givemeethekeys

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Please take everything I say with a giant grain of salt.
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Comment · 2 months ago
I bet the same analogy can be applied to cooking a cucumber.
Comment · 3 months ago
Are there economic reasons that support the decision making?

Are recruiting numbers really strong over the past year? Are they projected to remain that way? Is the military going to be using AI to reduce headcount?

Are they going to force a lot of older soldiers into retirement to make for a new younger cadre of loyalists?

Comment · 3 months ago
In much of the US, internet companies run a racket. While there are often multiple providers to choose from, if you want reliable service at good speeds, you end up with two, or if you're really lucky, three options. One of those options is Starlink.
Comment · 3 months ago
They don't have any real skin in the game.

Who cares if they're right about something? Are they putting money on the line? What is their P/L for being "right"?

Comment · 4 months ago
"Bi-partisan issue" /s
Comment · 5 months ago
Okay, let's flip it: why would Apple, Microsoft, etc.. agree with such a law? What would the trickle down be for browser makers and website creators?
Comment · 6 months ago
Fear sells. Everyone is afraid of getting sued and being denied insurance. The answer is cameras!

Dividing people to vilify each other over race, religion, gender, ethnicity and even politics is incredibly profitable. Once they're afraid of their neighbors, they'll happily pay someone to protect them at every turn.

Comment · 6 months ago
All Flock footage should be subject to FOIA requests.
Comment · 6 months ago
Department stores often play covers. I'm guessing it's cheaper than playing the originals. And now, with AI, they could play original AI creations for even less!
Comment · 6 months ago
I meant to point out that, for the use-cases where functional languages are used - production performance seems very acceptable, compared to having to micromanage memory allocation.
Comment · 6 months ago
Is it any louder than driving on the highway with the windows down? I imagine when air hits ears at a high speed, it's going to be loud.
Comment · 6 months ago
Isn't the whole point of abstraction to not care about whats underneath unless you really have to? But ideally, you don't because the abstraction is "good enough"?

I haven't heard anyone writing code in Elixir complain about performance issues.

Comment · 6 months ago
We need a proposition to cancel the project.

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