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by oldsklgdfth 9mo ago
This is one of the two most influential books I've read.
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by oldsklgdfth 10mo ago
In the past year I bought a Ruizu clip-on MP3 player. If I want something new I use yt-dlp and get specific songs. It's nice having a device not connected to the internet. In the past I used jellyfin.
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by oldsklgdfth 10mo ago
The writings of Neil Postman. Specifically, * "Amusing ourselves to death": visual media is fundamentally different from writing and that impacts society. As a medium it supports certain messages better than other, ex. emotion. *
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by oldsklgdfth 10mo ago
Slightly tangential, is there any chance this is motivated by profit or someone making money off this? Otherwise, seems kinda benign and random.
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by oldsklgdfth 10mo ago
> The absolute largest change I would expect would be to end birthright citizenship for children whose parents illegally entered into the US and have never had a visa of entry permit of any type whatsoever. That's the vibe I get. Ho
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by oldsklgdfth 10mo ago
The precursor to this case is Trump v. CASA[0], which arose from injunctions blocking the executive order banning birthright citizenship. The case made it to the supreme court on the emergency docket. The court did not address the merits of
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by oldsklgdfth 11mo ago
Reading this on a first gen SE. Still works great. Since it can’t get the lastest OS many apps don’t install, effectively making it the type of dumb phone I always wanted.
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by oldsklgdfth 11mo ago
Lumping AI together with social media is confusing for me. One is a tool for the user, the other is not. If social media is a tool for anything, it is for the company to generate ad revenue. Sure there is value someone can extract (keeping
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by oldsklgdfth 11mo ago
Yup, that's it! Thanks for the link. I kinda explain a lot odd stuff through this lens.
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by oldsklgdfth 11mo ago
I suspect that's how it started and then put it out there and gained momentum. Possibly as a joke. As a note on satire, is there a term for satire which is perpetuated for long enough that is take seriously at some point by someone? I
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by oldsklgdfth 1y ago
> The concept of a bubble doesn't exist anymore. It is a reminder that economics is firmly based on behavior. Interesting to see how economics reflects on this period in time. > gets lost in the sauce Thanks you for referencing
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by oldsklgdfth 1y ago
It’s a symptom not a cause.
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by oldsklgdfth 1y ago
Technology service technology, rather than technology as a tool with a purpose. What is the purpose of this feature? This reads like the first step to "infinite scroll" AI echo chambers and next level surveillance capitalism. On
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by oldsklgdfth 1y ago
Studied EE and went into software after college. Started out system programming and now I work on high level backend services and frontend SDKs. I've been drown more to engines and power generation. Specifically, control systems that a
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by oldsklgdfth 2y ago
When I was renovating my kitchen, I left some notes on the wall before putting up cabinets. A little treat for the next renovator.
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by oldsklgdfth 2y ago
+1 on Ellul’s work. Though it is quite long. A book with similar sentiment that is more approachable is Neil Postman’s Technopoly.
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by oldsklgdfth 2y ago
Gucci Mane explaining "the sauce" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0-F88c6Hrk
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by oldsklgdfth 2y ago
I have two that I keep coming back to and function as the ying and yang in my mental model. * Industrial Society and Its Future by Ted Kaczynski. The first half I reread often because it is a short critique of technology/technique and
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by oldsklgdfth 3y ago
> Pay retail prices for AWS Is this actually the case for Twitch? How are they different from any other Amazon team using AWS?
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by oldsklgdfth 3y ago
+1 Technopoly and Amusing Ourselves to Death. Neil Postman is great at pointing out the trade-off that new technologies introduce.
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by oldsklgdfth 3y ago
Wear sunscreen.
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Ask HN: How to get that fire in the belly back?
10 points by oldsklgdfth 3y ago|13 comments
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Ask HN: How do you manage photos, philosophically?
79 points by oldsklgdfth 3y ago|89 comments
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by oldsklgdfth 3y ago
As a tangent, I've heard the Google and others are moving away from second price auctions. Does anyone have more info on this topic?
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by oldsklgdfth 3y ago
In general, taking the easy route stiffs development. Relying on AI to speak for you is a major crutch. "The Art of the Essay"[0] describes the process of formalizing thoughts and ideas into structured arguments and logically unfo
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by oldsklgdfth 4y ago
Pretty cool to see a tech company that’s outdoorsy. Summer hours are something all companies should consider, at least “sunny day” hours.
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by oldsklgdfth 4y ago
The Eminem parody is too good!
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by oldsklgdfth 4y ago
Tangent here. I grew up in Greece. Policing, but the culture of government in general is don't sweat the little things, but you better get the important stuff right. I went to a hospital and the building looked in rough shape not reall
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by oldsklgdfth 4y ago
There’s just something fun about having your bubble burst. I think most people (including me) think the tech was too primitive. This is what I think computers were then [1] Ultimately, I think bad ass people banded together and worked their
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by oldsklgdfth 4y ago
You make a good point here. As with everything there are winners and losers. Some built careers and companies by leveraging social media. That's in the pros column. When I drill down into it, I think the potency is what draws me in. I

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