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I find myself doing a mix of both. Source maps are good enough most of the time, I haven't seen the bizarre failures you're seeing - maybe your bundling configuration needs some tweaking? But yes, the frequent re-renders are obnoxious. In those cases logging is generally better.

Conditional breakpoints help alleviate the pain when there are frequent re-renders. Generally you can pinpoint a specific value that you're looking for and only pause when that condition is satisfied. Setting watch expressions helps a lot too.

Decades and decades of mistreatment are not going to be remedied by some modest handouts. That doesn't mean that UBI as a whole could never work.

> The odds of creating a brand new device that no one has ever heard of that people will carry everywhere with them is basically zero.

If there is enough utility in the device, and the form factor is well done, I think the odds are much higher than zero.

> Rather than using a joystick, Asteroids used buttons for all it controls. There was “rotate left”, “rotate right”, “thrust”, “fire” and “hyperspace”. That many buttons really messes with me!

This really hit home for me. Having gravitated toward games with "simple" controls like PacMan, Crazy Climber, Space Invaders, Tron etc., I never evolved to master multiple button games like Defender, Asteroids etc.

For modern platforms, like Switch/Xbox/PS series, I'm hopelessly lost.

> Having a full discussion or conversation using a phone virtual keyboard is such a user hostile experience to me.

Same - when I'm scrolling Reddit I often feel like I want to add a comment, but then think about having to "type" a few paragraphs on my phone, and just pass on it. However, I'm definitely on the older side, and I do understand that the younger generations have no such qualms.

Close plays on the base paths are pretty exciting.

> I mean I find the whole infield outside of maybe a triple play more boring than all or nothing home run, intentional walk, and strikeout.

The problem is that the strikeout or walk is much more common than the home run.

I've been using Apple Maps exclusively for a few years now, as I like the turn by turn directions much better, and the UI is more readable to me, as others have noted.

My wife seems to like Google Maps better, so we tried it on a recent trip. I ended up going around in circles in an unfamiliar area, and it kept telling me to turn where no road existed. I was flabbergasted it was so bad, as the last time I used it, I didn't remember it being so unreliable.

I don't think it's inability to distinguish. At least for those in the public sphere, it's a willful disregard for facts entirely, because acknowledging facts would put them in opposition to the president, thus potentially setting them up to be banished by the party.

> Code is a liability

Another way I've seen this expressed, which resonates with me, is "All code is technical debt."

I think it is going to be much harder to get Trump to leave after these four years than the last time. I imagine there will be an amendment on the table soon to do away with the two-term limit, if there isn't already. Or, he may just say "come and get me" and if the military is on his side, he can just continue to rule as he sees fit.

I don't know if they are more competent now. There are just fewer people willing to push back, and few to no guardrails in place for when the leader doesn't adhere to the usual governmental and ethical norms.

It would neither improve nor worsen their chances. I'm only looking for their ability to model a software application.

I wouldn't see it as a challenge, as it has nothing to do with the task at hand. If they said "I don't want to do this exercise, because I don't believe in library fines," that might hurt their chances.

My comment was more about being surprised that they had never checked out a book from a library, since I thought that was a fairly universal experience, at least for software engineers, but going forward I don't think I'll assume that.

I imagine the designer was under a set of constraints, for example, only a certain about of linear space was available for the ramp, because of other issues in the area; or maybe there was some budget constraint.

The designer may have thought about what it's like for a cyclist to make that curve, and thought, "the bicyclist can slow down to make the ramp."

None of those things have anything to do with not caring.

One interview question I like to give for software engineering candidates at my company is "rough out the model for an online library, where users can check out up to three books, they will be charged for overdue books" etc.

Recently I had a candidate who essentially had no idea what I was talking about. They had never checked out a book from a library.

I guess I shouldn't have been surprised, but I still was.

The school districts have all kinds of conflicting incentives and priorities. Someone is telling them "go digital, it's the future! Kids have to learn to use technology!" Now folks are telling them "but the kids don't learn well with laptops! Go back to books!" So are they going to abandon the sizable investment they made in getting every kid a Chromebook?

> like hiring good teachers and firing bad ones There are these things called unions...

I often observe people at my office using the laptop keyboard and monitor exclusively, while sitting at their desks, even though we are all given external monitors, keyboards and mice.

I guess they are young and their bodies don't hurt yet.

Similar to the article's author, I also once got laid off shortly after being hired; three months in my case. I was promised they were on a growth track to nine-figure revenue. One month of down subscription growth, the CEO panicked, and I was gone.

I still get mad thinking about it.

At least you can do it well, imagine the grind when you can't.

I recently took a long car trip solo and was able to listen to Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety without interruption. It still holds up in that kind of scenario; you almost have to listen to whole thing nonstop to fully appreciate it.

> I'd recommend two overlooked albums of the 70's - Meddle and Animals.

I'd even throw Obscured by Clouds in there, which has some straight up rock jams as well as the more moody sound that became typical later.

You were probably quoted "up to" gigabit speed. Which means anything from zero to gigabit is acceptable.

As a competitive bowler, the index finger is not used at all. The middle and ring fingers are inserted into the finger holes. I think it has to do with the connection to forearm muscles as described in the paper - the middle and ring fingers provide the most grip strength which is required to provide torque to the ball.

Same phenomenon in modern classical music, and what is known as "free jazz". Much of it is unlistenable for average people, or even those who enjoy "classic" classical or jazz music.

Taking the example of free jazz, the artists are trying to free themselves from what they see as restraints on expression. However, the human mind and heart are themselves governed by pattern and organization, which is why most music took the forms that it did. Departing from those typical structures is an artistic choice, but the artists can't be surprised when most listeners don't respond well to those choices. Perhaps they don't care much about the listeners anyway.

I think the assumption is that if it doesn't have a modifier, it's dairy milk. Otherwise, it would have one of the modifiers you listed.

Lots of soccer moms driving Teslas in the Bay Area. Know several myself.

I dunno, I adjust climate and music frequently while driving. I have a Volvo now which requires touchscreen for those things, and I can't stand it. Otherwise a great car though.

After a while you "learn" to do it without looking at the screen too much. Nonetheless, it's far inferior to having tactile controls.

It's a shallower style refrigerator, that doesn't "stick out" past the depth of the counters next to it.

They have already been left in the dust, even before LLMs, which explains a lot about our current political situation.

Ironically, those who can work with their hands may be better positioned than "lightly" college educated persons; LLMs can't fix a car, build a house, or clear a clogged pipe.

I believe your example is also anecdotal?

I can say that in the SF Bay Area, since 2000, probably three out of four small venues that used to host live music either have shut down completely, or no longer have live music. Maybe in lower COL areas it's easier to keep these venues going.

Yeah, but if it was a more common thing, maybe you'd get better at it. Also, if everyone was doing it, a single person wouldn't stand out as much.