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AttakBanana

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AttakBanana··on Jane Street's Figgie card game
Pretty much exactly what I meant.
AttakBanana··on Jane Street's Figgie card game
Yup, that's what I mean by point #2.
AttakBanana··on Jane Street's Figgie card game
I've enjoyed playing this.

The basic strategy that works for me:

1. If I have an obvious skew in the distribution of cards I've been dealt, I can assume the common suit and hence the goal suit and try to buy the cards of that suit.

2. If the distribution of cards I have is more or less even, then I just save that round and try to make back the base cost.

The hard part has been trying to understand how to update my beliefs based on the trades being made. If you assume everyone is making the rational choice, you might be able to come up with some strategy, but if its against humans who might be trying to bluff, I have no idea. Although, they say its a win-win game, so maybe theres a way there too.

AttakBanana··on Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers an Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels
Shouldn't the companies selling the data bear more responsibility than the brokers?
AttakBanana··on “Technical” Skills
I agree with you. I think I wasn't clear in my comment.

If you like computers, the skill floor for comp sci is lower for you. And if you like talking and cracking jokes, the skill floor for stand-up comedy is lower for you. These are subjective.

So the difference in the skill level required between them in reality might not be vastly different. (Only with regards to the skill floor)

AttakBanana··on “Technical” Skills
Your first example is precisely what I mean.

Making the FPS higher, might require some creative hacks. Making a 3D model look exactly like your vision might require highly technical knowledge about your tools.

Going beyond acceptable standards, imo, requires both technical and creative skills. And I believe the split is closer than we think.

On the second note, I understand the point, however, it's subjective how it makes the person feel. I have seen many instances of "creative" people shy away from technical things because its "not who they are" and vice-versa.

AttakBanana··on “Technical” Skills
I agree with most of the article. There's a part of the world that makes a distinction between "technical" and "creative" which bothers me even more.

Putting yourself or someone else in a bucket of "technical" or "non-technical" creates a subconscious barrier to expanding your skills beyond your label while also giving you an excuse, and others the same low expectations.

It is also a gray area I feel. Is writing efficient code a technical skill, while keeping maintainable or readable a soft skill? The difference seems similar to me.

I might be totally off here, but having a distinction has always felt weird to me.

AttakBanana··on “Technical” Skills
I would argue that skill floors are subjective, and so maybe there isn't as much difference as we think between the two skills?
AttakBanana··on Ask HN: Are there any “claim a job” platforms for gig work?
https://replit.com/bounties could be similar to what you're looking for.
AttakBanana··on ASX drops plan to replace CHESS with blockchain, writes off AUD $250M
> Accenture highlighted governance flaws on both the ASX and delivery partner sides, including “inefficiencies in the delivery lifecycle through to testing, with siloed execution and reporting resulting in misaligned views of status on delivery progress, risks and issues.”

Sounds like the problem was mismanagement. Let's not blame crypto for everything.

I'm not saying blockchain was the answer to their problems, but it could have been a sub $10M mistake if not for the terrible management.

AttakBanana··on MacBook Pros, an “M1X” chip, and other stuff to expect at Apple’s October event
Just curious, are these issues not enough to make you look elsewhere? Especially since these kind of issues have been common with MacBooks over the past few years. Maybe you require MacOS for something specific? Or is there just nothing else you'd rather use?
AttakBanana··on The Framework Laptop Could Revolutionize Repairability. We Hope It Does
I want to be able to have an affordable repair option if I spill coffee on my laptop 6 months in.

This sentiment is pretty universal, you don't hear about it much because consumers don't think they have a choice. If you go into an Apple Store with a Macbook whose keyboard doesn't work because of spilt coffee, Apple can charge you whatever they want, and theres proof that they will frequently (unintentionally or not) misdiagnose a problem and quote you 80% of what you initally paid to replace everything.

What framework is doing is enabling customers to go to any repair store around the corner to get their device fixed for a fraction of the cost.

AttakBanana··on The typeface that helps dyslexics read (2017)
I'm happy for those who find it easier to read with this font, but just to note there was a study that showed no indication of this font helping reading speed. The study also notes that most participants preferred the alternate fonts (namely Arial or Times New Roman)

"Dyslexie font does not benefit reading in children with or without dyslexia" - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5934461/

AttakBanana··on Pop_OS 21.04
I installed Pop!_OS 20.10 (non LTS) on my Ryzen 2600 + RTX 3060 Ti PC.

No issues whatsoever. Even this random cheap bluetooth dongle I use works without a hassle.

AttakBanana··on Qutebrowser
I hope you've moved away from LastPass (like many of us) following their recent changes to their pricing and free tier.

Would recommend BitWarden as an alternative.

AttakBanana··on Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint
As someone mentioned in another comment, this is the result of yet another monopolistic practice, this time by Steam who requires your game to be priced the same in all stores else it will be removed from Steam.

https://www.pcgamer.com/lawsuit-claims-valve-is-abusing-its-...

AttakBanana··on Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint
This is dumb. I never said "any" money, you're just trying to justify your own opinion.

Yes people spend more on the App Store and if the dev wants to use it to market their app they should go ahead and pay that 30%.

However if the devs dont want to access that, and/or consumers want to pay lesser, they should have the option to download from elsewhere.

AttakBanana··on Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint
That is also a bad monopolistic practice we should be against. Apple isn't the only culprit.
AttakBanana··on Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint
Because all of them take a 30% cut (*some exceptions to certain apps apply)

https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/07/report-steams-30-cut...

What I mean is, if Apple's cut was lesser / we had different app stores, prices could potentially be up to 30% lesser.

AttakBanana··on Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint
Um, the harm is 30% more expensive apps. If devs can't avoid the cut, its only going to get passed down to the user.