mollems

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   by mollems 3y ago

   Great writeup (including the human cost, e.g. loss / lack of sleep, which in my experience has a huge impact on complicated incident resolution). Here’s what jumped out at me: “The new account was created in our database with a null va
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   by mollems 4y ago

   An interesting story, whether fact or fiction. The difficulty of receiving messages as “Brenda” from people in various forms of real-life distress and not being able to respond to them reminded me of playing the game “Eliza,” possibly the m
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   by mollems 5y ago

   The bit about monetizing one’s influence / social “capital” reminds me of Cory Doctorow’s novel _Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom_ (which is a great read regardless). https://craphound.com/down/Cory_Doctorow_-_Dow
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   by mollems 5y ago

   The bit about monetizing one’s influence / reputation reminds me of Cory Doctorow’s novel _Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom_. https://craphound.com/down/Cory_Doctorow_-_Down_and_Out_in_t...
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   by mollems 7y ago

   I'm a technologist, but I can't help but be reminded of the novel _This Perfect Day_ by Ira Levin here. (Especially once you replace the question "do I have enough money to walk out the door with this item?" with "i
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   by mollems 12y ago

   Airline companies don't want to buy aircraft because their highest-probability outcome is to declare bankruptcy (which happens about every 10 years for most major airlines in the US, it seems). Far simpler to tear up your lease than to