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RIP vim `:hardcopy` :( .

For some harder C code (implementing `malloc` for example) my preferred debugging method was printing out the code and debugging it with a pen between classes.

I eventually realized being inside an editor gave me too much attraction to thrash with "just one more quick iteration & debug run..." and could actually end up more time consuming than being forced to reconcile my mental model with what I had already written by me double checking my assumptions.

Interestingly, some of my peers started picking up the habit for their own projects and we ended up having small "debugging" sessions by trading print-outs .

> My lab medical results are mine and only mine.

While I agree in spirit: after a recent rib injury I wasn't allowed to take a picture of my own X-Ray using my phone or even have a copy sent to me since "that isn't the policy"... very hard to say that data was "mine" until it is "released" to me.

There is an infinitesimally small liability that some "other patient's" data might be visible on scanning device, a horde of companies assuring asses are covered and without a legal obligation to give me all "my" health data per visit I don't see an easy path to using our own devices soon, unfortunately.

I think you hit a lot themes I've personally been thinking about as well and was a nice read, thanks.

> Yes, by definition, you do. It is not illegal to slander anyone.

By the legal definition of slander, your statement is false.

But Jones did profit from the traffic and thus ad revenue that controversy stirred up, this case is about that* not about Jones right to have an opinion, but how Jones weilded it at the expense of others, no less*.

What you really have to ask is will this community be less inclusive because English isn't your first language, I'd say "no" and I hope most would agree.

> Your arguments will come of as stronger to the reader.

That is persuasian, not authenticity, to the OP's point.

Typed without a spellchecker :).

> ...but they don't know how good their own people are.

Trust. Easily lost, hard to win and all that. If you don't actually trust those you manage you're not really operating at your best, let alone bringing out the best of your team.

It's a humbling experience tbh, requires putting your faith of success in other people, which in my experience is harder to teach (and is often learned through tough failures) than any kind of computer skills.

I'm more than happy I read your comment body and its good/well natured tone before your name XD .

They meant Oil(s) as in fixing bugs in the bash compatible replacement that they author for the OP's 'is-oil' check.

One of the students in my middle school put it into beautiful terms. One day, they say "You know, the TV in your forehead?" as they put 3/4 a square with their fingers onto their brow (like a "C" shape) I still get chills thinking of the phrase sometimes, it just was so understandable and approachable for us 6th graders.

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> But maybe it just looks that way because it's difficult or impossible to really perceive the full extent of how living in a non-DLT world is affecting our behavior.

We don't live in a 'non-DLT world though, DLT exists in this world right?

Sorry I agreed with your previous comment and then the mention of DLT lost me so I'm trying to understand the context I'm missing.

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I think this video highlights as a leader being the 'bad guy' in a meeting because they are demanding excellence to a specific vision/goal and their subordinate's output isn't meeting their expectations.

There are no personal attacks, just critiques on the thought process, output and plan (or lack of planning), all of that is fair game. The dev(?) even admits at ~25:40 that they should be taking notes and fixing what is pointed out.

> I wouldn't be surprised if I died alone.

Everyone eventually dies alone, but do not let that sadden you. A full life is measured in the depths of sorrow from that truth, not in avoiding it.

I agree with you, but most I've met would prefer to set expectations with a private office. Preferably with a door and social contract to leave alone unless needed.

That was a great read on it's own, thank you!

It's a shame that so much modern technology ends up betraying the average consumer in ways they can't understand.

I can understand the hesitation. It's warranted, but there is progress such as this very threads response.

I've been told the first time one tries acid can be a very "religious" or "spiritual" experience. I didn't really believe it but indeed that was my personal experience.

I wish more developers knew of the wonderful "repo" tool[0] developed by the Android devs which allows a monorepo _perspective_ of many git repositories. Breakdown of the repo tool and example manifest files http://blog.udinic.com/2014/05/24/aosp-part-1-get-the-code-u...

[0] https://source.android.com/setup/develop/repo

It would be nice to capture those reply chains and package up a bunch of related links at once. Kind of like a shared mapping of our unexpected deep internet dives on Wikipedia, just automated.

Hey dang, that response and edit was pretty civil, since the names are removed could the flagged state on OP's comment be removed as well (edit: please)?

The @HelloSmite Twitter account stopped abruptly on June 4th after daily posts in May.

I postulate more than few roles were halted at that time.

I mean we are all just emotional processing silos that trade information and process it right :) ?

> They're going to generally want substantially more real compensation.

Can we always assume that's true? What if I'm a middle aged person who is interested in trying out a startup?

It seems like such a waste of potential talent by not bieng upfront with canidates on your hirring practices.

All I need is a better chat app, that Facebook won't buy. I can now text, voice record, send photos/selfies and video messages easily to my social circles. Connecting to second degree connections is fast and everyone I know has an account.

I want to leave Facebook but I can't give up such an amazing chat experience that keeps me connected to my family and close friends. Even if I got my immediate family to use a different app, I'd have to keep Facebook for old friends :( .

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> Why doesn't the universe doesn't follow something that might be described as an algorithm?

It doesn't matter if it does or doesn't, we don't have perfect knowledge of the universe or quantum events, therefore the universe is still unpredictable regardless if it is deterministic or not.

> Why are 'trends' are not cut and dry, and algorithms are?

> Is there something special about a cell that is not blueprintable and manufacturable?

It comes down to strategy.

The dominant historical strategy for computer functioning is exact, precise and reproducible instruction following of a tuned, high performance state machine. It is almost opposite of our untuned but general biological nature. For almost any species, survival is based on adaptation where our computer machinery has no inner process guiding it's adaptation, only we as technologists attempting to adapt the computer's strategy to the world. You could argue that business use of technology is the survival characteristic.

Biology on the other hand produces "suboptimal" systems that are very practical or relatively general, with many mechanism to absorb and compensate for errors or mistakes. We are just now teaching computers to adapt and compensate for specific situations with the hopes of generalizing the technique and it's a hard problem to solve. Not impossible, but we need to develop different methodologies for handling natural complexity.

I agree there probably isn't something fundamentally different as both systems coexist in the physical world, there is just lifetimes of practical learning and effort that must be done to merge the two strategies into a cohesive way forward.

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I'm personally a fan of the Sir Francis Bacon theory, which I was introduced to from "The secret of Psalm 46"[1] while playing The Witness .

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFNbeeDILB0