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supercanuck··on As Ellison Buys Out TikTok, US Moves Toward One-Party Media
where would we even start looking?
supercanuck··on Is Data Modeling Dead?
exactly this.
supercanuck··on Is Data Modeling Dead?
The core issue is dimensional data modeling was introduced to address limitations on hardware (disk drives) and limited capacity.

With the advent of unlimited storage and separation of computer and storage, dimensional data modeling would only be possible if there was strong data governance in a system like SAP or a COE.

supercanuck··on How Palantir is mapping the nation’s data
The problem with Palantir is they target gov. agencies.

Most of the time companies who have systems like Palantir, I’m thinking the SAP, Oracle, blah Blah, have to report earnings to the street through a 10k or have to comply with regulations like Sarbanes Oxley.

They will also have in-house IT staff to monitor the logs etc.

The programs installing the Foundry system have an incentive to hide the data from prying eyes and therefore it never leaves the Palantir ecosystem. The government doesn’t hire independent consultants, auditors etc to confirm if it’s being used or not.

They simply have to demonstrate trustworthiness to a security officer and hope an IG doesn’t have an external equivalent of a Forward deployed engineer.

So while the technology is mediocre, it’s the nebulousness or the lack of audit-ability and the are the people writing checks the same people signing them.

So I sympathize with Karp talking about technology being fine it’s the apparatus surrounding it that says “just trust us” that gives pause, especially in today’s culture of conflict.

If I told you that 90% of all transactions get routed through a foreign companies software, you might pause but it’s been like that for years (SAP). The difference is there are controls in place.

supercanuck··on What does Palantir actually do?
I was joking with a friend that one of their competitive advantages is that it is a mediocre data platform but their critics get gang stalked.
supercanuck··on Turning Off All 8k EV Chargers at All Federal Government Buildings
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/06/24/public-trust...
supercanuck··on The Right Kind of Stubborn
Article is trying to discern a cause and effect.

The fact is people are involved and success and failure can be determined by any number of reasons beyond the control of the obstinate.

You can control the effort but not the outcome. Judgement will come regardless.

supercanuck··on Your Company's Problem is Hiding in Plain Sight - High Work-In-Progress (WIP)
^this on so many levels.
supercanuck··on Boeing put Wall Street first, safety second ahead of Alaska Air blowout
It has been like that for 20 years.
supercanuck··on Technical debt is an invisible $1.52T problem
^ This sooo much.

You're better off just making friends and moving on so as to not jeopardize your reputation or risk your career.

supercanuck··on [dead]
“Try later”

This is Gold, jerry

supercanuck··on The new hire who showed up is not the same person we interviewed (2022)
This has been going on in 2004. This happened to us as well.
supercanuck··on Neil Gaiman on the future of the internet
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September
supercanuck··on Docker Is Four Things
Docker Compose is contained in Docker Desktop.
supercanuck··on Amazon is getting ready to launch a lot of broadband satellites
Starlink satellites are designed to manuever and burn up in the atmosphere once they have reached the end of their lifespan.
supercanuck··on Hyundai, Kia to update security on millions of vehicles after TikTok challenge
>This is like saying that movies in the 1980s sparked a rash of car thefts because they showed people hotwiring cars all the time.

Probably did, but the scale of the problem is much larger considering TikTok's reach.

supercanuck··on 1,300 SpaceX satellite units went offline over funding issues
>Nobody is asking them to "eat the costs"

“Negotiations are very much underway. Everyone in our building knows we’re going to pay them,” the senior Pentagon official told CNN, adding that the department is eager to have commitments in writing “because we worry he’ll change his mind.”

supercanuck··on Twitter faces a class action lawsuit over mass employee layoffs with proper
Obviously you can.
supercanuck··on OLTP, OLAP, Data Warehouses, Data Lakes: what does it all mean?
and Data Fabric
supercanuck··on Dept. of Ed cancels $3.9B in student debt for over 200k borrowers
I had no idea ITT Technical Institute (ITT) was in the Ivy league.
supercanuck··on Why aren't smart people happier?
Ignorance is bliss.
supercanuck··on Making a Maradona: Meat Consumption and Soccer Prowess
For growing children athletes where strength and speed are important?
supercanuck··on Making a Maradona: Meat Consumption and Soccer Prowess
probably wasnt vegan during his formative years.
supercanuck··on Manhattan rents cross $5k threshold for first time
Very high quality comment and very insightful!
supercanuck··on Gun owners’ private information leaked by California Attorney General
25 percent of California adults live in households with firearms.
supercanuck··on Gun owners’ private information leaked by California Attorney General
that's comforting to know.
supercanuck··on Facebook is bombarding cancer patients with ads for unproven treatments
so much for personal responsibility.
supercanuck··on Competent Man
then do it. -your wife.
supercanuck··on Glassdoor salaries but based on real W-2s
DATA PROVIDED BY turbotax icon FROM CONSENTING TURBOTAX CUSTOMERS
supercanuck··on The Beer Game (1992)
Played this as a Boeing intern. It was wild and so much fun.
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