ergothus

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by ergothus 7y ago
I'm not trying to fear-monger here, so please don't read that as my intent. Are you sure though? An "outbreak" is detected by someone having symptoms, by which time they've infected others. If you're an in ar
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by ergothus 7y ago
The problem with new contagions and social action: - If society treats the new contagion as no big deal, it can spread and kill A LOT of people, and everyone will say "Why did no one take this seriously!?) - If society takes it serious
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by ergothus 7y ago
Indeed. My first reaction to the headline was to say "I wouldn't be surprised at all that Google was doing uncompetitive stuff, but just pushing back on discovery doesn't mean anything". Then I read the comments and sa
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by ergothus 7y ago
> This is inconsequential. Well....yeah, sure. If the author of the piece has no interest in actually supporting their point, and if readers on HN (the audience of my comment) have no interest in finding out that the article is just an
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by ergothus 7y ago
How so? The article is based on an assertion that directly counteracts my memories. I remember using computerized library card catalogs in the 80s. I remember using AltaVista in the 90s. I remember using the Up/Down/Left/
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by ergothus 7y ago
> almost everything on computers is perceptually slower than it was in 1983 .... amber-screen library computer in 1998: type in two words and hit F3. search results appear instantly. .... now: type in two words, wait for an AJAX popup. g
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by ergothus 7y ago
I've always had a very loose view of MVC. It feels like all the MVC/MVVM/MV(whatever) concepts really are about separating the model from the view, and having something to connect the parts. I've never gotten hung up o
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by ergothus 7y ago
One of my offices, after vocal complaints about the open office plan, did a quick survey. Roughly 50% were fine with the open office plan. (this office was mainly devs, HR, recruiting, and data scientists) As someone that is drained by soc
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by ergothus 7y ago
Another trend I've seen is "our CEO/VP sits in the same open floor plan" ...except they are actually in meetings 90% of the time, and may even have a dedicated meeting room (which is just an office by another name). Actu
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by ergothus 7y ago
3/3 of my last companies have moved to new offices while I was there, proudly touting the open floor plan and increased number of meeting rooms. 3/3 found that the meeting rooms were inadequate before they even filled the open flo
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by ergothus 7y ago
I don't expect ANY game where "run" and "jump" are options to make "jump" the primary form of movement. I get that "realism" is a silly thing to discuss, not because it's good/bad, but
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by ergothus 7y ago
> I don’t know if you played CS at the time, but there wasn’t a single soul who didn’t enjoy bunny hopping Loads game Sees people hopping like preschoolers "No thanks. I'm good. " A bit of a self fulfilling statement t
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by ergothus 7y ago
Take decade to learn threads? Then expect other devs to do the same? I think that proves the point that threads aren't a good fit, even if we are technically capable of it.
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by ergothus 7y ago
Until Obamacare, even flu vaccinations were not commonly covered. Your logic is sound but unable to cope with the insanity of the US healthcare system. I recall an article a few years ago about the google founders (?) paying for kids in Sa
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by ergothus 7y ago
Actually, in this case Bezos has shown a resistance to corrupt influence BECAUSE he's a billionaire. (I'm not disputing the list of corrupting influences DUE to being a billionaire, just pointing out this particular case may have
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by ergothus 7y ago
> If rank-and-file employees are expected to work for market rates, should executives be expected to work for market rates also? This feels like a misleading question to ask. There are plenty of disputes about "market rates" f
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by ergothus 7y ago
....I fail to understand the relevance of what you're saying. A desirable good is still less value/money if the money cost increases. That's what we've been discussing in this thread. Now you're changing other var
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by ergothus 7y ago
My economics is weak, can you break this down for me a bit? If I'm selling widgets for $10 (USD), and Narnia wants to buy them at 2 Narnian gold pieces(gp) per USD, it would cost them 20gp each. If the USD "improves", such th
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by ergothus 7y ago
> Not a word about the fact that Germany simply produces desirable products? I dont think that's relevant though. Desirable products mean more countries buy your product, means the value of your currency changes, means your product
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by ergothus 7y ago
The earth is pretty lumpy, what with mountains and oceans, and the earth is where I learned the term "oblate spheroid".
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by ergothus 7y ago
Access to the plane bathrooms is barely sufficient for me. Too much of the flight you cant get up or vc ant get to them. I've had many a flight involve my own pee pee dance, I think it is fair to say I can be a problem for some famil
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by ergothus 7y ago
When people feel fairness is violated (correct or not) they will often gum up the works in protest. As an example, watch what happens when car lanes merge early, or some drives up the shoulder. Others will position to stop that. (Note I&#
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by ergothus 7y ago
When I saw this article, I checked out. Sadly it was a mess that made it hard to find the CH content liked (such as the messages from CEOs skits). That may have been their roku app though. Still, since that is how I consume content, and s
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by ergothus 7y ago
As I understand it: No. Rather, Safari uses "Intelligent Tracking Prevention". This blocks SOME (most?) 3rd Party cookies, but not all. For example, single sign on providers will often use cookies, and they are often explicitly
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by ergothus 7y ago
> Professor Lloyd also visited Epstein’s private island, though for only a few hours for lunch, I live a fairly privileged life as a U.S. West Coast techie...and stopping at a private island for a few hours sounds crazy. Do non-billiona
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by ergothus 7y ago
I saw a video quite a few years ago where they dump some ants on a platform, with a string leading to another platform with an area that (apparently) seemed like a decent home. (the below is according to my fallible memories) One ant wande
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by ergothus 7y ago
> There were executives in expensive suits, young men and women looking unaccountably dressy in ripped jeans and, according to James, a disconcerting number of people wearing hats. Can anyone explain the significance of the hats to me?
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by ergothus 7y ago
I actually regularly forget my local Reps - because every time I check in they've been voting the way I want, so I have very little reason to think about them. I generally know about them for a few weeks before elections and rapidly f
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by ergothus 7y ago
I did that in the past, but now I can run "npx WHATEVER" The only problem is that npx ALSO defaults to installing things, which is ridiculous.
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by ergothus 7y ago
It is absolutely true that views far from my own aren't automatically radical. But the overdramatic "they are coming for YOU" rhetoric, (just as an example, I recall a lead into a discussion of food stamps that showed a fist

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