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bun_terminator··on Open source maintainers underpaid, swamped by security, and going gray
That's unrelated though
bun_terminator··on Glacier National Park replacing signs that predicted glaciers would gone by 2020
A model that was backed by John Carmack, who seems to be off the hook for some reason
bun_terminator··on Open source maintainers underpaid, swamped by security, and going gray
It's not a job
bun_terminator··on Reddit Breaks Old.reddit.com
app is also partially broken.

edit: new.reddit.com now also broke

bun_terminator··on Ask HN: Is there any place on the internet capable of freedom of speech?
Let's be real: this is about /pol/ and /b/. And yes, the "crap" is intentional. It is exactly intended to drive people away. Because the people who are being driven away aren't wanted. It's vital to the ongoing success, making these places still one of the most open-minded and helpful on the net.
bun_terminator··on What's new in C++26 (part 1)
If HN decides to downvote a technical comment into oblivion that contains a minor technical oversight, I will not be part of that. And I can do whatever the fuck I want with my comments. That's what you get by (probably illegally) disabling a delete button
bun_terminator··on What's new in C++26 (part 1)
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bun_terminator··on Baseline pupil size related to cognitive ability in proper lighting conditions
Different metrics of variation. Members of races obviously have genetic properties in common.
bun_terminator··on Kagi Assistant
c-f "ai"; c-w. and onto the pile they go!

Is it still legal do do something with a computer without involving "ai"?

bun_terminator··on A post by Guido van Rossum removed for violating Python community guidelines
in my case: c++

In the more general cases: No idea

bun_terminator··on A post by Guido van Rossum removed for violating Python community guidelines
The spicy bit is that this is the first release that contained such a political message. And also the first one that is managed by the guy who started the mess of this post, too! Not exactly sure if he's the one who put it in there, but it's one heck of a coincidence.
bun_terminator··on A post by Guido van Rossum removed for violating Python community guidelines
Would you feel the same way if the message was "make America great again"?

And yes I did remove python from a big private repo and will argue against it at work when the question arises.

bun_terminator··on A post by Guido van Rossum removed for violating Python community guidelines
Also see for the last python release notes for some hardcore politics injected right into your tooling language. Python is unfortunately radioactive and can't be used responsibly anymore. They're halfway to selfdestruction
bun_terminator··on Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested at French airport
Probably true, but unrelated
bun_terminator··on Man Arrested for Creating Child Porn Using AI
Are we still pretending that we punish harm or can we admit that we just want to punish people for doing things we don't like?
bun_terminator··on Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested at French airport
It's also perfectly fair to believe that no written (or spoken) word should be illegal
bun_terminator··on Carmack on Oculus, Minecraft, Meta and Microsoft
I see him very different since he signed off on that covid paper code.
bun_terminator··on Leaked Microsoft pay data shows how much software engineers report making
absolutely eyewatering in comparison to EU wages (outside of London etc). inb4 "but you have healthcare" (which is so good you'll go to jail if you don't pay up)
bun_terminator··on The guidance system and computer of the Minuteman III nuclear missile
I was thinking mostly of the bits of the tech designed for working when the launch site is hits with nuclear explosions
bun_terminator··on The guidance system and computer of the Minuteman III nuclear missile
I have a morbid curiosity to know how much of all that old tech would actually work in a full scale nuclear war, launching all missiles. Seems so well thought-out, but also incredibly hard to test. Really fascinating article!
bun_terminator··on Show HN: Grug Notes, a simple take on text notes
I would apply the same reasoning to NLP, or "clever search" that goes beyond simple spelling mistakes. heck most people even dislike those stupid GUIs that keep changing to "adjust to the user"
bun_terminator··on Show HN: Grug Notes, a simple take on text notes
AI - whether deployed locally or in the cloud - is a huge thing with lots of complexity and a high degree of non-determinism. That's exactly what many people don't want with their notes. Heck most just use a text file to be super safe and simple.
bun_terminator··on Show HN: Grug Notes, a simple take on text notes
I don't want "AI" in my notes
bun_terminator··on Python Bans Prominent Dev for Enjoying the Wrong Old SNL Sketch
https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3120/
bun_terminator··on Python Bans Prominent Dev for Enjoying the Wrong Old SNL Sketch
There's strong stereotypes around people in technical projects, but without technical roles and actively working against the project. But as so often, they're very much true for this individual (the one who posted about the suspension, is part of that stupid "working group" and is boasting about it on "his" socials. I don't think this should be detailed further. Curiously, the same person was also in charge for the last python release, which featured a very political message in its release notes.
bun_terminator··on Python Bans Prominent Dev for Enjoying the Wrong Old SNL Sketch
All CoCs are weapons and used all the time to harm the project they were forced upon. "Python Software Foundation's Code of Conduct Working Group" just wow. And the person who did this is exactly the kind of person we all expect
bun_terminator··on [dead]
Curiously he understands fine if "feet" is replaced with "ft"
bun_terminator··on Box2D 3.0 Released
Context: This is a widely used C++ library for 2D physics. It has always been super flexible/hackable, easy to setup and rock stable physics. Therefore a popular choice for games. Good to see that some of the code idiosyncrasies have disappeared (it had a lot of pointers and callbacks)
bun_terminator··on More and more German trains are not allowed to enter Switzerland
I have two train conductors in my extended family. They have an ingrained anti-performance mindset and culture. There is no recovery from that.
bun_terminator··on Susan Wojcicki has died
Not the day to argue about this, but this is definitely not the canonical opinion on her work for youtube
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