sedawk

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by sedawk 6mo ago
This! The most cogent and concise explanation I've heard for something this!!
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by sedawk 8mo ago
I had to read it twice to get your point, well said!
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by sedawk 8mo ago
So true, voting with your wallet (for myriad of practical reasons) isn't always possible. And sometimes you/spouse/friend/whoever will often say "how bad can it be"! And often we ourselves wonder "Ah! I ca
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by sedawk 9mo ago
> ...deeply incentivized to openly praise... Sadly, you're not far off from describing the reality in many cases!
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by sedawk 10mo ago
This is true, but is effective only if the dogfooders' feedback is accepted and worked upon. Which is not the case, I can tell you this from first-hand experience (currently work at Msft). Also unleashing and forcing tech savvy people
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by sedawk 1y ago
It most certainly would be a very interesting experiment... Alas, the real powers-be would never let such an experiment off the ground... EVER!
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by sedawk 2y ago
Really? Are you suggesting you getting solid 9h on full charge, while developing on Windows+wsl?? That's very hard to believe, but if that's true color me impressed. I get no where near that (albeit older hardware).
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by sedawk 2y ago
Pretty sure I'm not touching any app that starts with AA0* (esp. if that name isn't relevant to app's functionality in some way)! But I get the point you are making, on how current system can be gamed with just app-naming and
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by sedawk 2y ago
I have recently discovered a combo of white-noise + music, but I must tell you crackling fire noise makes me too relaxed, making me feel I need a quick nap! Rainfall sound works better for me :-) Haven't come across myNosie before, wi
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by sedawk 2y ago
You didn't tell yours yet! :-)
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by sedawk 2y ago
> Lately it has definitely felt as though Microsoft is resurrecting Ballmer's old meme as "AI! AI! AI!" You nailed it! Having spent significant time (as low-level minion) under both Ballmer and Satya, it certainly feels
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by sedawk 2y ago
> The current commercial alternatives for Lightroom unfortunately are still lacking, last time I looked at them (Capture One, DxO Photo Lab) Genuine question, how do you find DxO PhotoLab lacking when compared to LR? I'm an old-ti
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by sedawk 2y ago
I used to use MAFF (Mozilla Archive Format)[1] a lot back in the day. I was very upset when they ended the support[2]. I never dug deeper whether I can unzip and decode the packing, but saving as simple ZIP does somewhat guarantee future-p
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by sedawk 2y ago
In a recent org-wide all-hands a member from senior leadership (C-suite) did explicitly say that they always have a much higher budget for new hires than the budget for rewarding/retaining existing talent; and that this is by-design.
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by sedawk 2y ago
In no particular order... 0. Made in Japan: Akio Morita and Sony, by Akio Morita, Edwin M. Reingold, Mitsuko Shimomura 1. The Practice of Programming (TPOP) , by Brian W. Kernighan, Rob Pike 2. Wings of Fire, by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Arun Tiw
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by sedawk 2y ago
I believe they are talking about ASML fab for semiconductors[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASML_Holding
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by sedawk 2y ago
Interested in doing this, can you please share the details of the product you purchased?
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by sedawk 3y ago
How do they even come up with such puny fines! 650k is not even a drop in the bucket for them to change their practices :-(
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by sedawk 3y ago
Thank you for sharing, it was an excellent read!
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by sedawk 3y ago
Yes, 2 years and intend to keep doing, my usual target is to hit 18hrs fasting (or more) 6 days a week. But there are days when you just can't keep it up, esp. when socializing. And it's OK to not do it 1-2 days/week, it is
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by sedawk 3y ago
I thought I was the weird one... Many a times have I debugged an issue and was convinced of where is the bug and what the fix is. Only to discover that I was off in both the regards when I sat down to write a detailed email to the team! I f
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by sedawk 3y ago
And mine won't even hold a steady connection from a few feet away! Not without having to "turn it off - and turn it on again", at least once every few days.
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by sedawk 4y ago
> My filter for when I should learn a new feature is when it solves a task I find repetitive and annoying There! You said it so well... that's the #0 reason why I go RTFM'ing, because most likely my problem fits a pattern s
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by sedawk 4y ago
> The YouTube rules are completely insane. > Whoever makes them has totally lost their mind. I don't think then problem is entirely YouTube per-se for some of the rules, it is the "people" who demand they do certain thi
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by sedawk 4y ago
You're not in the United States, I presume, or have never been on work visa! In the States most important benefits (like healthcare) are tied to your employer, no job means no health insurance. If you're out of job on work visa, t
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by sedawk 4y ago
Besides rent, it is difficult to make this work in the United States, because important things like healthcare is tied to your employer, no employment means either no or very expensive private healthcare insurance :(
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by sedawk 4y ago
Why am learning this only now! Brilliant, thanks for sharing.
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by sedawk 4y ago
Darknet Diaries: XBox Underground. It was very fascinating, nothing short of a thriller movie, the way it plays out from simple desire to hack into the realm of criminal seems almost unreal.
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by sedawk 4y ago
Of many sh!ty things WU/upgrading does, this is the most infuriating one. Why on earth do MS want to be so hostile towards their users is beyond me. I haven't recommended Windoze laptop to any of my friends-n-family since the down
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by sedawk 4y ago
> To be fair, rote memorization is one of the most improtant and transferable cognitive skills you can develop. To say so is missing the whole point parent comment is trying to make. Memorization is an important skill, that is one thing

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