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by bowsamic 2y ago
I think part of it is also the user knowing that they have no right to express frustration when the product is free. That's actually a mental burden. In a sense, people buy software partly so they feel they have the right to complain w
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by bowsamic 2y ago
> Unfortunately, I've noticed that non-SW engineers frequently turn their noses up at open-source solutions, and really the entire concept of open-source software, and seem to prefer proprietary solutions, the more expensive the bet
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by bowsamic 2y ago
I’ve had insanely, shockingly good experiences prototyping a musical web app using tone.js using Claude with copilot
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Why are you making a new throwaway for each post? > I'm recalling you, specifically. Because I've seen this happen multiple times, you've left an impression. But I've never done it before
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by bowsamic 2y ago
> You regularly jump into threads to criticize how other people deal with their mental health challenges. > I would appreciate if you would stop. It's inappropriate. You've been asked to stop by users and by dang multiple ti
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by bowsamic 2y ago
I don't think this is about replication, but even just about the initial test in the first place. In science we do often test obvious things. For example, I was a theoretical quantum physicist, and a lot of the time I knew that what I
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Sadly there’s a common sentiment on HN that testing obvious assumptions is a waste of time
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by bowsamic 2y ago
> I don’t know a single person who pirates music anymore Really? That's surprising to me. A lot of people I know are basically dependent on Soulseek
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Yes and rightly so
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by bowsamic 2y ago
This place is no better
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by bowsamic 2y ago
I’m confused on how this isn’t just completely walking back on your previous point
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by bowsamic 2y ago
What? I’m sorry but this is just nonsense. There’s no way liking a video is more likely to result in those things than having a face to face interaction so someone
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by bowsamic 2y ago
As Charles Cohen said, the path of a progressive musician is a lonely one. Some level of loneliness is just something you have to accept
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Yeah definitely. I’m a musician but I don’t have an interest in being heard, but I’ve noticed that those who do want to be heard don’t want to put in the effort to be heard.
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by bowsamic 2y ago
If you're going to correct someone snarkily, don't make a similar mistake...
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by bowsamic 2y ago
You paint the "what if?" fear as if it's completely useless, but I think it's important to consider these things and there's a reason we consider the alternatives. I don't think that's something we should
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Dominic Cummings is an absolute mastermind, to a scary degree. One of those people, like Steve Jobs, who I can't help be awed by. Almost as if I live on a lower plane of existence to them
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Thinking first is a very Cartesian approach to development and not necessarily the best way. Many people think through a more engaged approach of doing
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by bowsamic 2y ago
No I mean in Java it’s common to write extensive boilerplate and abstractions just bc it feels constructive. Java is extremely useful, but business use of it is not so nice
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by bowsamic 2y ago
It’s kind of like Java. It’s a way to feel like you’re doing work without actually doing anything
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Okay but where does it stop? Surely any amount of energy wasted on entertainment is wrong. Why is it okay to waste energy for entertainment but not waste energy for development experience and efficiency?
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by bowsamic 2y ago
The whole article is about how there is a tradeoff, sorry they didn’t investigate your preferred technology but you can’t expect them to try forever. Even if they had tho, are those really “batteries included” offerings like Rails?
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by bowsamic 2y ago
“Don’t contribute to global warming” is the silliest argument for perf bc you can use it to dismiss basically any human leisure activity. Why is it okay to use a computer to play video games but not make the perf tradeoff with Ruby?
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by bowsamic 2y ago
I don't think it will be possible to ignore it, the bad comparison makes the author seem confused and unreliable
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by bowsamic 2y ago
I agree those ads are pretty concerning and reinforcing bad human behaviours, but the Ubuntu one shown is boring and vague animations. Hardly a good comparison. Who cares about those?
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Why is it "messed up"? It's a genuine question
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Are there artists and musicians on bluesky, or just programmers?
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by bowsamic 2y ago
How do you know it isn't true? Philip K Dick came to believe in his psychosis visions (he believed he truly was in Rome in 60AD or so but was being fed a created world by the Romans). But he had good personal evidence for it that he co
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by bowsamic 2y ago
"Good for them, fortunately I'm not a trucker." How is that a personal attack?
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by bowsamic 2y ago
Physics isn’t based on mathematics and logical systems, it’s based on measurements that the mathematics are chosen to fit

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