lnjarroyo

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by lnjarroyo 5y ago
This is one of those things that makes me feel like the battle is not lost yet. In a world where companies go out of their way to make you unable to actually own the hardware you buy, we are desperately in need for this. @nrp, is there any
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by lnjarroyo 5y ago
Never read that, I will look into it. One of the books I love is "The Mind's I" by Dennett and Hofstadter. Easily one of the best books I have ever read.
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by lnjarroyo 5y ago
Well, it's pretty simple, actually. Central banking is a monopoly, you don't need to be the best option if you're the only one. Curiously, all central banks start launching efficient payment systems as soon as crypto shows up
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by lnjarroyo 5y ago
Curiously similar to "Pix" launched by brazilian central bank about a year ago. A quick Google search will show you dozens and dozens of countries getting instant payment systems promoted by their own central banks during the last
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by lnjarroyo 5y ago
Just as there are super smart, skilled developers in these areas, there are also lots and lots of software companies in EU, China, India, Japan and South America. These companies will need to up their game to keep these talented developers
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by lnjarroyo 5y ago
I cant speak for the others, but at my last job, the team got closer when the pandemics started and we went remote. The key was having a virtual "water cooler". We did that with Discord, anyone interested in chatting could just ha
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by lnjarroyo 5y ago
You are looking for Haskell.
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by lnjarroyo 5y ago
Well, one could argue that "giving access to production databases to people who shouldn't have it" was just "making mistakes in the course of their work" for this dude.
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by lnjarroyo 5y ago
I would argue that those corpses(or whatever it is they do in med school) are quite important. I don't think any amount of "book-smarts" can override actual practical experience. At least for me, I can't imagine I would