randolando

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by randolando 7y ago
The problem is the fundamental shift away from the long accepted design philosophy of software doing one thing and doing it well. This means "grown adults" can't uninstall the software components that they like, because they
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by randolando 7y ago
This will possibly be unpopular, but I want to share my experience anyway. On more than one occasion I have jokingly mentioned food products like "cheetos" or "doritos" only to have ads for these products (that I was not
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by randolando 7y ago
Presumed personality traits aside, there's more to it than ability to strike. Google makes money from advertisers who are buying screen time with certain viewers. If multiple high profile creators acted in a coordinated way it absolute
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by randolando 7y ago
Indeed, presumably they have paid a sizable team of designers quite well to create these diagrams, graphs, etc. I was impressed by all the varied ways they have visualized their "data". The tipping scale, for instance, gives a cl
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by randolando 7y ago
> If that's the case, 99% will be booted off the platform and they will have to meet certain numbers of visitors and engagement every month, or lose their job..which is what unionizing means. Youtube already does this to some degree
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by randolando 7y ago
Have you?
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by randolando 7y ago
Yes, and not just a Boeing plane. The happenings around the MAX make me reluctant to fly on new aircraft in general. As I understand, parts of the certification process had been outsourced by the FAA to 3rd parties with monetary incentive t
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by randolando 7y ago
I like the principles that you outlined about balancing automation with repeatable human processes. But you lost me at writing your own config management system. That seems at odds with rule number 3 because sysadmins must have fundamental