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As someone who didn't follow the conventional path into software engineering via a CS degree, Nand2Tetris has helped fill in a lot of gaps in my knowledge.

I completed part 1 of Nand2Tetris in 2023 and this year I'm working my way through part 2 where you write a compiler and OS for the architecture that you built in part 1. It feels great to finally start understanding concepts like memory management, virtual machines and compilers.

My little project suffered a bit from this as well: https://www.power-map.io/ Although zooming into the capital still yields useful info.

Interesting how having intellectual curiosity as the goal, rather than the ubiquitous 'an inclusive space where everyone can feel safe', has ended up in a forum that's much 'safer' and less toxic than most places on the Internet.

I'm surprised that some are siding with AirBnB, despite the fact that AirBnb themselves reversed their decision after being contacted by the media.

Suddenly removing a customer from a platform, and then denying them the right to appeal, is obviously wrong. Unfortunately it's not just AirBnb. Many people have experienced similar kafkaesque treatment in the hands of large private corporations.

As someone who was brought up in a cult and managed to break free later in life, this article hits close to home. I've experienced how adept we can be at self delusion in an extreme way.

And just like the article says, I don't think intelligence had much to do with my leaving; several of my former acquaintances were much smarter than me and are still in the cult, staunchly defending beliefs that are totally irrational.

At the end of the day I think it takes facing the real-life consequences of an irrational belief in order to burst an ideological bubble.

Seems to be real. It's so obdurate it told this guy he time traveled rather than admit it was wrong: https://www.reddit.com/r/bing/comments/110tb9n/tried_the_ava...

This is a good move in my opinion. Content moderation for small groups can and should be handled by a few members of the community. Once a community becomes a public platform, content moderation should be governed by a country's constitution.

>“Writing is a way of finding out,”

Quite often when drafting a question to a problem I'm facing, halfway through I'll discover the flaw in my reasoning or code.