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by pgt 7y ago
I made it up: https://twitter.com/petrustheron/status/1168438193752031233?...
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by pgt 7y ago
SQL gave business analysts a way to express relational set algebra. If SQL had launched with an (arguably superior) datalog syntax, I wonder if it would have been as popular. Probably not, so it does feel like a good example. If SQL was com
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by pgt 7y ago
Absolutely Rust and JavaScript. Rust would be a far better language if it used S-expressions and didn't try to reinvent a macro syntax. But then it would not be as popular. In this way Lisp suffers from having no syntax, although it&#x
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by pgt 7y ago
The Law of Better is Worse: User-friendly tools prevent skilled middlemen from monetizing their expertise, which stifles adoption of that tool. So on-sellable tools that are too easy-to-use, don't get on-sold. Some examples by contradi
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by pgt 7y ago
Innovation in radio and communication used to be driven by wars and big government contracts. Now, progress in communication technology is driven by dissent.
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by pgt 7y ago
Spolsky wrote a great piece about embrace and extend titled "Fire & Motion"[^1]. The most important thing for defending against these incumbents is to aggressively prevent and repeal regulation that would stifle competition. N
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by pgt 7y ago
"Enter amount, e.g. 2500" <- What currency is this?
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by pgt 7y ago
Next up: Apple Wallet? Scrambles to manufacture artisanal bamboo Apple Card covers.
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by pgt 7y ago
How is Globe going to prevent hourly escort rentals?
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by pgt 7y ago
This is not meant for average car tanks. As you can see on their site, this is aimed at trucks and generators with large tanks: https://mypetrolpump.com/
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by pgt 7y ago
I considered this, but nothing beats hydrocarbon energy density. It seems more practical to swap out pre-charged cells like some electric scooter companies do, which would require an interchangeable format that might be obsoleted by newer t
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by pgt 7y ago
MyPetrolPump is genius. It's last-mile delivery for gas (or Uber for gas), but solving a security and logistics problem for a high-value market. Only qualified truck drivers can move trucks, and you pay them per hour. So now you refuel
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by pgt 7y ago
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it was in "The Hundred-Year Language" [^1] where @pg argued for performance as a language design feature. He could have meant a different kind of performance though. - [^1]: http:&
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by pgt 7y ago
It would be interesting to read a breakdown of why Mercurial failed against Git. It is superior to Git in every way except performance and adoption. Git won because GitHub won, and I bet GitHub chose Git over Hg's Python implementation
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by pgt 7y ago
This Electro Tech Tree is greatly welcomed only 5 days after I lamented the lack of electronic music on the Psytrance Guide[^1] :). Where is progressive melodic techno, though? E.g. Atlas (Adriatique Remix) by Romboy & Bodzin https:&#x
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by pgt 7y ago
Now that YC has deal flow from more established companies, it no longer needs to take the same kind of risk.
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by pgt 7y ago
Powern and time (latency).
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by pgt 7y ago
When your only hammer is C, everything looks like a toe. Is there a shorter way of saying, "the wrong solution to the right problem"?
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by pgt 7y ago
This is great. Would love to see a guide like this for techno!
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by pgt 7y ago
Like iPhone manufacturing, the West will buy the finished product before it allows the experimentation under its roof.
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by pgt 7y ago
Will be interesting to see if any VPN streaming services pop up to resell this outside of India.
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by pgt 7y ago
This is a good idea. I recently wrote down some ideas about "How to Grow a Program," in a symbolic programming environment: https://github.com/theronic/hoist/ I call it Hoist - from "hoisting up&quo
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by pgt 7y ago
"Skipping breakfast is associated with the increased risk of heart disease." Can we think of any bias for why people with heart disease might skip breakfast, e.g. older people don't eat breakfast for some reason?
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by pgt 7y ago
Cysports / Cylympics (Cylym?) / Cygma / Cygames
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by pgt 7y ago
Not trying to be funny here, but I would not be surprised if an automated Windows update borked something. Recently heard about an Antarctic base that lost heating for 36 hears after a Windows Update triggered a several GB download over the
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by pgt 7y ago
Non-paywalled link, anyone? NYtimes won’t let me read it in Firefox’s Private Mode.
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by pgt 7y ago
“All invention is technique.” (Can’t find author of the quote)
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by pgt 7y ago
I spent the last year bootstrapping Wallfly: Smart Volume Control. Ever been to a bar where the music was too loud? Wallfly is cruise control for sound. The sonic control system measures the ambient audio levels in every room using your dev
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by pgt 7y ago
Yes, not everyone needs to need to invent the future to enjoy it. A few rogue engineers are enough.
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by pgt 7y ago
Ah, but we do know how to navigate the wilderness. You see, we built this city. We built it on ARP and IP. And we can build it again - next time with better foundations. The gatekeepers underestimate how long tastemakers are willing to go w

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