smallvariance

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   by smallvariance 8mo ago

   To be clear, I assume the author here is well-intentioned, and I certainly don't see this as spam or malice. That said, I'm sure that what I read now has more noise and less signal than it did a couple of years ago, which I find v
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   by smallvariance 8mo ago

   This article feels off to me. It's such a human topic, but written in an entirely AI voice. I've been noticing this more frequently lately, and it makes things I read feel inauthentic. It feels like some of our human-ness is being
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   by smallvariance 8mo ago

   Great move Bose! I hope this trend continues - it's really nice to see a vibrant market for used/vintage electronic products in some categories (e.g. old iPods) rather than them just contributing to more e-waste.
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   by smallvariance 8mo ago

   I wonder how far we are down the track of enshittification of cloud providers... and how much more is to come.
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   by smallvariance 8mo ago

   Thank you! I find this really helpful for identifying tools I can learn from, or that might be useful in my upcoming projects.
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   by smallvariance 9mo ago

   Microsoft Office was a very strong brand, with decades of brand recognition and an enormous amount of value. This feels very much like throwing out the baby with the bathwater here ... while I can see the reasons for doing it, it very much
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   by smallvariance 9mo ago

   I find my brain needs 5-10 minute gaps to learn/remember things properly, and to be able to focus. If I try to fill that time with more (podcasts, reading, etc.) it just makes me more on edge and degrades the value of other things I do