asplake

58 ms·

1. 871.▲
   by asplake 6y ago

   Thanks > When you run git subtree push, it will recreate all commits for this subtree. It has to do that, as their SHA depends on the previous commit and needs those SHAs to be able to link the new commits to the old ones. It could cache
2. 872.▲
   by asplake 6y ago

   I use a subtree to maintain an open repo within a private one. It works, but why is it so slow? You change just one file and before attempting a push it seems to scan the whole thing. I tried this recently without a network connection, pret
3. 873.▲
   by asplake 6y ago

   Datapoint of one: I have the audiobook and never finished it. Found it tedious, far from the inspirational read/listen the hype seemed to suggest. Catchy title which is both great advice and terrible advice at the same time. Often ther
4. 874.▲
   by asplake 6y ago

   > The Sun is really going the way of CNN and the NYT Hilarious! For the paper of the page 3 girl and “Freddy Starr Ate My Hamster” (not to mention “Gotcha!”), that would be an extraordinary (and unlikely) improvement. Perhaps you had a d
5. 875.▲
   by asplake 6y ago

   Because it’s now down to you to manage which versions of which packages go with what versions of what other packages. When you really need to upgrade one and it fails for version compatibility reasons, it can be a genuinely difficult proble
6. 876.▲
   by asplake 6y ago

   “...it’s a classic example of geopolitics killing innovation” In what way is innovation killed by this deal not happening?
7. 877.▲
   by asplake 6y ago

   I didn’t know that such a polyfill existed but even so, that was pretty much my reaction. Facebook would be quite capable of developing one, and potentially a route there to something more service-based once the panic is dealt with.
8. 878.▲
   by asplake 6y ago

   Can’t read the article, but why is this an either/or question? Why not both? And while we’re here, isn’t that Google’s problem also?
9. 879.▲
   Uighurs: 'Credible case' China carrying out genocide(bbc.co.uk)

   91 points by asplake 6y ago|18 comments
10. 880.▲
    by asplake 6y ago

    “ People join causes little-by-little”
11. 881.▲
    by asplake 6y ago

    Odd? Not every business is a social media platform. Businesses shouldn’t keep more data than they need (including/especially biometrics) but there are plenty of legitimate reasons why many businesses will absolutely need your name, add
12. 882.▲
    Platform ecosystems as meta‐organizations: Implications for platform strategies(onlinelibrary.wiley.com)

    1 points by asplake 6y ago|0 comments
13. 883.▲
    by asplake 6y ago

    I don’t do Go, but square brackets make perfect sense to me. Can’t see it being a big issue in the long run
14. 884.▲
    by asplake 6y ago

    Alternative headline: Country plans to export money
15. 885.▲
    by asplake 6y ago

    The headline is a play on George Box: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_models_are_wrong
16. 886.▲
    by asplake 6y ago

    Clean Air Act 1956 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Air_Act_1956 I grew up in London and later worked there. I do remember some very scarily thick fog in the 70s but agreed, much better now
17. 887.▲
    by asplake 6y ago

    Oh - we share a birthday :-)
18. 888.▲
    by asplake 6y ago

    Dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25862291
19. 889.▲
    2MBM: Meaning before Metric, Measure before Method(agendashift.com)

    1 points by asplake 6y ago|0 comments
20. 890.▲
    Unilever to insist suppliers pay 'living wage'(bbc.co.uk)

    3 points by asplake 6y ago|0 comments
21. 891.▲
    by asplake 6y ago

    Nice thought, but whose critical thinking skills? Unrealistic to think that more than a tiny minority of people would choose that over gut reaction. The latter is human instinct at work, and the former takes energy (see Kahnemann).
22. 892.▲
    by asplake 6y ago

    Google is like violence. If it's not working, there's not enough of it
23. 893.▲
    by asplake 6y ago

    How many tabloids do Dostoevsky?
24. 894.▲
    by asplake 6y ago

    Interesting but no mention of SolarWinds there at all. What justifies the title?
25. 895.▲
    by asplake 6y ago

    See also the case study at the back of Stafford Beer’s classic Brain of the Firm
26. 896.▲
    Should Twitter have banned Trump?(marginalrevolution.com)

    3 points by asplake 6y ago|5 comments
27. 897.▲
    by asplake 6y ago

    See also Paste, which syncs across Mac and iOS
28. 898.▲
    by asplake 6y ago

    What does the “extreme half” even mean?
29. 899.▲
    by asplake 6y ago

    A tweet of a screenshot, no link. Sigh.
30. 900.▲
    by asplake 6y ago

    I for one upvoted not because I agreed with the article but for what I hope is a constructive discussion. Personally, and without wishing to sound entitled, I would love for it to be a lot easier to dip one’s toe in the water. A great start