drewcoo

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by drewcoo 2y ago
> But how do you know how to apply this acquired knowledge in this new context? That question has a false precondition baked in. If you know how, it's not creative. > It's some form of pattern matching right -- which imo is
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Any monied interest does. Big Ag is a thing. Big Ag is far less daunting than Big Pharma or Big Tech, though.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
> The whole American language is normalizing toward exaggeration That is lovely.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Well . . . tech is a hot steaming pile of those.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
The wrong people are smart in your story. Media would never pick that up.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Hand wringing? I kept having to feel to be sure that I still had my wallet with sentences like this: > I feel the reason for this lack of familiarity is that the Institute hasn't collectively introspected during the intervening deca
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by drewcoo 2y ago
https://repository.hou.usra.edu/handle/20.500.11753/1254
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Which says as much about the state of education for the non-imprisoned as anything else . . .
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Obligatory Penn Jillette story: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/diet-nutrition/news/... If you're anything like me, you're now asking "no, really, Penn, where is all that weight? what&#
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by drewcoo 2y ago
> The word "criminal" has always been an overbroad term that conflates several different levels of harm without nuance "Criminal" is not about harm by the convict but about successful prosecution.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Next do "time traveler's guide to betting on red" or "time traveler's guide to retirement!"
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by drewcoo 2y ago
It's not about offshore work differences. It's about every location you have workers having a different culture. And they don't always mesh well. The constantly smiling Americans will seem like idiots to central Europeans. Th
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by drewcoo 2y ago
All human decisions involve emotions. We're human. This piece is a bit over the top, though, verging on "seek counseling immediately" emotional. I hope you're not a bull, author, because I don't want to make you eve
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Literally is already both these days.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Fails to prove that moral absolutes do or do not exist. Tries to build on their existence. WTF? QE absolutely not D.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Assuming you gate things like merges on test results . . . Remove end-to-end tests. Replace with contract tests and service-level functional tests. Much faster feedback! At the same time, better coverage. The only serious problem with the a
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Why do I only hear about problems like this in elite professions where the workers expect to be pampered?
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by drewcoo 2y ago
When I meet a brilliant scrum master or PM, I'll let you know whether or not they can be jerks, too.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
As an American kid, the rule with farts was "he who smelt it dealt it," so you never ever wanted to be the first person to say someone farted or everyone would blame you. But as adults, we forget this lesson and openly call one an
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by drewcoo 2y ago
I use the terms "bespoke work" and "commodifiable work" to differentiate the two kinds of work in the article. I think the article misrepresents what actual technicians do and their value.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
It's also worth noting that an engineering degree does not make a person an engineer any more than a JD makes someone a lawyer or a beauty school diploma makes someone a hair stylist. Except we allow people to call themselves engineers
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Not at all like Guatamala and Mexico. At the time there was no united Germany though there were people who wanted that. There was German language. There was German culture. There were German settlements in different places. There were lots
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Just the thing for HN, then. Everyone can share an opinion!
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by drewcoo 2y ago
The 1st Amendment doesn't say anything about proving I voted before I complain. If you want it to, you are free try to change the Constitution.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
> No one is required to vote for a party's nominee. How primaries work is entirely up to the party. They may require votes, weigh some votes more than others, or whatever other scheme they choose internally.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
> people weren't getting dementia at 40 back then Citation needed. That claim seems clouded by today's standard of living. Before there was clean drinking water, alcohol was much more widely consumed. Were people demented, drun
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by drewcoo 2y ago
The DNC picks Democrat candidates. The purpose of superdelegates is to overrule popular votes in primaries. To make nominations "less chaotic." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superdelegate
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by drewcoo 2y ago
And no one past grade 12 is eligible to be a Girl Scout. Running the country seems like it's at least as mission-critical as selling Samosas. That's a silly argument.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
> radicals don't see nuance Hard disagree. A nuanced view, the ability to tease differences apart, is disruptive to the status quo. Radicalism is often the embrace of nuance that other people deny exists.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Something Awful "community."

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