perfunctory

Forcing kids to go to school is already limiting their freedom

> because they deal with different aspects of the human condition which haven't changed significantly. they also give a different and valid intepretation / perspective

so do the other literary traditions I guess. What's so special about Russian. It seems as if the interest in Russian literature comes at the expense of the others.

I am genuinely curious why Russian literature is so popular in non-Russian speaking world. How do you wake up one day and decide to read Crime and Punishment? How do you find out about Russian literature in the first place? Recommendation from a friend, marketing in your favorite book store, school? Could somebody shed some light

yep. "Formal specification layers " aka code.

> obviously AI-generated article

how can you tell?

I somehow feel that it's actually the opposite. It should be "Dear kubernetes user, you have just built a shell".

How can you tell?

> At the very least we'd need to see some data that shows that most people replace batteries when it is possible to do so.

I don’t understand. If we want to see the data we do need to make batteries replaceable.

> One unambiguously positive development that's followed is that software professionals are writing specs again. LLMs - like many of us - do not perform well with ambiguity, and specifying problems is proving to be an effective tool for generating correct code.

Replace "LLM" with "compiler", "specs" with "code" and "correct code" with "correct machine code" and we are back to square one.

So this period last year the visits went up 300K, and this year they are down 200K. So compared to the two year ago it's still up 100K? Am I missing anything? It would be interesting to see the data over a multi-year period.

edit: they actually even say that the data "go back for 3 years", but only show 1 year of data.

Could you give an example? Like a specific year when the map is not accurate?

Alan Kay was right classifying most software engineering as pop culture. It's 2024 and we are still fiddling with spaces around radio buttons, a problem that should have been solved decades ago.

I personally first tried 4-day workweek about 10 years ago and still love it. That was one of the best decisions I made in my life.

Especially in software industry, it's not that hard to arrange I believe. Even easier if we do it collectively. And when more and more people do it and it becomes a norm, the income will just readjust and return to the current levels.

But even today, when it's still not a norm, and I have a reduced income compared to my fulltime working peers, I still consider it a bargain. Extra free day is totally worth it. I am basically paying for some extra happiness.

Funny how environmental activists were powerful enough to kill the nuclear energy but not the fossil one.

Always reminds me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel

> rules that would have forced US automakers to turn EVs into their main business by 2032

8 years is plenty of time.

> Poor impulse control periods

> the seasonality of human behavior

Is it really a thing? Does impulse control come in waves?