DrDeadCrash
@DrDeadCrash@programming.dev
- Comment on TikTok sues the US government over ban 6 months ago:
I want the issue of mass surveillance / data collection to be addressed, instead of this bs which is basically working around the edges the problem. Tick-tock shouldn’t be allowed to sell (/provide) user data to anyone but neither should Meta, X, reddit, etc.
- Comment on TikTok sues the US government over ban 6 months ago:
No, they’re both bad.
- Comment on TikTok sues the US government over ban 6 months ago:
Lol
What is the social security system was run by China?
That’s your great analogy. This is a social media company. Gtfoh
- Comment on TikTok sues the US government over ban 6 months ago:
It’s a bad analogy. Mass surveillance (continuous collection of everyone’s data) has very little to do with the number we use to track social security payments.
- Comment on TikTok sues the US government over ban 6 months ago:
We’re talking about individuals’ personal data stored by social media companies being accessible to others (governments, in this case). This has nothing to do with social security.
The problem is that the data is accessable, but that’s not being addressed. This is an improper fix to an actual problem, just facts.
- Comment on TikTok sues the US government over ban 6 months ago:
Access to the data it’s what matters, ownership is just one method of access.
- Comment on On a huge election year for the world, Meta will shut down CrowdTangle, it's tool for election integrity observer without replacement 7 months ago:
I laterally rearranged the headline wording
- Comment on On a huge election year for the world, Meta will shut down CrowdTangle, it's tool for election integrity observer without replacement 7 months ago:
CrowdTangle is Meta’s tool for election integrity, they’re shutting out down without a replacement.
- Comment on A fake recording of a candidate saying he’d rigged the election went viral. Experts say it’s only the beginning 9 months ago:
Caustic Outlook?
- Comment on I don't believe Auto Save feature in any software 9 months ago:
Check for an asterisk after the file name (in the tab/title bar), it means “unsaved changes”.
- Comment on Microsoft endorses anti-LGBTQ online "child safety" bill KOSA night before Big Tech hearing (US Politics) 9 months ago:
Politics…
- Comment on Own a Roku TV or streaming device? You're about to see a lot more ads on your home screen 9 months ago:
Same! I recently found this “feature” can be disabled in the preferences, along with a bunch of creepy tracking options.
- Comment on Continuous Integration 9 months ago:
Scroll down…
- Comment on Algorithms instead of source code !! 10 months ago:
Being able to document the exact algorithms used to solve a problem is sort of a ‘Holy Grail’ in programming. Most programmers aren’t afforded the time to document to that level. This would require refining the code down to a single cohesive story that describes the functionality of the implementation. It’s great when you can spend the time on it, but the problem is that the code is actually “working” long before that point. Most employers want to stop paying for code after it starts working.
- Comment on Microsoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994 10 months ago:
F7 for spell check (shift F7 for thesaurus)
- Comment on I’m not a great programmer 11 months ago:
So, the question is, how do you deliver better code faster?
I think there question needs to be: how do we convince people that it’s “worth it” to pay for better code?
I get it, we all want to do our jobs well and excel in the craft. The problem i see here is that the stated need for cleanup, refactoring and documentation is immediately followed but a ‘but’. But there is no but, imo.
Code that “works” isn’t good enough, and we need a full stop right there and heads around the table nodding up and down in unison. But they’ll take the inferior POC build every time over investing in a “good” solution that incorporates lessons learned. Next they complain that it can’t be modified easily (“but, it’s just a simple change!”), and bemoan the state of software development.
- Comment on Solving programming exercises 11 months ago:
I think once you’ve absorbed a bunch of data, it takes time to put all the connections together.
- Comment on Why Web Working Rocks: It Lets Us Live in the Moment 1 year ago:
AKA Personal Liberty
- Comment on We’re All Math People: Some of the power of math lies in the very fact that it’s made up. 1 year ago:
I blame untreated ADHD and human nature.
- Comment on Mullvad's public encrypted DNS Servers run in RAM now 1 year ago:
Sounds like Douglas Adams
- Comment on Something Mysterious Appears to Be Suppressing the Universe's Growth, Scientists Say 1 year ago:
42?
- Comment on Is anyone else stuck on overhead? 1 year ago:
That’s great to hear! I’m in the manufacturing sector in the US. Things seem tight.
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- Comment on What technological mega project is practical to build today? 1 year ago:
Pretty sure the interstate highway system isn’t terribly practical either, but with enough funding it can be done. Maybe saying every major city would make it seem more practical.
- Comment on Looking for an accelerated numerical computing library for .NET 1 year ago:
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/simd
Is this what you’re looking for?
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
You can’t explain that!
- Comment on "waves of technological innovation" have gotten faster over time, "students might now find themselves learning skills in college that are obsolete by the time they graduate" 1 year ago:
Eplan, electrical controls layout tool, used an object oriented database as its file format, It still may. I saw recently that they entered a partnership of some sort with SolidWorks, so they’re still kicking.
- Comment on The great AI "pause" that wasn't 1 year ago:
That’s all well and good, but the work will not stop…
- Comment on The GNU Project turns 40 this month 1 year ago:
That’s mostly because of certain standards followed by all the *nix systems, and it started with Unix…
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago: