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geodel
2y ago
> Let's not go back. If something is true for > 90% of population of the world and > 90% of time in human existence I'd think it as part of nature which can't be wished away.
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geodel
2y ago
No it is not. It was possible when economy was growing like > 10% for decades. As soon as that stopped people will look for cuts and tax cuts is just obvious place.
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2y ago
Doesn't look like to me since people are buying time even today. And they feel okay about it.
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geodel
2y ago
Of course. In above comment take care is doing heavy lifting.
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geodel
2y ago
Physical infrastructure will keep improving but at some point one has to have a sense of proportion on what is realistically possible. My three visits to India in past 2-3 years has given me first hand experience on how stunningly crappy in
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2y ago
> Western standards didn’t apply here. India had its own definition of democracy. I think this is core thrust of narrative of Indian state and its card carrying supporters. On ideological part this of course makes sense. But practical as
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geodel
2y ago
They are trying to finish their current project and not redo all the projects which their current project may depend upon.
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geodel
2y ago
Well thousands of years from now when aliens visit earth investigating how all agents died. The cause will be all agents were buried alive when a giant YAML file fell on them. (Human would be the slaves preparing and carrying yaml files all
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geodel
2y ago
Well, I was thinking other way round. When Tesla stock price sky rocketed after inauguration, I thought it would be dumped to PE firms or some other chump at immense profit to Musk. Tesla anyway does not fit into his political agenda, price
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2y ago
That sounds sweet ride.
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2y ago
"Google force replace Android kernel with Fuchsia and hit some teething troubles". This is example of technically incompetent clueless leadership. That's why MBAs should not be in control in technical companies. They have rui
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2y ago
IT engineers thought the same. Until finally automation is setting them right.
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geodel
2y ago
To me it is just another step in series of layoffs. Throw some insults see if some leave after this humiliation. Or they pretend nothing has happened and wait for their turn in next layoff.
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geodel
2y ago
I was hoping last 1,2,3..layoffs at Google would've opened lots of brilliant folks already.
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2y ago
Indeed. For me 2010-11 was when I got a full-time job as compared to contracting (small time) which was big jump for me in terms of job quality and money. Interesting enough I met many people who joined Amazon in same time frame and earnin
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2y ago
Well things worked out for you and they have worked out for me as well. For a long time I have this arrogance expressed privately usually to myself or very close people that it is all due to hard work, diligence, thrift that I reached where
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geodel
2y ago
> I'm afraid we won't learn without getting our ass kicked. Thats like truism. I don't see any country is learning before that.
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2y ago
Besides that, in wolves' case it would be the meat that would rot or invite other predators. Better those standing by wolves finish of the scraps.
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2y ago
> Any aspect of software development will feel like the "defining characteristic" if it threatens to kill your project. That does not make sense to me. There can be thousand things that can kill project. One has to consider w
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2y ago
Everyone you know put a dollar in donation basket while moving off. Mongo collected all and brought Voyage AI
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2y ago
LOL yeah, I was also thinking in terms of HKDF, PBKDF2 etc
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2y ago
I mean while you are opening your phone you might as well check latest savings by DOGE, wouldn't it help you sleep even more safe and sound?
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geodel
2y ago
I mean this comment is slightly disconcerting to next generation of brilliant hackers sleeping on this bed and dreaming big of a Cloud controlled Toilet Paper Dispenser , Effececy®. It will always give right amount of paper based of amount
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2y ago
I think there is some naming convention gap here. I would call it Sleep Equipment as we have exercise equipments. Then folks will find pricing more reasonable. There is further opportunity to differentiate market with Sleep, Sleep Pro and
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2y ago
I have heard many people do want to generate poop emoji based on their photos in Image playground and watch it whole day on AVP. It could be game changer for them.
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2y ago
I mean when someone says they are chilling in bed, they don't want to be lying.
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2y ago
Oh several resigned. I thought all of them.
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2y ago
> and by milking the reputation of respected brands and celebrities until they're dried out husks. Seems reasonable to me. The big question is why other creators are not working on creating new brands. There are more heroes, superhe
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2y ago
At the end of day Bond movies, Star wars saga, Jazz music, many sports culture or even Apple gadgets are great successfully marketed products. Now some people do take it as way of life and are deep into it, for them, it is not just some pr
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2y ago
All Bonds are marketing phenomena. Amazon Prime Bond will be no different. Good time to try new brands for guns, watches, cars, gadgets and so on.
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