svrtknst

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by svrtknst 16d ago
I refer to Exactitude quite often, but more often to highlight that the code isn't the documentation, to use the same analogy. When we make a map, it is a purposeful abstraction. It disregards some things and exaggerates others. The
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by svrtknst 3mo ago
You can use public transportation, bikes, car pooling, taxis and rentals for your rare-use needs, and its usually cheaper than owning and operating a vehicle.
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by svrtknst 5mo ago
Unnecessarily negative imo. I like the video because I cant read a blog post in the background while doing other stuff, and I like Gadget Hackwrench narrating semi-obscure CS topics lol
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by svrtknst 6mo ago
It's easy to win an argument when you get to construct both sides. You can easily be direct and to the point without being brash. You could, also, be wrong or misinformed, so I don't see the big deal about "Hey -- the latency
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by svrtknst 7mo ago
That doesnt necessarily track. He could have stolen the data, then reported it to clear his own name. He did access more data than he needed to prove that there is a likely breach.
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by svrtknst 7mo ago
Is it? if 10 people may have committed a crime, should we exonerate 1 of them because he reported it and promises he didnt do anything?
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by svrtknst 7mo ago
If you flip it, we have a dude here admitting to breaching a large number of accounts and gaining access to PII -- including PII about minors. Are we and the Maltese government just going to trust this guy and assume he has actually deleted
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by svrtknst 7mo ago
we should be worried about both. there is a real risk of this rendering human trust and the internet pretty much useless
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by svrtknst 8mo ago
eh, words are reality. insults are just changes in air pressure but they still hurt, and being constantly subjected to negativity and harsh language would be an unpleasant work environment
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by svrtknst 8mo ago
I'm not being factious, but is there any Linux distro with a desktop experience that matches Windows and macos? Like, yes, I know there are many flaws with both. A lot of sound, technical issues with windows and macos. A slew of UX one
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by svrtknst 9mo ago
Spoiler: No, they dont. They never do. Reports will say "yeah, probably" and in 10-40 years will change to "oooh well they didnt".
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by svrtknst 9mo ago
not only does OP imagine a powerful customer base, theyre all aligned enough that one configuration fits all. im doubtful
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by svrtknst 1y ago
Aren't you the one building on suppositions? We know that they don't have flight hours. We cannot conclude what condition they were in aside from that. to jump from "they could be tired or hungover" to "yeah or alie
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by svrtknst 1y ago
You, and the OP, are being unfair in your replies. Obviously, it's not worthless for all applications but when LLMs obviously fail in disastrous ways in some important areas, you can't refute that by going "actually it gives
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by svrtknst 2y ago
a wonderful thing to do in that case is to either ask, or present your concern as a concern. An expression of uncertainty and fear. Not as a statement, or counterclaim, or by trying to propose a solution to the problem you've invented.
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by svrtknst 2y ago
for given values of "smarter" and "dumber". i've yet to encounter a smart digital to-do system. most are terrible and pretty dumb. a paper todo is pretty much as smart as you make it.
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by svrtknst 2y ago
What "is" JavaScript then? It's not the language specification (that's ECMAScript) and it's not the interpreters (that's Node, Deno, Bun, V8, Spidermonkey…), so what... is it? And to follow up - how does Oracle
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by svrtknst 2y ago
Roman-built roads and the spread of Latin were tremendously important. Noone said they were invented by them.
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by svrtknst 2y ago
Personally I disagree. IMO, devtools were better when competing with firebug, but I haven't experienced much of a difference in the past... 8? years. Something like that.
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by svrtknst 2y ago
It also doesn't work properly, since it sets cookies before you make a choice.
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by svrtknst 3y ago
There are parallells to human complacency, and there have been military incidents due to it.
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by svrtknst 3y ago
Not sure about "fix" but cooling the body via hot showers is a fairly common recommendation for anxiety relief, especially prior to sleep. Supposedly, if you cool the body down externally (cold shower, cold environment) it will tr
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by svrtknst 3y ago
I'm willing to bet that a lot of the times, the issues are 1) overestimating how much laundry detergent they need 2) not putting some extra detergent in the dishwasher
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by svrtknst 3y ago
So you're supposing that Musk will use his influence with american politicians to threaten Sweden with revoked NATO membership? ok
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by svrtknst 3y ago
one idea could be to produce less chickens
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by svrtknst 3y ago
TypeScript became so much more pleasant to use after we started using parsers regularly. We use Runtypes in some projects and a hand rolled lib I wrote in others, and being able to parse unknown data into a known shape is a life saver. Glad
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by svrtknst 3y ago
I dont think it should be "instead". Suggesting that emergency brakes are inadequate due to one passenger failing to locate one is kinda cheap. We could also easily construe your argument as "engineers would never design a fl
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by svrtknst 3y ago
IMO this list isn't specific enough with the causes and takeaways, and esp. not specific enough to highlight minor critical omissions. Most of these feel like "They didnt act fast enough or do a good enough job. They should do a b
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by svrtknst 3y ago
For a long stretch of time, carnivorous dinosaurs roamed the Earth. For a long time, it was molten rock. Would you like dinosaurs or molten rock in your apartment? I wouldn't.
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by svrtknst 3y ago
Famously, they tried to recreate it once. And slipped. And people died

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