sacnoradhq

il y a 3 ansdiscuss

The Target here in ATX next to downtown hired 2 ex-PMC's in full plate carriers. (APD's call backlog for nonviolent reports runs 36- to 48-hours, so it might as well be never. A private person must then either be equipped to defend themselves, cease venturing in public, or move because the police may be too busy or too unconcerned elsewhere.)

sacnoradhq

il y a 3 ansdiscuss

This was a sensational news trope on MSM nightly news and news magazines in the 90's in the US.

sacnoradhq

il y a 3 ansdiscuss

Don't disable security features because of random comments from randos.

Also, don't install shit anywhere but your home directory as you unless you want to break your system in an irreparably, unmaintainable, or unsupported manner.

If you're using sudo, you're already doing it wrong.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/102149

sacnoradhq

il y a 3 ansdiscuss

Then you don't know how to use it.

sacnoradhq

il y a 3 ansdiscuss

> Disable System Identity [sic] Protection.

Aaand, it's stillborn. Not happening.

sacnoradhq

il y a 3 ansdiscuss

Some categories are explored or unexplored because either they didn't have a compelling, defining entrant like smart watches or they're Chindōgu like flying cars and VR.

Build something that's currently painful you know there's a definite need for and people would gladly pay money for. Solving a burning pain is far more compelling than incrementally better with the gotcha of introducing the risk of change.

The biggest mistake people make is not letting things soak in a lean, passive income marketable way. They'll build something, shake the trees for customers for a little while, and then turn it off 3 months later when they're not instant internet billionaires. Not working would be 15 years later <$10k/year net profit. Let it simmer with as little engineering investment as possible. Never waste time on churn for churn's sake, or effort that doesn't add end-user UX value.

sacnoradhq

il y a 3 ansdiscuss

Windows 2000 was later corrupted by XP-ification. The primary difference was 2000 was "NT 5", where the Explorer UI appeared to be split between foreground and background components. XP threw this away and went with the Windows 9x/ME shitshow as late as Vista. Windows Server 2003 (Whistler Server) was better than XP (Whistler) and was mostly an improved Windows 2000 (originally named NT 5 in the source code). I would generally consider using Windows Server 2003 for workstations instead of Windows XP because of its close compatibility with the latter. Windows XP Professional x64 (amd64) and Windows XP 64-Bit Edition [ia64] existed but didn't find many takers except in retro systems and niches where they had HP Itanium machines.

sacnoradhq

il y a 3 ansdiscuss

There is a conflation of the like and dislike button of multiple attributes:

1. agreement

2. respect

3. fascinating

4. production quality

These 4 attributes should be graded individually rather than together.

sacnoradhq

il y a 3 ansdiscuss

The problem with toxic positivity is toxic positivity. Without constructive feedback, content will skew towards safe and seeking approval rather than important or courageous. It's impossible to be real if there's only one candidate to vote for.

sacnoradhq

il y a 3 ansdiscuss

Did you forget Alphabet (Google) owns YT?

sacnoradhq

il y a 3 ansdiscuss

Dad was an electrical automotive mechanic so I didn't have a choice there.

Did EE/CS and have all the standard electronic lab bits from a trinocular microscope w/ polarized ring light to the JBC knock-off soldering station. I keep meaning to buy an HP 54600B to get the Tetris easter egg.

Software and systems are where the money's at now (until the tech singularity ruins it), hardware is just for fun.

sacnoradhq

il y a 4 ansdiscuss

In addition to some people who were using it here, coworkers have been shitposting various performance review thoughts to each other using ChatGPT. It's a great bullshit generator in it's current condition. I think it can and will be improved.

The problem I see is the web being taken over by bots phishing, catfishing, trolling, stalking, doxing, etc. humans. For example, if I "offend" a bot or its PRNG decides, will it be able to construct a strategy such as deep fake you or your friend in deep fake porn and make it appear you were the culprit? We're a bit far off from general AI being let loose, but we're getting closer to losing control and the feedback cycle of tech amplifying itself into the technological singularity.

sacnoradhq

il y a 4 ansdiscuss

It's obviously unimportant or you wouldn't have happily paid for it.

Giving away code to a paid app while it is viable and thriving offers no benefit to the producer except to allow anyone and everyone to duplicate their app and create knock-offs. The right "eyeballs" will never look at it because of Tragedy of the Commons.

Therefore, it's a wish but not a requirement.

sacnoradhq

il y a 4 ansdiscuss

Why? Obsidian already does this better. If it's not going to be better or targeted to different users, then the most likely conclusion to draw is de facto reinventing the wheel without a strategy other than "me too".

Always build something different and defensible.