roeles

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   by roeles 5y ago

   Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I think it is the same thing.
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   Ask HN: Can Software Feel Intimate?

   2 points by roeles 5y ago|4 comments
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   by roeles 5y ago

   This is what made Data from Star Trek TNG such an interesting character to me. He embodies the beginner's mind quite well I'd say.
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   by roeles 5y ago

   Isn't that then the dunning-kruger effect?
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   by roeles 5y ago

   Came here to post this. You beat me to it. Thank you!
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   by roeles 5y ago

   > This is the sweet spot amount of time where you become tempted to “do something else” while you wait. I think this is an important observation. The time where you "wait", you can allow your mind to drift off right after being
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   by roeles 5y ago

   I have somewhat the same experience with my first real TDD-based project. Progress was slow, but the amount of debugging afterwards as almost zero. It feels slower, but more predictable. > Recently decided on using TDD for some library c
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   by roeles 5y ago

   Thanks for posting. I used to use incron for something like this, but the projects appears abandoned to me and it didn't make it into debian bullseye. If the tool proves reliable, I'll use it to process wind tunnel data right aft
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   by roeles 5y ago

   With a lot of these arguments (including for example the Unabomber manifesto), I wonder if we're not projecting our own behavior on technology, because we see the effects so easily when looking outward rather than inward. Technology ju
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    by roeles 5y ago

    > So adamant in their certainty that they've all but forgotten why we're all here to fail and learn and grow as human beings and find kindred spirits. > To me, what's wrong with the world is [...] What if the world is n
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    by roeles 5y ago

    I am often inspired by eastern philosophies such as Buddhism and Taoism, but I've not been able to grasp the whole reincarnation things. It is certainly true that the atoms that make up your body have been transformed from the atoms ar
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    by roeles 5y ago

    Two remarks: 1. During a recent Scrum Master course, I was shown this picture[1]. It comes from Gerald Weinberg's "Quality Software Management: Vol. 1 System Thinking". Some people will only believe multitasking degrades perf
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    by roeles 5y ago

    Perhaps not that relevant in the context of C++, but I think Joe Armstrong's "let it crash" philosophy is quite interesting. It made me re-think my approach to error-handling entirely.
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    by roeles 5y ago

    I think you're absolutely right. Some obvious things come to mind: electricity, water as mentioned. Here in NL I think the roads are particularly well-designed. We have well-designed junctions that prevent accidents in a very passive w
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    by roeles 5y ago

    +1 on Crock Pot. It's so easy to create something tasty with it. If I had to reduce my kitchen to as little items as possible, this would be my first pick.
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    by roeles 5y ago

    After a recent thread here on HN, I read the book "Calm Technology" by Amber Case. For those designing their own home automation systems, it provides nice guidelines on how to design technology that resides in the background and d
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    by roeles 5y ago

    What a great idea! I currently have my smartphone offline for the majority of the time (you can call me for urgent stuff), and enable WiFi to achieve the same sort of effect. This is much better I think, because it removes control. I someti
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    by roeles 5y ago

    I think this gives an interesting perspective on the recent discussions that I read here about eBikes and the fact that in The Netherlands we don't wear bike helmets. The argument I saw online[1] was exactly the pitfall the article des
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    by roeles 5y ago

    Early 2021, I was overstressed from (among other causes) being micromanaged. When a project manager asked me on my private WhatsApp if me being at home meant I couldn't attend this very important number, I looked into a separate phone
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    by roeles 5y ago

    I agree. I used to ride a recumbent in the rural parts of The Netherlands to work. Since those are notorious for being overlooked, I looked into why. Flags and such didn't seem to make as much of a difference as just behaving predicta
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    by roeles 5y ago

    I thought that Douglas Lenat's remarks (at Lex Fridman's podcast) about this were really insightful[1]. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wMKoSRbGVs&t=5691s
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    by roeles 5y ago

    I've had a pleasant email interaction with the folks behind the Plum Village app, a meditation app from the group of Thich Nhat Hanh. I asked them about how to combine mindfullness with computer usage. They pointed me to: https:/
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    by roeles 5y ago

    Four hours ago I would have said "I don't know!". My response was based on the summary that I read online. I got the ePub not long after replying and I'm about halfway. I'm already a fan. Thanks again.
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    by roeles 5y ago

    Thank you for recommending that book.