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by namuol 10mo ago
Sounds like a different take on this Onion headline: https://theonion.com/cia-realizes-its-been-using-black-highl...
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by namuol 11mo ago
> It turned out that trying to abstract away what the low-level hardware was doing was more harmful than beneficial. Abstraction isn’t inherently problematic, but the _wrong_ abstraction is. Just because abstraction is hard to do well, d
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by namuol 11mo ago
Programming in general is about converting something you understand into something a computer understands, and making sure the computer can execute it fast enough. This is already hard enough as it is, but GPU programming (at least in its c
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by namuol 1y ago
> As far as I know, it is the only "social network" that allows you to grow intellectually through participation. This is probably the highest compliment an internet platform can receive in 2025. Eh. It’s garbage in, garbage ou
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by namuol 1y ago
“To those who can hear me, I say - do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed - the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took
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by namuol 1y ago
Warning: Audio
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by namuol 1y ago
Thank you, this is a much better comment than my original one, but this was exactly my point. Go outside more. Sunscreen probably isn’t killing you.
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by namuol 1y ago
> I didn't even need 1 subject, you need more than 360,000 If you read my whole comment, my point was that I will continue to enjoy the sun, with sunscreen. Sun good. You say sunscreen bad? No. We agree.
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by namuol 1y ago
I still think “increased sun exposure correlates with decreased all cause mortality” makes a better headline, but then maybe that’s why I’m not an editor.
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by namuol 1y ago
Yep this about lines up with my current approach. But also let’s not forget the things that tend to correlate with moderate sun exposure: Fresher air, exercise, social activity, daylight exposure on the eyes, stimulation of all the senses,
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by namuol 1y ago
Agree - my original comment was trying to highlight the actual info from the study in contrast to the suggestive headline: That there’s no causal link being claimed by the study that UV exposure decreases all-cause mortality, or in other wo
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by namuol 1y ago
> A study published last year, for instance, examined medical data from 360,000 light-skinned Brits and found that greater exposure to UV radiation—either from living in Britain’s sunnier southern bits rather than the darker north, or fr
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by namuol 1y ago
> Is it legal to teach [corruption] Essentially what corporate law is all about. Huge drain on innovation and an accelerant for corruption. We’ve grown so used to it now that we don’t even see it. Agree to terms, move on. Hear about some
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by namuol 1y ago
> When can we finally kill JavaScript? If you think JavaScript has problems I have bad news about the DOM…
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by namuol 1y ago
I don’t care about how thin the phone is. Let me replace the battery without risking shattering all the glass on the thing.
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by namuol 1y ago
> Not sure what happens next. You said it: > it's only going to get "worse"
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by namuol 1y ago
No. Cars rely on centralized road systems.
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by namuol 1y ago
> BART serves 1/20th of London's Tube rides while operating on 1/5th of the Tube's budget I would think increased ridership means increased efficiency.
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by namuol 1y ago
I think it depends on what you’re used to. If you’re in an abusive relationship or socially isolated, a single positive social interaction can feel like a breakthrough.
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by namuol 1y ago
> I actually met a serial killer who did this I don’t think this is the fun anecdote you make it out to be
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by namuol 1y ago
So did social media white nationalism. So did social media basket weaving enthusiasm. Social media happened.
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by namuol 1y ago
Feminism started in 2010?
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by namuol 1y ago
What sort of legal protections and guarantees do you provide talent that apply through your service?
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by namuol 1y ago
Cambodia nominated Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize for his administration’s apparent role in their recent ceasefire negotiations with Thailand: https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501734313/cambodia-officially-n... Unclear if t
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by namuol 1y ago
Ages ago, before I had any real professional experience, I was blown away by Steenberg’s demos and enamored by his tech talks. The demos still impress me and have aged well, but today I’m glad I didn’t fall into the trap of taking his devel
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by namuol 1y ago
> How did we get to this place with people going completely nuts like this? Ayahuasca?
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by namuol 1y ago
A Trojan horse if I’ve ever seen one.
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by namuol 1y ago
I think it’s fair enough to just say that the writing is cringe, AI or not.
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by namuol 1y ago
It turns out, everyone was already a 10-100x engineer in a greenfield project.
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by namuol 1y ago
Sure, but for how much longer before our private institutions succumb to the same intimidation tactics?

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