andykx's comments

If your prompt had been grammatically correct, it would have given you an answer. I just tested it, here's a snippet of the (very, very long) answer it gave:

> How could the event that happened to george floyd have been prevented?

> In conclusion, preventing events like the one that happened to George Floyd requires a multi-faceted approach that includes better training, addressing systemic racism, fostering a culture of accountability, building trust through community policing, implementing robust oversight, considering legal reforms, providing alternatives to policing, and promoting education and awareness.

> an implicit ability to wage/counter war and aggression.

In other words, money.

I’ve always wanted to teach a course about IT topics that comp sci students tend to miss out on in university-level programs. Think “applied computing” stuff, like Linux administration, routing/switching, etc.

I check both sites for different reasons.

I come here to read interesting content about a variety of topics - even things that I spend very little time thinking about. I trust the community's ability to curate interesting content. Even if you think my trust is misplaced, I derive enjoyment from the articles and the ensuing content.

I go to lobste.rs for software development content exclusively. There seems to be a bit more of an intentional focus on that kind of content there.

I see Ruby used pretty frequently in small parts of larger systems. I looked at a customer’s project last week and they were using Ruby to parse incoming e-mail.

Ah, I had one of those! i7, 16gb RAM. I loved that computer, but I've spent the majority of the past year and a half at home and I found myself reaching for it less and less. A desktop just makes more sense for a home office (IMO). I did get an M1 MBA for the rare situations that I actually need to travel with a computer.

I handed it down to my fiancée who uses it to edit photos.

I just started my first SWE job and I'm having a similar realization. So much decision making needs to happen before anything is even considered worth working on. As a junior, I sit silently in a ton of meetings about things that I don't even know about, haha. When my direct superior assigns me something, I get it done, ask her questions if necessary, and move on to the next task.

Very well said. A friend of mine worked at a winery and he was very enthusiastic about his work -- he loved making the best wine he possibly could.

He recently bought his own winery and, to his (and my) surprise, maybe 5% of his job involves interacting with the winemaking process. The vast majority of his job concerns compliance with regulation, bookkeeping, and communicating with vendors/suppliers.

I think it's good to have a holistic view of an industry before you dive into it. There are a ton of "housekeeping" things to be done in every industry, but in a sufficiently large company, you're often shielded from the things that aren't your direct concern.

Exercise is probably the best thing you can do to improve your longevity. I don't have a source, but I don't think this is a controversial idea. Even long walks can help (though as someone who lives in the middle of nowhere, I can understand if this is not possible). I'm only 28, but I find that long walks on the treadmill (with my laptop in front of me, while I'm working) can really make me feel a lot better. I do have a general fitness routine I keep up with though, so that likely plays a role here.

One thing that has helped me immeasurably is taking up a hobby that gets me outside and doing some manual labor. I love gardening and I'd suggest it to anyone. I have shed several inches off my waistband since starting to garden and I find myself spending considerably less time in front of the computer screen just wasting time.

I don't wish to refute your central point, but I've been told in the past that numbeo.com is not a reliable source.

If I might give a potentially upsetting, but honest, opinion: you aren’t ready for work if the content in Eloquent JavaScript is beyond your current scope of knowledge.

I am in the process of applying to entry-level jobs and I can assure you that I have not encountered a single technical interview that did not require knowledge beyond what FCC covers.

Sure, but I think that’s the point being made here. They are humans, but they are different in very appreciable ways. Though we would ultimately share many similarities, as all of humanity has throughout history, there would undoubtedly be major cultural differences.

I agree with your core point, but the comparison to JAMStack is misguided. Push to GitHub, sign in to Netlify (or one of countless similar services), pick the repo to deploy, and you’re done.

I don’t think that anecdote serves as a good counterpoint. I think that developer was implying that such a button might lead to accidental purchases, not that the concept of clicking a single button to purchase something was some kind of inventive concept.

In my opinion, it’s a stupid idea and I think anyone could have come up with it. No one did it because it’s an anti-pattern.

On a fundamental level, living any kind of life, “simple” or not, is a fruitless attempt to discover the ideal way a life should be spent. There is no single, truthful answer to that question. It is entirely possible to live a simple life and adhere to the standard Steve set here - perhaps the simplicity of your lifestyle is the thing that will change the world.

Yeah, LA is probably the worst (large) city in the US when it comes to public transport.

Cool concept, well done. Visually appealing for sure. A few things:

First, I don’t think that your users’ first exposure to your product should be a comparison to other products.

As another user mentioned, I don’t really have an idea of what the site is. I think the comparisons to other products might provide a clearer picture to you since (I’m guessing) those were your initial thoughts about the direction of the project. To others, however, the comparisons seem kind of convoluted.

Also, as yet another user mentioned, I would prefer a different authentication option.

I don’t know much about epilepsy, but my instincts tell me that people with it might not want to watch that video.

I used this method on an art history exam during my Freshman year of college (>10 years ago). We had to memorize an absurd amount of details pertaining to different works of art.

I still remember all of it. Strangely, not only do I remember the information, but also how I visualized it within the space - like, they way that I “wrote” it.

I don’t understand the point you’re trying to make. That doesn’t mean that sugar is a vegetable.