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The systemic risk is that future bans will be much broader in scope and will impact more than one US-based provider. I really don't like that we're moving into a world where heavil…

We're just not that good at managing AI yet. Current agent-based systems are little more than toys ... but this situation is improving very rapidly.

The problem is mostly a cultural one. In my personal experience, the automotive industry has a problem with aggression and dishonesty, both of which seem to go hand-in-hand. Both o…

I have a general system for representing metadata in source files. (I use YAML documents embedded in block comments). Some of this metadata gives traceability information for requi…

I do exactly this in my side project. I have a set of rules which put restrictions on which packages and modules can be included from other packages and modules. For example, a hig…

Diagrams are great for communication and collaboration with non technical experts. Code is great for creativity and working in the flow state. Both are useful. I'd also argue that …

It's helpful to think of this as akin to a DDOS-like attack on the Russian internal security infrastructure. They've only got so much bandwidth - money, personnel and time - to dea…

It's more than a miniscule chance. And it's not just about the shift in public opinion. It's also about consuming the limited bandwidth that the Russian security services have avai…

We can allow fear to turn us all into slaves, or we can take simple acts like this to defend our freedom. Acting together, we can reach out to hundreds of thousands of individuals.…

Also, try to reach out to fellow technology professionals inside Russia and help them to find a way to get out.

Opportunities for technology professionals who want to escape Russia?

And a cornered rat may bite.

I can't imagine how tough life will get in Russia as a result

Founders, hackers and other IT professionals in Russia really need to find a way to leave the country. Things are going to get rough. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FM_946bXwAMq6kq?fo…

Things are very rapidly going to get very rough inside Russia as well. I'm thinking that the HN community be doing something to help Ukrainian and Russian founders and hackers flee…

It's going to be increasingly difficult to do business there over the coming few years. I can't see this situation becoming easier any time soon. What steps can founders in Russia …

I'm the same.

Are there any corporations that explicitly know everything that each and every employee gets up to during work time?

I fundamentally disagree. It's entirely a matter of how that process is manifested and the impact it has on the psychology of team members. A good process can be empowering. It's j…

Election years are big money years for the entire Ad industry. Political advertising is not something that a sane Advertising company will ignore.

It's a bit out of date now, but here are some of my thoughts on this from 10 years ago:- http://williamtpayne.blogspot.com/2012/07/structure.html http://williamtpayne.blogspot.com/…

How should these lessons be understood in the context of queue oriented models of computation like Lee & Park's Dataflow Process networks, Kahn process network semantics etc? It se…

Seems sus to me.

It's worth noting that our society has been struggling against malicious forms of political discourse for millennia. Much progress against malicious political discourse has been ma…

This is not cool at all. It's no wonder that so many people struggle with the effects of trauma from (seemingly omnipresent) misogynistic abuse. Is there any escaping it? Any way t…