platistocrates

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by platistocrates 4y ago
This comment section is depressing. We take ourselves too seriously.
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by platistocrates 4y ago
There was another starcraft mod called Golems Evolution that was almost an idle clicker, but you had to choose how to evolve your army. Would love something like that.
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by platistocrates 4y ago
Speaking from experience... Degrees are not at all required in software engineering. Passion & skill are sought after in early career developers, and years of experience will suffice in more advanced engineers.
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by platistocrates 5y ago
what's cool is, it doesn't even feel futuristic anymore.
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by platistocrates 5y ago
One wonders if individuality is just an anthropocentric social structure.
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by platistocrates 5y ago
The author makes the point that bullshit jobs shouldn't exist in capitalist systems, since they are inherently Darwinian. There is a misconception that "Darwinian" is the same as "efficient." Darwinian simply means
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by platistocrates 5y ago
So you're saying you worship the God of Tetris? https://youtu.be/Alw5hs0chj0
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by platistocrates 6y ago
Have you considered some people actually ENJOY the work, leisure, convenience, busy-ness and thrill of fast paced modern life? In what other era could I instantaneously, from the comfort of my home, despite a raging pandemic, inform you of
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by platistocrates 6y ago
Criminals also profit from legitimate businesses. This comment is irrelevant.
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by platistocrates 6y ago
There is no such thing as a victimless crime.
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by platistocrates 7y ago
Oh but the brain isn't clearly delimited. You think with your gut, your spinal cord, your hormones. Even your eyeballs preprocess information before passing it up to your brain. :)
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by platistocrates 7y ago
Apologies. It's actually "fuga" and "fugo", no hard "g"
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by platistocrates 7y ago
Coincidence that "fugga" in hindi and "fuggo" in gujarati mean balloon?
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by platistocrates 7y ago
~ means "approximately".
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by platistocrates 7y ago
If youre a solo dev, sure, why not?
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by platistocrates 7y ago
Yes.
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by platistocrates 7y ago
Sure, but hope never really cares about statistics.
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by platistocrates 7y ago
Better than being cynically apathetic.
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by platistocrates 7y ago
Civilizations don't die, they fragment and reform. The analogy of an organism is being stretched too far.
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by platistocrates 7y ago
Sure but why post this on HN?
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by platistocrates 7y ago
I don't see any conflict here. Idempotency is not a silver bullet and cannot fully replace state tracking, but it adds simplicity where appropriate.
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by platistocrates 7y ago
Ive never heard that said by altman/graham, but i highly (highly) recommend working a few years before starting your own company. Otherwise you won't have the context or the understanding to deal with issues as they come up. Frank
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by platistocrates 8y ago
"Try writing java without an IDE." But why would I ever want to?
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by platistocrates 8y ago
I live in downtown Toronto, 3rd largest city in NA. Am a developer and business owner. I drink milk pretty much every day.
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by platistocrates 8y ago
Thank you for sharing, it touches on a lot of topics that most programmers dont hear about. It's the kind of article that doesn't gain much traction around here. I enjoyed it.
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by platistocrates 8y ago
Long time lurker here. Created an account just to say that I agree with this comment.
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by platistocrates 8y ago
As far as I can tell, stoics believe that being an excellent man (or woman) is the purpose of a man (or woman). Just as being an excellent horse is the purpose of a horse, or being an excellent chair is the purpose of being a chair.