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   by catillac 5y ago

   All of these things are okay in moderation and have some driving principle that weighs cost versus benefit. Same with cigarettes. Hugely harmful with a long tail of harmfulness and external effects on society with little or no gain. Seems l
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   by catillac 5y ago

   I heard the latter sentiment earlier today, but I don’t think anyone is actually passionate about what editor others use. Opinionated sometimes.
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   by catillac 5y ago

   This is, superficially and stupid as it was, why I never really felt comfortable recommending “FogBugz” bug tracker from Fog Creek software. No disrespect to any capability it may have had, but I couldn’t bring myself to recommend something
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   by catillac 6y ago

   Sure it is. With a chess AI you’re driving forward progress in neural networks, machine learning, and technology in general which pushes forward humanity in ways that are too numerous to count (even if you don’t buy into AI hype). With mini
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   by catillac 6y ago

   Excellent walkthrough, love boto. We’ve recently been using s5cmd which we’ve found is ridiculously faster than boto without any extra boto tricks. https://github.com/peak/s5cmd
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   by catillac 6y ago

   This comment gives me serious Dunning-Kruger vibes.
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   by catillac 6y ago

   Is “SaaS” traditionally considered a niche like the others? The concept seems very broad as opposed to others like Fintech or Healthcare. I would consider a category like “APIs” to be overbroad, and SaaS seems to be similar. I’m very open t
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   by catillac 6y ago

   I’m not a coder but a designer, but I also have some experience in this space. This is also one of those areas where the HN crowd will think, “I’m so much smarter they should just do X isn’t it obvious?” What happens is that clauses are oft
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   by catillac 6y ago

   All wonderful points. I also stopped using Twitter a few months ago, not for me. I especially like the point about piquing interest on “who the dunkee” is — wow what a waste of time.
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    by catillac 6y ago

    This is absolutely a thread that nails the “smarter than thee” HN toxicity. You hit the nail on the top.
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    by catillac 6y ago

    I am a designer and my opinion is that they’re micro optimizing with A/B testing to such a degree that they miss other significantly different paths that would be better overall.
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    by catillac 6y ago

    The USDS doesn’t hire people through normal channels or for permanent hire, but hires people who have experience in the private sector and want to change the government. While it’s true that they hire significantly more junior people than b