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by zeroCalories 1y ago
Making a product flexible often makes it complex to use, complex to develop, and mediocre at everything. Makes it easy for a small product that hyper focuses on one use case to swoop in and snatch users away.
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
I find the ideas of data coops to be very appealing. I don't want to depend on faceless mega-corps like Google to host stuff like my email, but I also don't find the idea self-hosting to be realistic. I wouldn't mind paying f
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
The reason you study ds&a is because it's a difficult skill. Testing is incredibly straightforward and easy to learn. The reason tests suck is because the infra suck, the eng is lazy, or both.
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
Datejust is one of the most popular models. If you're desperate for a watch just ask for the 40k precious metal version of a watch and they'll sell you one without a fuss.
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
The reality is that for most situations choosing a technology you know well, is mature, and is proven, will almost always be the better choice. There's always going to be some small issue with a framework, and then suddenly you're
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
Pixel 8 / chrome
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
Very cool. I'm on mobile and on your projects page I couldn't scroll down to read the details of some projects. Otherwise worked well but I would double check.
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
It can't be understated the physiological impact of living in countries with functional liberal institutions. Having grown up in a country where crime and corruption were the norm, then coming to a country where I could reliably depend
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
I am very YIMBY, but it's totally reasonable that you don't want industrial work done in your backyard. This is exactly what zoning and city planning were designed for.
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
> Capital doesn't really care what you want, it will exert control regardless. Working as intended. The market doesn't care what capital wants either. > So in this case Netflix will continue to be part of capital that normal
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
Well then I will get mad when that actually happens. Until then don't care.
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
TBH I don't care if Netflix wants to abuse such an asymmetry. I don't need Netflix in my life, so I'll just cancel my subscription(already have). I honestly don't want my lawmakers to spend even a second thinking about N
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
I agree that the problem is product development, but the framing is wrong. Engineers generally have a solid intuition for what will perform well, but when UX designers and PMs with only a vague idea of how these technologies work dreams up
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
Just because a law is simple does not mean it's efficient. We are talking about the total value being produced. But if you want simple, something like a negative income tax would be simple and decently efficient.
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
The alternative is that certain types of work simply do not get done, as shown by the article. That means if you care about providing for these people you'll now be responsible for shouldering 100% of their cost as they sit around unem
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
It would be more efficient to pay someone market rate, have needed work get done, and subsidize their existence than to try and offload that cost onto employers.
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
How is he 51, managing 150 people, and not financially independent? Americans need to learn that you can't guarantee employment stability. You need to live FAR below your means. He should have sold his home and down sized before lettin
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
Of course they were aware of the possibility, but there's not many good measures of quality.
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
He's right though. The job market is bad for workers right now. Employers don't need to kiss your ass like in 2021.
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
I don't buy it. The money for government contracts is so much lower than the money from regular economic activity. It seems like every other business should be conspiring to avoid war, even if a small group wants it.
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
I suspect these are not real issues. Most people smart enough to be an engineer read fast enough to finish 6 pages in 15 minutes(and your doc is bad if they can't), and discussing it fresh is probably better since you forget less.
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
Two questions I ask myself are "will I get bikeshedding around this?" and "is this worth bikeshedding about?" My goal is to make the most difficult ideas trivial to talk about for first time readers, while avoiding the p
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
Why does it matter when they read it? If they need more time for the meeting they can schedule more time. Only downside is that finding meeting slots becomes more difficult, but the total time spent doesn't change.
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
I think that's a very important distinction, because it speaks to the intentions of the creators. It's not being designed this way, it's an accident.
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
That's fair, but I would say it's not really the UN that does those things, it's the countries that sponsor those programs. Saying otherwise implies the UN is some kind of distinct body with its own interests, which it is not
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
Yes they seem very different. Firstly NGOs can do stuff. Groups like Doctors Without Borders come to mind. The UN doesn't do stuff because it's not meant to do stuff. It's where countries come to discuss things. Sometimes the
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
> My understanding is that the former (sucking up) is a personality trait, substantially influenced by the desire to facilitate engagement My understanding is that people rating responses simply rated these higher, nothing to do with dri
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by zeroCalories 1y ago
I don't think it's fair to compare the UN and NGOs. The UN is a platform for diplomacy between nations. Of course it's going to be process heavy and not make a lot of progress, as these nations have fundamentally misaligned i
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I also wonder if this is an issue. At my work we will usually have some kind of artifact of notes, decisions, and action items after a meeting. While people will rarely go back and read the artifact, they exist as a form of documentation th
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Was on a discord server that let everyone delete one comment and temporarily ban someone using a command. People were careful to not misuse it because people would just use it on them if they did. Unfortunately it broke down when big factio

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