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by jleyank 1y ago
That world existed and we all lived through it. Hobbyists really hated paying for software, as did academics. Fair number of people being paid to write code as there was nothing commercial that didn’t require customization. Or, smaller s
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by jleyank 1y ago
All one can do is act as you think best. 30-40% just don’t see a problem with us actions so there’s discontinuities. It’s human nature… nothing is a problem until it affects them personally.
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by jleyank 1y ago
I would rather musicians get paid in genres that I can’t stand than see the legion of programmers employed in “social media” and “on line marketing” and other things that keep people isolated and usually angry. Hell of a lot better things
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by jleyank 1y ago
How many financially self-sustaining software developers should there be? AI code generation has caused the number to fall, but FOSS before that likely made it fall as well. I can keep playing this game, as can others. Why do we need al
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by jleyank 1y ago
Parts, yeah, but try buying a house in California or Boston. There’s lots of lesser cost houses but they’re not where the jobs are.
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by jleyank 1y ago
The internet routes around damage. This is a good model for a medium to long term solution for dealing with rogue states…. Determine what you need, determine new trade arrangements to get it and do the best you can do to continue. History
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by jleyank 1y ago
Well, they’re way better for a/c than natural gas. Much of the country doesn’t get really cold so the heat pump can replace the a/c on a maintenance cycle.
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by jleyank 1y ago
Mid-rank officers (low rank in pentagon) and I doubt they’ll like the status and the orders in uniform. They’re like GS-14 status wise which is a good individual performer.
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by jleyank 1y ago
As I’ve written in the past, companies that tolerate or even encourage WFH will have advantages when it comes to hiring (or retaining) older workers or workers with professional partners. If young bodies are what’s desired, yeah, do the cat
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by jleyank 1y ago
In bupiotech/pharma, including software support for modeling, the PhD is the entry level degree. Non research degrees are usually technicians, valuable but lesser stature and pay. Unless their hands are superb in the lab. This consum
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by jleyank 1y ago
Can they nationalize the things? Is this simple coercion or is there legitimate business issues. If it’s the latter, Cal could cover. In today’s political climate, I am rather suspicious of petro companies and states. How complete is an
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by jleyank 1y ago
There is no ambiguity. What she wanted was right and proper. What others want is the work of the devil. Easy-peasy.
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by jleyank 1y ago
Ottawa is building homes hands over fists. The problem is that the houses are out in the (distant) suburbs and the jobs aren't. They're downtown or in the northwest suburbs... So, as nobody permits WFH, the commute is going to
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by jleyank 1y ago
Starting a startup is good, working for a startup is bad (looking at the odds of the big win). Y'all have 40 years of slog to get through, usually, so don't burn out in the first 5-10. And, man, do things change when your workin
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by jleyank 1y ago
Little Feat in about 1995 discovered that people with internet connections were a pretty good fan base. All they had to do is loosen up and reach out to them and the grassroots movement would start up. People like to participate.
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by jleyank 1y ago
Every golf course, recreation field, stadium, their parking areas, …. These areas can’t be lived in and in n America at least they’re car playgrounds.
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by jleyank 1y ago
I think they both demonstrated significant project management skills. They also went a long way, unfortunately, creating the “assholes win” culture that pervades software development. Maybe jerks are required to change the earth’s orbit, b
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by jleyank 1y ago
Well, my decades of pet ownership didn’t kill any birds because they were indoor pets. All sorts of other things, natural and otherwise, killed them without my help. We fed and watered them from time to time, so I think of myself as a net
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by jleyank 1y ago
This echoes earlier comments re “no privacy online”. Safest to assume that everything one does on line is public and has fallen into the wrong hands.
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by jleyank 1y ago
Isn’t Iran confirming the risk of using such applications due to data leakage/harvesting? What was big brother in the 60’s is glued to your hand or even forehead now.
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by jleyank 1y ago
Expertise is overrated, rely on your gut. Consult your proctologist. Sadly, this isn’t satire, just descriptive. Well, maybe the proctologist is satire… At best, expertise is hired and tolerated when necessary. But it usually slows thin
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by jleyank 1y ago
If you want to learn about invisibility, grow old. Servile occupations are also good vehicles for such education. Just remember that the invisible people vote and know what’s going down.
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by jleyank 1y ago
Until WFH is common, areas are condemned to affordable housing shortages or commuting nightmares. Yeah, some areas pony up for dedicated path public transit but that’s rare. There’s lots of land over there but the jobs are over here. And
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by jleyank 1y ago
Undocumented construction workers and/or shoddy building materials are the traditional methods.
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by jleyank 1y ago
Whack (or piss off) too many people and sales go down. AI don’t buy nuthin. The pissed off find alternatives.
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by jleyank 1y ago
They can’t get grants, write papers, or get tenure by mucking about with source code control systems, etc. They need verifiable results, as I assume they’re trying to do things on the up and up. Anything that takes away from thinking thin
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by jleyank 1y ago
Tenured theoretical or computational researchers might be able to survive a funding wasteland, but experimental or untenured folks are screwed. They’re going to have to leave academia or leave the country in order to get established in the
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by jleyank 1y ago
I would think there’s a similar impact on biotech/pharma which relies on research finding candidates to take into development. These companies can burn a whole lotta money and I think their job market has been brittle over the last ye
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by jleyank 1y ago
How about we keep the cats (indoor) and dogs, and reduce the CO2 impact of crypto and AI? How about muscle cars and trucks, or are they required to keep, umm, body parts at the desired size? Are you proposing banning children, as they&#x27
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by jleyank 1y ago
I still don’t think countries of any significant size have the amperage or political or economic will to pull that much wire. Or even have that much wire to pull…. Particularly given crypto and AI requirements. Local travel, or localized r

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