2020 is not over, rC3 ( https://rc3.world/ https://media.ccc.de/c/rc3 ) starts on the 27 ;)
Or CCC
Ask HN: Best Talks of 2020?
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#42I cant recall if it was released this year but Lamport's Intro to TLA+ (uploaded on youtube) stands out for me.
Definitely not from this year, also not really a talk.
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#43My favorite is Naval’s talk at Tim Ferriss: https://tim.blog/2020/10/14/naval/amp/
What’s it about? Why did you like it?
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#44I've heard a few good ones, especially for junior devs:
1.David Guttman: How to Get a Better Job Without Learning Another Framework: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voep4CX5lEE&t=3s&ab_channel=...
2. Junior to Senior Podcast w/ Eric Gradman: https://juniortosenior.io/7
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#45For me, it was Art of Code by Dylan Beattie, but mostly because that talk has the best ending[0] I have seen. Also, introduced to me a side of programming that I instinctively knew existed but never sought out. [0]: https://youtu.be/6avJHaC3C2U?t=3366
I second that! It's such a great talk because it showcases some powerful concepts while being very entertaining. That's one of these talks you can watch with an interested layman as well, which I very much enjoy and find valuable.
Yep. That's another thing that I really liked about the talk too. Its very approachable and shows how fun programming can be, especially since coding can appear a bit dry and mechanical to others.
Re: Ask HN: Best Talks of 2020?
#46For me, it was Art of Code by Dylan Beattie, but mostly because that talk has the best ending[0] I have seen. Also, introduced to me a side of programming that I instinctively knew existed but never sought out. [0]: https://youtu.be/6avJHaC3C2U?t=3366
Such a great talk. The storytelling here is top-notch. I’m glad you reminded me of it.
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#47Equilibrium over Space: The Canonical Urban Models with Dr. Edward Glaeser:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMmXo1nHetE
This is a very "tech" way of looking at space.
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#48I watched this in 2020 even though it's from EuroBSDCon 2019. I'm talking about Patricia Aas keynote "Embedded Ethics": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfNIiitVFtc Hasn't aged one bit. If anything Patricia is spot on pretty much everything. If you don't have time to spend on this, you may want to take a look at the slides: https://www.slideshare.net/PatriciaAas/embedded-ethics-eurob...
But it's just a rant, what are the real takeaways? She wants:
- A common ethics board
- To protect whistleblowers
And to achieve this, I should be "Annoying as a service"?
I don't feel like I learnt anything.
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#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is there any evidence that the query is actually censored, beyond conspiracy theories?
I attached the proof pic. edit: To the comment below saying I'm lying. Yes it does query. The first time I query, it doesnt give results. Then I query it again and it shows all results (same query, pressing the search icon again). This is stealthy censorship and an unsuspecting person wouldn't notice. This doesn't happen for any other query. And it only happens with my work ip address, not a VPN. Edit2: Still not wor…
Of course, all the queries in the world will be anectotal compared to your experience, but still : from my phone, a couple second ago, ddg censors the query so much that typing "the great" auto completes to "reset". And follows to giving pretty expected results.
I suppose I could come up with a few dozens scenario that would explain no results in your case (as a software engineer, I have heard a rumor that sometimes those " server" thingys have what they call "glitches".)
But I of course completely understand that the hypothesis of DDG specifically censoring the query for you looks more plausible.
You're probably a very important person that needed to be hidden the fact that the WMF had a conference about restarting the economy after the covid - which obviously means that the prince Charles of UK is behind a global conspiracy to manufacture viruses from scratch in order to overthrow capitalism. (I'm just kidding, I know that's not what you believe.)
Sincerely, i hope you have the best possible holiday season, and take care of yourselves.
Re: Ask HN: Best Talks of 2020?
#50My favorite is Naval’s talk at Tim Ferriss: https://tim.blog/2020/10/14/naval/amp/
It bugs me that everytime he goes on a talk show recently, he pegs himself up a horse with "I have stopped doing talk shows and I am doing it for you because ____". He comes across as an arrogant and self-serving. Most of his content is rehashing from other books. A lot of it straight from Feynman interviews on Youtube. Some spiritual stuff repeated verbatim from Jiddu Krishnamurthy.
The interesting thing about Naval is that he has a magnetic effect to new listeners and there is a cult-like following. I used to love his early talks and then the more I got to hear him, the more I realized he is just this narciscist rich guy without a shred of humbleness. He has a great sense of clarity in his thoughts and he speaks well. It's a shame really that his character puts me off more than anything else. I'd rather go read original sources with far more insight.
His repeated claims of "I can get rich even if I start over" - yes, Naval, go for it. Give up the name, money and everything you have and try working 2 jobs as a waiter and a nurse, raising kids and keeping your spouse happy while saving enough to go after your investor instincts. The whole thing comes across as out of touch with reality, compassion and thoughtful consideration; instead relies on his survivorship biases as a guiding beacon of life.