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This is barely an article. It's more of a question. Not what I expected.
Re:Claymorphism: Will it stick around? on Thursday March 31, 2022 @10:52AM (#30867861)
I don't care for claymorphism at all. It does not look professional or interesting to me. It reminds me of The Sims.
Re:What's my place in the world population? on Thursday March 17, 2022 @07:04AM (#30709744)
Does not work on Android Firefox. I have -30 years to live and the other stats are all empty: You are (nothing)% etc.
Probably, but DJing is a fun social activity. The DJ puts a bit of themselves in the mix. I think an AI for music mixing isn't really solving much of a problem. It's just a neat trick in my opinion. Making fun and skill obsolete is sad!
Re:Google Search Is Dying on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @11:52AM (#30349048)
I never use Reddit and generally don't find what I am looking for in the threads that Google suggests.
Re:Show HN: Pesto, a Digital Workplace on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @02:16PM (#30167628)
I think it looks nice.
Software now is too complicated. Too many things are taken for granted. Methods like agile / scrum often force developers to do things a certain way to keep up the impression of speed. There's rarely time to think carefully.
Re:Terminal support for emoji on Friday January 28, 2022 @10:55AM (#30116223)
Emojis in the terminal are heresy anyway. Just kidding :)
I imagine the Switch might collect information about traffic that isn't relevant to the features the user is interested in. Seems a bit careless to just send all of it to the device.
Re:Programming in 1987 versus Today on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @07:05AM (#29807968)
It's a bold statement to say things are easy now. I am able to write games in 6502ASM. It's tricky, but I often find it easier than dealing with the vast network of software I need to do web development these days. Having to deal with a large amount of different devices, browsers, screen sizes and having to do automated testing etc. is a big challenge for today's developers I think. Sometimes it seems like my head is full and I will not be able to keep this up forever.
Re:The weight of the clipboard on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @06:56AM (#29807906)
I feel this because I know I could lose what I copied. It's the knowledge that I haven't completed some action and it's in an unsafe state.
I often feel like I do way too much. Especially now that I am expected to be a full-stack engineer and be involved in managing the team. I wish my job was just programming, not all this Scrum stuff. Sometimes I think programmers need to know and do way more than people in other (perhaps more lucrative) jobs, but I guess that isn't really true.
Re:Beartype: Fast runtime type checking in Python on Monday November 22, 2021 @04:57AM (#29304693)
Runtime type checking.. What a dreadful idea
Sure, but you are forbidden from entering lots of places without proof of vaccination or a recent certified test (not cheap).
Re:“My faith unbreakable, My blood is pure” on Friday October 01, 2021 @10:51AM (#28719169)
Just goes to a standard google page for me (Netherlands)
Re:Awk: The Power and Promise of a 40-Year-Old Language on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @06:03PM (#28450490)
I find it very unpleasant to read Awk code. It looks as bad as regex to me.
Re:For programmers, remote working is becoming the norm on Thursday August 12, 2021 @04:12AM (#28153504)
I don't live alone. Having multiple people in the house all joining calls for different jobs around the same time is really impractical. Also I don't have an ergonomic workspace at home. I miss my coworkers and actually leaving the house.
Re:Akamai Edge DNS was down on Thursday July 22, 2021 @12:35PM (#27921040)
Many banks in the Netherlands are affected by this.
Re:Akamai Edge DNS was down on Thursday July 22, 2021 @12:34PM (#27921024)
Many bank systems are disrupted by this in the Netherlands