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by tintt 5y ago
I still think that software in general does show up in productivity trends. Take a look at nineties on the chart in the article, this productivity surge can easily be attributed to spreadsheets, text processor and other software innovations
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by tintt 5y ago
Well, Facebook held the crown for way too long, it was bound to happen, but honestly I don’t see TikTok as a Facebook killer. It feels too niche to be popular in the long run.
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by tintt 5y ago
Was wondering the same
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by tintt 5y ago
Excellent point! Combustion engine did see a fair bit of progress.
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by tintt 5y ago
Same here with iOS Safari. Thank you for the direct link.
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by tintt 5y ago
> “What mechanism stops people from forging the original vaccine cards?” None, and that’s the real problem of the CDC cards. For a service like this to succeed, it needs to come up with a verifiable solution, which I admit is pretty diff
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by tintt 5y ago
Mechanical watch is a mesmerizing device. Makes you wonder though, why there was so little progress around mechanical technology (not only watch specific) lately? My car can talk to me, steer, retain speed by following other vehicles, but t
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by tintt 5y ago
Nice, didn’t know that one
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by tintt 5y ago
It’s cool, but 2D transformations are easy to wrap your head around anyway. Waiting for part two!
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by tintt 5y ago
I wish industry encouraged engineers more to pay attention to this kind of things, rather than to flashy bells and whistles. 30-50ms may seem insignificant, but has a huge impact on the overall experience.
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by tintt 5y ago
You’re totally right, Saturn V, Space Shuttle, SLS – all of them are great technology, but financially speaking, they were all doomed from the get go. I weren’t trying to compare NASA and Space X, I was trying to point out that optimistic o
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by tintt 5y ago
Agree on all points. I’m pretty sure Starship is going to be more economically viable than Space Shuttle ever was, I didn’t mean to compare them directly. And you’re right, $1k/kg to LEO doesn’t sound unattainable even for F9. With the
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by tintt 5y ago
$7bn is just a third of NASA budget, it’s doable, but you’re right, there’s no reason to go as big as McMurdo Station with today’s technology.
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by tintt 5y ago
People were optimistic about LEO shipping costs when the Space Shuttle program just started, but it didn’t exactly work out economically. Partially reusable F9 was meant to decrease lunch costs, and it did, but not to the extent some hoped.
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by tintt 5y ago
TL;DR – drainage ditches, carbon dioxide traps, roofs that don’t collect rainwater and chickens that eat mosquitoes.
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by tintt 5y ago
Smart homes are so stupid today
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by tintt 5y ago
Given the speed of sound, 0.5ms delay occurs when you talk to anybody more than half-a-feet away
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by tintt 5y ago
This story has an Irvine Welsh flavor
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by tintt 5y ago
Second that. Do you rely on any image moderation service, Amazon Rekognition or similar?
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by tintt 5y ago
TIL that login through Apple ID shields my data from the service that I’m logging in. Idk about the dev side, but as a user I like it. I may start using this feature after all.
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by tintt 5y ago
People don’t always agree on what simplicity is. To some, older proven technology is simpler, even if it requires more time, hustle and code to use. To the other, the same problem solved with a newer intricate tech, but solved quicker and l
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by tintt 5y ago
Didn’t know that about Trader Joe’s, it’s really smart. To your point: for many companies out there it may be easier to raise compensation a bit rather than to figure out interesting tasks for their engineering force. Business usually wants
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by tintt 5y ago
Love it when companies do the smallest things right. A bit sad that a dollar worth of additional components incure 200-300% of the final price markup (comparing Apple vs Samsung chargers)
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by tintt 5y ago
I’m kind of surprised it wasn’t before. I mean, even x86 MOV instruction is.
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by tintt 5y ago
The next thing you know, your screwdriver will become a subscription product. Internet of things is a dangerous technology.