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Re:How I block all online ads on Monday December 08, 2025 @06:36AM (#46191118)
I used to be have a premium family suscription, canceled it the moment google increased the price by 30%, I considered such a jump unfair compared to the rest of the economy where salaries are hardly getting adjusted to the inflation.
Can't deny it increased transparency,nowadays I consciously visit a website knowing I am tracked by a few thousand add services
Re:Go ahead, write the “stupid” code on Monday September 29, 2025 @07:08AM (#45412317)
Slight variation: - Make it work - Make it right - Make it fast
Re:Maestro: Netflix's Workflow Orchestrator on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @02:57AM (#41043309)
I'd recommend Kestra[1] since it can be run on a single node

[1] https://kestra.io/

Re:The saddest "Just Ship It" story ever (2020) on Thursday July 04, 2024 @03:26AM (#40873047)
Unfortunately there is no correct approach since both sloppy and overengineered codebases backfire. What helps me find balance is following the philosophy of 1. Make it work 2. Make it right 3. Make it fast
The results may widely vary based on the context, but often writing something from scratch is easier than refactoring something existing.
Found the choice of words "Get a free scan" on their website button funny. My first involuntary thought was - it is a scam.
I found it extremely entertaining to follow the twitter epopeea around Lk99 topic. Apparently the Iris posts were not just empty words and trolling.
Re:Researchers Taught Parrots to Video Call Other Parrots on Saturday April 22, 2023 @11:48AM (#35667745)
Had to refresh the page more than a couple times as I was not able to scroll passed the first “video” only to realize I have to keep scrolling to get to the article. I genuinely thought the website is broken
Re:PageRank Algorithm for Graph Databases on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @03:44AM (#34592799)
That made my day, thanks for sharing it
Re:Starlink for Aviation on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @02:40AM (#33258517)
Was wondering the same, but taking into account the planes are flying with its nose lifted a bit, most of the drag should be created by its lower part
Re:I wish my web server were in the corner of my room on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @03:41AM (#33174013)
Quote similar approach was sharing your Floppy Disk A:/ drive. Any attempt to access it via the network would make this loud noise of empty drive, which meant someone is waiting for you in the chat.
Re:What Are the Odds? on Thursday October 06, 2022 @02:12AM (#33104959)
Remember reading in some book on probability and statistics that one will be better off betting insignificant amounts of money rather than not playing at all.
Re:How should we handle an over-productive employee? on Friday September 09, 2022 @05:20PM (#32785063)
Thats more a question of having a balanced team size, ownership and accountability.
Re:The Amazon 'Personal Games' Policy on Friday July 09, 2021 @01:04PM (#27785869)
Unless it impacts your performance during working hours
Re:Work on What Matters on Friday September 25, 2020 @09:46AM (#24589628)
One of the priceless conclusions I've reached during my career is that software engineering is not only about developing software, but also about self-marketing the importance of it
The old logo looks bold, solid and heavy - like a diesel engine, whereas the new one - light, skinny, instant, almost like an electric motor. Not a big fan of it, but thats my impresion after a quick glance.
Re:Learning at work is work, and we must make space for it on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @07:14PM (#21768197)
Eyes opening information. Thanks!
Re:Astronauts escape malfunctioning Soyuz rocket on Thursday October 11, 2018 @01:24PM (#18195332)
Two in a row is a coincidence, three in a row might be a rule
Re:Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @10:52AM (#17758447)
Was wandering is there a printed version?
Re:GitHub is down on Friday January 13, 2017 @11:23AM (#13392012)
Screw you guys i'm going home