bertlequant
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9 years ago
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on: At Blackrock, machines are rising over managers to pick stocks
It will be interesting to see what happens when machines and algorithms really start coming for jobs on that level. I wonder if far down the line, will there be one sole human at the top of all of this automation, protected from its outcomes?
bertlequant
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9 years ago
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on: Samsung’s biggest challenge now is Google software, not Apple hardware
My dad used to have trouble with Enternet Explorer. Mainly, his sister in law would come visit, play a bunch of Flash games, and then his computer wouldn't work right anymore. So, I explained what Chrome was ("what's a browser?), installed an adblocker, removed the shortcut for Enternet Explorer, and replaced it with Chrome. He would say he understood he needed to click the Chrome logo and the internet would still be available like he was used to. When I would return days or weeks later, I would notice that Chrome was still there but IE had crept back somehow and he was using it. I think a similar pattern happens with phones. Whatever is baked in, gets used by the average user, regardless of how bad it sucks to someone in the know.
bertlequant
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9 years ago
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on: Hull teacher held in Chinese jail for 'not being a friend of the country'
Although this may seem to be a torture strategy to those not from China, I can assure you after living there for a few years, Nick Cage is extremely popular in China.
bertlequant
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9 years ago
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on: LastPass release fix for DOM manipulation vulnerability
Oh the number of people I see using LP at or through work...
bertlequant
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9 years ago
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on: How to explain to a layperson why a developer should not be interrupted? (2011)
A lot of this seems to blame others for a personal lack of attention and productivity. Even the Joe Spolsky article someone linked to below, lists a whole lot of reasons that diminish his productivity, none of them being directly caused by him. I am quite the opposite. I tend to think focusing on maximum productivity makes me less productive, as I will tend to get peeved about things I have no control over.
Sure, if someone interrupts you while you have set it up to be clear you are busy (whether on your work messenger or email) then that is annoying and not cool. But it's hard for me to get annoyed at others when I haven't done the ground work to set up those obvious protections.
bertlequant
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9 years ago
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on: Amazon’s Battle to Break into the Grocery Market
At some pt I have to wonder, just because you can do something does that mean you should? I don't really look forward to a future where Amazon is involved in every business possible. Especially if it's Weyland-Yutani-esque and involved in cave exploration.
