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Kirth··on Leveraging AI for efficient incident response
Really, a tool where 42% of incident responses the on call engineers are greeted by a pointer that likely lets them resolve the incident almost immediately and move on, rather than spending potentially hours figuring out which component it is they need to address and how, isn't impressive to you?
Kirth··on CrowdStrike Update: Windows Bluescreen and Boot Loops
and why do they run spyware?
Kirth··on Developer experience: What is it and why should you care? (2023)
Has anyone ever seen such a place in practice? what were they doing right? I've seen this claimed a few times before but it was always wilful blindness + not measuring anything related.
Kirth··on First we shape our social graph, then it shapes us (2022)
Groups tend to see collective trauma as normal and (unsubconsciously) work to sustain it.
Kirth··on Ask HN: Why do message queue-based architectures seem less popular now?
Genuine question: say you have 3-4 services and a bunch of databases that make up your product, what's the alternative to plemping them all into K8s according to you?
Kirth··on Metabolism of autism reveals developmental origins
Because physical activity and menial work that allows the mind some down time are effective ways to reduce ADHD symptoms.
Kirth··on Happy Birthday Lemmings
I played revolution as a kid, it was fun! I wonder if it still runs on modern hardware
Kirth··on First 3D-printed functional human brain tissue grows like the real thing
Head cheeses when??
Kirth··on US could soon approve MDMA therapy
By fixing the underlying conditions that lead to the behaviour classified as ADHD rather than depending on stimulants as a(n admittedly very effective) crutch to power through them.
Kirth··on If you’re so smart, why aren’t you happy?
Over what timespan did you do this, and do you have any tips for others who should be doing the same thing?
Kirth··on OpenSSH switches to using gender-neutral language
"This person requires access"?
Kirth··on Humans are more dependent on water than many other mammals
We do store water in our fat. Dry fasting will cause your body to more aggressively break down the fat to get this water. Unfortunately, your body won't/can't always break down fat.
Kirth··on Can you IoT an Airwick air freshener? (2020)
I imagine the "healthy" connotation that the term fresh carries is good for marketing. "generator" sounds industrial, polluting.. makes one wonder if it causes adverse health effects.
Kirth··on FDA approves new ADHD drug for children
Hi! I'm glad you're doing well on your medication. Can I ask, what have you done to make any possible issues visible?

I've heard a few scary stories from people about long-term adderall usage weakening their heart muscle but they are/were not particularly healthy individuals

Kirth··on Hobbyists beat professional designers in creating novel board games
This article sure could do with some pictures!
Kirth··on What Is Mind-Wandering and How You Use It to Your Advantage?
Run or exercise for an hour and then sit down, and you might find out :)
Kirth··on The Art of Not Thinking
Running badly is bad for the knees*.
Kirth··on A Hierarchy of Engineering Values
Direction is inherently part of what makes a team; can't have a great team without it.
Kirth··on Tuxedo Book BA15: AMD-only and Linux-preinstalled laptop
> ("koop op afstand", not sure how to translate)

buy remotely :)

Kirth··on Fake doctor saved thousands of infants and changed medical history (2018)
Cost, governments are not benevolent entities.
Kirth··on How AMD Gave China the ‘Keys to the Kingdom’
How would you propose to fix these; what system, according to you, would not have the same flaws as the current ones? There being an Us and a Them has been the way forward for most of human civilization's existence.
Kirth··on On Truth and Lying in the Extra German Sense
"German has super precise, single words for almost all concepts" is a very popular meme with people who don't know a lot about German.
Kirth··on Upgrade Your Memory with a Surgically Implanted Chip
Just buy our other product to remove unwanted memories ;)
Kirth··on Files UWP: An enthusiast’s take on what Windows File Explorer explorer should be
The ability to explore isn't just Explorer's namesake but what makes is a good tool. Orienting yourself in Explorer is largely done through the tree on the side... which is missing in this rewrite?

What an affront to computing modern UI design is.

Kirth··on With greater longevity, the quest to avoid infirmities of aging is more urgent
It's not because it's unknown we should assume this effect scales linearly, either..
Kirth··on Self-distancing can help you make better decisions
Self-distancing is a tool and in this case you are using it wrong.

Often, the problem when making such choices, is that fear short-circuits the thinking process. "I may switch to Clojure and not find a job; NO JOB? POVERTY! POVERTY? DEATH!" whereas a more correct thought process would be: "I may switch to Clojure, enjoy it but not find a job. How long can I do without a job?"

This will allow you to explore and discover the safety nets you have around you. From experience as a former doom-thinker: such safety nets are more prevalent than you'd think.

Kirth··on Smartphones Are Toys First, Tools Second
I was strongly reminded of this yesterday when I wanted to send someone the PSK for a home WiFi network. It baffles me that I'd need root access and a separate tool to extract the PSK.

Are there any phone manufacturers that still let you root without potentially bricking the phone etc?

Kirth··on GitHub Sponsors
> Do companies use GitHub sponsorships to judge the health of dependencies? Will they create budgets to support their dependencies systematically?

In my past I've worked with multiple places that absolutely loved open-source. Because to them it was "free". Something they could use in their products and then charge customers for. Often these opportunistic parasites would never contribute anything back; going out of their way to work around missing features or bugs rather than trying to fix or contribute towards the codebase.

I doubt that these companies now, despite depending on such OS, would pay paying money/contribute; no matter how administratively trivial it became.

Kirth··on Can we all stop using Medium now?
Yes. Of course, now all we're getting at the top of google search results are bland and uninformative "ads" pushed out by copywriters.
Kirth··on Steve Singh stepping down as Docker CEO
Seconded. I've seen quite some Belgian and German (tech) companies that don't value good (tech) employees. They'd rather pay slightly below market rate and cheap out on everything. Somehow these companies keep going. People's standards here, are low.

Belgian news has an item every half-year where some big shot company boy complains about how difficult it is to get (good) ITers. This gets thinned down to "there's not enough ITers". Reality is that they refuse to pay for the quality employees they NEED, so those work elsewhere/leave the company/work remote.

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