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Swannie
·4 mesi fa·discuss
Digital conservation type work?
Swannie
·6 mesi fa·discuss
Surprised it is so little!
Swannie
·7 mesi fa·discuss
I am in Sydney, Australia.

It was a nice surprise to see teenagers working in my local brewery this past weekend, collecting glasses, clearing and cleaning tables, etc. They were probably between 13 and 16. Not allowed to serve alcohol until they are 18, and can take on the personal legal responsibilities for Responsible Service of Alcohol.

Most jobs for teenagers here are in fast food service - two of my friends have mid/late teenagers working these jobs. Most jobs in retail, at least near me, seem to be taken by adults.
Swannie
·7 mesi fa·discuss
Posted down thread, but worth posting as a comment too.

I know Simon follows this "Issue First" style of work in his projects, with a strong requirement for passing tests to be included.

It's been a best practice for a long time. I really enjoyed this when I read it ~10 years ago, and it still stands the test of time:

https://rfc.zeromq.org/spec/42/#24-development-process

The rationale was articulated clearly in:

https://hintjens.gitbooks.io/social-architecture/content/cha...

If you have time, do yourself a favour and read the whole lot. And then liberally copy parts of C4 into your own process. I have advocated for many components of it, in many contexts, at $employer, and will continue to do so.
Swannie
·7 mesi fa·discuss
If only there were community standards for this...

Oh, there are, for years :D This has really stood the test of time:

https://rfc.zeromq.org/spec/42/#24-development-process

And its rationale is well explained too:

https://hintjens.gitbooks.io/social-architecture/content/cha...

Saddened by realizing that Pieter would have had amazing things to say about AI.
Swannie
·8 mesi fa·discuss
I was thinking "how much smaller than the cheap 30mm x 25mm boards on AliE can you go?" ... much smaller!

Very nice.
Swannie
·8 mesi fa·discuss
Agreed.

Most people are not self reflective reflective enough to notice. Need to trust the studies.

Far more plausible than the AI ideas.

I find it far more likely these are smart people running without oversight for years pre-COVID, relying on being smart at 2am change windows. Now half or a full std. dev. lower on the IQ scale, hubris means fewer guard rails before change, and far lower ability to recover during change window.
Swannie
·10 anni fa·discuss
Watch the documentary. There was a reason for this, and it had to do with the "golden age" of gaming coming to an end...
Swannie
·10 anni fa·discuss
I enjoyed this a lot. Especially the bits from the developer! And the comments about how technically unique the game was at the time.