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Agents allow for delegation, that’s something we aren’t used to as devs. But it’s very useful. It’s why the execs get so excited about these tools: they understand how to delegate.…

*You dont* Skill issue, not a universal problem.

(1) Spending time building a plan. I have lots of artifacts like diagrams, tables, web pages that help me think through all the details quickly. Get code snippets to reduce uncerta…

> every line of code written by a human should have a dollar sign attached to it. Every line of code that adds value should have some of that value should GO BACK INTO THE PROJECT.…

Agree wholeheartedly, but you already have that with Obsidian. You own the vault, and if you don't want obsidian, its already in markdown.

I'm mixing the two because I think developers should value their time and profit from the value they add. I want them to build viable businesses so they get wealthy from their effo…

So you saw a product that (1) gives you complete control of your data (2) uses an open format (3) only charges for sync, publish, and commercial use, and you thought to yourself: "…

Why should it be opensource? Obsidian gives you complete control of your data, which it stores in an open standard. Please explain to me why developers should act like monks who've…

You want ENGLISH to be more phonetic? English, a language with over 40 different dialects in its country of origin. English, the official language of over 60 countries? English, th…

Taking a contrarian point here, I went into software to make money doing a craft I can enjoy. I love software because its *useful*. Useful enough I can finance a lifestyle I enjoy …

Why is James Damore listed alongside Andreesen and Zuckerberg? Andreesen and Zuckerberg have hundreds of billions at their disposal and Damore was an employee fired for giving feed…

As a close watcher of Canadian politics, here's the best summary I can offer for those not familiar: Overal Picture Canada has seen gdp-per-capita decline for nearly every quarter …

Religion and politics have always been mixed. Prior to the founding of the U.S., religious and political identity was one and the same. Which is why heresy was often treated in civ…

Nice tidbits here. I'd summarize good conversation as balancing: (1) Creating conversations that are fun and interesting for you . (2) Give attention to the person. Make them feel …

(1) Live and Speak Honestly (2) Be Childlike in your approach to life and relationships (1) Honest Living If your boring (and I don't know if you are), its probably because you sto…

My team switched our medium sized org over to Rancher Desktop with no major issues after about 10 months. We don't need kubernetes though.

Canada is intentionally setup to produce oligopolies as a defense against large American companies: "Canada was, in a lot of ways, built on monopolies — think about the Hudson’s Ba…

> we've doubled down on mediating social interactions through economic relationships We've doubled down on marketplaces to mediate interactions because they are rational systems. R…

As far as I understand Douglas Hofstadter's Godel, Escher, Bach - self-referential recursive structures (strange loops) are the foundation of consciousness (among other interesting…

Whatever the reasons, benefits, and challenges of population decline, the amount of disdain for human life these kind of articles bring out of people is astonishing. Sustainable gr…

> I feel like saying there's never adverse effects or that "irreligiosity does not scale" misses the point in a few ways. I just mean irreligiosity doesn't scale as a way to provid…

> Religion ticks all these boxes Regular participation in religious services is of the most beneficial activities a person can do for their mental health. I'm not saying this as a …

So you would not consider someone who has the following CV an intellectual? - Has published or co-authored over 100+ academic papers in multiple fields - Has h-index of 41, i10-ind…

Why not both? A big part of dating is increasing your opportunities to meet someone. Plus, asking out strangers is lots of fun. The uncertainty that comes from stepping outside scr…