ericfr11

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by ericfr11 2y ago
I agree. The impact (cost, energy...) is nothing compared to TikTok video streaming. Economy of scale
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by ericfr11 2y ago
Wow, that is very expensive
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by ericfr11 3y ago
So do most oil companies: money goes to the top cigar-smoking high -level directors, and ground-level engineers work for peanuts
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by ericfr11 3y ago
So many Americans are prone to conspiracy theories. Most of the flat-earther, no-climate-urgency, election-was-stolen are Americans who have access to lots of facts, but still are in denial
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by ericfr11 3y ago
Not entirely true. Without some "counter" culture, we would not have culture today.
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by ericfr11 3y ago
American culture is, indeed, a mix of culture. It exists only thanks to external influences. Black culture is at the heart of American culture (jazz, soul, and more music), great athletes in the best team...
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by ericfr11 3y ago
In the end, it's all the same: humans like to think they are better: "I am better because I believe in progress", "I am better because I believe in God", "I am better because I am different", "I am be
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by ericfr11 3y ago
Any armed militia (let alone a single citizen) would have no power to fight anything. A government army would crush them. Today, guns are mostly killing other law-abiding citizens: hence, they are the wrong approach to a 21st century societ
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by ericfr11 3y ago
I would have to agree with the designer's I find it easy to download a map. I've done it in every single country I went to. But I have seen family members struggling because they didn't want to take the time to know how to do
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by ericfr11 3y ago
The ex-Googler is most likely talking about the product as a whole, across the globe. It would be hard to justify features dedicated to a small group of users overall (with different goals/expectations), especially while keeping privac
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by ericfr11 3y ago
Felt the same: the Internet is now full of "I saw it coming, and can predict the future" type of blog article, where you could replace AI by block chain (or any new technology - superconductors?) and write the same article. Very b
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by ericfr11 3y ago
A policy is not meant to be fun. Paying tax and taxes wearing seatbelt are policies geared towards living together as a society
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by ericfr11 3y ago
This shows the limits of a 200+ years old piece of paper
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by ericfr11 3y ago
The "interesting" part (as in, interesting to study for a psychological and social angle) was the aversion of some people to understand the situation (which was complex) and be a good player. Lots of people have a hard time to ext
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by ericfr11 9y ago
first time I hear about Aurelia. I found Angular2 easier to start with, as I did not have to make decisions about what to use for router, DI, storage. With React (and React Native), there are many blanks to be filled, and hard to make a dec
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by ericfr11 10y ago
love Bitrise. It addresses all the needs for flawless iOS and Android CI, from build triggers to customized variables, and push to app stores.