CodeMage

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by CodeMage 2y ago
The way I interpreted that sentence is not that fascism was established and flourishing back in 2016 when this was written, but rather that the fascist ideals and concepts were being openly pushed without (enough) sanction by the mainstream
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by CodeMage 2y ago
The blog post is about the name "sharding", as opposed to the concept of partitioning. True, this is not obvious from the title alone, but the post is pretty clear.
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by CodeMage 2y ago
Because there's so much to learn from having different perspectives. Back in 2006, I was working mainly in C with a bit of C++. One of the things I was taught was that "macros are evil", period. Then, in my spare time, I deci
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by CodeMage 2y ago
The corollary of the author's argument would be that no C++ code is good ;)
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by CodeMage 2y ago
That's because it's harder to see the forest for the trees when you're out in the woods. Just like the author of this blog post, users in Argentina and Nigeria aren't going to stop and think about the far-reaching proble
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by CodeMage 2y ago
It does answer your question. You just don't like the answer, which is that there need not be a metric equivalent when the word does not represent a measurement. Here's another example: what's the metric equivalent of "f
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by CodeMage 2y ago
In this context, "inch" is a verb, not a noun. It represents slow movement, not a precise measurement. There are many words like that in English. To answer your question, "moving" would have been a perfectly acceptable s
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by CodeMage 2y ago
> The documentation for Box is literally (emph mine): > >> A pointer type that uniquely owns a heap allocation of type T. > Until that documentation changes I find the article's point quite valid. I think there's
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by CodeMage 3y ago
That's precisely what I was trying to express! In retrospect, I realize that the part you quoted might sound like I felt that toy programs like that weren't magical, when I was a kid. On the contrary, I'm trying to say that t
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by CodeMage 3y ago
> But there's joy to be found in writing pointless and abstract programs. It's more about the journey and less about the utility of the finished product. Sure, and that's how you know you're really into programming.
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by CodeMage 3y ago
> Part of the problem is the sheer breadth of IT and software development today. 40 years ago, I felt like I understood nearly everything: I designed processors at the transistor level, programmed from machine code through assembly to Li
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by CodeMage 3y ago
> The context matters. Was Dariusz was unwilling to find a job, indentured to Amazon, unable to find another job, or was it another factor? No, it doesn't. Not for what you're arguing. You made a claim about personal responsibi
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by CodeMage 3y ago
> Where do you draw personal responsibility? That depends on the power imbalance. The power dynamics in a job market are not symmetrical. The employees and employers are not on equal footing and don't wield the same power. The power
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by CodeMage 3y ago
I am not making up a narrative, I am presenting alternatives to the narrative you made up from the start. You're the one who said that Magda might not have been truthful and you offered arguments based on your own narrative about Dariu
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by CodeMage 3y ago
What "isn't adding up" in that paragraph is possibly a problem with the reading comprehension. Dariusz requested a change, but it wasn't granted and he had to work alone for another five hours. Granted, the sentence coul
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by CodeMage 3y ago
> The man didn't seem to want to quit, from the context, it's possible the person did not tell the truth. He may have worked himself too hard, I've known many people that just didn't quit. Did you read the whole artic
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by CodeMage 3y ago
Some of my favorite first discoveries: - Cactus Missile - Mammoth Marula - Super Lizard Wizard - Cheesethorn Bush - Cheesnado Lizard Wizard - Cheesnado 2: Cheesnado Strikes Back - Cheesewolftrap
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by CodeMage 3y ago
The connection with your posts is tenuous and based on pedantry. When I objected to @tptacek's assertion that the meaning of the expression you used is globally unambiguous, I did so on the grounds that not everyone comes from the same
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by CodeMage 3y ago
Yep. As I replied there, I appreciate both the clarification and the opportunity I've had to learn about a phrase to avoid.
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by CodeMage 3y ago
FWIW, I now understand where you were going with the comment and appreciate that you clarified it. It was also quite informative to learn about this phrase and its nuances.
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by CodeMage 3y ago
Nope. I see you're a fan of Kiš. I haven't read his stuff, apart from the essay you linked in another comment. I'm still trying to figure out what you're trying to say, though. If your point is that there was plenty of b
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by CodeMage 3y ago
Something similar to what? I'm confused. Thomas was asserting that "rootless cosmopolitan" was an antisemitic slur that Vektorceraptor deliberately applied to Kenarov. I asserted that the knowledge and usage of that expressio
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by CodeMage 3y ago
No, it doesn't. It might be unambiguous in some cultures or some circles, but it's not globally unambiguous. For example, I didn't even think of it until you pointed it out. I disagree with a lot of the sentiment in Vektorcer
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by CodeMage 3y ago
> The poor today are the middle class of 15-20 years ago and the kings of 300 years ago. I've yet to hear this claim from someone who has been truly poor at least once in their life. When you have to live paycheck to paycheck, and s
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by CodeMage 3y ago
Tolkien, in my case. In fact, I was a bit bummed out that I got 23/24.
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by CodeMage 3y ago
> Honestly, software development is not as complex as people like to believe and there aren't as many unknowable elements as people like to think, and in my opinion this line of thinking is just an excuse to not actually think about
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by CodeMage 3y ago
The first misunderstanding lies in not recognizing that the comment that started this whole thread is, in fact, making two claims and disguising those claim as questions. The rest of the comment, i.e. the non-question parts, reveals the tru
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by CodeMage 3y ago
You misunderstood what the comment you replied to was saying, and you also seem to either misunderstand or simply not know about the burden of proof. For my part, I find the original "no and no" reply perfectly adequate for the sm
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by CodeMage 3y ago
It's just as old and tired as the defense of capitalism: "That's not capitalism, that's corporatism (or cronyism or anything other than capitalism)."
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by CodeMage 3y ago
GP wrote "first large-scale, AI-related disaster". What you describe meets the criteria for disaster, but I would argue it's hardly large-scale.

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