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I appreciate a lot of the points made -- particularly that a CSV document, like any text, is a product of a partucular context and needs to be understood as such. It's a fascinatin…

I'm waiting on my 13 Pro. I need a new laptop, and the big advantage here is that I can more easily upgrade ram when (hopefully not if!) prices return to more reasonable levels. So…

The pope's "lane" is humanity. In reading the article, I found the position he puts forth to be measured and considered, focusing not on the technical aspects of AI, but rather on …

I've been working on a super-straightforward volunteering platform -- https://handsup.barryvan.com.au/ . Mainly because I got frustrated with my kids' school and sailing club activ…

Really interesting to see just how _loud_ the infrasound from these datacentres can be. I'm curious as to what the cause is, though. I have to imagine it's related to the cooling s…

There are lots of ways to style these native controls, though, including ways to start from scratch and retain the accessibility affordances. I'd be curious to know more about the …

This is an unreasonably effective way of running cables. The first time I used it it felt like magic with how quick and painless it was.

From the article: > The vast spider population is attributed to an abundant food supply: more than 2.4 million midges in the cave, ready to be entangled in the intricate web. ...al…

HandsUp is the straightforward and mobile-first volunteer-management platform that the communities I'm involved in needed. --- Over the past year, I've been more and more involved …

Or Firefox, which isn't just a reskinned Chrome...

As an Aussie, it terrifies me that it could be anywhere close to what working in America could be like. But having heard stories like the Walmart "smile" failure in Germany, I can …

Most, including the company I work for, operate on a 100/100/80 model: 100% pay for 100% performance/output in 80% of the time. This means that, for example, meetings are generally…

The company I work for, Wonde, allows staff to choose the day. There's negotiation with the manager to ensure appropriate coverage across the week, and a fair bit of flexibility ar…

Ah -- I missed that it was AI-generated! That being the case, you're not wrong.

I'm a PM and I assumed that this was parody at first. I've been guilty of using terms like this with customers ("Not something we can do at the moment, but certainly something to t…

I've been thoroughly enjoying these streams. I think I now have a better understanding of a lot of the underlying basics of not only game dev but also general C++ development. All …