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Sparkyte··on Scientists unlock brain's natural clean-up system for new treatments for stroke
I love getting my lymph nodes drained. Feels so good afterward.
Sparkyte··on Tell HN: Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas!
Sparkyte··on Some Epstein file redactions are being undone
Warped democracy.
Sparkyte··on AI Can Write Your Code. It Can't Do Your Job
Likely won't for a while. The race to get all of the memory is likely a squeeze attempt against startups and not consumers. Side effect consumers.

We need regulations to prevent such large scale abuse of economic goods especially if the final output is mediocre.

Sparkyte··on Some Epstein file redactions are being undone
I think this is a good thing. I think the people talking dictator this and that do not understand we have the ability to critique the administration. What we lack is control of the underhanded lobbyism. It is a warped democracy but still a democracy.
Sparkyte··on Meta is using the Linux scheduler designed for Valve's Steam Deck on its servers
Gaming or not, stability is important. An OS that focuses on gaming will typically focus on stability, neither bleeding edge or lag behind in support. Has to update enough to work with certain games and behind enough to not have weird support isues.

So Bazzite in my opinion is probably one of the best user experience flavors of Fedora around.

Yes you can do more than gaming on Bazzite.

Sparkyte··on Meta is using the Linux scheduler designed for Valve's Steam Deck on its servers
Precisely, I like it's commitment to the Fedora Atomic. Fedora is in my opinion the best user experience Linux out there, not just because Linus Torvalds said it was his favorite. Probably not the best server or best to base a console OS on, but as a daily driver consistency is more important. Keeping things in flatpaks makes it easy to manage what is installed too.
Sparkyte··on Meta is using the Linux scheduler designed for Valve's Steam Deck on its servers
I've been using Bazzite Desktop for 4 months now and it has been my everything. Windows is just abandonware now even with every update they push. It is clunky and hard to manage.
Sparkyte··on Ruby website redesigned
I did. It just wasn't cutting it for me. Technology wise you can do so much more with Rust and recently Python (3.14+).
Sparkyte··on Indoor tanning makes youthful skin much older on a genetic level
I just walk outdoors.
Sparkyte··on GrapheneOS is the only Android OS providing full security patches
AI can't work if the OS isn't secure... lol... I'm doomed.
Sparkyte··on Character.ai to bar children under 18 from using its chatbots
I think ChatBots are not very helpful if you don't treat them with scrutiny. There should be a mandatory requirement of a disclaimer before interacting with all AI.
Sparkyte··on OpenAI’s promise to stay in California helped clear the path for its IPO
Staying in California doesn't mean it will keep employees in California. Prepare for the great offshoring.
Sparkyte··on Kafka is Fast – I'll use Postgres
Very true.
Sparkyte··on AWS multiple services outage in us-east-1
It was a long time ago. It was very impactful at the time. You could still reach the other AZes but that one. I think this was US-East1c.
Sparkyte··on Kafka is Fast – I'll use Postgres
You can also use Redis as a queue if the data isn't in danger of being too important.
Sparkyte··on AWS multiple services outage in us-east-1
I remember the one where some contractor accidentally cut the trunk between AZes.
Sparkyte··on AWS multiple services outage in us-east-1
Maybe they forgot to pay the bills.
Sparkyte··on AWS multiple services outage in us-east-1
I am down with that lets all build in US-East-1.
Sparkyte··on AWS CEO says using AI to replace junior staff is 'Dumbest thing I've ever heard'
It is too late it is already happening. The evolution of tech field is people being more experienced and not AI. But AI will be there for questions and easy one liners. Properly formalized documentation, even TLDRs.
Sparkyte··on Evolution of Minimum Viable Product
A minimum viable product that is very large and takes years to get out is just scope creep disguised as minimum viable product.

Minimum viable product used to mean, "What do we build that hooks a customer immediately?". It is about getting them engaged and learning from their engagement to then build features onto the MVP.

Sparkyte··on The Grug Brained Developer (2022)
OMG is that the technical name for my development style? I'm not like super deep in technobabble since there are so many coined names and references that it is nearly impossible to assign the correct one.

Grug brained dev I am I guess.

Sparkyte··on The great displacement is already well underway?
It has gotten better over the years with much more progress to be gained.
Sparkyte··on The great displacement is already well underway?
7 more years and I moving to another country.
Sparkyte··on Internet in a Box
Title reminds me of that time Moss introduces Jen to the internet.
Sparkyte··on I wrote a book called "Crap Towns". It seemed funny at the time
I think this is awesome! Should be done more often, gives people perspectives on areas they wouldn't otherwise know or think about.
Sparkyte··on Microsoft Prepares for New Round of Layoffs in May 2025
Known for sure or rumors?
Sparkyte··on Are Americans Still Welcome in Europe?
Demeanor is everything. Not politics.
Sparkyte··on Are Americans Still Welcome in Europe?
I think these comments here are politically charged. There are a lot of walk of life in the US not limited to politics or who/what someone voted for.

I am sure if Americans are not welcome in Europe it isn't because they are an American, but that individual isn't very nice or polite around others. I haven't been to Europe in a long time, because Asia is so much more awesome.

Sparkyte··on Let's Ban Billboards
It isn't a political statement there are other avenues in marketing besides advertising. If a product is genuinely good it should serve on its own. Advertisements lead too much opportunity for exploitation.
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