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by afpx 6y ago
If Humans somehow make themselves extinct, I bet on crows being the species to take over.
782.
by afpx 6y ago
I think it's what I have to do to pay the bills, unfortunately.
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by afpx 6y ago
If they make a Minecraft / Skyrim hybrid, I'm in.
784.
by afpx 6y ago
Is this an ad piece? The company I work for has been doing this for 7 years.
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by afpx 6y ago
That's just a list of what Adobe restricts, not what is generally restricted. Each jurisdiction is different, but Adobe tries to appease all of them which unfortunately defaults to being restrictive.
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by afpx 6y ago
The pyramid scheme isn’t a new thing, sadly. The chart for median home prices shows it starting at least as far back as 1997. Maybe as far back as 1976.
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by afpx 6y ago
Have you seen the stock markets recently? Apple has market cap of 2 Trillion dollars. Just a little piece of that will fuel a business's growth.
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by afpx 6y ago
But, also very expensive. You can do queries on a spark cluster for tiny fractions of what they charge. But, snowflake makes things easy for the "decision makers" (who know SQL). So, all good.
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by afpx 6y ago
For me (who succumbed to some alcohol and amphetamine abuse to keep working), it took 3 years, and I still get anxiety when I code. But, I also have a history of trauma, so YMMV.
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by afpx 6y ago
One of my favorite colleagues is just an average developer, but he’s also very funny. He has figured out his niche and excels at it. To leverage strengths, it’s often helpful to understand the team.
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by afpx 6y ago
Word. Graham jumped the shark quite a few essays ago. He's veered quite far from his "Hackers and Painters", circa 2004.
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by afpx 6y ago
Of course all "developed" countries (i.e. countries with the high levels of education, health, and safety that can support development of high-margin industries) will institute a wealth tax. And, for the lucky ones that thrive wit
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by afpx 6y ago
The interesting thing is that stocks and real estate were traditionally considered difficult things to protect. For example, without the US military, many global businesses wouldn't exist. It's basically like the US citizens payin
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by afpx 6y ago
I’ve had too many Chinese business contacts mysteriously “commit suicide” for it to be coincidental.
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by afpx 6y ago
Sure. But, their premise is that PTSD can be net-positive.
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by afpx 6y ago
Is this for real? I'm lost at the first paragraph. The authors list out a lot of valid reasons why one would not want to be a victim. Then, in the same paragraph: "Yet in the current historical period, many observers have argued t
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by afpx 6y ago
If history shows a trend, the speed of communication will continue to increase exponentially. The interface between two brains may remain language-based, but it's inevitable that we will "jack in" to get higher speed.
798.
by afpx 6y ago
I've been looking for an alternative to the NYT that has as good or better writing and reporting. Do you have any suggestions?
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by afpx 6y ago
I leave tech interviews feeling like I had just been through a hazing ritual.
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by afpx 6y ago
I’ll add some ideas. I hope you can accept them. I think you and a number of other posters have alluded to or directly referenced a “progressive agenda”. And, others have mentioned attacks on “freedom”. To me, those are some powerful and em
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by afpx 6y ago
The entire AWS web console.
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by afpx 6y ago
“The curse of our times is that so many people have developed the habit of seeking to feel temporarily more powerful when they feel devalued.” This isn’t a curse of our times; it’s just how the brain works. It’s well documented that Humans
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by afpx 6y ago
If there was an actual shortage of workers, wages would be rising for the essential workers.
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by afpx 6y ago
I’d love to. I mean, I still enjoy doing the work. But, I wouldn’t even know where to find such a job, nor how to convince someone that I’m qualified.
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by afpx 6y ago
I am starting an educational media company for kids. And, I’m working on a video game, but who isn’t? ;)
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by afpx 6y ago
Same. Mid-40’s. At a certain point, I just realized that no one seemed to want me anymore. I mean, I helped take three companies, with multiple complex software systems, to acquisitions. But, you know, that just doesn’t matter. At 39, I was
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by afpx 6y ago
"The market" has become a tool for politics, so we can assume politicians will never let the market die. They will just keep dumping money into it. And, investors know that Republicans, Democrats, everyone will sacrifice everythin
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by afpx 6y ago
What's the easiest way to seed the most popular content ala torrent?
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by afpx 6y ago
I can't point you toward public data, unfortunately. But, I work in this space.
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by afpx 6y ago
At this point, most people seem to know that their mobile data is being used. And, interestingly enough, they don’t seem to care.

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