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by iterance 10mo ago
Cold take: honestly, just let users learn how to use your software. Put all your options in a consistent location in menus or whatever - it's fine. Yes, it might take them a little bit. No, they won't use every feature. Do make it
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by iterance 10mo ago
Thankfully, we do not have to judge a blog post by its ability to pass muster in technical interviews. :)
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by iterance 10mo ago
I will at least remark that adding a new error to an enum is not a breaking change if they are marked #[non_exhaustive]. The compiler then guarantees that all match statements on the enum contain a generic case. However, I wouldn't rec
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by iterance 10mo ago
Interesting. I'd love to learn more about the problem class.
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by iterance 10mo ago
The fight for this kind of legislature has been ongoing for many years as part of a broader program that seeks to shape the kinds of information that can be stored, consumed, and propagated on the Internet. Age verification is only one bran
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by iterance 10mo ago
I'll admit this may be naive, but I don't see the problem based on your description. Split each step into its own private function, pass the context by reference / as a struct, unit test each function to ensure its behavior i
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by iterance 10mo ago
I think you maybe just don't like it?
38.
by iterance 10mo ago
Correctness is a poor way to distinguish between human-authored and AI-generated content. Even if it's right, which I doubt (can humans not make wrong statements?), it doesn't do anything to help someone who doesn't know much
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by iterance 11mo ago
We have horoscopes and quantum computing. The existence of one is no shame on the other.
40.
by iterance 1y ago
Your fact checking was not successful: there is no typical background expressed in counts. Background count rates vary globally by significant amounts, but importantly, they vary by device. Some devices may get a measly 10-20 counts per min
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by iterance 1y ago
Back up a second. You've missed an important question. What do you WANT out of your time in this life? Where do you actually want to be in ten years, or twenty? $150k p/a is not an answer, or at least not a very good one. You clea
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by iterance 1y ago
This does not demonstrate a sound understanding of how the public domain works, why copyright lengths have been extended so ferociously over the last century (it's shareholders who want this), nor the impact it has both on creative pro
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by iterance 1y ago
I'm glad I'm not the only one. Built a tape drive and bootloader to load programs off it & everything...
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by iterance 1y ago
This will almost certainly go down as one of the worst mistakes in recent tech history. You can't tell 40+% of your commerical customer base "We could absolutely allow you to use your current computer with our new operating system
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by iterance 1y ago
Five essential questions of democracy (Tony Benn): “What power have you got?” “Where did you get it from?” “In whose interests do you use it?” “To whom are you accountable?” “How do we get rid of you?” His obser
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by iterance 1y ago
Most people can buy an opinel and be happy for decades. You don't need anything fancy for a general purpose knife. $50 max, and that's if you're feeling like getting something special. Expensive steels are, by and large, incr
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by iterance 1y ago
“Rereading, an operation contrary to the commercial and ideological habits of our society, which would have us ‘throw away’ the story once it has been consumed (‘devoured’), so that we can then move on to another story, buy another book, an
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by iterance 1y ago
Consumers may do this, but consumers also hate shrinkflation with a passion. Raising a price is understandable and a consumer can rationalize inflation, but shrinking the amount given can feel deceptive, untrustworthy, or exploitative. Bran
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by iterance 1y ago
While it's OK if this truly is what you need, be mindful that you're not making a decision you'll come to regret. There is no shame in crying at a funeral. Helping each other through death is one of life's innate obligat
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by iterance 1y ago
That seems like a risk, but not a validation method, unless you are feeling particularly bold.
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by iterance 1y ago
In context I wouldn't assume so. An opt-in experience assumes someone has provided proactive, affirmative consent. An opt-out experience assumes no such consent. By saying "opt-in by default," author is making the subtle poin
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by iterance 1y ago
I have to wonder whether they are tracking changes in consumer confidence. Subjectively, I have noticed a significant drop in confidence from my peers. I do not know whether my experience generalizes, but if it does, they are playing with f
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by iterance 1y ago
I don't think this is a "fear sells" issue. Arsenic green is remarkably toxic. In the 19th century, the toxicity just wasn't known or recognized as serious. Now, we know better. Medical diagrams from the time period show
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by iterance 1y ago
How on earth did you come to the conclusion that this person is "affiliated with Israel"? Surely not because their username is Moshe, right?
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by iterance 1y ago
I do not think you are aware that most people's process of writing good poetry is quite involved. It's okay not to understand, but be cautious about implying that another person's artistic work could be done in a spare hour h
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by iterance 1y ago
If the purpose of the exemption were only to reduce the labor cost of importation, some other scheme (such as prohibiting the importation of cheap goods entirely) would be far more effective. Several other options would be at least equall
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by iterance 1y ago
I don't think this is exactly correct. One purpose of a de minimis exemption is to clear the way for small overseas businesses to integrate more easily into the national economy by minimizing border wait times and overhead importatio
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by iterance 1y ago
Supply and demand is one driver of economic pricing, but not the only driver. Efficient pricing is a complex topic and not as black-and-white as it seems. As demand falls, the price may be expected to fall, but there is an inelastic limit s
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by iterance 1y ago
It's not just acceptability. Jokes written even just five or ten years ago often fail to land on modern audiences. That taste in humor changes is neither morally positive nor negative. It's easy to look for deeper meaning in the n
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by iterance 1y ago
Many of my academic colleagues are considering emigration. A nontrivial fraction have already begun (or in certain prescient cases completed) the process. It is sad to say, but it is difficult to imagine a career in science in the US right

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