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by huffmsa 7y ago
No, that's the surgeon who doesn't understand appendixes and tries to redo the gastrointestinal system instead. The parent's question was if you'd trust an appendix doctor who didn't understand the associated system
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by huffmsa 7y ago
Green lumber fallacy. You don't need to know much of anything about lumber and trees to be a good commodities trader. Likewise, you don't need to know the exact algorithmic details of something if you're still achieving your
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by huffmsa 7y ago
This is the difference between an enthusiast and a professional. The enthusiast can afford to learn the "deeper" stuff first, then move up. The professional needs to know enough to ship a safe, stable, on time product.
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by huffmsa 7y ago
My mechanic likely doesn't understand the full complexity of the fluid dynamics involved in braking systems, but he's perfectly capable of changing pads, rotors and tires when they go bad.
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by huffmsa 7y ago
Correct. A surgeon or gastrointerologist might only have an understanding of the circulatory system insofar as it helps their surgeries and gastrointestinal work. So yeah, I'd probably go to a doctor who's really good at removing
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by huffmsa 7y ago
So developer error / laziness not user error (though they are using Facebook)
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by huffmsa 7y ago
In the Marine's defense, there was no bowling alley.
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by huffmsa 7y ago
Clicking on a Facebook button doesn't contribute to your privacy. If you're going to click it, it needs to work. If you're not going to click it, it doesn't matter. Opt out is the best option here
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by huffmsa 7y ago
Ah yes. Should be revised to "unless it is clearly marked, it will rarely be used as intended. Even when clearly marked, users will misuse in ways you couldn't imagine"
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by huffmsa 7y ago
"Correct enough" is the phrase I usually use here. Knowing where on the scale to set that mark requires being able to bridge speed of implementation, execution, maintainable, upgradability and the overarching business goals you&#x
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by huffmsa 7y ago
The European governments and private corporations were made up of and supported by private citizens, were they not?
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by huffmsa 7y ago
Minimalism certainly makes speed easier. But you can also have a minimal, one call API that takes forever and a day to resolve because it joins 20 tables
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by huffmsa 7y ago
> Minimalism Ah, but what's really discussed in the article is speed How fast a page loads. How quickly a tool can be understood. How quickly a tool can be used. How quickly the user can understand the product. How quickly they
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by huffmsa 7y ago
Of course it is. But it's not the European companies getting outcompeted, it's the individual laborers. So it's equally as fair for those laborers (voters) to say "no more importing cheap competition". The UK alread
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by huffmsa 7y ago
Which is just about 1.5x the external height of the fuselage.
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by huffmsa 7y ago
Likely. I've yet to find a person who both has their personal site / profile / portfolio written in the 3rd person and is normal / trustworthy / not an egomaniac
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by huffmsa 7y ago
Oh Europe, pillaged the natural resources of India for centuries. Now you're stealing it's best and brightest for your own gain. Never change.
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by huffmsa 7y ago
1. Knowing when it's okay to implement a "good enough" solution versus taking the time to implement the "academically correct" solution. Or otherwise put, knowing when to do things by the book, and when it's ok
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by huffmsa 7y ago
> Assume hostile users (security-wise). Ah, a personal favorite of mine which often makes other people uncomfortable. 1. Users are like Marines, if it can be broken, it will be broken. If it's use is not clearly marked, it will be
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by huffmsa 7y ago
Then you haven't met many people who like to call themselves "CEO".
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by huffmsa 7y ago
The GP thinks its about "getting even", as if China and India were naive, noble backwaters the devious Europeans pulled the wool over and secretly exploited in 1700s. When really, they got out competed in trade and on the battlefi
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by huffmsa 7y ago
It is the legal obligation of the landlord to fix the bell, but sometimes you've got to threaten to sue / ruffle a few feathers to get shit done. Or do it yourself. Guy's allegedly been building and selling since '01. Wh
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by huffmsa 7y ago
> Just clean the damn thing. I think the current (my) generation was never taught that things need to be cleaned and maintained regularly to stay in proper operating condition. Knives need sharpening, boots need waxing, buttons need re
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by huffmsa 7y ago
City slickers man. Wouldn't recognize a black mold if it was poisoning them every day for 4 years.
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by huffmsa 7y ago
It's what they've always done. > Mastery of 1 set of texts > Dogmatic adherence to a single school > Promotion of those who regurgitate the above the best It's yet to work for more than a few hundred years.
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by huffmsa 7y ago
They're accountable to their electorate.
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by huffmsa 7y ago
Can you imagine a parliament or Congress where every vote was anonymous? Anonymous "ministers" making anonymous, unaccountable decisions? "The Government" deciding what was right? And it did too have everything to do wit
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by huffmsa 7y ago
Really, "Smartphones enable tyranny" would be a better title.
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by huffmsa 7y ago
The only solution is not just your vote. The tree of liberty occasionally needs to be watered with the blood of patriots and tyrants. That's how it's always been, and probably always will be.
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by huffmsa 7y ago
> "Countries including Canada and Spain have rules to limit or prohibit masks at riots or unlawful gatherings" Oh yes, I'm sure the guys burning cars and smashing shop windows are going to follow a no masks rule. More br

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