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by blunte 4y ago
Did you bother to look at the poster's submissions? It's not "thought policing". It is intent-awareness.
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by blunte 4y ago
That's unfortunate. The submission page says link or text, and I wanted to say something. Thank you for the suggestion!
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by blunte 4y ago
Perhaps because ffmpeg and other swiss army knife tools can do so many useful things.
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by blunte 4y ago
For dev-types and general tinker-problemsolver types, that's assumed. I can't count how many things I've made, most of which I abandoned after I stopped needing them. Sometimes I just make a one line shell script that uses a
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by blunte 4y ago
What's not clear to me is whether other participants of the meeting are aware of my sound while my mic is "muted". I'm far less concerned about the videoconference system hearing me than my other meeting participants. T
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by blunte 4y ago
It's a question of what you live for and where you find your worth. If you live for other people, and you find your worth in them, then you will direct your path accordingly. If you find your worth from within, or perhaps from without
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by blunte 4y ago
Maybe this is my pessimistic view, but most relationships don't last. Some of the ones that do last only because of complacency or discipline (but they arguably should dissolve). Conscious memory seems to favor the positives. Unconsc
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by blunte 4y ago
There's really a lot in this essay, and I'll forget or get before before I provide all the commentary I might want to. > But she never did. She never agreed. Your rights end where mine begin. And by that, I mean "my intol
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by blunte 4y ago
Never a dull moment! Some good laughs on several of those :). def avoid the snakes!
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A lesson in game design – Tempest
4 points by blunte 4y ago|2 comments
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by blunte 4y ago
These would typically be short, time-boxed engagements (like one or two hours or less). For example, some years ago I was trying to setup a Stellar (cryptocurrency) node, but I was having some problems with configuration. I asked on the St
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by blunte 4y ago
The point was that this article had useless links in the article which were not pertinent to the specific topic, and it mentioned a map from a study, but it did not show or link to the map (or the study!). Other commenters replied to me and
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by blunte 4y ago
Ok. Even so, I think there could be some automation to at least hold submissions for review based on patterns. Perhaps I'm lazy, but I can't imagine submitting 10+ links per day. That seems like a bit of an outlier which could b
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by blunte 4y ago
I intentionally did not identify the poster. But if you look at recent submissions regarding birds and phys.org, you'll find them. As for hyperbole, I think it's a valid concern. If that user is allowed to operate freely, (and a
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by blunte 4y ago
The suspicion of manipulation is based on years of evidence of "troll farms" and other social media campaigns. To think that HN is immune is naive. If arguably the smartest tech group on the internet cannot devise a defense, then
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by blunte 4y ago
That's the problem though... the post I saw wasn't flag-worthy. It was a bit poor quality in my opinion, but it wasn't objectionable. What was obvious to me was the frequency of submissions of the account, and additionally n
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by blunte 4y ago
I didn't know about AWS IQ. That could be useful, but that is likely targeting more lengthy engagements (1 week and beyond). I was thinking of shorter term, such as hours or few days. As for how much to pay, it would depend on the pr
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Tell HN: HN is not immune to manipulation
12 points by blunte 4y ago|13 comments
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by blunte 4y ago
The article has links for "power lines" (twice!), "wind" turbines, and "birds". Despite mentioning the vulnerability maps, it does not link to such a map. It does not even link to the study or paper. I imagin
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by blunte 4y ago
GoPro has been performing relative miracles for years. Their products are well worth the money for the benefits they provide -- if you have a reason to use them. I've watched a lot of youtube videos, some of which were shot with quite
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Ask HN: How do you find an expert?
5 points by blunte 4y ago|6 comments
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by blunte 4y ago
As Roger Waters said: They repeated every test They checked out all the data on their lists And then, the alien anthropologists Admitted they were still perplexed But on eliminating every other reason For our sad demise They logged the only
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by blunte 4y ago
I have recently built a dev server for myself using https://github.com/coder/code-server (VS Code in the browser, hosted on the remote server). With very little effort, you get an always-on dev environment with built
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by blunte 4y ago
The linked page says little about how they do what they do. Even the Design page doesn’t explain how. This all appears to assume some knowledge of power generation or even their approach. Edit >> sorry! I read the hn linked page, and
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by blunte 4y ago
The visuals were excellent, but the gameplay and game design were imo what made the game special. I played it new. I really felt the sense of tension and attention to detail of being stealthy, and the corresponding consequences of failing t
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by blunte 4y ago
I was wondering how it could work to lock people in their homes and prevent them from shopping for food. Predictably, it does not work.
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by blunte 4y ago
It sounds in several places in the article like he has a severe case of impostor syndrome. Fortunately (spoiler) at the end of the article, after his time at the MIT research lab, he sees that some traditionally super smart people value him
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Dead Tweets(theverge.com)
2 points by blunte 4y ago|1 comments
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by blunte 4y ago
> I recall Guido van Rossum stating once There are so many ... interesting ... Python design choices that I'm not sure whether "Guido said" helps an argument or hurts it.
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by blunte 4y ago
> unwashed masses The unwashed masses are often filthy and malicious (on the internet). Moderation, of the governance and oversight meaning, is unforunately very necessary to keeping any pool from becoming a cesspit. By some combination

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