is maintaining .vimrc and all the plugins and feeling utterly hamstrung without it.
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by admyral 12y ago
This article was extremely depressing. Not for the author, but that sadly, this is the state of business done on the Internet. Never does anyone receive any tangible, lasting value. All of it relying on deceptive or coercive tactics, or rig
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by admyral 12y ago
The original commenter asserts the DOM feels slow because we use bloated frameworks rather than pure JS. Sure, you certainly can use pure JS to target a select few modern browsers, but I've yet to see a practical story on how to build
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by admyral 12y ago
I'd love to see some examples of non-trivial apps written in pure JavaScript which: a) has decent browser compatibility b) is not a rat's nest of shims and polyfills c) could be maintained by more than one person
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by admyral 12y ago
I think what the author was getting as was that apps like this turn normal human interactions, complete with nuance and imperfection, into systematic conversation streams which can be optimized. One is like more efficient, but it raises the

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