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zwerdlds··on US Civil servants are being asked who they voted for in 2024 election
"For 'whom' they voted."
zwerdlds··on Just: Just a Command Runner
That works too. I've done both and I currently use Just because it collects the entrypoints to the project into a single file. This can provide an advantage where there's a bit of interdependence across your entrypoints.

E.g: You have a docker container, you might be `run`ning it, `exec`ing it etc. from the same compose-file. So Just gives you the ability to link those shared commands within the same file. Once the entrypoints get too numerous you can either break them into scripts (I do this partially depending on the level of behavioral complexity in the script) or partition your justfiles and import them into a single master.

zwerdlds··on Tesla's FSD – A Useless Technology Demo
But... Your comment was an anecdote too?
zwerdlds··on T-Mobile users thought they had a lifetime price lock–guess what happened next
Just make sure to keep an eye on your monthly statement. AT&T will arbitrarily decide that you should upgrade your plan and charge you more for it - despite your previous plan being perfectly within your usage.
zwerdlds··on Activists Have One Simple Goal: Abolish the Cruise Industry
Agreed. At what price do you think cruises internalize the externalized costs?
zwerdlds··on Is this fraud? And if so, to what extent am I responsible?
How do you even TRUST the leadership and that point?

I've been in this situation before, and the ideas in my head are basically paranoia. How do I trust that my manager isn't going to throw me under the bus in the next project? How would I EVEN KNOW?

zwerdlds··on SF Fire Dept.: Person Dies After Cruise Robotaxi Blocked Ambulance
Will Cruise be taking centralized responsibility for the issues here? Will the person who caused the initial accident be held responsible?

I think it's very worthwhile to think of the overall improvements to safety while still acknowledging the arbitrage a corporation brings.

zwerdlds··on Moderna CEO made $400M last year–2,435x the median salary of employees
with (at least) $1.4b in taxpayer funding

https://assets.modernatx.com/m/12c20bf7f34a6490/original/Mod...

zwerdlds··on Vore: A new RSS feed reader
Vore is just a latin root relating to eating. Vorarephilia is just one use of it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vore

zwerdlds··on A morale crisis after multiple Meta layoffs
> Apple have never bet such a huge chunk of their spending on a single tech that has been so resoundingly mocked.

I guess the 90's don't count anymore.

zwerdlds··on Being Ridiculed for My Open Source Project (2013)
I see that Steve Klabnik an Corey Haines apologized on their blogs, and you're right that I was wrong there. The reason I wrote that was in the article it says "I queried some tweeters for more information on why exactly it was so bothersome. I didn’t get apologies from these tweeters."

I do want to point out that if you complain about someone in a medium, it's reasonable to expect the apology or explanation there. If someone is a jerk in front of other people to you, they should clarify their behavior in front of everyone, not just a direct, personal apology.

This is kind of my point - I'm not a neurologist or social scientist, but, in my opinion, we humans don't seem well equipped to deal with the group sizes the internet makes available. I think it's totally valid to point out that the problem here isn't really the individual behavior per-se, it's the behavior in the context of 10k others. In the blink of an eye, we've made it possible for virtually everyone to reach an enormous amount of people, so easily, and with so little oversight, that it falls on those people to take responsibility for engaging with the platform in the first place.

zwerdlds··on Being Ridiculed for My Open Source Project (2013)
And yet no thought is given to broadcasting a thought to thousands or millions of people simultaneously. You're right, by the way, nobody should be put on trial for minor transgressions like this, but in a humane world, they wouldn't happen either.

also, FTA, it appears they did ask for an apology, which they apparently didn't get. Another thing interactions on the internet make very hard, is that owning your transgressions when you're wrong has very little utility as the other person is easy to objectify.

zwerdlds··on Dear Chess World
If it's reasonable for a 12yo to be able to play in a for-money tourney, then I don't think it's unreasonable to think they should know the difference between right and wrong.
zwerdlds··on Rust 1.62.0
Not being too familiar with the underlying mechanics, I'm curious to know- How much will this improve the performance?
zwerdlds··on Where are the low level system engineers?
>Basic Qualifications > • PhD degree in a field related to Image Analysis, or equivalent work experience

I think I know why.

zwerdlds··on Tony Hoare's Null References: The Billion Dollar Mistake
The question is, what is the order of the mistake. When you have two, is it linear ($2b), quadratic ($1e18), or exponential?
zwerdlds··on Why can't you reverse a string with a flag emoji?
In normal conditions you can check for a ZWJ, but with regional coding chars, you would have to consider the regional chars block as a single char in the reversal. Given that is isn't necessarily locale dependant but presentation layer dependant, there might not be anough info to decide how to act.
zwerdlds··on Ask HN: How did you learn math notation?
My suggestion to you is going to sound pithy, but its what worked for me: do problems. Lots and lots of problems.

Pick a direction (maybe discrete math, if you're trying to do CS) and get a book (I like EPP, as it is super accessible) and go, in order, through each chapter. Read, do the example problems, and do EVERY SINGLE PROBLEM in the (sub)chapter section enders.

Its a time commitment, but if you really want to learn it, this is one way to do so. IMO finding the right textbook is key.

zwerdlds··on Ask HN: Looking for a book on algorithms and data structures
EPP is a great intro for those without the preexisting math. Almost nothing is taken for granted, even high school math.
zwerdlds··on Ask HN: Any Artists on HN?
I make pseudo-generative work art using a custom cv-based pipeline I built myself. I use redbubble for printing (posters are OK, everything else is mediocre). Check me out at https://zwerdlds.me
zwerdlds··on A notable JavaScript developer shamelessly copied one of my most downloaded nod
It's NOT legally OK. The license permits use of the copyrighted work with certain terms, attribution being one. That term was violated, just as when a big company takes a low level gpl driver and uses it without releasing the source. AI could have rightly been subject to a DMCA takedown, which is a legal action, for example.
zwerdlds··on Georgia School Reopening Photo Even Worse Than It Appears
Elon Musk may not be anti-mask but he is pretty clearly an example of someone who doesn't give a shit about public health policy.
zwerdlds··on Twitter Hack Zoom Court Hearing Interrupted by Zoombombers
Just a side note, but some jurisdictions treat faxing similarly to giving a document in-person. For example, signing a contract and faxing it can be considered the same as certified mail. Generally not so with email. I'm not saying it's right by the way, just that is how it is sometimes.
zwerdlds··on Twitter Hack Zoom Court Hearing Interrupted by Zoombombers
I think this is a lot more optimal too, as it broadens the availability to those without zoom on their device.
zwerdlds··on Tiny Tiny RSS
Running FreshRSS on my cluster with FeedMe and happy with it. I looked at TinyRSS when getting going. Chose FreshRSS because it can run self-contained, whereas TinyRSS requires Redis. Just one less moving part is all AFAICT. Could be wrong, don't really care at this point as FreshRSS is fine and working. :)
zwerdlds··on Lisp Macros by Example
From what I've picked up, creating Domain-Specific Languages is one of the Lisp family's strong points. Whether its a good thing or a bad thing is another matter.
zwerdlds··on If Logged into Facebook, Oculus VR Data Will Now Be Used for Ads
Does enabling illegal renting ads make you feel good? https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-advertising-disc...
zwerdlds··on Banned from Google Ads for Using Apple Card
F-Droid is one alternative to the Play Store.
zwerdlds··on Google is tracking you. Even when you're in Airplane Mode w/o SIM card [video]
One thing this video implies is that no radios are on during airplane mode. Perhaps my terminology is imprecise but the passive GPS receiver can remain active. Still, its creepy (though unsurprising) that it uploads the data anyways.

BTW, having the GPS on must have been a massive battery drain. I know it is on my phone, especially for initial triangulation. I wonder if low power mode would help?

zwerdlds··on Datacenter Locations Driven by 19th Century Politics
Interesting.

The article says the standard is 4' 8", and the South mostly used 5' 6". 8" variation seems like not that much when you're dealing with something as imprecise as a wagon wheel.

I don't know though. Thanks for the link.

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