rakmos

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by rakmos 5y ago
Just to clarify, I brought up the gaming industry to highlight the nuance of the discussion and am in no way advocating for bashing it. As you have articulated, innovation tends to manifest when humans spend their attention on things that a
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by rakmos 5y ago
You missed the giant gaping time sink that is the video game industry. I also think including this in the discussion will, perhaps, emphasize the nuance of what I believe you're indirectly referencing -- the economics of how humans cho
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by rakmos 5y ago
Interesting perspective from someone who can legitimately compare the experience… I disagree with how it is characterized that Americans are rationalizing healthcare costs as a result of being wrapped up in emotions. While emotions certainl
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by rakmos 5y ago
Well for one, my son could be labelled as having a pre-existing condition as a result of the premature birth.
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by rakmos 5y ago
This hits home for me.. my son (now 4 years old) was born very premature at 29 weeks and some change. He spent 7 weeks and 4 days in the NICU. The total hospital bill that was charged to insurance (before settling it between themselves) was
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by rakmos 5y ago
The concept is rather intriguing in terms of having a compression algorithm that evolves towards an ideal optimization asymptote. I, for one, would be annoyed at the thought that the compression of an identical artifact might result in a di
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by rakmos 5y ago
While I share the sentiment of keeping large files out of source control, one use-case I believe warrants having large files in source control is game development.