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by specialist 4mo ago
The worse things get, the better they do. It's an insidious, vicious cycle.
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by specialist 4mo ago
> huge incentive to deceive each other Disagree. Iterated prisoner's dilemma leads to cooperation.
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by specialist 4mo ago
Social media (et al) already know each user's age. They could "protect the children" at will. They simply choose not to. Why this kabuki? "Yes, please, regulate us" while making any formal regulation moot?
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by specialist 4mo ago
Appreciate this share. Whenever I hear about this new fangled AT protocol all the kids are jazzed about, I get all wistful for the BBS era. FidoNet & PC-Relay were pretty fanfastic. For the time, obv. Source: Was sysadmin for a hub.
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by specialist 5mo ago
Sure, some fraction of humanity will survive. Terrific.
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by specialist 5mo ago
If not Stripe (in this case), then who's serving that role?
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by specialist 5mo ago
Its UI looks amazing. Of course, I have no clue about its IRL UX.
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by specialist 5mo ago
I cannot fathom why his comments section isn't moderated. Principles?
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by specialist 5mo ago
> A much better measure is something like... Yes. Focus on outcomes. Pick a target amount of inequity. Act to hit that goal. Adjust as needed. For example, I advocate restoring our gini coefficient from the current 0.48 (?) back to 197
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by specialist 5mo ago
Perfect. That scalloped (overlapping tiles) installation is The Correct Answer™. Thanks for sharing. Apologies, my google-fu is weak; I couldn't find more details. It's SON's building? I couldn't find that roof top at th
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by specialist 5mo ago
Minimally: All software should be placed in escrow, made available at end of support.
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by specialist 5mo ago
Who has agency in the relationship, server or client. Said another way: push vs pull.
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by specialist 5mo ago
> ... because they are losing. The pnly unforgiveable sin in USA politics.
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by specialist 5mo ago
Yup. Raises the floor at the expense of lowering the ceiling. And another thing... Sierra says: > Transform phone support with AI agents that speak naturally, reinforce your brand, and take action—across inbound and outbound calls. Rei
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by specialist 6mo ago
Yes and: Our current intellectual property regime is indefensible. Yes and: Gatekeeping megacorp's profits continue to rise, while creators are screwed. The original intent of copyright protection in the USA was to encourage production
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by specialist 6mo ago
How do laypersons (noobs) like me learn about this stuff? Like Wired magazine technical level. I've just started Darknet Diaries podcast. So great. When I worked on electronic medical records, I assumed it was just a matter of time unt
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by specialist 6mo ago
Last gig I had that took QA/Test seriously was late '90s. I have no hopes the situation will improve, for quality or security, until something fundamental changes.
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by specialist 6mo ago
> without adopting a rationalist identity Aha: "identity". You nailed the misgivings I couldn't articulate. Thank you.
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by specialist 6mo ago
Contact McNeel and ask. Email Bob some examples of your work. Definitely include some/all of your unpublished book. Bob is how I got started in CAD. As a student, I pestered him until he found me a job (at one his clients).
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by specialist 6mo ago
TLDR: Michael Gibson is the brain child for Rhino3D's UI. Yup. I know some of this story. It's been a minute, so I forget some details... Ages ago, Robert McNeel & Assoc had been working on the geometry kernel for years. They
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by specialist 6mo ago
Citations, please.
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by specialist 6mo ago
What's your (hot) take on Starship's second stage reusability? My (noob) understanding is the challenge is achieving reuse (safety, reliability) while keeping the (economically necessary) 100 ton payload capacity.
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by specialist 6mo ago
My guess is Tesla's pivoting to batteries and storage. Huge demand, great margins, competitive advantage. I'm very disappointed Tesla has (seemingly) abandoned its goal of producing 20m Model 2 per year. Forfeiting the mass market
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by specialist 6mo ago
> confronted with a world that doesn't work the way you want it to Sure. Some of us are just trying to figure out the new rules. What is all this hypercapitalism stuff (aka Muskism) and who are the people (lunatics) pushing us the
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by specialist 7mo ago
Yes and: If a cable has any faults, of any kind. I can't believe I'm still swapping cables and ports, trial and error, trying to determine if the cable, the port (eg iPhone's charging port), or both, are failing. Not knowing
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by specialist 7mo ago
Just so I'm clear: What is Meta's non-criminal business?
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by specialist 7mo ago
Pax Americana is doomed. What the USA looks like post-hegemony is TBD.
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by specialist 7mo ago
I would've never guessed. I thought he was merely a moral cripple . Akin to a sociopath. TIL since that interview: People who struggle to express emotions may have the condition alexithymia . https://en.wikipedia.org/
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by specialist 7mo ago
Luck? I don't recall Forest stealing their employer's IP. (Netscape did settle with UIUC, FWIW.)
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by specialist 7mo ago
> don't believe that Facebook/Meta would continue to grow next year Huh. The time I worked at a hyper growth company, us working in the coal mine had much the same skepticism. Our growth rate seemed ridiculous, surely we&#x27

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