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Re:Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8k employees on Friday April 24, 2026 @12:44AM (#47885641)
I feel better working at a company when the support staff are also working for the same company.
Re:3.4M Solar Panels on Wednesday April 22, 2026 @11:21AM (#47864910)
I had to re-read this three times. My sarcasm detector must be on the fritz.
Re:GitHub is once again down on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @06:02PM (#47510092)
And a ton of the top end ruby staff have left. Many of them ended up at shopify. There is a growing about of non ruby/rails code at github, but most of the system that people think of when they think github are ruby/rails.
Re:Challenging the Single-Responsibility Principle on Thursday March 12, 2026 @03:42PM (#47356032)
The highest of compliments.
Re:Challenging the Single-Responsibility Principle on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @11:52PM (#47346243)
I just rewatches deadwood and i read your comment in the voice of al swearengen. I also tossed in a few "hooplehead" references for good measure.
I keep hearing people claiming that water is just as much as issue as energy for operating these DCs, but that just doesn't make any sense to me. However, I haven't had to step inside a DC for almost two decades.
Re:AI Is Killing B2B SaaS on Thursday February 05, 2026 @10:36AM (#46900808)
I think the pressure on SaaS margins won't be from customers vibing their way to Figma or DataDog but because gen AI will bring a lot more credible competition in many segments. DD and Figma are probably awful examples because those companies are constantly pushing the envelope, but there are a lot of rent seeking SaaS providers that are going to be in for a rude awaking.
> We are living through a moment of deep cynicism about our ability to solve existential problems.

I have no doubt that we can create a really miraculous future. I am just increasingly pessimistic about our collective desire to do so.

I am sorry that i didn't take you at your word. Please accept my formal apology.
Re:ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data on Monday January 26, 2026 @01:08AM (#46762368)
There is a reason ICE wasn't shooting unarmed civilians prior to operation metro surge, which only started in December, 2025. Standard ICE operations are targeted and generally quite. Operation Metro Storm is neither.

These are intentionally provocative and involve agents performing traffic stops and harassing people on the street for no other reason than (it increasingly appears) the color of their skin.

Lets see them deploy 3000 agents to West Texas or Hialeah for a few weeks. I am guessing those local populations might have a few problems with it as well.

Re:ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data on Sunday January 25, 2026 @11:30PM (#46761878)
There is a lot of room between unfettered immigration and having a roving band of apparently unaccountable agents violating 1st, 4th, and 6th amendment rights while also gunning down unarmed citizens in the streets.

We could try mandating e-verify with increasing penalties before we start asking people for papers and kicking down doors.

Re:Is the US's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System broken? on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @01:51PM (#38280709)
> Vaccine manufacturers should be liable for their products just like regular pharmaceuticals.

Aren't all of the recommended vaccines already covered by the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program? https://www.hrsa.gov/vaccine-compensation

Re:Nvidia H100 GPUs: Supply and Demand on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @02:51PM (#36960639)
I have never had to even think about the steps a firm with massive utility requirements would need to take to secure supply. So assuming you could wave a magic wand and instantly build out a datacenter in northern Virginia right now, the local power utility (Dominion Energy in this case) would not be able to provide power?
Re:Helix: Rust and Ruby, Without the Glue on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @05:04PM (#11717405)
What are the dependencies for installing the gem? I assume the machine will need rustc/cargo to compile the gem.
Re:The Pentagon's $399 Billion Plane to Nowhere on Wednesday July 09, 2014 @10:04AM (#8009650)
I recently called my senators and congressman about this issue. None of the staffers were able to provide me with their public opinions on the project. Two mentioned that they haven't received any calls on the matter. If you care about this issue, and are a US citizen, call (http://www.contactingthecongress.org/) your elected officials.