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by gatinsama 3y ago
This one brings joy. Thanks. Not that the internet should lack creativity and animation, but sometimes it distracts from the goal.
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by gatinsama 3y ago
I'm amazed by the fact that this was written by a human when AI would have done a good job.
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by gatinsama 3y ago
Excellent point, but I'll add: World #1 would probably replace all other kinds of jobs. A part of programming, sure, is about languages, syntax, fixing bugs, functionality, etc. But the other part is about robustness, organization, and
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by gatinsama 3y ago
Thanks for the distinction, I was not aware. However, in practice, isn't it the same thing?
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by gatinsama 3y ago
I used to think the Europe was mistaken by demanding that the user's data be processed in Europe and all that, but having read a bit more on history, it's a tactical disadvantage to let someone else have so much control over your
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by gatinsama 3y ago
*Insert "both" meme* Both can ruin your life, that's the issue. > "The worst thing a company can do is try to sell you more soap." This only works for small companies. We should also care about government surveil
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by gatinsama 3y ago
Personalized advertising is based on data, and there shouldn't be hard to see some ways in which misuse it, even with user consent. And no, saying "Yes, I consent to cookies and terms of use and data collection" doesn't
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by gatinsama 3y ago
It's a very nice vision
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by gatinsama 3y ago
It's not just that someone else will know that you have chlamydia, it's that they have your data and you don't know what they will do with it. We don't know what they can do and there could be more serious stuff.
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by gatinsama 3y ago
I have mixed feelings about this. I hate that Europe leads in regulation and lags so much in innovation. At the same time, this is a step in the right direction. True, people don't care about privacy, but it's mostly because they
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by gatinsama 3y ago
Anyone reading this should read Steve Yegge's "Practical Magic" post for a deeper dive. https://sites.google.com/site/steveyegge2/practical-magic
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by gatinsama 3y ago
This should be illegal, and probably is, but it's very hard to enforce. Unless they ever want to business in Europe.
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by gatinsama 3y ago
Nobody said it so I'm going to: Mastodon. It's quieter and less crowded, and connections are closer. At least for now. Good for the kind of people who like hackernews.
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by gatinsama 3y ago
Argentinian here. I agree with everything. Plus: desperate attempt for the current party to cling to power. Don't read too much into this event.
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by gatinsama 3y ago
What's not to love about Bruno. Just read this: Bruno - Opensource, Sustainability, Privacy, Freedom and Incentives https://github.com/usebruno/bruno/discussions/269
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by gatinsama 3y ago
If you are into this kind of thing (science going wrong), I recommend the book Bad Science. Also, Science Fictions, by Stuart Ritchie, who also now has a great podcast called The Studies show.
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by gatinsama 3y ago
"He still uses Apple computers". That's the problem right there. Apple users have an abusive relationship with the brand. They forgive everything.
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by gatinsama 3y ago
I wish they at least made it easy on the eyes
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by gatinsama 3y ago
Microservices = job security for years to come So please stop making these posts lol
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by gatinsama 3y ago
I have been a fan of Erik for 6 years now. If you are happy about where you are in life and are making close to half a million dollars a year, like some on this thread, feel free to ignore his advice. If you are stuck in the race to the bot
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by gatinsama 3y ago
I am running on a i9 16gb ram pc but struggles moving images. Still love the idea, though.
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by gatinsama 4y ago
The websites are simple, but not minimal. The word "minimalism" often gets misused, not just in website design.
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by gatinsama 4y ago
That also explains why they haven't taken over the world yet :)
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by gatinsama 4y ago
I can't believe no one is mentioning Django. Still in use, still killing it.
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by gatinsama 5y ago
If you mean in the physical world, find some resources on Art Nouveau and Art Deco, the latest architecture styles before Modernism took over. Or for something newer, Post-Modernism.
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by gatinsama 6y ago
And reading fiction, on the other hand, seems to improve Theory of Mind. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/342/6156/377.abstract
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Stem Careers and Ageism: a possible explanation(nber.org)
1 points by gatinsama 6y ago|1 comments
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by gatinsama 6y ago
"We find that the initially high economic return to applied STEM degrees declines by more than 50 percent in the first decade of working life. This coincides with a rapid exit of college graduates from STEM occupations. Using detailed