arpyzo

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by arpyzo 2y ago
I was under the impression that the surprise is that their authoritarian political system doesn't stifle the conditions required for this level of innovation.
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by arpyzo 2y ago
My observations suggest that this applies far more to lower performing employees than higher performing ones since the barrier to change jobs is lower for top tier talent. In effect this means that while companies that give paltry pay bumps
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by arpyzo 2y ago
The gist of this blog post seems to simply be that C++ has a lot of momentum.
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by arpyzo 2y ago
I assume the board needs to approve this. What is their motivation for doing so?
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by arpyzo 3y ago
On the surface this seems like a terrific idea for the reasons listed in the article, but my experience has been that SSM is not as nearly reliable as SSH. A full disk is enough to prevent SSM access, whereas SSH will still let you in.
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by arpyzo 3y ago
Being a renter has afforded me many memorably terrible experiences. For example, having no heat for multiple days in the middle of winter with sub-zero temperatures because the management company didn't have their act together. I'
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by arpyzo 3y ago
What about the quality of practice? I'm using quality very broadly here to include things like: the content of the practice, good spaced repetition, focus, etc. Perhaps 10k hours of mediocre practice doesn't get you far, but 5k ho
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by arpyzo 3y ago
No mention of arguably illegal browser bundling and anti-competitive tactics by Microsoft, Apple, and Google to push their own browsers over Firefox: https://www.computerworld.com/article/3674858/mozilla-apple-...
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by arpyzo 3y ago
If ROI is more interesting then why not a comparison with what the ROI of other individuals might have been had they had a starting investment? Also, why should ROI be most interesting? Is money all we care about? Why is it that we have mon
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by arpyzo 3y ago
"Nothing could be done about the muted sound. It’s like hearing a drum roll — the ball charging down the lane — with no crashing cymbal at the end. That crescendo and climax, Mills insists, is a visceral part “of the experience of smas
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by arpyzo 3y ago
I could do without a significant amount of what constitutes "innovation" in the US.
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by arpyzo 3y ago
From the article: "software is still pretty dumb". I would prefer my software remain dumb. Every time technology is made to be "smart", it seems to get much worse.
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by arpyzo 3y ago
I agree, and I wonder if we all "wasted" more time, if we would be healthier and happier. Perhaps that would make us more productive during the time we weren't "wasting". Paradoxically, it might even be a net gain i
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by arpyzo 3y ago
There's some truth here, but this is a one-sided view. Let's turn the tables on this: Engineers see CEOs as entitled, mediocre performers. Furthermore, the "solution" these mediocre CEOs are espousing seems to simply be
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by arpyzo 3y ago
Why should there be a ceiling on this at all? Just because someone makes more money does not mean it should be acceptable to abuse their time in the workplace. Most people earn high incomes, not because they signed up to meet arbitrary dema
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by arpyzo 3y ago
I second this. I've performed many jobs around my house, and while I don't regret any of them, there are many I would never do again. This kind of work has turned out, in almost all cases, to be far more difficult and time consumi
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by arpyzo 3y ago
It helps me to have my plans/goals written down. When life gets complex and overwhelming I refer to them to remind myself what's important to me and therefore what I should prioritize. When I get off course, they guide me back. I
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by arpyzo 3y ago
Between atoms and the void (which is not even a thing science recognizes), there is a potentially infinite amount of knowledge yet to be discovered. I use the word "infinite" literally here. Not only that, but it's possible s
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by arpyzo 3y ago
As others have pointed out, people don't care about these things. Either at all, or simply not enough for forgo the value they get from social media. Perhaps the question you're really trying to ask is why people don't place
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by arpyzo 3y ago
Disappointingly little discussion in the article about the moral and ethical problems associated with the US military. If military service were simply about "defending freedom", I suspect there would not be a recruiting problem. W
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by arpyzo 3y ago
Legacy admissions are not just a few spots. They constitute a high percentage of admissions. I've seen estimates ranging from 10% to 35%.
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by arpyzo 3y ago
If you agree with this decision on the grounds of supporting meritocracy, consider that the real travesty with regards to meritocracy in college admissions are legacy admissions.
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by arpyzo 3y ago
I don't understand why the prevailing opinion is that it's acceptable for software development to be complex. It's simply the nature of the beast! Not infrastructure though. Infrastructure should be simple because...? Perhaps
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by arpyzo 3y ago
Tacoma has/is going through quite a renaissance and has become IMHO a pretty nice place to live.
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by arpyzo 3y ago
Indeed, our new unelected, unaccountable leader of AI technology Sam Altman, who has no serious conflicts of interest, will be that arbiter. I feel safe already. /s
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by arpyzo 3y ago
San Francisco's problems are the predictable result of inequality that's completely out of control. All US cities suffer the same problems as SF, and the only difference between them is a matter of degree. The wealthy and powerful
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by arpyzo 3y ago
I'm roughly your age and I still play regularly, but how I play has changed quite a bit: - I spend a lot less time playing than in years past. - I play the whole spectrum of retro to modern games depending on what mood I'm in. - I
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by arpyzo 3y ago
Would scanning packages be a perfect job for an AI? edited for clarity
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by arpyzo 4y ago
My experience with western medicine has been very black and white. Either you're completely broken and it's so obvious what's wrong with you that you barely need a doctor, or you're partially broken in which case doctors
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by arpyzo 4y ago
You're claiming people in conservative states have better quality of life? Do you have any evidence for this?

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