kiawe_fire

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by kiawe_fire 2y ago
Oddly, I’m conflicted on Flutter so far, but I have loved working in Dart. So much so that I ended up writing a queueing app for scheduling batches of sequential tasks on the server in Dart just to see how it could work as a NodeJS replac
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
In my case, it was almost out of existential need. I could see myself falling apart to the point of not being functional or even doing something to myself, and I knew that my parents were depending on me. So out of existential need, I inten
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
I certainly did. In fact, the opening paragraphs of this piece immediately brought me back to my own state of mind when my Mom was diagnosed with cancer. There was at least a year long period in which my thoughts darted and weaved wildly, w
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
Slowly but surely, I’m beginning to learn that whenever a US government agency has a problem with something, the problem isn’t that they are genuinely concerned about the thing they say they are, the problem is they aren’t the ones benefiti
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
I’ve often wondered of the feasibility of some kind of special built LED monitor with a custom chip to handle real-time (within a frame or two) scan line generation and CRT mask / phosphor glow emulation built in, with a slightly curve
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
With no other context, I would not suggest stock Ubuntu. It’s had incremental improvements, but as a desktop OS, it’s a bit rough in my recent (within the last 1.5 years) experience. If there are specific issues you have with Fedora, and&#x
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
I tend to argue that “slippery slope” is not actually a logical fallacy the way others (e.g. straw man) are. A slippery slope is often a legitimate concern. Using it as the sole means to shut down an idea is often disingenuous, but so, too,
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
I bought one with an AMD 4800U in early 2022 to be used as a cheap, dedicated Linux device for work (mostly Remote Desktop plus some local docker development environments) and it’s been rock solid for me. Your mileage may vary, but I’ve bee
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
One of the many paradoxes that I’ve found (but never figured a reason for) is why I’m able to quickly memorize and find my way to common functions via text-based toolbar menus, but to this day, I STILL have to click through each ribbon menu
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
I know this is the mantra, but my experience has been highly mixed and only generalizable to how low in the stack it sits. For, say, security implementations for authorization and access controls, or even low level HTTP request routing? Abs
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
The senior developer above me is like this for me, and it’s rough because it shakes my self esteem AND often leads to me having to support and extend a fragile and changing 3rd party library to solve a rather specific problem that would be
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
I’ve noticed this as well - they don’t view software building as a form of engineering that can be learned from basic principles of computer science, but instead as magic. So the go to for every solution is to find a third party library fro
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
Potentially anyone involved in the making of the report. Each part of the process, from investigating and gathering facts, writing, and presentation, presents an opportunity for bias to be introduced, be it implicitly or explicitly.
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
The problem is, the original article itself doesn’t really differentiate. It DOES call out longer form pieces like books or magazines as better alternatives (suggesting the article is primarily referring to news media) but also implies not
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
It is due to a problem space that’s poorly defined, but that’s not always indicative of ticket padding or a useless product. I’ve dealt many times with real people, who present me with a real problem, but no single concrete solution. If th
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
Additionally, the news does not present fact-centered, honest information about your government. It’s sensationalized, biased, partisan, and framed in an inflammatory manner to make you angry or ignite passion to make you vote a certain way
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
I get it, but that’s definitely a larger first world problem affecting the people of many countries, I presume including Canada. You have plenty of people both willing and unwilling to face this issue everywhere. And you might be surprised
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
As an American, it’s strange seeing this discussed so openly. In the US, any notion of “protecting the culture” is considered taboo. Implying that outside influence would not be your peers, and using terms like “serfs in some content factor
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
I hear that. Whenever some new tools or tech comes along that can help us solve real, tangible problems we deal with, the resistance to learning something new is palpable. Adding to that, any cool new ideas I think we could offer as a busin
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
I wouldn’t say ghoulish - I can fully understand the reaction, especially going solely off the linked article. However, piecing together more of the case over time, it appears just as you said - very much not a case of individual liberty
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
Personally, I’m less invested in the tools I’m using, and more invested in what I’m creating. Granted, it is frustrating sometimes to see tools that you really enjoy using, be replaced with tools that aren’t as good or as well thought out
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
Fully agreed. I anxiously clicked, expecting to see an overly simple, flat, gradient filled shape with no character. But this is perhaps one of the few I’ve seen in a long time that manages to maintain a sense of character while also taking
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
Much as I wish it weren’t the case, anecdotally, I have yet to find a substitute for sweets that doesn’t encourage the same feedback loop of craving more sweets, and more calories, leading to overconsumption. The only times I’ve been truly
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
Additionally, I find it a bit concerning that people are ok with violating one principle or right on the basis that it’s fighting against another violation. If we identify A, B, C, and D as potential rights, and you and I agree on rights A
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
Thank you for being part of normalizing consumer freedom while being responsible enough to support the people who worked on the thing. Part of what makes the discussion of emulators or alternative means of playing games so difficult, is tha
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
At some point, it starts to feel intentional that every time an issue that could bring us together begins to gain traction, it’s diverted into some media concocted idea about how (left wing or right wing group) is out to destroy (social thi
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
They both have highly imperfect avenues with which we can exert influence, but one has more power to compel you to support them legally “or else”.
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
I’ve been wanting to play around with raycasting as well - I found myself with a sudden interest in so-called boomer shooters and would love to make my own (just for learning and messing around). Any resources that you particularly liked wh
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
> There's a lot of confusion. They are moving to Google Automotive Services, complete with Android and the Play store where you pick what is on your car. Thanks. That clarifies, considering the article gives the impression this woul
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by kiawe_fire 3y ago
Thank you. Re-reading it, I’m sure you’re correct. > GM would benefit from focusing engineers and investment on one approach to more tightly connecting in-vehicle infotainment and navigation with features such as assisted driving, Edward

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