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aurailious··on You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS
Technically it's a container not a VM. So using this is about sandboxing it from the OS.
aurailious··on Write Emails Faster with Smart Compose in Gmail
I've heard arguments going both ways. That the internet and connectivity is going to dramatically slow language drift as well as accelerate it. I think the real answer is that we are rapidly changing how we talk but to a homogenous standard.

I really wonder how global language will change over the next century. I would really like to know if English continues to borrow from other languages or all these dictionaries are going to stop that.

aurailious··on Uber vehicle reportedly saw but ignored woman it struck
Essentially make the freeways "car trains" as the autobahn implies. Eventually over time you add automation to other kinds of roads.
aurailious··on Walmart Beats Amazon in $15B Flipkart Battle
US companies are going to be aggressive to make sure India doesn't end up like China to them.
aurailious··on Over 30? Too Old for Tech Jobs in China
> may offer a unique perspective towards problems and solutions

This is my impression on why diversity generally works well. Unique perspectives and experiences often generate more original and creative approaches to some problem which in turn is much more valuable. Additionally, and especially for FAANGs, having the organizational awareness of a diverse set of perspectives allows you to create solutions that are broad and can adequately meet the inherent diversity in the world.

People often want to look at software engineering as this super technical line of work, but in practice it really isn't. How, What, and Why to engineer something varies significantly. Everyone will probably have a different approach to solving a problem. More diversity means a greater net to catch which one might be the most optimal.

Plus, you might want to create services or apps that specifically target a need. I would honestly question how well an app for women might be if is made by all men. I would question how well a app for rural living might be if it was made by people who only lived in a city. I would question how well an app designed for use in America might be for use in Africa. There are cultural differences and use differences, needs and wants, infrastructure, etc.

It would be assumed a highly diverse team would be much more suited to trying to solve those problems. And I would also believe that a highly diverse team would be the result of authentic merit based system anyways.

aurailious··on Proton Native – React Native for the desktop
Oh weird, I was just looking at docsify this morning, that's why it must be so familiar to me.
aurailious··on Proton Native – React Native for the desktop
What is this site written in? I've seen this style for a couple others. Is it a github wrapper or something?
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