I no longer build software

Post by the_af » Tue, Sep 22, 2020, 12:08 AM UTC

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I'm not sure how I define "good", but consider this: not all prostitution results in somebody getting hurt -- if it does, that's definitely a serious thing to be addressed -- and when it's consensual, it's about two people connecting (money involved, of course). I know a cliché is to consider every customer/prostitute relationship as predatory in nature, but I'm not convinced this is always the case. People sating th…

The main problem is that since it is illegal, there's no easy way to address abuse (victims will not want to talk because they are potentially at risk of being punished). So if VR can reduce the amount of sex workers (less demand -> less supply), it may (?) lead to less cases of abuse. That sounds to me like something Better, but maybe not as Good as some other alternatives. It's also interesting: why is human connec…

Post by kooshball » Tue, Sep 22, 2020, 12:16 AM UTC

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Price is on this one ... https://www.flickr.com/photos/fuller_craft/49837855711/in/al...

It looks great, it looks like it's priced as art and not furniture. Is this a correct interpretation?

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Sep 22, 2020, 12:26 AM UTC

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> Like I said, “getting directions” used to be a service. Specifically, back then—and still today, in many places!—you’d be expected to retain the services of a guide when you were in a foreign city/country. Who would often double as your translator, and potentially as your driver as well. So previously, travel to foreign destinations was something few could afford, since it required sourcing and hiring a local guide…

Yes, correct. But that’s moving the goal-posts, kind of: “making something available to a wider audience” isn’t the same thing as making something possible . The original claim was that we’re now in a world where these things are possible . But really, we’re “merely” in a world where they’re more widely-available. They’ve been possible for a long time. What I wanted to highlight, was that technology making something…

Post by mauvehaus » Tue, Sep 22, 2020, 12:32 AM UTC

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mauvehaus wrote: post #123

Holy shit, this is me! A couple things to clarify: I posted the original issue as a minor complaint about the docker cli and promptly forgot about it. I never expected it to get any traction or follow-up. At the time I posted it, I was working as a contractor for my former full time employer. I had left full-time work there in early 2017 to attend the full-time program at the (sadly now-defunct) Furniture Institute o…

Some really beautiful pieces. Some unsolicited advice... if you haven't already considered Etsy (I used to work there) it can be a great place to sell your work. I've bought a lot of furniture (some custom) on Etsy and people have been surprised by that / think there isn't necessarily high quality work there. In addition to the larger pieces, if you have work that's easily repeatable you can make a lot with e.g. tiss…

Post by samatman » Tue, Sep 22, 2020, 12:42 AM UTC

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> most of it too is just trivial oil and tire changes or changing a basic part of two I bet that it feels better and more rewarding than updating a dependency and spending 2 days fixing all the errors caused by updating, especially knowing that you will have to do the same thing in a few months. There is something that feels good when you create/fix/improve a real object compared to a software one.

As someone who works on engines and writes code, let me tell you that the feeling is exactly the same. All complex systems stir up the same emotions. It's frustrating as can be when it doesn't work, and it feels great when it finally does work. As a human, dealing with complexity is all the same, no matter the medium.