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jeanlou··on Replit founder Amjad Masad isn’t afraid of Silicon Valley
It's funny how when talking about Israël's wrongdoings, everything is just "allegedly". Facts already confirms genocide, but hey, they don't want to land in hot water.
jeanlou··on Lessons from 14 years at Google
You need to be a product-minded engineer.
jeanlou··on Lessons from 14 years at Google
I was told at university that every software system is a socio-technical system. Keeping a mental note of that fact has helped me throughout my career.
jeanlou··on Evolving OpenAI's Structure
ClosedAI
jeanlou··on A decade later, a decade lost (2024)
Thank you for sharing such a deep and hurtful part of your life. I'm sorry for your loss, I cannot imagine what it feels like.
jeanlou··on Microsoft breached antitrust rules by bundling Teams and Office, EU says
To me these type of cases has always been BS, especially since not every company gets the same treatment. Next, they should ask Tesla to give its customers the choice of the autopilot software its car runs...
jeanlou··on Former University of Iowa hospital employee used fake identity for 35 years
What a hell it must have been for Mr Wood
jeanlou··on A Grumman F11 Tiger Shot Itself Down (2021)
Makes sense, thanks
jeanlou··on A Grumman F11 Tiger Shot Itself Down (2021)
The Navy says it's a one in a million event and he disagree. You concur with him based on two more events that happened decades apart. Isn't that a one in a million event?
jeanlou··on The cloud is a prison. can the local-first software movement set us free?
Good luck maintaining your own infra, server, system middle war combo. It's a whole area in itself. Let the specialists do it and focus on your core business. Saying otherwise is just a lack of pragmatism.
jeanlou··on The cloud is a prison. can the local-first software movement set us free?
That's just nitpicking
jeanlou··on The cloud is a prison. can the local-first software movement set us free?
I sense that you're writing this as if software is an end to itself as opposed to a mean. It's normal to engage with third party, especially for activities that are not part of your core business.
jeanlou··on Redmine – open-source project management
This is one badly built website: Cannot even see what the tool looks like.
jeanlou··on Building telescopes on the Moon could transform astronomy
"Alleged dark" matter he should have said. He haven't been able to detect it up to now.
jeanlou··on Caltech to launch space solar power technology demo into orbit
Some of us are in countries that use the metric system. So "everyone" is quite a sweeping statement.
jeanlou··on SpaceX is now building a Raptor engine a day, NASA says
Does it mean one engine rolls off the assembly line each day or that they build one from start to finish in a day? Probably the first assumption I guess.
jeanlou··on Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far
Wonderful news. I'm curious to see how the platform will change, hopefully for better, under his leadership. We need to find a way to foster free speech, and not only have Twitter as a liberal echo chamber.
jeanlou··on Cobra Maneuver
Is this useful and relevant in the age of 5th generation airplanes and current weapon (e.g. missile) technology ? My intuition tells me not
jeanlou··on Apps have become too good at their jobs
I just wish they'd let users disable these extra attention grabbing features.

In WhatsApp for example, I just want to use it as a messaging app but I find myself getting drawn to statuses and wasting my time and attention there. I try to combat it by muting each individual status but it's not an effective strategy. It would be great to have the option to either disable it or only allow certain person.

jeanlou··on Peter Eckersley has died
May he Rest In Power
jeanlou··on Edible insects role in transmission of parasitic diseases to humans (2019)
Absolutely, I'm convinced people will keep on eating insects as wealth increases.

It's not out of constrain that people have them in their diet, but it's part of their culinary culture.

Of course, as people get wealthier, new habits form, they are able to afford previously unattainable food, and surely they're will a shift in the diet, but eating insects will not be eliminated.

jeanlou··on House passes bill that DoD software can’t have any CVEs
Am I the only one to wonder what CVEs are?
jeanlou··on Edible insects role in transmission of parasitic diseases to humans (2019)
I would suggest you look at studies by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), you'll find data
jeanlou··on Edible insects role in transmission of parasitic diseases to humans (2019)
I assume in the Western part of the world, you haven't been eating insects in normal times, but it's not the case in other regions.

In my country for instance, people eat termites, crickets, caterpillars/larvae of rynchophorus, Augosoma centurus among others.

They are a considerable source of nutriments such as proteins and lipids.

jeanlou··on American Airlines agrees to purchase Boom Supersonic Overture aircraft
Same here, regarding the misperception of Boom being acquired by AA
jeanlou··on Why employees want to work in vilified industries
Really? Working for a Chinese company is the same as working a tobacco company?
jeanlou··on What the Hell Is Up with Dilbert?
lose*
jeanlou··on What the Hell Is Up with Dilbert?
The cancel culture is strong in this one...

At what point did we loose the ability to make fun of ourselves? The world used to be such a pleasant place.

jeanlou··on Phrases in computing that might need retiring
This is so pretentious. I don't see any arguments in this piece.
jeanlou··on Emoji Kitchen
Ponkey
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