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by rpmisms 3y ago
Good point, I should define my terms better. I mean holding the product and how it's built above MBA stuff, which is the part I admire about Musk companies. If they want to cut costs, they typically find a new technique or new process
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by rpmisms 3y ago
I'm not saying Elon would be a good aerospace CEO, although he seems to do well at SpaceX. I'm saying that his attitude towards technical subjects ("this is ABSOLUTELY my problem and I should understand what we make") is
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by rpmisms 3y ago
I think describing Elon as a small-e engineer (not designing powertrains, but at least understanding them) is accurate, and saying that an an engineering-first mindset is important for companies like Boeing and SpaceX would ring true. Engin
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by rpmisms 3y ago
The ATF being required to keep paper records only is a feature, not a bug, specifically mandated after the absolute fiascos of Ruby Ridge and Waco. Regulators decided that giving them less power was probably wise.
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by rpmisms 3y ago
You would like Poker. I mostly play with friends for chips, but it still takes concentration and memory. Excellent game.
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by rpmisms 3y ago
The Sabaton song about them is absolutely excellent, too.
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by rpmisms 3y ago
Jackie Cochran and the Night Witches should be placed higher than her, in my personal opinion.
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by rpmisms 3y ago
She was an amazingly competent firecracker, two traits that rarely go together and produce greatness when they do.
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by rpmisms 3y ago
In my experience, programmers like poker, but not games of chance. This also describes me. Poker is a data-heavy game of skill and memory, Craps is about the opposite.
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by rpmisms 3y ago
I have a Planck keyboard, which is amazing. I'm toying with the idea of a custom enclosure that adds a full-width low-height screen at a comfortable angle and runs a TUI, no mouse needed. I would use this over a laptop for taking notes
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by rpmisms 3y ago
Given GM's lack of success, I wonder if automakers trying to roll their own UI won't end up being a boon to Apple in the long term.
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by rpmisms 3y ago
Of course, make it quick and painless, but that behavior simply cannot be tolerated in a civilized society. Children are incredibly important, and how we treat them as a society is critical. The threats—perceived and real—to children in mod
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by rpmisms 3y ago
Yeah, but it's obvious. Obvious malicious design is easier to filter out than dark pattern design.
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by rpmisms 3y ago
And that's why I'm cautious about that. Actual CSAM (and pedophilia) should be punished as harshly as possible, period. Once we're out of that realm, intent begins to be relevant. Perhaps harsher punishments for pedophiles (c
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by rpmisms 3y ago
Torrenting is very easy on Android.
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by rpmisms 3y ago
It does improve the show
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by rpmisms 3y ago
Can you give an example? If we're talking about Loli-type stuff, I hate it, but it doesn't harm kids directly, so execution is too harsh.
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by rpmisms 3y ago
It's because they created a nation from whole cloth. Also, forefathers is a common term.
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by rpmisms 3y ago
Then my sarcasm worked. We are all of the things I said we aren't.
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by rpmisms 3y ago
John Dunsworth was such a gem. Arguably the best portrayal of alcoholism on-screen ever. One of the kindest people ever, according to absolutely everyone. Brilliant actor, and an excellent stonemason privately. He explicitly wanted his hobb
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by rpmisms 3y ago
CSAM is evil, and I personally believe we should execute those who distribute it. I have an even stronger belief in the right to privacy, and those in the government who want to break it should be executed from their positions (fired and pu
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by rpmisms 3y ago
I know. We definitely aren't a nation founded on outright treason and insurrection, and thumbing our nose at authority and doing the moral thing isn't in our DNA in any way, shape, or form. Frustrating that some people think other
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by rpmisms 3y ago
Thanks for 10 years of opinionated, efficient UI dev!
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by rpmisms 3y ago
I don't want the chemicals they add, so until my well is put in, I use a countertop carbon filter.
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by rpmisms 3y ago
When it's 95/5. Giving up at 90/10 is dumb, but 95/5 is where things tend to stall out. Alternatively, just don't give up. Make it work. Completionism is vanishing, many amazing things have been garage projects for
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by rpmisms 3y ago
Yeah, it was pretty clear that wasn't gonna work.
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by rpmisms 3y ago
Geohotz is baby Musk. He'll eventually find an area where he can put his brain to ideal use and change the world a bit. He's obviously sharp, but hasn't found the niche that works for him. Musk is obviously a transportation g
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by rpmisms 3y ago
Reading Far Side as a child with a truly hyperactive imagination opened up worlds to me. I would see a panel and build up the world around it. This caveman has meat in a basket on his coffee table—does he also use fruit in place of meat?
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by rpmisms 3y ago
I'm a bit of a Luddite, but I'd definitely practice self-defense shooting and some motorcycle things I'm too scared to do on the road. Sims for both exist, but are expensive. Of course, it would instantly turn into a brothel,
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by rpmisms 3y ago
If anyone is interested in a past perspective on this, I'd read Hamlet on the Holodeck . Seminal work that really lays out what digital narrative is and wants to be. That is what we all want, after all: a Holodeck. Real life without t

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