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by jlos 26d ago
The criticism of the Century Initiative is that the extra 60-80 million are going to come largely from countries like India at rates that destablize Canada while further entrenching the kind of inequality that we've seen grow over the
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by jlos 1mo ago
UK has two competing governance models: The Round Table (decentralized, king as "first among peers") and the Tower of London (Centralized autocracy, originally imposed by the Norman conquerer William I). The Star Chamber, as an ex
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by jlos 3mo ago
Agents allow for delegation, that’s something we aren’t used to as devs. But it’s very useful. It’s why the execs get so excited about these tools: they understand how to delegate. I still do deep work, but I actually enjoy a session bounci
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by jlos 3mo ago
*You dont* Skill issue, not a universal problem.
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by jlos 3mo ago
(1) Spending time building a plan. I have lots of artifacts like diagrams, tables, web pages that help me think through all the details quickly. Get code snippets to reduce uncertainty, get options for architectural decisions, flesh out ass
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by jlos 4mo ago
> every line of code written by a human should have a dollar sign attached to it. Every line of code that adds value should have some of that value should GO BACK INTO THE PROJECT. I'm against the idea a successful product should be
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by jlos 4mo ago
Agree wholeheartedly, but you already have that with Obsidian. You own the vault, and if you don't want obsidian, its already in markdown.
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by jlos 4mo ago
I'm mixing the two because I think developers should value their time and profit from the value they add. I want them to build viable businesses so they get wealthy from their efforts and can continue keeping useful products alive. The
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by jlos 4mo ago
So you saw a product that (1) gives you complete control of your data (2) uses an open format (3) only charges for sync, publish, and commercial use, and you thought to yourself: "What a great use of my time building a competitor that
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by jlos 4mo ago
Why should it be opensource? Obsidian gives you complete control of your data, which it stores in an open standard. Please explain to me why developers should act like monks who've taken a vow of poverty? The devs built something valua
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by jlos 1y ago
You want ENGLISH to be more phonetic? English, a language with over 40 different dialects in its country of origin. English, the official language of over 60 countries? English, the bastard child of millenia of Roman, Germanic, and French
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by jlos 1y ago
Taking a contrarian point here, I went into software to make money doing a craft I can enjoy. I love software because its *useful*. Useful enough I can finance a lifestyle I enjoy for myself and my family, while still feeling moments of cre
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by jlos 1y ago
Why is James Damore listed alongside Andreesen and Zuckerberg? Andreesen and Zuckerberg have hundreds of billions at their disposal and Damore was an employee fired for giving feedback on a company diversity program. I mean I know why, but
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by jlos 2y ago
As a close watcher of Canadian politics, here's the best summary I can offer for those not familiar: Overal Picture Canada has seen gdp-per-capita decline for nearly every quarter over the past 3 years. Large stimulus spending during
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by jlos 2y ago
Religion and politics have always been mixed. Prior to the founding of the U.S., religious and political identity was one and the same. Which is why heresy was often treated in civil courts as sedition. Even when the U.S. introduced the
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by jlos 2y ago
Nice tidbits here. I'd summarize good conversation as balancing: (1) Creating conversations that are fun and interesting for you . (2) Give attention to the person. Make them feel comfortable, seen, and understood. More details: - Th
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by jlos 2y ago
(1) Live and Speak Honestly (2) Be Childlike in your approach to life and relationships (1) Honest Living If your boring (and I don't know if you are), its probably because you stopped pursuing things that you wanted and excited you fo
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by jlos 2y ago
My team switched our medium sized org over to Rancher Desktop with no major issues after about 10 months. We don't need kubernetes though.
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by jlos 2y ago
Canada is intentionally setup to produce oligopolies as a defense against large American companies: "Canada was, in a lot of ways, built on monopolies — think about the Hudson’s Bay Company or Canadian Pacific Rail. Canada has always f
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by jlos 2y ago
> we've doubled down on mediating social interactions through economic relationships We've doubled down on marketplaces to mediate interactions because they are rational systems. Rational systems like marketplaces, elections, a
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by jlos 2y ago
As far as I understand Douglas Hofstadter's Godel, Escher, Bach - self-referential recursive structures (strange loops) are the foundation of consciousness (among other interesting things). I've been watching to see if LLM's
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by jlos 2y ago
Whatever the reasons, benefits, and challenges of population decline, the amount of disdain for human life these kind of articles bring out of people is astonishing. Sustainable growth is important - but why desire less life instead of more
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by jlos 3y ago
> I feel like saying there's never adverse effects or that "irreligiosity does not scale" misses the point in a few ways. I just mean irreligiosity doesn't scale as a way to provide existential value and social cohesi
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by jlos 3y ago
> Religion ticks all these boxes Regular participation in religious services is of the most beneficial activities a person can do for their mental health. I'm not saying this as a platitude, but as a well documented observed phenome
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by jlos 3y ago
So you would not consider someone who has the following CV an intellectual? - Has published or co-authored over 100+ academic papers in multiple fields - Has h-index of 41, i10-index of 77, with 21,000 citations [0] - Taught at Harvard - Te
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by jlos 3y ago
Why not both? A big part of dating is increasing your opportunities to meet someone. Plus, asking out strangers is lots of fun. The uncertainty that comes from stepping outside scripted social interactions creates tension. And tension what
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by jlos 3y ago
Appreciate the even handed summary here > Canada is in a constant struggle to localize and protect local culture. And in the process there are often dubious monopolistic forces that inject themselves into that process. I'd argue mon
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by jlos 3y ago
>> I'd wager more and more of their kids will break away from a religion/belief system that appears increasingly absurd and stifling as the rest of the world moves on. In the west, increase in secularity has only affected th
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Ask HN: How does your company balance test coverage and deploy speed?
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by jlos 3y ago
Its crazy reading threads of people casually justifying wildlife impacts as collateral damage for wind turbines, when they would never use those arguments to justify wildlife impact for oil and gas. "Listen, cats kill millions of birds

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