pc_edwin

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by pc_edwin 3y ago
Its not that your claims are false, they appear to be mostly correct. My original point was that its a net positive despite those negatives. It comes down to Chesterton's Fence which basically suggests we shouldn't get rid of some
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
Yes having a job almost guarantees a positive contribution to society. Fossil fuels are the lifeblood of modern humanity, without it we'll still be share cropping for feudal lords (if we are lucky). Sweatshops pull millions out of dire
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
Its a little backhanded but I will take the compliment. :) I relate to your experience a lot, I've got so many similar stories! Funnily enough we have very similar ideas on how to handle welfare (atleast when it comes to food). I also
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
I'm sympathetic to your comment but I do think he has a point, it seems both of you guys are speaking past each other. I think modern society is quick to cast criminality as either circumstantial or biological. There is a non zero perc
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
It goes both ways.. How many more shop liftings, car thefts, sons/daughters killed over a wallet do you think it takes before these thugs get hunted and put down like rabid dogs? Beneath the thin layer of tolerance and civility lies a
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
Its not free nor is it low cost. The bill is paid by the taxpayer and costs are very high hence why food delivery is correctly perceived as a luxury. Large companies vacuuming up benefits is the rule not exception hence why its a bad idea t
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
I don't disagree but it should proportional with strings attached. In a civilised society nobody should starve to death or die because they can't afford healthcare. But neither of these things should come without any strings. Thes
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
P.S. If you don't think instant fast-food/grocery delivery is not a luxury, to put it politely (I really don't want to) I'm of the respectful* opinion that you might wrong here. Also if you think these people who are on
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
No they should be 3rd class citizens. We live in the most wealthiest nation in the world. You have illegal aliens coming here with no wealth and no access to welfare who manage to not only survive but also send money back to their families.
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
Dear sir, Akida Toyada very very surprisingly unbeknownst nobody just so happens to be the grandson of this random guy Kiichiro Toyoda who shockingly was the founder of Toyota Motors. Just do you know I'm using all the restraint I have
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
I tried to address this in the latter part of my post. I'll start by saying there is a lot of nuance here with cases where I might even agree with you but I'm going set aside nuance in service of getting to the core of my point. T
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
I tend to agree with you. I was generalising quite a bit for the sake of conciseness (& being a little cheeky) Its not uncommon to see people in these roles because of nepotism, they write the checks or they are good at short term games
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
I remember getting downvoted then flagged for making a reasonable argument against a bunch of employees from Tesla unionising. While its not exactly a vindication, I feel super vindicated right now and I'm not gonna be reasonable this
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
"You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain" You either die as a cool edgy app/platform or you live long enough to face the innovators dilemma. Surprisingly, I think its a good thing on b
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
They really want to but Lina Khan will blow up the acquisition before the ink even has a chance to dry. Especially after the bruising FTC for from the Activision fight. Unlike Activision, the FTC actually has a case here.
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
I'm not an industry expert (mobile gaming) but currently (14/09/2023) App Lovin (NASDAQ:APP) is worth more than Unity (NYSE:U) and they make twice as much in revenue with a higher profit margin (less negative). Its seems like
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
I see the rationale behind your point but I tend to differ. I have faith in humanity. If anything, we are not creating enough people. There are both implicit and explicit growth obligations underlying the functioning of society, a populatio
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
On one hand I agree we as a species have passed a threshold where we are playing with fire in many regards. On the other hand, I tend disagree with the claims of fragility. My (somewhat shallow) readings of the data both past and present su
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
Its not about FAANG, big tech or even VCs for that matter. Its about resources, incentives and vested interests.. Building anything interesting at scale requires a group of very talented people collaborating over a period of time. This is n
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
Let say you have a cool pretty printing library on one end and on the other end you had a new kind of in memory data store that is an order of magnitude better in performance and efficiency while providing exceptional horizontal scaling. Wh
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
The thing is its not the 90s anymore, pretending otherwise is how you get LibreOffice or Inkscape. Tech has come a long way since the creation of linux or python. Even these projects have gotten to a level of sophistication that it would im
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
Most of you guys are missing the forest for the trees. HashiCorp has been around for over a decade now and they've never turned a profit. ZIRP is over. If you guys keep sending these companies to the graveyard, there will no longer be
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
In this case its not about clearance, its about immigration status. I'm not an expert on any of this but my understanding is you can work straight away as a refugee with a pending status. This is fine for normal companies but it gets v
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
Yes it is extremely difficult and expensive but thats besides the point, what I'm getting at here is its unworkable/unfeasible. You will inevitably break ITAR, this is why most companies under ITAR (& gov agencies like NASA:
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
Every company that has to follow ITAR does this. Its simply not feasible to determine and continuously monitor the legibility of asylees and refugees. Set aside how expensive it will be, you will inevitably end up breaking ITAR laws which i
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
I know most people on HN heavily lean a certain way but come on, blatant persecution of political enemies.. No matter how you try to rationalise this you know this is wrong. Weaponisation of the judicial branch is what you see in countries
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
How is this not reasonable? What is your alternative? Put them in housing? THEY WILL BURN DOWN THE HOUSE! Allow them to stay? THEY WILL BURN DOWN YOUR STREETS! Why tf do you think its ok for you to be too scared to let your kids play outsid
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
I just don't get how is this not obvious. There are a lot of seriously SICK or DISREGULATED people who are ILLEGALLY staying in PUBLIC AREAS causing PUBLIC HARM. They are taking part in ILLEGAL activities that are generally degenerate,
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
Simple does not mean easy! Societies have been dealing with this since the dawn of modern civilisations. ItS ridiculous for us, the most advanced human civilisation by far, to struggle with this. Its dumbfounding! The solutions are simple,
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by pc_edwin 3y ago
I'm guessing you've never had any experience with addicts, especially at the late stages.. Just google what addiction does to you, especially to your brain. You can't have it both ways. These are either people with a physiolo

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