mikedelago

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by mikedelago 4y ago
I agree. There's a lot of sibling comments to mine saying "You're thinking of F#" or Ocaml or whatever, and from a purely semantic point I agree with them. The problem is, where the hell is the enthusiasm for those langu
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by mikedelago 4y ago
Kafka (along with zookeeper) really isn't that bad to self-host. Ime, it's easy if the org has a half decent infrastructure/configuration as code setup.
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by mikedelago 4y ago
Disclaimer, I don't support Musk at all. The thing I don't get is "why"? Did he really have to try and fight the guy over twitter? Why couldn't he say, "thanks for letting me know, I'll look into it",
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by mikedelago 4y ago
I use tailscale with subnet routers at work. It's pretty good and mess-free with what it does there.
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by mikedelago 4y ago
there's 4 things I want more than anything as far as transportation in the US goes 1. affordable, nationwide rail networks 2. affordable local public transportation 3. Expansion into walkable cities 4. range extended EVs, or EVs where
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by mikedelago 4y ago
At the very end of the day, I think some people just don't like JavaScript. At the risk of speaking for people other than myself, a lot of people don't want to write code in JS and if they don't have to, they won't. Fram
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by mikedelago 4y ago
I don't think it's nonsensical to use less popular/exotic languages. I prefer to write code in languages that I like to write in, as long as it's a good enough tool for the job. The real problem with them is that while y
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by mikedelago 4y ago
In my experience, the servers that hosted an application before it was in a container was much more insecure. An unfortunate amount of companies don't patch servers or upgrade the OS over time. In the past year, I've worked with S
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by mikedelago 4y ago
I had a great time writing common lisp for the better part of 2022, including doing about half of Advent of Code in it. It's such an awesome language and once you get an understanding of macros, it really does feel powerful. Unfortunat
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by mikedelago 4y ago
Agree, it's kind of a pain. There is ALIVE for vscode and VLIME for vim which are fine for just getting started. and more: https://lispcookbook.github.io/cl-cookbook/editor-support.ht...
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by mikedelago 4y ago
I will say, using VLIME with vim is pretty nice as well. Once you get the keys memorized, you mostly match an Emacs/SLIME experience.
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by mikedelago 4y ago
The implication of using K8s to avoid vendor lock-in might also lead to self-hosting your databases and other supporting software. In this case, you're just standing up normal servers in the cloud, which is pretty trivial in all of the
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by mikedelago 4y ago
I started with exercism for rust, and then Zero2Prod. Through Zero2Prod, it's very nice to see how easy the rust ecosystem makes it to do "high level" web programming with minimal friction. The type system makes Domain modeli
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by mikedelago 4y ago
I don't blame you. Take home assignments are ridiculous, anyway. My personal time is valuable to me and it's unrealistic to expect me to do homework just for the privilege of an interview. In my last job hunt, I flat out declined
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by mikedelago 4y ago
"natural bodily processes" are disrupted all the time for the benefit of the individual. I'd be interested in some scholarly sources regarding the efficacy of the information you're describing.
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by mikedelago 4y ago
Might be good to note as well that steroids are commonly prescribed for all kinds of ailments that people have, they're objectively healthcare as well.
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by mikedelago 4y ago
Steroids are healthcare, and they are legitimately used for treatment of ailments. Plastic Surgery is healthcare, as it can help treat mental disorders affected by body dysmorphia. Additionally, plastic surgery is much, much more common tha
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by mikedelago 4y ago
I agree. "fingerprints" should be changed to "digital fingerprints" to make it clear that literal, actual fingerprints are not going to google.
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by mikedelago 4y ago
I think they are speaking without the context that "unsafe = lack of memory safety" and with the context that "unsafe = you can still drop the database"
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by mikedelago 4y ago
I know it's already purchased so not a big deal, but if anyone is in a similar situation, there are other free and/or well-featured tax processing tools. I use FreeTaxUsa, which is entirely online and free for your federal return.
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by mikedelago 4y ago
I think it's less of Mac hardware specifically, and more of the quality of their hardware. The best Linux users can do (for a laptop) is a Thinkpad (as they officially have support from Lenovo) or one of the more boutique brands (syste
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by mikedelago 4y ago
I would prefer a Linux machine with similar hardware features over a Mac. Honestly, if they just said "alright, we'll let you install linux and make it easy and the hardware should work fine", I'd probably buy one right
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by mikedelago 4y ago
I work remotely, but unfortunately my SO is in-office with the commercial real-estate industry. We looked at a small town in AZ (~40,000 people, iirc) that was beautiful and affordable, but unfortunately it didn't seem like she'd
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by mikedelago 4y ago
Congrats on shipping it! I've been following the progress since I've been learning Common Lisp here and there over the past year or so.
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by mikedelago 4y ago
I'm in one of the suburbs slightly north of orlando. Rent last year went up $400, and I'm guessing it'll probably be similar with this next year. I've been wanting to move out of this state for years now, but it feels li
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by mikedelago 4y ago
Absolutely, the heat here is simply awful. Can't go outside without constantly sweating.
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by mikedelago 4y ago
"was barely an improvement over a proper Unix/Unix-like system." should be "was barely a usable alternative compared to a proper Unix/Unix-like system"
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by mikedelago 4y ago
I strongly prefer linux. my company-provided workstation is MacOS, and I find that it's good enough but not great, but it doesn't get in my way. Previously, I had to use Windows on a workstation, and that was simply awful. Slow, i
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by mikedelago 4y ago
I don't think it was pushed/marketed very hard, and by the end of it they were kind of just giving them away. Failed might not be appropriate, it's still plenty usable in my opinion.
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by mikedelago 4y ago
Different strokes, I suppose. I've had a fantastic time playing Dwarf Fortress on the Steam Deck as a passenger in a car, as well as Team Fortress 2 in bed.

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