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beters

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software dev in NYC
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beters··on Paperclips
Fuck, I just played this for 4 hours.
beters··on What Should Happen to People’s Online Identity When They Die?
Despite appearances, Facebook is not impartial to this question whatsoever. They would profit greatly from keeping dead people's profiles on their site.
beters··on 18yo arrested for reporting a bug in the new Budapest e-Ticket system
Since I can't edit the post, apologies to any offense I may have caused. Although I did hear this from locals, it was likely a communications breakdown.
beters··on 18yo arrested for reporting a bug in the new Budapest e-Ticket system
When I was in Budapest a few weeks ago, I heard from multiple locals that the metro system was owned by some sort of mafia. I wonder if that explains the subpar security and overreaction to the bug report.

edit: a few weeks ago, not this past summer that is still occurring

beters··on 2016 Letter to Shareholders
Good read. I thought this was sort of paradoxical though:

"First, never use a one-size-fits-all decision-making process."

beters··on Last Page of The Great Gatsby (1997)
The appeal of the party scenes in The Great Gatsby is, although it appears glamorous and perfect, Fitzgerald shows us that it's like any party we've attended.

Take this excerpt for instance: "We were at a particularly tipsy table. Gatsby had been called to the phone and I'd enjoyed these same people only two weeks before. But what had amused me then turned septic on the air now."

Tell me you haven't had this feeling about someone. The party scenes are relatable to people in all levels of wealth.

beters··on People Like Netflix’s Original Content More Than Its Other Content
That's not saying much when there's very little good third-party content. Except for House of Cards S1, Netflix original content is B-grade at best.

When Netflix started instant streaming, they had a solid content repertoire from various places. Today, they have very few good third-party movies, and they try to fill the empty space with lousy Original Content.

Of course people will prefer Originals compared to very few crappy alternatives. I would rather see Netflix spend money on getting programming from other companies instead of throwing money at Adam Sandler.

beters··on When to make a Git Commit
It makes more sense to err on the side of committing too often. When you're ready to submit, use 'git rebase -i' to squash away any silly commits. Done. No blog post needed for this topic.
beters··on The work of Vera Rubin
The article was informative, but I generally dislike the "one person" rhetoric. Barely one mention of Ford Jr., the other author on both papers. Overstating Rubin's contribution seems unfair to those who have made dark matter their life's work alongside her.
beters··on The Inner Ring (1944)
Thanks for sharing. This is what resonated with me the most:

> It is tiring and unhealthy to lose your Saturday afternoons: but to have them free because you don’t matter, that is much worse.