son_of_gloin

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by son_of_gloin 4mo ago
But there are other suns :)
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by son_of_gloin 8mo ago
Literate Programming would also probably help coding assistants understand the code better and generate better output. Or is that the point you are trying to make?
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Why tech billionaires want a 'corporate dictatorship'(theverge.com)
15 points by son_of_gloin 1y ago|2 comments
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by son_of_gloin 1y ago
Are you disputing the veracity of any of the quotes on that page? Alex Jones doesn't provide citations or is interested in facts.
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by son_of_gloin 1y ago
In the "bad old days", tables were abused to build page layouts. There were all sorts of problems with this due to weird rendering rules within table cells and the table itself. Some people piled onto the "omg tables are so b
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by son_of_gloin 2y ago
I'm working on a WebGL-based timeline that covers the entire history of our Universe and let's you zoom in to see more detail. After I finish this 2D version, I plan to create a 3D VR timeline that you can "walk" through
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by son_of_gloin 2y ago
I love reading this for the eloquent, antiquated style of the prose. The part where he writes about experimentally detecting four dimensional space by the behavior of matter was interesting - I’ve never read anything like that before.
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by son_of_gloin 3y ago
Corporations aren't democratic organizations though so every individual in the group doesn't really have an equal access to these rights.
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by son_of_gloin 3y ago
Thanks, yep - I had lunch with Dan last week. I understand, I have a half-dozen coding projects that I’ve got in various stages of (in-)completion.
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by son_of_gloin 3y ago
Hey Doug, it’s Avi Eisner - long time no see! Dan told me you’re working on your own game engine - would love to see it some time and catch up!
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by son_of_gloin 3y ago
Free tax filing through the government? Why that’s basically communism!! Free enterprise is the best option for everything!! /s
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by son_of_gloin 3y ago
I’ve worked at many places from ~5-10 employee startups or design studios to mega-corporations with thousands of employees. I’ve only had one boss that I would consider “bad”. And I think that was mostly due to the culture of the company he
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Two models of AI oversight – and how things could go deeply wrong(garymarcus.substack.com)
1 points by son_of_gloin 3y ago|0 comments
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Tech Coops List(tech-coops.xyz)
2 points by son_of_gloin 4y ago|1 comments
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by son_of_gloin 4y ago
If I ever need to look for a new job, I think I would consider joining a tech coop. Anyone have experience working in one?
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What Elon Musk is teaching us about billionaires(slate.com)
9 points by son_of_gloin 4y ago|2 comments
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How New Are Yann LeCun's “New” Ideas?(garymarcus.substack.com)
102 points by son_of_gloin 4y ago|88 comments
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by son_of_gloin 4y ago
Half-Life 2 came out around the same time and I think had better graphics, story, and realistic physics.
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by son_of_gloin 4y ago
The name is first and foremost a way to attach that deeper knowledge of the bird to a symbol so it can be communicated to others. The name is necessary, but usually tells you very little about the thing it refers to.
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by son_of_gloin 4y ago
That's a good question. My job is in web development where some analytical creativity is needed. I also like to draw and paint in my free time. Both activities feel similar in that I can get into that "flow" state in each one
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by son_of_gloin 4y ago
Damn you, I just wasted like 20 minutes on this! :)
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Life Through Quantum Annealing(vesselproject.io)
1 points by son_of_gloin 5y ago|0 comments