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by thmsths 2y ago
I keep hearing that too and it feels like a huge attribution error: the cars die because of the electronics because they are the new component with the shortest lifespan, so people blame them. Yet people fail to notice that the longevity of
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by thmsths 2y ago
Or we could streamline the process: remove steps that are taking too long for little benefit (typically asking people to remove their shoes) and automate more.
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by thmsths 2y ago
I really wish we had strict SLAs for airport security. Like 10 minutes average 20 minutes for the 95% percentile and a guarantee that it will never exceed 30 minutes. Seeing lines form around the block and passengers having to wait hours to
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by thmsths 2y ago
I wonder if it caused any issues. Getting 3 times the amount of orders can be great, but it can also be pyrrhic victory, depending on your ability to deliver.
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by thmsths 2y ago
I certainly hope we analyze what happened. And the linked article, is, in a way the beginning of one. But based on these early reports, it looks like there is no easy solution. It's not one of those "there was an obvious failure h
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by thmsths 2y ago
Sounds like another failure perfectly explained by the swiss cheese model. I don't see any smoking guns in the linked article, most of the actions taken seem reasonable on their own and the only reason for outrage is grief and the bene
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by thmsths 2y ago
Am I missing a setting or is it just a per country map? When I read heatmap in the title I was expecting the data to be way more granular.
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by thmsths 2y ago
The conclusion is terrifying in my opinion. A not yet explained phenomenon or even something as far fetched as "aliens" would have been a more comforting answer than "essentially we can all start losing our mind at once, and
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by thmsths 2y ago
Sounds like they failed to perform a threat analysis. And that applies to both sides. The buyer thinks that the bunker will protect them no matter what, and the journalist takes the opposite and equally wrong position that the bunkers are v
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by thmsths 2y ago
I am not qualified to judge whether you're right or wrong but I love that concept!
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by thmsths 2y ago
I recall reading that banks used to "reorder" transactions so as to trigger overdraft fees more often. Is this still happening?
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by thmsths 2y ago
I am not advocating for a zero tolerance approach. In the example I mentioned, the navy, there are plenty of times when the inquiry into a disaster absolved the captain of the blame. All I am saying is that CEOs should be held to the same s
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by thmsths 2y ago
I don't necessarily disagree (although it is extremely hard to quantify the effects of small but widespread harm). But what I am saying is that the FAANG engineer is NOT responsible. The CEO is.
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by thmsths 2y ago
Bugs are simply not comparable to losing 2 aircrafts and killing hundreds of people, furthermore FAANG engineers have little impact on the org individually. But we already have that kind of threats for malpractice in several fields, if an e
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by thmsths 2y ago
You're assuming it must be one OR the other. Why can't it be both? If you're rewarded for your good decisions, it seems normal to also be punished for the bad ones, in a proportional manner.
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by thmsths 2y ago
I fully agree. We need to adopt the same mindset they have in maritime tradition: the buck stops at the captain. If you're in charge you're responsible for the misdeeds of the people working for you. It does not matter that you di
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by thmsths 2y ago
Hey that seems like an interesting tidbit of information. Do you have more details or do you remember where you learned about that? I would be interested to know why it did not happen.
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by thmsths 2y ago
Funny story, but unfortunately the article is light on details.
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by thmsths 2y ago
I am pretty sure this was one of the advertised strength of Starlink. Technically the journey is a bit longer, but because you can rely on the full speed of light you still come out ahead.
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by thmsths 2y ago
I can see why Google would drag their feet because they made the competing webp standard, I am not too surprised to see Microsoft on the list either. But I don't understand why Mozilla is choosing to be difficult here?
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by thmsths 2y ago
There is a major difference though, in that book they use a long linear catapult. This helps keep the G force down (in fact it's low enough that humans can attempt to use the catapult to travel). Making a second stage for orbital maneu
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by thmsths 2y ago
I feel like this story is even better than the wrong meme that sparked it.
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by thmsths 2y ago
Complacency? Google has such a dominance in search that their name is used as a verb. Combine that with their culture of automating everything to an extreme degree. And the end result seems to be: search that is just good enough that people
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by thmsths 2y ago
I wonder if the fact that he was a lawyer had a significant impact on the decision. It is my understanding that in some jurisdictions lawyers are held to high ethics standards. I could see the local bar association taking disciplinary actio
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by thmsths 2y ago
Is it really? Because for my 401k I mostly favor long term sustainable growth. Likewise as a consumer I prefer having a good product at a fair price. So I am not convinced that these short term squeezes are that popular with voters.
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by thmsths 2y ago
Building rockets and probes for a reasonable price and in a reasonable amount of time. SLS was initially billed as "a simple project to reuse a bunch of parts from the Space Shuttle" and yet it's over a decade old, 20 billion
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by thmsths 2y ago
Seriously this! Nuclear is held to the impossible standard of proving that no one will be harmed by it for the next 4000 years, as evidenced by some pointless bike shedding exercises like designing warning signs that can outlast civilizatio
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by thmsths 2y ago
That's the first time I've heard about the fair source license. From what I understand it's slightly more restrictive than FOSS, but it aims to prevent hyperscalers from basically running your software in their cloud while yo
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by thmsths 2y ago
In theory that information can only be collected for statistical purposes and should have no bearing on the hiring decision. Any well run org will not show that information to people reviewing resumes, the liability is just too great.
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by thmsths 2y ago
Video games is a good starting point, but this should basically apply to all software.

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