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I think you are right. Depth of experience has always seemed more rewarding than breadth of experience. I think there is value to vacation and travel for relaxation purposes. But y…

I know it's not likely, but I'll always pretend it's at WPI.

As someone on the border of being Gen Z, I think there is some truth to what you are saying. Especially on the not paying part. Lots of dream jobs are hiring. If I think of what jo…

I recently finished Chelsea Manning's Readme.txt and I thought it was great. The themes are about two different types of "trans." Transparency in government and trans rights. I thi…

Hostility may have been too strong of a choice of word. It's less the arguments or sentiments of anti-car advocates but more the language used online. For example, r/fuckcars is ma…

Hostility may have been too strong of a choice of word. It's less the arguments or sentiments of anti-car advocates but more the language used online. For example, r/fuckcars is ma…

I am glad there is a growing enthusiasm for walkable cities in the US. It's something I've become very passionate about lately. For those that are interested in learning more about…

Question for security experts: Is this really that much more secure than a local only password manager, like KeePass? It is fun, but the inconvenience of it feels like its not wort…

I feel like this can really vary by person. Some things may be more important to others. I personally think seeking ways to improve transit and reduce car dependency is an importan…

Fantastic list. A lot of each are places anyone can start helping with too.

This has always been a problem it seems. Microsoft now handles grammar and spelling themselves, but originally they licensed software called CorrecText. This article from when Corr…

Ben Franklin was amazing. In my opinion, he is by far the most interesting Founding Father. 230+ years later, have there been any American scientific or political figures as prolif…

One example I often see to support the value of technical writing is MATLAB. Among software engineers (and maybe even Hacker News) there is sometimes a distaste for MATLAB. But it …

I think GPT-4 (or 3.5 if you are trying to save a few dollars) would be best. OpenAI's models are strong for summarizing text, you would just need to scrape it yourself and pass it…