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871.
by asah 4y ago
and also 2560 × 1600 retina display vs 1920 x 1200 pixel 170 PPI - I don't see myself going back...
872.
by asah 4y ago
well... it seems mathematically inevitable: they have to constantly avoid corruption, so if there's a (say) 2% chance per year then over 30 years then there's a 45% chance of going to the dark side. the society solution is similar
873.
by asah 4y ago
-1: this is often how regulatory bodies work. In particular, their non-response gives them better CYA in case there's malfeasance vs an explicit approval.
874.
by asah 4y ago
pro-tip reminder: specialize to differentiate! you only need one job, and employerXYZ needs an expert in <stack>. ultimate example: COBOL developers are not concerned about this downturn!!
875.
by asah 4y ago
um, that's exactly what they do.
876.
by asah 4y ago
assuming it's legal to do so, GIL release seems like a reasonable flag to add to possibly-expensive functions like re. () ... or even better, have re. track its own performance and release the GIL if it forecasts that it statistically
877.
by asah 4y ago
Wait you're saying politicians will keep the money?!! I'm shocked SHOCKED! /s
878.
by asah 4y ago
This is just as reductionist as saying that all computers or programming languages are the same. Sure it's true at some level but not a useful distinction if you're a customer or vendor.
879.
by asah 4y ago
He soaked in hot water.
880.
by asah 4y ago
This cuts both ways: it's also easy to "surround" software patents with new innovations that are required to be competitive in the marketplace. Then both parties cross-license and you're good. Yes the lawyers get paid bu
881.
by asah 4y ago
Curl is my preferred SDK.
882.
by asah 4y ago
ctid gives me ptsd !
883.
by asah 4y ago
Yyy! I agree with these policies, and put my money where my mouth is, but I'm in NYC... In the suburbs you have issues of traffic, parking, services, infrastructure, etc.
884.
by asah 4y ago
Perhaps "the YIMBYs should instead come up with a way to guarantee rising property values, then talk about development, social agendas, etc." Again, to property owners this is their biggest asset and they're not playing aroun
885.
by asah 4y ago
How does ltree compare with jsonb?
886.
by asah 4y ago
NIMBYs are just people on the business end of falling real estate values, and they can't sell or rent your place for what they paid. For many people, their property is their largest investment and they'll defend this to the extrem
887.
by asah 4y ago
...so if you never expect to have kids, then your (by definition) "non-parenting ambitions seem childish" ? Also, if parents don't feel that way, are they lesser parents?
888.
by asah 4y ago
In my experience, most commercial offerings over USD$100,000 are negotiated, simply because there's enough money to do pay someone to negotiate.
889.
by asah 4y ago
Risk to PEDESTRIANS even less.
890.
by asah 4y ago
Accent? This is me speaking through a mask at normal speed. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog - that was spoken really fast. Obviously depends on what you're speaking because sentences like the previous one are pretty easy t
891.
by asah 4y ago
Android it works pretty much perfectly and you can speak at normal speed. With Android it pretty much works perfectly and you can speak at normal speed. <== Same sentence dictated at full speed.
892.
by asah 4y ago
So all non-parenting ambitious are "childish" ? All non-parents will regret the decision? Lol.
893.
by asah 4y ago
My experience: - yes there inherent bias, accidents etc - an escalation system can provide double check against petty judgments. Back pressure can be created through the possibility of greater penalties. - obviously there needs to be bias f
894.
by asah 4y ago
> more review every comment Moderation workflow starts with user-reports on posts/comments. At scale, you can set a threshold as well, which dramatically reduces the number of items to review. Obviously, scaleup the number of review
895.
by asah 4y ago
"The number of reports number in the millions per day. That's too many for human moderators" Isn't Reddit the counterexample? A dozen of us moderated a controversial sub with 2M users, no problem.
896.
by asah 4y ago
for brain surgeries, the head is immobilized.
897.
by asah 4y ago
Everyone going to the world cup can afford a burner phone.
898.
by asah 4y ago
"double blind" is not close to achieved, given differences in writing style, paper structure, graphics, choice of citations, and and and...
899.
by asah 4y ago
obligatory xkcd: https://xkcd.com/538/
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by asah 4y ago
meh, Google is "more open" than others e.g. Apple and even when they're forced to weird a stick, they do it reluctantly. Instead, like the US government, Google have developed mastery of "soft power" making it stati

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