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Yeah it really comes down to online gameplay. The _only_ thing keeping me in microsoft's orbit is online gaming.

Exactly this, and occasionally you'd have multiple words come up for the same number combo, but in a consistent manner where the user could learn how many times you needed to hit t…

I don't think using dependencies or frameworks is any different than using a word processor for writing. They're tools that get you to the real work of writing original code.

The US House of Representatives passed a measure on Tuesday which "clearly and firmly states that anti-Zionism is antisemitism"[1]; so at least 311 congress members are saying it. …

I thought it was just light? Light bounces off of different molecules differently?

I think mislabeling something as a duplication is where most of these issues stem from. Humans love to pattern match, we find patterns in things that often have no real pattern. It…

Because producing an image of Muhammad is an explicit prohibition in Islam. Providing services to same-sex couples is not a prohibition in Christianity.

Building a wedding website for same-sex couples is not a prohibition in Christianity. In fact, it's closer to a tenet of the faith than a prohibition. Perhaps if she was asked to m…

> This would also protect a Muslim artist from being forced to produce a drawing of Muhammad if requested by a client. I think there is a difference here. It is not a prohibition i…

I'd argue interval training is more valuable than absolute pitch in improvisation. It's rare you find yourself in a scenario where key is unknown and unknowable, especially playing…

My whole team woke up removed from Slack so...

Nah you're right, intervals ear training will always give you more bang for your buck than absolute pitch, and even though absolute pitch is trainable, I don't know any serious mus…

Yea, absolute pitch is not very valuable for musicians. Interval training is much more common, where you train on the differences between notes (maj 3rd, minor 6th etc.). Good inte…

There are tools you can use that will play a note like C and then another note, and you listen and guess what the 2nd note is. It just takes a bit of consistent trial and error lea…

Sure, there can be cultural hurdles there, but those exist in the office as well. "Jane has headphones on, she's heads down and will be upset if I bother her now" "I want to ask St…

> Most mid-level and senior people have not learned the skills to mentor while working remotely. I cannot think of a scenario where if I needed help with something I couldn't have …

Going a bit against the grain here I think but: I think tools like GPT-4 and beyond will increase the value of software engineers for companies as time goes on. Folks building soft…

Sure, but in my experience US lawmakers act much more hostile towards me as a US citizen than China ever has or will.

I've seen it use non existent APIs a lot. Working on a project that uses a dialect of python it told me it knew (Starlark) was like pulling teeth. It would tell me to use a python …

Anecdotally, I am traveling to a beach town in the off season (east coast US) next week to see family. A lot of Airbnb's were showing rates competitive with local hotels, ~$120/nig…

I can't tell if the joke is the man is foolish or wise for not being interested in politics.

> Why waste brain cells and time on mundane things when my time and attention is better spent thinking about the problem at hand. This just sounds like a thought-terminating cliché…

Is that really faster than just reading the docs and editing some example code? You have to prompt an AI for what you need, have it generate the code for you, then read the code an…

I think the debate on misgendering being a "hate crime" is a bit pedantic. A lot of normal things between friends, lovers, acquaintances, colleagues pr strangers can be considered …

Do first sale protections apply to physical things? I thought first sale was an intellectual property / copyright thing.