DontGiveTwoFlux

OP describes systems which seed tests with non-determinism to catch users who write tests relying on undefined behavior, such as order of equal elements. Writing tests against these systems is a game changer (once you figure out what’s going on and why there are flakes). I’m a huge fan of this subtle change which has spared me at least one bug. It also allows library authors to gain the advantage of not accidentally producing a behavior that induces Hyrum’s law. Kudos to the team for making this work at scale.

Not mentioned in the article is power density. How quickly can the energy be released? Consider solar panels, you need a table sized cell to get 100W. That can make for a big battery to get grid scale power output if these cells are only as power dense as solar panels. The energy density of a heat based solution can be very high- metals can get very hot and they are dense enough to store a lot of energy. But if you can’t get the energy out of the battery fast enough that limits the applications. By comparison lithium ion batteries can dump power out extremely quickly, which is what makes them great for cars. Hydro is even better.

I hope that iterations can get some language level treatment via a mechanism to hook into the ‘range’ operator on custom containers.

If a Netflix subcontractor didn’t pay their actors, writers, etc, they would catch a well deserved deluge of criticism. Of course it wouldn’t happen because those workers are organized to prevent these abuses.

I haven’t done the analysis myself, but I highly doubt winterization would double the cost of energy. It’s probably some small portion of the capex to build the plant in the first place. Would you pay an additional 5% or 10%? Probably, especially if you get to avoid your home being flooded by burst pipes, rendering it potentially unlivable for much longer than the week of power outage.

Unfortunately the percussive clacks from a keyboard are probably too broad spectrum to neutralize. These transient waveforms are hard to beat.

Stamping out the above board market for hacks, is not a perfect solution. But limiting the free flow of these hacks from private companies to law enforcement and governments will decrease their availability and abuse. The expertise to build these hacks is high, and so is the potential for abuse. If government needs to build it in house instead of calling up a vendor like NSO and forking over a few, we can expect a better outcome.

High taxes incentivizes more productive use of real estate, such as multi family housing.

I find that the prices of the food are also inflated over what the restaurant would charge.

As someone who writes <5 commits of C++ per year, it is very frustrating. I can’t get through a code review without reviewers referencing at least 2 blog posts about proper style for modern C++. I’m sure if I were an expert who used it every day I could remember all the gotchas and best practices, but it sure is tedious to deal with occasionally. Too many foot guns and conventions, not enough constraints in the language.

This comment hits on one particular issue of ulterior motives in the actions of a non-profit.

But more generally, there is a whitewashing going on. Look at the Sackler family, which for decades got to put their names on museums, hospitals, etc. they get to go around spreading a story about how good they are while rotting out communities with their dirty opioid pushing. They got called out, sure, but how many other Sacklers are out there with their reputations unburnished?