alistairw

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by alistairw 1y ago
Liftango | Graduate Software Engineer | AUD 70-80k | Remote (Australia) We’re wanting to train up a graduate to help build our route optimisation software for our On-Demand transport technology. Reach out here or email me for more details.
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Vibe Cowboys: Beyond Vibe Coding(notion.so)
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by alistairw 3y ago
I was reading your comments as a classic overly negative hn comment but then went straight to that website and wow, yep that's bad. I can't tell if they're trying to sell me groundbreaking new brain scan technology or very do
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by alistairw 4y ago
What made the process work so well? What about the culture made it so there was that back and forth? I'm wanting to build this into my teams and keen to hear what's worked for others
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by alistairw 4y ago
He's quite a humble guy and would think it's too much, I imagine. Separately he talks about his work being a craft and specifically not an art form
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by alistairw 4y ago
I'm a long-ish time fan of Dave's. I've been following his work on and off for the past ~decade or so. I've bought a number of his prints and have visited his shop in Asakusa. I've been thinking about this for some
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by alistairw 4y ago
Thanks for the reply! Sounds like your response to the parent — database connectors in other regions — will help resolve this. So we're happy to stick it out for now
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by alistairw 4y ago
In the exact same boat. Love retool and using it a lot for interfaces we want to whip up quickly, but the performance is terrible. We're just copping it at the moment since we don't have the time to invest in any other options!
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by alistairw 5y ago
Yeah it's their own language on top of c++ to help them with testing distributed systems with deterministic simulation. Their talk from a while ago about it was something that really blew me away at the time [0] [0] https://
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by alistairw 5y ago
I agree with the sentiment you're getting at about nostalgia for the past sometimes ignores the homogeneity of the people using those systems and how that reduced complexity. I do think there's an argument there that needs to be e
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by alistairw 5y ago
Agreed. I finished watching them at the start of this year and it's significantly helped me in using and making choices about databases. I've also since started implementing my own database for learning off the back of them. Could
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by alistairw 6y ago
It's a bit of a weird comment but I've had similar thoughts about what the Oxide Computer Company is doing could be a good use-case for Parler. They're doing some awesome stuff around providing software to help manage on-pre
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by alistairw 6y ago
Liftango | Newcastle, AU | Onsite or Remote (AU, NZ, UK) | Full Time Liftango is an Australian based company that was founded on the core belief that shared mobility will play a vital role in the liveability and accessibility of our built e
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by alistairw 6y ago
Yes I remember one of the most interesting examples I saw of this was with how actin and myosin gain motion in cells, there's enough stuff bashing around everywhere that the right chemical reactions cause them to take each step.
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by alistairw 8y ago
I've personally found that my self control is significantly influenced by the amount of sleep I get. The less sleep, or lower quality sleep I get, the worse self control I have. I also find that observing (through journalling on my da