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As a former mechanical engineer, I visualize this phenomenon like a "tolerance stackup". Effectively meaning that for each part you add to the chain, you accumulate error. If you'r…

Ahem... > So all that is left is ultra-high end applications and there are few of those. (and yes, I am mostly in that tiny demographic)

I've seen the exact same and immediately my mind thinks of IRC :)

> Unfortunately it is exactly what users "want" I might fine tune this to "users most likely to click ads"

Agreed - that's a huge indicator that they don't care about fixing the deficit. But they also don't want to be seen making it vastly worse.

> awkward and/or neurodivergent people are going to have to learn social skills again. Whatever future interviews look like, I sure as hell hope we don't maintain this ^ attitude.

It looks exactly how the aerospace automated fiber placement robot arms operated starting 10 years ago...but with a slightly smaller table. So they revolutionized the technology by…

> Similar to C, but with much more help from the compiler with all sorts of things. Is that not the problem rust was created to solve?

You would be an excellent author of history books!

My wife is Korean. The anglicized version of Korean given names always has a space in it. This makes for a few kinds of broken naming schemes - like removing the space or the secon…

Got a link handy? I'm not finding it so far.

I think it's a pretty safe assumption that a company paying to gain information that gives them an advantage in negotiation isn't going to freely give up that advantage.

I think your perception of "premium" is flawed in this case.

Did you ever try the previous brands available at your grocer before Boars Head cornered the market? For my local grocers it was an immediate reduction in variety, increase in pric…

> our IT wizard says the fixes wont work on lathes/CNC systems Why, whY, WHY...are these things connected to the internet?!

Get acclimated with Maangchi and you'll be making great stuff in no time. https://www.maangchi.com/

It's thriving in my PNW window. Grew it from seeds and just needs water every few days.

No argument from me. I don't see the end of smartphones any time soon. And if pulling a smartphone out of your pocket is too inconvenient, the smartwatch almost certainly has your …

> why it's not just an app If it's just an app...their hardware has no reason to exist AND they are competing directly with Google/Microsoft.

>I'll pay a premium for high-quality very precise and reliable consumer goods that undergo strict quality assurance processes How? Every time I find something like this, Private Eq…

I feel the same about sed and awk :)

Sigh, I miss that show.

> I walk into them and just see knock off snacks such as chips/poptarts, an aisle of rice and pasta, and an aisle of canned food items, and pretty much nothing else in them That's …

> This only makes sense if you think poor people are dumb or naive. They don't know how to compare prices? I wouldn't go so far as to say "dumb or naive" as we're all susceptible t…

There is hardly anything more secure than writing a password on paper and storing it in a safe. Hell, a password on a post-it on your desk at home in plain view isn't all that bad …