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ctlachance··on Metastable Failures in Distributed Systems [pdf]
This paper introduced me to a new concept in system architecture. Thanks for posting it!
ctlachance··on Physicist discovered an escape from Hawking’s black hole paradox
Does this imply that if we knew the total state of the universe, we could calculate its future state?

Basically, does this imply the universe is deterministic, or that we're living in a simulation?

ctlachance··on Svelte took #1 spot in State of JavaScript 2020 survey
Ah, I see. That wasn't explicitly stated in your original comment, so I was just wanted to clarify.

I think these are valid concerns about Svelte's future. However, you should give it a try and see if you like it regardless. Its got some neat ideas.

ctlachance··on Svelte took #1 spot in State of JavaScript 2020 survey
So are you saying that you're concerned by the lack of a detailed vision for Svelte, or that you're concerned with the behavior of the primary maintainer of Svelte?
ctlachance··on Etsy was a twee culture punchline, now it’s a Wall Street darling
Does it bother you the same way when grown women use the word "yummy"?
ctlachance··on Mannequin.js: An Articulated Mannequin Figure Library
"How will people know the mannequin is female?"

"Put heels on it."

"Brilliant."

ctlachance··on BlackRock CEO Reveals the Surprise ‘Real Impact’ of Bitcoin on the U.S. Dollar
IMO, Bitcoin won't become a viable currency until it stabilizes, at which point it's no longer a viable investment vehicle.

There's a reason people don't keep the bulk of their assets in fiat current, but they also don't buy pizza with Microsoft stock.

ctlachance··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (November 2020)
Location: Austin TX, Denver CO, Seattle WA

Remote: Sure!

Willing to relocate: Yep!

Technologies: JS ES6+, C#, Svelte, React, NodeJS, Unity, Git

Résumé/CV: https://www.ctlachance.com/resume

Email: christopher.t.lachance@gmail.com

Hello everyone! I'm a software engineer with 3+ years of experience looking to do more web development and front-end engineering professionally. I've spent the past few years working in game development and I've really fallen in love with front end engineering, UI/UX design, and designing audio/visual experiences of all kinds.

ctlachance··on Foundations of Software Engineering
> If you are under the panopticon, you are not you any longer. You respond to please others, not yourself. You are in fact a slave.

Under this line of reasoning, any level of societal participation is tantamount to slavery. I understand the what you're angling at and I agree to some extent; however, can you provide a viable alternative?

> Anything that enforces the hierarchical system, making it ever more restrictive, has blood on their hands in my view.

Society in and of itself is a hierarchy. Anything that contributes to society is therefore something that enforces the 'hierarchical system.'

You don't have to participate in society if you wish otherwise. The world could always use more mountaintop hermits.

ctlachance··on Harvard/Stanford/MIT Researchers Find Secret to Success, and It's Not Talent
TLDR: Opportunity is the most important factor in determining success.
ctlachance··on Building a computer in Conway's game of life
I suppose any Turing complete language could. You could run DOOM in PowerPoint if you were masochistic enough.
ctlachance··on Is Stupidity Expanding? Some Hypotheses
Comedy? In MY serious thread? Not on my watch.