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by bkdbkd 7y ago
Exactly. For the slow on the uptake, this takes the entire security problem, and puts it on some strangers 'safe' computer. Totally-Not-A-Surveillance-Organization: "Hey, um. We have this super safe place where you can do all
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by bkdbkd 7y ago
This is a promo piece for Ed Regis' new book, right? Doesn't matter what the science is, as long as we buy the book in the end. <wit> If you study hunger, you find that the root causes tend to be uncontrollable forces of na
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by bkdbkd 8y ago
Does the link just come back here ?
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by bkdbkd 8y ago
Meta question: Since this article is a repost and the comments from 2016 and 2019 say the article is largely incorrect, by what process did it make it to the front page. - tl;dr: this is a repost, and panned article, how's it here?
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by bkdbkd 8y ago
Totally with you here. Not a neuroscientist. But I am a computer scientist. Lots of strong opinions, not a lot of strong facts. The analogies are interesting but they break down quick. "We don't create representations of visual st
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by bkdbkd 8y ago
Yes. It likely that the reporters don't understand the technology involved, so their reporting on that topic is pretty vague. Humans tend to look where there's light, even if they know that't not the most likely place to fin
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by bkdbkd 8y ago
A much more technical description of the program. Thank you.
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by bkdbkd 8y ago
It is in chasing that last easy dollar, that he looked up, only to find himself trapped down maze of mediocrity.
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by bkdbkd 8y ago
Engineer at a large manufacturer late 90's. After a week of rumors. All hands meeting. Parent company VP on the stage with "Great News for our Location!" Full enthusiastic pitch. Message: We bought a smaller company in a smal
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by bkdbkd 8y ago
That would be nice, but they make money from sucking wealth. When Walmart Comes to Town https://economics.mit.edu/files/7575 Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-25/
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by bkdbkd 8y ago
Yes!
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by bkdbkd 9y ago
The aforementioned video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpbeOCKZFfQ
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by bkdbkd 9y ago
Sales pitch at the end of article.
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by bkdbkd 9y ago
"... that is for x reasons better than the Tesla factory", the title just doesn't let the reader know that's the angle
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by bkdbkd 9y ago
Heaven forbid the decisions about what features an application gives and takes away are decided by lowly users. The free in free software means libre still, right? So if someone forks over 1 change or 10 they are still libre to do it, or is
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by bkdbkd 9y ago
Might be more properly titled "Why this factory in China is 10x better than Tesla's" Factory. As folks have noted, not entirely off base, but not at all an article about the Volvo factory.
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by bkdbkd 9y ago
Practicality aside, benefit #4 of open source is just this. That you can fork and with some dexterity include things that fit your purpose like Security fixes, while leaving out those you don't
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by bkdbkd 9y ago
Yes, in time there won't be any XUL extenions. But what do they say we are all supposed do with that tiny nagging:'it worked yesterday, but not today' problem?
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by bkdbkd 9y ago
Ah.. a combo. that works
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by bkdbkd 9y ago
I've been a 'pro' software engineer for a couple decades and the large place's I've worked have actually upgraded machines that actually could be upgraded: with more ram, better video, etc. I did a couple years as
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by bkdbkd 9y ago
Amateur extreme. Pro's need a machine that can evolve over time. More memory, larger storage as it becomes available, God forbid - a faster cpu. Remember the PC platform is inherently upgradeable. The LGA2066 chipset can be used with
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by bkdbkd 9y ago
Just for fun I'll summarize 1. tweaked notification layout. confusing 2. tweaked messages app. ugly 3. tweaked siri voice 4. can play gifs (not kidding.. 2017 that's a feature) 5. on a different newer device, new codecs 6. indoor
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by bkdbkd 9y ago
read the article. not much there. very fluffy. as usual apple made old work flows different. as usual, people will be confused at first. as usual, not much to write home about. "Before IOS 11 we arbitrarily limited the apps in your doc
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by bkdbkd 9y ago
meh. not much, handing back features they could have delivered in 2010. A great bit of positive fluff imho