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qwertywert_··on The Nintendo Switch has now outsold the Wii
> joycons are dead Did you try cleaning out the connector?
qwertywert_··on Faking a Positive Covid Test
No there's a Pfizer pill now, they are in phase 2/3.
qwertywert_··on The Problem of Marital Loneliness
Sounds like they were blindsided because they were too focused on work? And poor communication in the relationship.

It sounds like you think 2 workaholics make a better marriage because they are both "accomplished" and both focused on work, also sounds elitist.

qwertywert_··on Deaths involving Covid-19 by vaccination status, England
I think there are a couple points you missed: From that Table 5. in the PHE report, younger ages 20-59 are having less deaths still than unvaccinated. It is a clear pattern from this table the younger you are - the better off when double vaccinated.

68.1% efficacy against death is huge, and for that period is likely to be mostly delta variant, we can't just forget about Alpha variant which vaccine does amazing with, which the previous data shows.. not sure how this points to them being "government propaganda" campaign. Although I agree it's a bit disappointing they are not painting the full picture.

But people reading that "73% of new deaths were unvaccinated" would cause panic among people that don't understand you need to take into account ~90% of population aged >60 have been double vaccinated for a while now .

qwertywert_··on Evil programmer's tip: avoid “easy” things (2016)
Yea maybe if managers didn't pressure so hard on new features when they know 100% that there are so many bugs needing fixing + tests need writing, and general stability issues.

Shit will hit the fan but that's how they are directing the course of the ship, early in my career I just have to go with it right now It is not worth it for me to try doing the "easy" things when they aren't valued..

Working like this is too stressful though even if you look like a hero.

qwertywert_··on Glued to Your Phone? Here's How to Rethink Your Relationship with Social Media
There is a huge rise in popularity with astrology it is honestly getting concerning .. ironically social media is fuelling that growth (tiktok mainly)
qwertywert_··on Reviews of Android TV launcher after Google added ads to the homescreen
So you are suggesting you should never purchase an android phone like a Pixel because google has the capability of putting tons of ads in?

Customers can and should complain here, that's like saying don't purchase any software ever? People like smart TVs for good reasons.

qwertywert_··on Reviews of Android TV launcher after Google added ads to the homescreen
And now you have reached the exact point these same Android TV customers have reached :)

Can you admit you are wrong now?

qwertywert_··on Ask HN: What huge mistake did you make early in your career?
So working after work? Ehh sounds pretty exhausting.
qwertywert_··on Ask HN: What huge mistake did you make early in your career?
Happy birthday? That seems unnecessary really you don't need to send cards to all your connections. Just reach out if you want to reconnect don't overthink it - I feel it's pretty normal to drift in and out of connection/friendship even.
qwertywert_··on DeepMind says reinforcement learning is ‘enough’ to reach general AI
Yea. For animals, reproduction and just surviving is the reward function?

It talks a lot about having a rich enough environment for learning which makes sense, if a computer lives only in a Go board it can only learn go playing itself.

How do you simulate a rich enough environment purely in software (or do you sense input from the "real" environment) and what reward do we define in this complex environment.. It seems to ask those 2 questions in the discussion but kind of glosses over them imo.

qwertywert_··on Uber's crazy YOLO app rewrite, from the front seat
Well they are getting paid like 500k no?
qwertywert_··on Professor who harnessed power of cactuses is a top inventor
I know what you mean, but it's just the definition of natural at least on our "earth". If you find some technetium somewhere let me know.
qwertywert_··on Professor who harnessed power of cactuses is a top inventor
Natural = found in nature.
qwertywert_··on Subsidiary of Toyota to acquire Lyft’s self-driving car division
weak AI is here, AGI is a ways away..
qwertywert_··on 'Whitest ever' paint reflects 98% of sunlight
Just because something sounds silly doesn't mean you should just dismiss it right away, cynicism doesn't really help.
qwertywert_··on Latino Programming Language
Well most were created in C like, Lua made by a brazillian, Ruby made by Japanese guy. So yea they already had to base of existing US tech.
qwertywert_··on Microsoft buys Nuance for nearly $20B
Jesus, can't companies just be the company they are y'know.
qwertywert_··on Download the Entire Wikimedia Database
Can it also download sources if available too, would be cool.
qwertywert_··on Github1s – One second to read GitHub code with VS Code
Is it safe to just give this an OAuth token for private repo access?
qwertywert_··on Latches in C++20
"When you think about this workflow, you may notice that it can be performed without a boss." hehe
qwertywert_··on Ask HN: Is low level progarmming job more satisfying?
This is the major dilemma of my career right now... move close or farther away from embedded..

1. Tools are shit sometimes

2. fixing bugs no-one else understands (and so you don't receive proper praise - because manager might not even understand what you did)

3. Literally spending weeks on insane hardware issues, that requires sifting through 1000 page documentation.

4. harder work - less pay (depending on company)

The major positive is it's extremely satisfying when you do fix the things..

qwertywert_··on Tig – Text-mode interface for Git
Really, do you have to link screenshots separately to a flickr page?

Screenshots are super important for projects imo to quickly understand how something is actually useful. Should always make the small effort to add an example GIF or image (if applicable to the project).

qwertywert_··on Winding down my Debian involvement (2019)
I think it's different because internet is literally interconnecting devices, some of which might not even be running an OS per say.

Whereas Apple can release a new device on new OS with some custom hardware/drivers and as long as the internet + web parts are compatible with those interfaces there is no issue for customers.

Maybe you're right though, but also isn't that what Posix was meant for?

Also for things like Wi-Fi, they define those standards but the underlying vendor implementation is totally custom and can get really ugly still, just like an OS.

qwertywert_··on 100k Stars
This almost gave me a panic attack even though i usually like this type of stuff.
qwertywert_··on BBC Basic Console Mode
That background.. why..
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