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901.
by seneca 7y ago
So, by your own admission, you aren't intelligent enough to excel in your current profession. You're not interested in pivoting to adjacent fields. Your constraints are basically that you're not capable of, or interested in,
902.
by seneca 7y ago
Not a website, and for me mostly in the era before websites became as prolific, but MUDs are what I miss about the old internet. I'm not much of a gamer anymore, but I used to be able to spend countless hours in the old terminal based
903.
by seneca 7y ago
> I don't get to vote on whether or not a major employer offers better pay for physical labor. Found a company, and pay more for physical labor. Not only will that directly cause it, you will influence the market. Only buy products
904.
by seneca 7y ago
You are confusing American media with American culture. In American movies of the past the smart "nerds" were bullied. In reality, at least in my experience as someone who was bullied a decent bit, this is actually conflating two
905.
by seneca 7y ago
> Why is the goal to maintain employment? Seems like the government wants to keep people on their little hamster wheels. Well, common sense seems to suggest that we would want to have an operational economy again at some point. That gene
906.
by seneca 7y ago
It's unfortunate, because I think those people are largely motivated by good intentions and don't realize the damage they do. With apology for the pejorative, this is the entire problem of the "useful idiot". https:&#x2
907.
by seneca 7y ago
You know, that's a very fair point. I suppose the actual surprising part is just how successful the CCP has been at this, which, as you say, requires participation. I do think it is worth highlighting that it is happening, because so m
908.
by seneca 7y ago
I've not been a big fan of GitHub historically, but the pace of innovation since the MS acquisition is really impressive. I wonder how much of that is MS influence vs just MS funding.
909.
by seneca 7y ago
It is really out of control. I'm not sure what can be done, but it seems like something a motivated group could find a technical solution for, if even just to shine a light on the phenomenon.
910.
by seneca 7y ago
Self-preservation, especially in the face of a group diametrically opposed to your culture's values, isn't something to be ashamed of. Nationalism is not evil when it is defined inclusively, and not based on immutable characterist
911.
by seneca 7y ago
Indeed. Making the headline here about Bloomberg smells of the exact kind of tiptoeing around the CCP that the article discusses. The real story here, and probably of this decade, is the corruption and subversion of Western institutions by
912.
by seneca 7y ago
China is certainly effective. The willingness to simply murder dissidents makes things much simpler. I struggle to see how anyone could consider China "morally harmonious" though. Their effectiveness seems to be directly at the co
913.
by seneca 7y ago
The book "Programming Elixir" is by far the best resource I found for learning the language.
914.
by seneca 7y ago
I think the more important take away is the damage of globalism to our ability to manufacture things ourselves. Sure, having a stockpile of masks is beneficial, but having the infrastructure and supply chain continually setup to manufacture
915.
by seneca 7y ago
How is responding to a less than once in a lifetime pandemic a condemnation of the economy? The economy is largely shutdown.
916.
by seneca 7y ago
That's a great way to see the wealthiest people flee your country in droves.
917.
by seneca 7y ago
> Which people has china committed genocide against? Don't say uyghurs ... What color is the sky? Don't say blue!
918.
by seneca 7y ago
You are very, painfully, right. The patterns that tech has fallen into around finance and acquisitions is a poison pill for disruption.
919.
by seneca 7y ago
Just about anything is better than a company beholden to the Chinese government getting a strong hold in global social media, but Alphabet isn't too far off the list of worst options. We badly need some new blood in the upper echelons
920.
by seneca 7y ago
It may be rare, but it's not absurd. I know at least 20 people in my city alone who meet that requirement, myself included. So long as they're willing to pay a premium, it's ok to ask for exceptional levels of experience.
921.
by seneca 7y ago
I agree with what you've said here. I'm curious if you have thoughts as to an underlying cause, or causes, that you would be willing to share.
922.
by seneca 7y ago
> Couldn't you argue this is exploitation of the health of desperate low-paid workers, their family and their communities? Giving people a raise to incentivize them to voluntarily work to supply resources people desperately need is
923.
by seneca 7y ago
Yep, I follow your logic. As you say, in other languages it "requires no extra work", it's more a matter of convenience. Python in no way stops you from a having a typical response to SIGPIPE, it's as simple as handling
924.
by seneca 7y ago
Striking in order to exploit a global disaster for personal gain would be a great way for organized labor to turn many people against them for a life time. It may work in the short term, but even that is debatable. Many people would gladly
925.
by seneca 7y ago
Agreed. I like articles like this because they show the learning process, which I think is super valuable. However, they really need a big disclaimer stating the author is experimenting and doesn't know the correct answer. Otherwise pe
926.
by seneca 7y ago
I disagree. Saying python is "not a good Unix citizen" here is akin to saying cars are a bad highway citizen because people can crash them. Python provides mechanisms to handle signals. The point of a signal is to indicate somethi
927.
by seneca 7y ago
Fair enough, I shouldn't have made that assumption. It doesn't change the fact that this is marketing from someone trying to sell their own product.
928.
by seneca 7y ago
Pardon the ad hominem, but this is mostly marketing FUD from someone with a vested interest in you not using Kubernetes. Kubernetes may not be perfect, but I guarantee you the licenses are a lot cheaper than whatever "NanoVMs" are
929.
by seneca 7y ago
> It's hard to be an Austrian and a decent human being. Moral hazard is real, but it's hard to stand by and watch humans suffer in a world full of abundance. Pardon the negativity, but this is a childish way to disagree with so
930.
by seneca 7y ago
Thanks for the reference, that's a very succinct explanation. For those on mobile, here's the answer from Yang's plan: > Every U.S. citizen over the age of 18 would receive $1,000 a month, regardless of income or employmen

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