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The Futility of Planning

wggtb.substack.com
1 points·by chaseha·2 tahun yang lalu·2 comments

Does a Software Engineer Have Scorpion Nature?

ludic.mataroa.blog
11 points·by chaseha·2 tahun yang lalu·3 comments

The Rise of the American Oligarchy

motherjones.com
27 points·by chaseha·2 tahun yang lalu·13 comments

Sam Altman, Sugarcoating the Apocalypse

nytimes.com
16 points·by chaseha·3 tahun yang lalu·11 comments

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chaseha
·2 tahun yang lalu·discuss
Yup, well said. I think the best planners view it in this lens - as a tool, where room is left for the unknown and there is less of an expectation of "sticking to rigid plan" and more "here's our best guess, it's a living plan and we will adjust and refactor as situation changes"
chaseha
·2 tahun yang lalu·discuss
Great blog post taking the classic 'Scorpion and the Frog' fable and extending it to employer/employee dynamics in the context of "froggy" software engineers and their "scorpion" leaders - managers/scrum-masters/executives
chaseha
·2 tahun yang lalu·discuss
Would appreciate any folks here who have tried both Obsidian and Joplin to summarize the key differentiators for them and which one they ended up on.

(on x platform, Windows/iOS use case here, but just post your needs)

I tried to move to Obsidian from Evernote after they raised the subscription price but wasn't able to onboard successfully - Obsidian seemed powerful but was too customizable for me, had to get back to more pressing day job needs before I could figure out a setup that would work for me, ended up just paying the Evernote fee another year.
chaseha
·2 tahun yang lalu·discuss
IDK if this is AI generated or not but I don't disagree!! :)
chaseha
·2 tahun yang lalu·discuss
Submission statement b/c I know Mother Jones gets pilloried as a source by some on here:

This article is a thought-provoking piece that compares today's American billionaires (many of whom have made their fortunes in tech) to the Russian oligarchs that came about post-USSR and the former US uses of the term in the pre Civil War and Gilded Age.

It's an interesting thought piece and speaks well towards how the current class of US ultra-rich got there, and spend their wealth on passion projects and chosen philanthropic endeavors while contributing to the squeeze on the lower and middle class citizens mainly due to our tax code taxing on income and not wealth, and the loopholes that allow them to pay taxes as desired.
chaseha
·3 tahun yang lalu·discuss
Well said sir
chaseha
·3 tahun yang lalu·discuss
So what alternative are you proposing? Socialist countries have addiction issues too...
chaseha
·3 tahun yang lalu·discuss
“When we push it back into the criminal system, it pushes people back into the shadows,” Ms. Hurst said. “People will die because of this.”

^ this quote from the article speaks plainly why it's dangerous to recriminalize. Agreed w/ your perspective on prior laws hurting disproportionately normal citizens who still had (some) property/livelihood to damage through arrest.

Not agreeing w/ the status quo in Portland, though - from friend's accounts it has become a tough place to walk around. I appreciate the fine line the government is trying to walk here. Hopefully they can accelerate some of the drug treatment options concurrently.
chaseha
·3 tahun yang lalu·discuss
federated but united... we kinda already are, no? see all the state level privacy laws
chaseha
·3 tahun yang lalu·discuss
It's an opinion piece, not sure about clickbait.

I'd summarize it as - "Sam Altman is an optimist about his ability to lead a for-profit entity and balance that w/ the original OpenAI mission of democratically advancing AI w/ safety in mind. Maureen Dowd thinks that a leader who is great at wooing investors, techies, and lawmakers, and increasingly is downplaying near-term AI risk, is a dangerous choice given the risks expressed by other AI experts."
chaseha
·3 tahun yang lalu·discuss
As well as the overwhelming majority-male workforce, which is mentioned right below this in the article.
chaseha
·3 tahun yang lalu·discuss
I assume parent commenter was referring to Safari for Windows
chaseha
·7 tahun yang lalu·discuss
Vapes aren't good for you, sure, but I don't think telling someone they are going to die at 55 is warranted or constructive
chaseha
·7 tahun yang lalu·discuss
I was linked to this consumer advocacy website earlier today around a different matter (to do w/ airlines), but I think they put this well as part of their values page https://www.elliott.org/our-values/

   promotes honesty, fairness and respect between companies and customers.
  ...
  For companies - Honesty means that the price a company displays should be the price its customers pay — no tricks. Customers have the right to know what’s included — and not included — when an offer is initially made.
  ... (under 'Our causes')
  Killing junk fees. Whether it’s a mysterious “access” fee on your cell phone bill or a “convenience” fee on your ticket, we stand opposed to meaningless junk fees that line the pockets of companies.
chaseha
·8 tahun yang lalu·discuss
A lot of that may be due to the way Facebook has changed their algorithms in the last few years. I know that both Pages and Groups that don't pay for engagement have had huge issues with their content no longer showing up in follower's feeds. Could be that rather than users "ignoring" the group
chaseha
·8 tahun yang lalu·discuss
RL == "Real Life"