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by xvilka 2y ago
I wish there had been something like MusicBrainz but for movies, they now have BookBrainz[1] so that would have covered most aspects of digital content. [1] https://bookbrainz.org/
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by xvilka 2y ago
There's another library unrelated to the data structure but is from the same field - an interval tree structure - Lapper[1][2] [1] https://github.com/sstadick/rust-lapper [2] https://docs.rs/rust-l
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by xvilka 2y ago
People in the comments started to attack the author's argument about halting problem, which I agree isn't the best one, but what about other arguments? They are not less damning for the current technology.
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by xvilka 2y ago
>It's like they had the people who designed UNIX back in the 70s, and a room full of JS framework programmers in 2024, plus all kinds of managers "experts" in Agile Development. Does it mean Artemis is the Electron of spac
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by xvilka 2y ago
Nobody says about all threats, but there are many, just like CMEs, that are literally thrown to our face.
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PBS Space Time [1][2] is good channel covering such topics. [1] https://www.pbs.org/show/pbs-space-time/ [2] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7_gcs09iThXybpVgjHZ_7g
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Humanity is good in sweeping problems under the rug and not preparing to various threats.
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Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.
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Would be interesting to know also the current status of Wayland development in NetBSD, since the last blog post about it was quite a while ago.
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It doesn't work on real software though. Anything non-trivial.
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Because it's immensely hard. Moreso to do it cost-efficiently. Check the Moravec paradox[1]. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moravec%27s_paradox
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by xvilka 2y ago
They are. Also responsible for anti-nuclear stance of clueless public. They do more harm overall than help.
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A lot of software jobs are "bullshit jobs" - creating unnecessary or unused software (or particular features).
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by xvilka 2y ago
In some industries companies have to be big to make economical sense. Shipping, logistics, electronics, mining. Anything that requires an immense capital to create and maintain/operate.
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Apple certificates are cheap compared to Microsoft. To get rid of UAC on Windows you have to buy certificate for thousands of dollars.
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Yes. And Electron is the pinnacle of this.
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OEMs ruined Android with their "improvements". While stock Android has many issues of its own, the firmware that most users see is significantly worse.
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Is there anything useful that isn't already implemented in FreeDOS?
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There are, you can check this discussion [1] as well. [1] https://github.com/coq/coq/issues/10871
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by xvilka 3y ago
You can have a performance bonus as an incentive. It is often "hacked" by people by doing only stuff that shows well in the performance review instead of the actual job/results, but that's another story.
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by xvilka 3y ago
Managers are definitely needed. The problem is the amount and their tendency to accrue unnecessary "fat" in their teams. It's not an uncommon in big companies to see people who have multiple managers at once and have to repor
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by xvilka 3y ago
80% of meetings are useless. Especially long ones.
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> they have to recover from the previous day's backup This is how I know it's a work of fiction. Sadly, even these days daily backups in most organizations, even IT ones are an impossible dream.
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by xvilka 3y ago
QUIC is a step back, IMHO. Especially, given how many national networks work poorly with UDP protocols.
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by xvilka 3y ago
Right, buying an apartment in a big metropolis where all jobs are is often beyond capabilities of a single worker (mortgage aside). No matter the country even.
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by xvilka 3y ago
This is why punishment for any non-trivial corruption by officials should be a life sentence. So they would know, if they are caught, it will be maximum possible penalty. Because, unlike usual theft, embezzlement affects lives of many peopl
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by xvilka 3y ago
What we really should start to think about is the Interplanetary Time and how to handle time properly across different planets and moons in our system, namely Mars and Moon, as there's extensive robotic presence already and soon human
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Of course it doesn't guarantee the success, but it helps a lot.
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Most companies in fact are. Just look at the survival rate.
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I would disagree. If you think only about yourself - yes, it's not about the money. But if you want make life of your children, grandchildren, etc better, the only answer is money, building generational wealth.

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