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I disagree the opportunities created for software engineers are reduced to those of a "glorified TSA agent". We now have more opportunity than ever to create more of the things we …

> I didn’t ask for the role of a programmer to be reduced to that of a glorified TSA agent, reviewing code to make sure the AI didn’t smuggle something dangerous into production. T…

> CBC News did not independently verify the conversation Nasser says she witnessed in her car.

Some fun stuff in here: > at://did:plc:4zd6mbhgvmjri5rmlsyeq6go/3lzpamhfmfc2d: a mostly naked vivi (she/her) domming a bound matchstick (he/him) in a neon-lit nightclub called PONY…

I share this optimistic take. I'm Canadian and when I see these stats, and see that they are rising, I get the sense that there is a greater number of people able to experience a g…

A surprising number of people are optimistic and hopeful about technology while not experiencing an existential crisis about it. FWIW I’ve noticed with some confusion that over the…

This seems like a different and fraudulent category of problem. The point is that it's possible to create third-party authentication systems that require proving your age and the o…

> the Aus Govt will be able to access citizen social media data with relative ease. So no more pseudo anonymous accounts This isn't necessarily true. It came as a surprise to me, b…

Loop Quiet earplugs for sleeping.

This was an easy decision. I appreciate the kind push. I continue to use and rely on Pinboard regularly. Also, this is the first time I've noticed © Nine Fives Software which is ju…

I only know Canada where one owes taxes when an event occurs. Being issued stock is not an event. Exercising options for stock is an event. IANAL nor an accountant and this is not …

Are those buttons or labels?

A Far Side comic led to the naming of a part of the Stegosaurus' tail. "Now this end is called the thagomizer... after the late Thag Simmons" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thagomiz…

Quite a few people asking about my experience porting my number to Twilio. A few years ago I was frustrated about paying CA$100/month for my phone plan in Canada for unlimited talk…

This is great. I ported my primary phone number into Twilio years ago. Most apps/websites have no problem with a `voip` number type. But some systems, including Twitter, have refus…

Fork Yeah! The Rise and Development if illumos by Brian Cantrill https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-zRN7XLCRhc Quote copied from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5170246 "As you kn…

I'm a BC resident about to begin working remote for a US company. I'm planning on setting up a sole proprietorship but am curious if there are advantages to incorporating. I've onl…

While Stephen Hawking is someone who could not live forever, he is someone we needed to. RIP.

Can this be used for simple IPFS file hosting with pinned files? I'm building a small web app and want to use IPFS for image storage. In testing I was able to create the files but …

> This seems too good to be true. What's the catch? Not available outside USA.

> I recommend 1Password, and there's currently no other commercial password manager that I recommend. Are there any open source password manager products that you would recommend?