noir_lord

So where computers and tech generally, when the motivation to do cool thing was the cool thing you got a very different crowd.

On one level it's a shame on another exactly what you'd expect to happen given the amounts of money involved.

We had it good there for a while.

Was same for crypto and NFT's and will be the same for the next thing

Not living in SF (or the US) and been around HN for a long time is an interesting view into how an influential part of the tech landscape thinks.

If they decide to do this hilariously unpopular thing, they'll tax at the ISP/Service Provider level so it won't really be avoidable.

> a very significant increase in the number and intensity of outdoor lights

I think the number of lights is about the same at least where I live in the UK, the big change is the light is now bright white not the yellow of the older sodium vapour lights.

I kinda miss that but mostly because it wasn't as bright and is what I grew up with, you can't really argue that the white light isn't more effective at it's primary goal (illumination) though.

Indeed, people tell me that 4K/144Hz 28" IPS is overkill and yeah I can see it, 2560x1440 would be acceptable but my eyes aren't what they where and I'm astigmatic and a decent quality IPS for something I stare at for hours a day is well worth the (slight) cost premium over 1440.

Not sure why you'd not just use discord if cost is that much a factor, it has better calling that slack and ironically given what slack is used for way better code embedding etc.

The default strap it comes with doesn't help either, I switched to a halo band type and have comfortably worn it for 6+ hrs multiple times (yes I have/had an addiction to IL2, flight sims (and racing games) are where it truly shines).

All China had to do was keep doing what China was already doing.

When your enemy is making a mistake don't interrupt them and all that jazz.

Yesterday I had one try and use Generics in a language that doesn't have Generics and then use a type declaration that is a trivially obvious error at run time. (Qwen both times).

I just asked chatgpt the run time error and this was the entire thing...

> Me: is `?mixed $foobar = null` a error in PHP 8.5?

> ChatGPT: No. In PHP 8.5, this is valid: `mixed $foobar = null` mixed includes null (as well as all other PHP types), so the default value is compatible.

> Me: did you miss the ?

> ChatGPT: Yes <SmileyEmojii> — I missed the ?. ?mixed $foobar = null is an error in PHP 8.5.

If I'd invested trillions of dollars in that industry I'd be getting worried...

Also it using emojii's and words describing emotions just makes my soul shudder.

It's not that they don’t generate useful things, they can and then the next minute they smash into the wall repeatedly because the door is 3ft to the left.

Since it's stochastic by nature you never know which the answer is going to be and they are making the same kinds of mistakes they where making a couple of years ago, I'm not sure it's actually solvable with the current approach.

Never not upvoting a Discworld reference :).

It's unfortunate you are getting down voted for pointing out pretty much what has happened.

Whether Trump is or isn't allied with Russia is immaterial if much of what he does is exactly the same as what he would do if he were.

The people debating whether he's compromised are missing the point, if he's not then there is the much more interesting question of then why has his foreign policy been to their benefit?.

You as well, and yes it's very "may you live in interesting times" at the moment everywhere.

> You’re welcome.

I didn't say thank you and don't presume I would, Planetscale acting in their own self interest by improving postgres upstream isn't deserving of thanks, any more than Intel upstreaming a bunch of Linux kernel work is or myriad other examples.

Corporations acting in their self interest isn't worth giving thanks for, neither is the work of the people paid to do work on their behalf.

I don't expect my employer to thank me, I expect them to pay me, I don't expect users of software I was paid to write to thank me because I did it for the money not out of altruism towards those users.