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wly_cdgr

1,650 karma · joined May 24, 2019

Just a not-so-wily codger
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wly_cdgr··on Dramatic drop in marijuana use among U.S. youth over a decade
Well yeah, legal things aren't cool. I'm sure they'll find something else that's still illegal to use/abuse/do instead
wly_cdgr··on Can a Rubik's Cube be brute-forced?
After 6831 (give or take) hours, I'm pretty sure the answer is "no"
wly_cdgr··on Optimizing the Ion compiler back end
Nice, that might make it almost as fast as Chrome!

Jokes aside, this is garbage clickbait - the reality as stated in the linked post is much more mundane: "Some processing tasks are now more than 75 times faster in Firefox"

wly_cdgr··on AAA Gaming on Asahi Linux
Ok, but why would a hardcore Linux person want to play games that embody everything they hate about Windows in their mode of production, data gathering practices, politics, etc?
wly_cdgr··on California bans legacy admissions at private universities
While I agree that banning legacy preference is good policy, how do you prove a violation exactly? And who is gonna do the proving?

If you want to make this work, and you should, you need to do something like total application anonymization, which means identity can't be deducible from any application materials. This is doable with standardized tests, which are a good approach to solving the admissions problem anyway.

So, college admissions should be based solely on standardized test scores.

wly_cdgr··on Jeremy Couillard's video games capture what it's like to be alive
You misassume my meaning. When I say I games are not art, I don't mean they are not as good / important than art. I just mean they are different. In fact, if anything, I think they are much more important than art.
wly_cdgr··on Jeremy Couillard's video games capture what it's like to be alive
You need quantifiable outcomes / performance metrics.
wly_cdgr··on Jeremy Couillard's video games capture what it's like to be alive
I'm a fan, but I wouldn't really call his stuff games. More like art that uses game tropes as a tool of expression.
wly_cdgr··on CrowdStrike Update: Windows Bluescreen and Boot Loops
It's because Windows is a mature, professional-grade operating system developed and maintained by extremely competent people with a lot to lose.
wly_cdgr··on AT&T says criminals stole phone records of 'nearly all' customers in data breach
Why did it take them over a year and a half to disclose this?
wly_cdgr··on NOFX to retire after final tour without ever having had a job
Fucking LEGENDS. My first show. I don't even like them that much but what a run.
wly_cdgr··on Professional Corner-Cutting (2016)
Haha, fair point. Anyway, I reckon that for Steve Jobs that attitude was at least as much a branding strategy as a sincere personal conviction. Though then again, it's not so easy to say where Steve Jobs ends and the iPod begins.
wly_cdgr··on Professional Corner-Cutting (2016)
There's a reason everyone knows who Steve Jobs is and no one knows or cares who the vast majority of these corner-cutting "professionals" are
wly_cdgr··on Show HN: A free site to explore and discover 6k plants
Very cool, thank you.
wly_cdgr··on Woodworking as an escape from the absurdity of software
This is Tylenol, not an antibiotic. There are two solutions: * develop confidence, competence, courage, and communication/political skills so that you enjoy collaborating with others more (by virtue of being better at it) * find a way to steer your actual career towards something where you have greater/total creative control

Actually, these solutions are just two different ways of working toward the same goal: absolute power

wly_cdgr··on Cheating Site Ashley Madison Is Overflowing with Sextortionists
Isn't that just too darn bad ~
wly_cdgr··on MFJ is ceasing its on-site production
Thanks all!
wly_cdgr··on Google made me ruin a perfectly good website (2023)
Google is hot trash, but the saddest part is that there's not even anything that's less bad.
wly_cdgr··on Leaving Rust gamedev after 3 years
Congrats on the game launch. Funny way to promote it. Good luck, hope you get some sales!
wly_cdgr··on MFJ is ceasing its on-site production
I saw that he signed off with that in the letter. What does it mean? Founding year? Callsign? Channel?
wly_cdgr··on MFJ is ceasing its on-site production
I have never heard of this company but after reading this letter and visiting their website, it is very clear they were the real deal. My sympathies to all involved & affected.
wly_cdgr··on YouTube cracking down even harder to punish user for skipping ads
Seems perfectly reasonable. Y'all think this shit is cheap and easy to build and maintain? Just buy YT Premium, jeez.
wly_cdgr··on Justice Department to file antitrust suit against Live Nation
tfw your daughters weren't able to get good tickets for the Eras Tour, but you're Merrick Garland :)

edit: it's a joke y'all, obviously they got great tickets with those family and Ivy League connections

wly_cdgr··on Object that slammed into Florida home was space junk for ISS, NASA confirms
I wouldn't be surprised if they haven't, especially with the ISS being an international station. Good luck getting one national agency to accept enough of the responsibility! And then the red tape even if they clear that hurdle...
wly_cdgr··on Object that slammed into Florida home was space junk for ISS, NASA confirms
That's cool and all, but I'm more interested in hearing whether they've compensated the guy whose house they destroyed
wly_cdgr··on Why are most sofas so bad?
Christianity
wly_cdgr··on Cicadas' unique urination unlocks new understanding of fluid dynamics
"Then, while doing fieldwork in Peru, the team got lucky: They saw numerous cicadas in a tree, peeing." scientists are weird
wly_cdgr··on CEO of data privacy company Onerep.com founded dozens of people-search firms
Takes one to know one!
wly_cdgr··on Glassdoor updated my profile to add my real name and location
That's absolutely batshit insane if true. How do they not understand that no one will use their site if they can't do it anonymously?!
wly_cdgr··on School lunch breaks in France can be two hours (2012)
They should run chess blitz tournaments during the lunch breaks
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