derrick_jensen

9 ms·

31.
by derrick_jensen 6y ago
This is the main topic in The Innovators Dilemma, it's a pretty interesting book if you like this sort of graduation of companies
32.
by derrick_jensen 6y ago
I don't believe virtual learning will be widely used long-term. I might be biased, coming from a mostly engineering school, but there is a lot of vital lab equipment needed for the curriculum, not to mention that social networking and
33.
by derrick_jensen 6y ago
Agreed on i3. Are there any Ubuntu distributions that have i3 OOTB with reasonable integrations?
34.
by derrick_jensen 6y ago
I definitely do. One of the main differences is this specifically is not mass-marketed, and I agree that anybody would would have the capability of doing this should already have the knowledge to not fuck it up. I'm just saying its a f
35.
by derrick_jensen 6y ago
My university does have a co-op, but I just applied directly (doing a Math degree, so the Liberal Arts college doesn't have a co-op).
36.
by derrick_jensen 6y ago
Both of those have fairly obvious consequences. I can definitely see people using this and not recognizing it can put other people in harms way.
37.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
Tesla reached out to me in early February about applying for a position in either Summer or Fall (Supply Chain Automation), and I took their exam. I did very well on it, but haven't heard back yet. I'm assuming they put the kibosh
38.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
I'd opt for a Math or Physics minor. The more you can intersect with different fields, the more you stand out in applications. Wheel and deal some projects on the side if that isn't your jam. Also in general, college is about grow
39.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
I doubt they would do that
40.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
Microsoft is behind an initiative called ID2020, which is exactly this. I'd imagine it'll only see use in impoverished nations that don't have proper identification ( he details in Inside Bills Brain on Netflix that a major h
41.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
Exactly. If you knew how to best allocate resources in your life, you probably wouldn't be in a situation where you need UBI.
42.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
That's still USD at the end of the day. That just sells it to somebody else who wants to use it as an investment (unless things have changed since I've last looked into it). I'm not saying it wouldn't work, but the lack
43.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
You can't use Bitcoin to buy food, pay rent, or commute. If people were interested in long term storage, then the USD would be down and Gold would be up, instead of the other way around.
44.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
This answer isn't entirely practical, but it might be moreso in the coming years. I believe one of the most compelling reasons to go vegan is to generally reduce the proximity between animals and people, which curbs the likelihood that
45.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
Maybe replying with "companies" was too broad, but within the context of airlines its correct
46.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
Companies are only profitable because they serve their users better than their competitors.
47.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
Benjamin Franklin knew Smith personally, and was present at the drafting of the Constitution, so there is at most one degree of separation. I haven't actually read Wealth of Nations myself, but its worth noting that a lot of compromise
48.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
To be fair, within the Constitution there is a clause where the Gold standard is required for all debts and tender ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_Clause ), of which Thomas Jefferson wrote the majority. Even i
49.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
If you are just starting out, I have found Expo + React Native to be a really nice development environment. What little I have used of Android Studio, it seems overly complicated for a beginner.
50.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
I'm pretty sure he meant that Uber drivers' pay is subsidized through VC funding, not that Uber rides are practical for people with a lower income.
51.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
Assuming we are talking about companies, then any value at all is derived from somebody using it. Ideas are fundamentally worthless without an implementation, but that's just because they are both needed for any value whatsoever. Als
52.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
If we are talking in absolutes, then no it probably won't reach everybody. However, the technology is becoming more and more practical to use, so its including a larger number of people as time goes on. Regardless, its a lot more pract
53.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
Maybe DoorDash wasn't a good analogy. I volunteered on a CSA in high school (Greater STL area, so fairly close to you), and honestly that model is surprisingly feasible. Supply chains produce a lot of greenhouse gas emissions, and the
54.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
I would argue that more technology is going to make our current use of those resources a lot more efficient going forward. Solar panels can mostly remove the need for an electrical grid for most people. Internet via StarLink (soon) will rem
55.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
St. Louis, Missouri for two reasons 1. It has some pretty decent hospitals 2. Who actually wants to live in STL? source: I lived in STL
56.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
I'm working on a startup called Longform, which helps book conversations between people and various organizations and, with the consent of both parties, forwards it to podcast feeds of both parties. One of the projects I've consid
57.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
As a personal rule, I use test versions of the real APIs (or another instance of the API if a testing version isn't provided) on the CICD, and I use stubbed versions locally. Main motivation was that race conditions can happen between
58.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
I can't access the Google Groups (#418, don't have permissions). I'll join the Slack
59.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
Blocking Tor and IP ranges might be sufficient. CloudFlare might offer this as a service, but I'm not sure. I'd imagine using a third party would legally put you in the clear, but again IANAL
60.
by derrick_jensen 7y ago
One feature I would like to see is the option to create multiple test environments. I have one dedicated for the CICD, and ideally each person testing locally would have their own API key they can use however they wish.

More ›