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by rr808 4d ago
Everyone complains but realistically TVs are so incredibly cheap now, I can't believe anyone would make money from hardware alone. I mean a Samsung 55in 4k tv for $300 delivered for free is crazy, let alone the $179 insignia one.
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by rr808 8d ago
Tech is a rather minor part of the world of knowledge. How many languages do you know? Do you know the styles of Renaissance painters? Slept with super-model? Ever seen an elephant stampede? Meditated by the Ganges? Read thousands of storie
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by rr808 15d ago
To me and most other non-West coast Americans its obvious he's right. Which is a good explanation of why SV has the resources and success it has because it can do things no one else believes in. While the rest of the world will always
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by rr808 24d ago
I wish our most senior staff eng/architects actually worked on stuff that is useful. They love playing around with new technology that has nothing to do with our current platform or where we're going. Sometimes they'll try to
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by rr808 24d ago
For me it is good but I'm in an apartment with 300mbps internet so not really pushing it.
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by rr808 24d ago
Incidentally I ran cat6 to a few locations but its so thick and stiff I kinda regret it. The internet seems to think 5a is more than enough and 6 was a waste.
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by rr808 24d ago
Powerline networking is worth trying for this too.
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by rr808 24d ago
Copilot and Devin. They're actually really good too.
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by rr808 25d ago
Luckily we have rule of law here so if you say someone in particular needs to go to prison there needs to be a law that you have proven to break. Just because you dont like someone you can't just lock them up.
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by rr808 1mo ago
Me too. The problem is now I trust Meta with much of this instead of the FCC which is awkward for me. I use on Messenger and Whatsapp much more often for voice calls, and you know exactly who is calling.
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by rr808 1mo ago
I'd say its more like about time we had a correction to make people realize markets dont always go up, money doesn't come easily and we all have to get back to working.
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by rr808 1mo ago
I think 15 years of asset boom has made enormous fortunes not just for billionaires but for regular middle class folks and especially anything tech or finance related. When your investments make much more than your wages, its hard to care a
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by rr808 1mo ago
I forgot twitter is part of SpaceX.
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by rr808 2mo ago
How long does a compile take? Because this was the biggest issue for me. I dont really like Python but the ability to make some changes then run it instantly is wild for me.
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by rr808 2mo ago
Not really. looks like they pay nearly $2mil a year every year right now already. You can look up Block 810 Lot 40 here: https://a836-pts-access.nyc.gov/care/search/commonsearch.asp...
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by rr808 2mo ago
I'm just surprised that an American brand making electronics lasted this long. Even Japanese companies are giving up. No one can compete with China. Apple somehow reigns supreme still. Anyone else?
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by rr808 2mo ago
It was amazing to see the blue sky coming out in Asian cities during covid. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-52313972
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by rr808 2mo ago
Usual answer is to get away from the wife (or partner), but she doesn't seem married so I'm baffled...
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by rr808 2mo ago
My parents lived in the same house for 40 years, my entire childhood was there. My grandparents (both sets) lived in their house for 50 years. I can't comprehend how Americans keep moving for jobs or to upgrade or to get to a better sc
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by rr808 2mo ago
I think in most markets the advantage SpaceX has is it isn't paying huge fees for Spectrum, the frequencies it owns were very cheap. Eg in the USA I think the providers spent nearly $100 Billion on spectrum where SpaceX can compete wit
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by rr808 2mo ago
this thread is about satellites cluttering the night sky. Is SpaceX paying for this? Not the mention the CO2 emissions of all the rockets.
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by rr808 2mo ago
I thought I was a typical guy who bought insurance and hardly ever claimed. I was genuinely shocked after talking to people who regularly tried to claim all the time. "Nothing to lose right?". After realizing I've really stop
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by rr808 2mo ago
Scala was a dead end. Kotlin an obsolete workaround. Java though is now awesome, esp if you can ignore Spring. Should be more popular in the tech world.
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by rr808 2mo ago
Its more the other way around. Its mostly used by the wealthiest few percent, the majority of the world has to pay for the damage it causes.
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by rr808 3mo ago
I dont like Costco, it epitomizes American over-consumption. Parking lot overflowing with oversized SUVs with people loading up oversized trolleys with food from food corporations to take back to their oversized fridges and storage basement
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by rr808 3mo ago
Compared to LA even NZ looks cheap
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by rr808 3mo ago
> Senior management routinely seem baffled that they could announce redundancies or hiring freezes, yet technology costs would continue to rise. I dont think they're baffled, they just trying to show they're attempting to keep
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by rr808 3mo ago
The last few companies have all had desktops in datacenters with the local PC just a virtual terminal.
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by rr808 3mo ago
Yes that is another reason, high healthcare costs for employing workers means higher construction costs in the USA.
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by rr808 3mo ago
Even states like Mississippi and Iowa have low housing costs and wages much higher than Spain.

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