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Carpentry tends to span beyond direct woodworking. Installing Drywall over steel studs is one example that might apply to DC construction. >Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft…

Don't test protect against future unintended regressions? If all code was write-only then testing is probably a waste of time but code changes constantly.

It is notable that the linked article [1] is critical of those that don't understand these concepts, then goes on to misunderstand some of the concepts. [1] https://codahale.com/yo…

It seems like the thesis is if cost per kg fall enough then the implausible becomes plausible. F9 reduced costs to make starlink possible, what will starship make possible?

Classically the feature was taken away to make you safer :) > The block on privilege mode was automatically installed because we believe it enhances security and safety while using…

https://svelte.dev/ is an example of this idea.

or under capitalism.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-world_hypothesis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Antitrust_Paradox As long as Disney doesn't 'harm' consumers they are allowed to consolidate. Harm is poorly defined in this case.

I believe Garland was asked about this specific issue in his hearing. He said that the distinction was that in Portland the 'riots' are not disrupting the normal function of govern…

Related: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_time_between_failures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_time_to_recovery

Isn't that a false dichotomy? Large organizations can have organizing principles other than profit at all costs. The groups of people that comprise these organizations just choose …

The pervasive monitoring reminds me of the villain in Snowcrash.

Northern VA benefits hugely from the Military Industrial complex. There is a large pool of engineers working boring-ish jobs in the security establishment that Amazon can easily lu…

> You can't throw more money at a problem, then declare you've come up with a general solution. I agree in general that throwing money at a problem by itself is rarely useful. Howe…

I think so. If you click through to the videos you see it is all done on a phone. Seems like it would be hard to be fast without tactile feedback. The phone is just a demo of part …

It depends how on the deal is structured. Public money flows to private hands to fund research. If the research pans out, does any of the profit flow back to the public? Typically …

It is interesting to think about these trans-national corporations fighting wars and then signing peace treaties. Used to be only nation states did that.

I think that is just the tongue in cheek language they like to use.

It is interesting to consider why there is a preference to work physically together. The hive metaphor could shine some light here. Is telework effective/possible when there are wo…

If you grew up true middle income or poor in the US it is extremely hard to value equity as an adult. Then, if you manage join a company that offers equity, it can be a mental stru…

Perhaps this is regional but I strongly disagree that ford doesn't have strong brand identity in trucks. Wars have been fought over Ford v Chevy in parts of Texas :)