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   by harrall 2y ago

   The times I’ve bothered to write explicit state machines have created the most solid, confident and bug-free pieces of software I’ve ever built. I would send someone to the moon with them.
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   Which City Builds Skyscrapers the Fastest? (2023)(construction-physics.com)

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   by harrall 2y ago

   The bread and butter of progress is competition and I think a lot of American companies “won” like Boeing or Intel in the 90s and no one else could compete. Unfortunately winning is disastrous because it makes you complacent. Perhaps the mo
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   by harrall 2y ago

   I can’t imagine satellites being able to compete with cell towers in bandwidth or capacity. There are millions of cell towers. During a major event, cellular companies set up portable cell towers (COWs) and even these are not enough. And a
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   by harrall 2y ago

   I believe outsourcing can be a symptom of not innovating anymore. Imagine having to contract out every prototype to a metal working shop — it slows down your ability to iterate because you can’t just go downstairs and try it . But once you
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   by harrall 2y ago

   Altho I want to state the perhaps obvious that different big cities have very different subcultures. Portland vs. SF vs. Nashville vs. NYC. I would not limit yourself to just one specific big city.