iamkeithmccoy

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by iamkeithmccoy 5d ago
There's a reason mathematics is generally within liberal arts programs rather than science programs. Mathematics is the art of logic. Yes, sometimes mathematics becomes incredibly useful but most mathematics is never applied. Compare t
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by iamkeithmccoy 20d ago
Unfortunately it's the norm in large companies to never polish anything. Google has gotten worse and worse at this. But Microsoft is king. They bring a team together to build a new thing and then as soon as they can check that feature
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by iamkeithmccoy 3mo ago
Good examples are great. But it doesn't solve the problem. The only way to fix this busted economy where inequality is increasing and few, wealthy individuals are gaining insane amounts of political power through spending is systemic c
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by iamkeithmccoy 5mo ago
Say what you want but I can write a production backend without any non-Microsoft dependencies. Everything from db and ORM to HTTP pipeline/middleware to json serialization to auth to advanced logging (OTel). Yes, sometimes we opt for 3
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by iamkeithmccoy 1y ago
That Teams requires you to put every channel in a team is a huge pain. We often have orthogonal needs (teams vs projects) and need cross-team adhoc channels. When I was with an organization that used Slack, this was easy. With Teams, you ha
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by iamkeithmccoy 1y ago
Queue VPNs set up specifically in low-income areas to provide lower pricing on the internet.
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by iamkeithmccoy 1y ago
> AIs are much better at responding to my intent, and they rarely attempt to sell me anything Yet. It's only a matter of time before AI becomes ad-riddled and enshittified.