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The problem is that Youtube's policy of aggressive takedown has enabled a massive abuse of the system. You can go and find many prominent YT creators complaining about their videos…

Not sure about mesopotamia but there's evidence of indoor plumbing for sewage distribution in Knossos (Minoan civilisation - 3000 BC to 1100 BC). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mino…

As someone with the opposite of aphantasia (I can daydream very vividly) who's also worked as a pro illustrator I don't really imagine things as I draw. Drawing is more mechanical …

I feel like any other tool, it largely depends on the context in which it's being used. I think that video chats are phenomenal in certain workplaces, or for certain people, and te…

You hit the nail right on the head. The underlying rusophobia that has been eaten and digested by the english-speaking world after the cold war never ceases to amaze me, particular…

I do all my illustration work on Krita. I absolutely love it, after spending most of my career working on photoshop. I use a Cintiq Wacom tablet on Linux Mint and it works wonders.…

I'm a data engineer, stopped trying to "upgrade" into ML years ago when I realised my skills were a lot more in need in the longer term than any ML specialists.

Coming from a part of the world where most people studying IT start working (as full time programmers) on their second year of college I really don't understand the mentality that …

I've been actually posting in a few telnet BBS, as well as some SSH forums as of late. I love the small web. I love the freedom of anonymity. I grew up in the 2000s and also got in…

Have you tried applying for banks? Most of the contractors I worked with in banking in Ireland were older, 40+ including some 60 something, all python developers. I don't know what…

Another irritating bit about this is that when I search for news about my country in my language, spanish (I live in London, the UK one Siri, not the american one) I still get a nu…

I think this also happens because traditionally, people become loyal to a brand because they gain something intangible from it. Reducing prices is not a way to ensure loyalty - as …

I also know someone, a very handsome dude in his mid 20s who had a bit of a wanderlust for a year after a brief stint in the military, who also got plenty of harassment from dudes …

I used Photoshop for digital painting but wilfully ditched it when I got a new laptop and decided to install Mint on it instead of staying with Windows 10. Then I discovered Krita,…

But here's the thing: this kind of personal data is used daily by many companies. There's a table in a bank/telco/etc where they have your full name, your ID number, your address, …

I agree... I've never ever seen anyone actually act like this. Even the most fanatical of my friends in university would never ever pull a 12h day by their own volition (mostly bec…

I think it's time to start naming and shaming these companies. This doesn't increase productivity. It's disgusting. You don't own people's lives for 8 hours a day; you pay them to …

Sorry, where's the irony? I'm not familiar with what reputation Rolling Stone has.

I don't know about other sides of IT, but as a data engineer in London I'm getting daily messages from recruiters offering contract/permanent positions. All the big companies are a…

In Dublin, where the housing crisis is supported by an overabundance of "student accommodation" and airbnb rentals, the housing crisis disappeared overnight because of this virus. …

As an argentinian living in the UK, I am waiting for this country to finally become civilised and include a stand alone bidet in every bathroom