ughitsaaron

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Unions Can Save Tech Workers and Tech Work(jacobin.com)
90 points by ughitsaaron 1mo ago|145 comments
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by ughitsaaron 2mo ago
Part of the point of SICP is to be generic about its programming principles. The core principles and concepts are independent of any particular programming language (so long as it has first class functions, and probably a few other common f
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by ughitsaaron 2mo ago
I get ads for this all the time but still have no idea what I could do with it.
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by ughitsaaron 4mo ago
I really love that book and also couldn’t help but think about it while reading this.
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Gauss's Easter Algorithm(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by ughitsaaron 5mo ago|0 comments
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by ughitsaaron 7mo ago
I just want to call out how much I appreciate the comparison of “vibe coding” to the endless scroll.
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Diablo Game Developers Join Communications Workers of America(cwa-union.org)
24 points by ughitsaaron 1y ago|18 comments
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by ughitsaaron 1y ago
> When you watch someone who knows what they are doing, you'll see them looping over the following steps: > Build a mental model of the requirements > Write code that (hopefully?!) does that > Build a mental model of what t
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by ughitsaaron 1y ago
I really agree. I think this is particularly peculiar to English speakers because the mix of origin in our vocabulary is such a grab bag.
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Bulgarian Dreams(newleftreview.org)
4 points by ughitsaaron 2y ago|0 comments
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Titan has methane cycles similar to water cycles on Earth(skyandtelescope.org)
5 points by ughitsaaron 2y ago|0 comments
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by ughitsaaron 2y ago
My apologies. https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wireStory/noam-chomskys-wife-r...
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We Remember Noam Chomsky, the Intellectual and Moral Giant(jacobin.com)
51 points by ughitsaaron 2y ago|36 comments
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Opening of NYC's first public observatory at risk due to last-minute regulations(gothamist.com)
4 points by ughitsaaron 2y ago|1 comments
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by ughitsaaron 2y ago
I actually laughed out loud when I read that conclusion. Not only does it sound infeasible and unsustainable, it also sounds not a little arrogant and likely annoying for everyone else working with them.
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by ughitsaaron 2y ago
My hunch is that because `child` is so common place and suggests no semantic reference to oppression.
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by ughitsaaron 2y ago
I think it’s easy to overestimate how thinly skinned most people really are because an exceptional complaint (that’s not easily dismissible) commands attention. (This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, insofar as it’s indicative of sympathy and
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by ughitsaaron 2y ago
Hristos a înviat! Multumesc, brother.
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by ughitsaaron 2y ago
That _is_ a much better link.
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Port 666 is officially registered to Doom(ibiblio.org)
142 points by ughitsaaron 2y ago|53 comments
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by ughitsaaron 2y ago
At the very least, even if you haven’t read Camus, I expect that any programmer of any experience should already have some intuitive sympathy with “The Myth of Sisyphus.”
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America's Public Bible: A Commentary(americaspublicbible.org)
1 points by ughitsaaron 2y ago|0 comments
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by ughitsaaron 2y ago
The publication is still around, at least online. Weirdly, I also noticed there’s a 2600 Meetup group nearby where I live.
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by ughitsaaron 3y ago
Why of all things should simplifying tax filing be means tested?
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The Empty Adderall Factory(nymag.com)
45 points by ughitsaaron 3y ago|66 comments
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by ughitsaaron 3y ago
In a few centuries (and a couple hundred medical nightmares)
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by ughitsaaron 3y ago
I came here to share that article in case nobody had yet. It provides a very healthy reality check in discussions on this topic.
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by ughitsaaron 3y ago
That explain why an audio version exists, but not why the audio is hosted by a different, unaffiliated publication.
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by ughitsaaron 3y ago
A fun fact about this essay. It was published after Anthony’s mother made an unsolicited submission of it to David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker. > Bourdain began his ascent as a writer and public personality when his mother sent
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by ughitsaaron 3y ago
sounds like a perfectly cromulent topic to embiggen our knowledge.

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