Archer6621

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by Archer6621 6d ago
If you have an instance (which is what I assume is implied by "real-life data structure") bounded by a particular size, then you could say that the runtime complexity is constant with respect to that bound. Whether that is a usefu
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by Archer6621 14d ago
For a lot of people, I think religion provides this basis or promise of harmony with the world, in a simplified way that stipulates what you should or shouldn't do and how things work, and those people find comfort in having these clea
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by Archer6621 14d ago
I don't think it's one or the other. You need to spend some time in the cave to find your bearings and prepare a bit, otherwise you'll be clueless and have skill issues. The mistake is in spending forever doing that - at some
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by Archer6621 24d ago
Understandable irony. The way I see it, there are no buckets, only context surrounding the advice and your awareness thereof. If the context is unknown, best to take it with a big chunk of salt... Or spend time familiarizing yourself with t
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by Archer6621 28d ago
That might explain my naivety here, I've never really gotten into using tablets for anything.
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by Archer6621 28d ago
Well, the way I use a device with a monitor is a different kind of UX though. Usually it involves a keyboard and mouse, not a touch screen, and I can do certain things better through that kind of input. For that reason I personally like hav
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by Archer6621 28d ago
Also fan of the smaller phones. I dug up my Samsung Galaxy Ace from many years ago, and was so surprised at how tiny it was, with a replaceable battery as well! My hope is that Unihertz ends up making a phone that I like enough, they seem t
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by Archer6621 28d ago
The crease makes it look cheap and fragile, like with many of the foldable phones. I'm curious what people need the huge screens for on phones? Is it mostly for watching videos?
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by Archer6621 1mo ago
It does not read like a compliment to me. What the person seems to be saying in a rather patronizing and opaque manner is that building a game engine gives you an excuse to avoid building a game, thus framing it as an exercise in avoiding h
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by Archer6621 1mo ago
I've seen plenty of evidence that goes against this. From what I have seen, short women will absolutely prefer a man who is taller than other men, regardless of their own height, so something does not add up. In fact, I've seen it
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by Archer6621 1mo ago
Could be, depends on the woman and what she values. Celebrities are usually in a league of their own. The way you have to see it, is that women look for a certificate of potential for success (and many other things, but this is one of them)
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by Archer6621 2mo ago
How do you know whether that's not just you growing as a person? A few decades is quite a long time, a lot of personal growth could happen in that time with or without this practice.
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by Archer6621 2mo ago
Thanks, I indeed meant existential crises, but it didn't hit me while I was writing.
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by Archer6621 2mo ago
It's a nice post, with a lot of valuable insights. There is one that I disagree with though: "Never abandon the root node". There are plenty of instances that show that in reality this is not what happens, and in fact this is
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by Archer6621 2mo ago
I believe that this is the case where the "self" needs some more work, as in it is not well-adapted enough to its total environment yet. This can be due to a myriad of reasons, neurodivergence or other neurological problems are of
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by Archer6621 2mo ago
You are still not being yourself though, if you have to suppress the tendency to call someone a dipshit idiot. It is arguable whether the "self" in that case needs some work or not, but the idea about "being yourself" is
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by Archer6621 2mo ago
That is right. The hierarchical nature of this setting makes it impossible to be fully open, unless you truly are the most uninteresting person on the planet. If not, open and indiscriminate sharing is going to be a potential liability. Som
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by Archer6621 2mo ago
This is indeed an important angle to consider as well. I think there is some nuance though, but it's hard to articulate. I think that is because there are some long term effects that are currently invisible, but that can be anticipated
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by Archer6621 2mo ago
There will always be a point where you simply snap under stress, no matter how well you rationally understand the difference between pain and suffering while being at rest, and you will undeniably suffer from the pain when that happens. It&
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by Archer6621 2mo ago
It's a very interesting phenomenon. It's often said that famous stars become delusional exactly because they are surrounded by yes-men who are too afraid of rocking the boat and of losing their relationship with the star. But if I
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by Archer6621 2mo ago
If that 30% of visitors with incompatible browsers has no overlap with the target audience you wish to reach, then what does it matter for your business? Of course, you do not know this exactly, but the point is that it's easy to look
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by Archer6621 3mo ago
It's a sad state of affairs really. But I also think this high degree of slop everywhere will eventually shift what people and organizations deem valuable and how they scan or select for it, it's unsustainable otherwise. You'
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by Archer6621 3mo ago
Very sad news, RIP. Particularly enjoyed his work for Duke Nukem 3D, you could easily tell the difference between the tracks made by Bobby and the ones made by Lee Jackson, Bobby's tracks were a bit darker and more gloomy, adding a lot
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by Archer6621 3mo ago
They're the same no? If I see exchange value in something, that is its use value to me: to exchange it for other things that I deem valuable.
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by Archer6621 3mo ago
I was hesitant to elaborate there, because the relationship between effort and value is quite complex. For instance, you can put a lot of effort into something, without creating any value for yourself or for others. But it is often true tha
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by Archer6621 3mo ago
These kinds of principles are sensible at their core, and I am a big proponent of the mindset, but the main problem as a sibling comment pointed out in a way is that this assumes that everyone is striving for an honest and accurate correlat
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by Archer6621 3mo ago
I think part of the problem is also that many people simply work too hard or have too much going on in their lives to have any kind of cognitive energy left for this sort of maintenance work, even when they reason/plan that it is usefu
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by Archer6621 3mo ago
Yes, this is my experience for muscle at least. I used to work out 3-4 times a week, maybe a little more sometimes. Lately due to circumstances, I've been doing smaller workouts about 1-2 times a week. I've lost some finesse, but
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by Archer6621 4mo ago
That really depends on who is the one that benefits from automation. Companies automate support systems in order to keep their support staff small, because apparently for many of them it is more profitable to frustrate their customers with
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by Archer6621 4mo ago
True. People don't do it though, because keeping skills sharp and using them takes effort, and we have a predisposition to be as efficient as possible with how we spend our effort; if there's an easier way to do it in our awarenes

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