null_shift's comments

I’d be interested to hear more.

I have come to realize that I am very self centered, but I can’t quite figure out why.

I tend to get very caught up and focused on what is going on in my life and never stop to think about others. It is more that the thought never occurs to me, as opposed to me consciously prioritizing myself over others.

My wife on the other hand is very thoughtful, always checking in on others to see how they are doing. I wish I could be more like that, but would require some external override (eg setting a reminder on my phone) instead of me organically deciding to do so.

I have had to deal with at least one of those things. It still doesn’t change my opinion.

I feel that it is ethically wrong to enslave and torture animals for humanities benefit. If that means that I will die from a disease that would have been prevented otherwise, I can accept that. I don’t feel it is right for me to impose suffering on another sentient being for my own incremental benefit.

I guess I don’t understand why it is considered morally acceptable to torture countless animals for the benefit of humanity.

I understand it from a purely utilitarian standpoint, but it doesn’t sit well with me ethically.

I wouldn’t want an advanced alien species to enslave and torture me at their own benefit.

Or we halt the research until computational models become viable. You make it seem like we have no choice but to test on animals. I’m sure that is how the researchers rationalize it to themselves.

Interesting last thought. I have long wondered whether our brains are fully “deterministic”, but I assume that would be nearly impossible to verify for a device with such complex state and varied input.

That has literally nothing to do with it. What is the purpose of speculating here? It is because they needed a two seat aircraft for filming.

A pretentious naming convention that Apple uses to make their devices seem more important than they really are.

The fixed base station is a fundamentally different tradeoff for AR vs VR.

Base station for AR would be detrimental, as you inherently want to explore and interact with the world around you.

For most VR use cases that is not the case, and I can see the argument for the benefits of a base station (higher performance) outweighing the costs (limited movement).

why do you need zero trust software for this?

everything else is already being handled by a centralized authority (twitter), why not let them also handle letting users post anonymously after having been verified?

Even with “hard” requirements in advance, things are always subject to change, or unforeseen requirements additions/modifications will be needed.

I don’t see why you can’t maintain the spirit of agile and develop iteratively while increasing fidelity, in order to learn out these things as early as possible.

thank you for the thoughtful reply. gives me something to think about.

it is something i have thought about occasionally. i don’t have a fully formed opinion, so am open to others challenging my logic here…

i have come to accept that a strong military power can serve as a deterrent to others, and ultimately lead to a more peaceful existence (in the aggregate). i don’t believe that human beings can co-exist peacefully, so this deterrent is necessary (until we have some other means to achieve peace).

i would use a similar thought process to morally justify work on a general AI. given enough time i believe that humanity will destroy ourselves and this planet. in lieu of another solution, we may need an AI to assert control to prevent this from happening (or backfire and bring us fully into a hollywood dystopian future).

at the risk of going on a rant now, i have often found it hard to morally justify working on space travel, as i don’t believe that humanity has demonstrated that it deserves to colonize beyond Earth. that would only enable us to consume and destroy more of the universe.

i foresee this as the main problem with a distributed, hybrid workforce.

in my experience, you need to be all the way into one camp (remote) or the other (on-site) to reap the full benefits, otherwise you are just getting the downsides of both.

any best practices that others have found for dealing with a distributed, hybrid team? (assuming you don’t have the authority to make everyone onsite/remote)

I did the same exact thing (in many of the same cities as well). It was a blast.

I agree this is the best way to try out a new place to live. Need to stay at least one month, but ideally 2-3, to really get a feel for a place.

We made it around the entire country over the course of the pandemic (and eloped while we were at it), but ultimately stopped due to the work involved in finding a high quality rental at a reasonable price.

Airbnb fees are high, so even after negotiating (which is a must), it is still an expensive monthly rent. But I will admit I was staying in highly desirable areas, and you are paying a premium for the flexibility.

Ultimately my favorite spots were Boulder, Chicago, and Burlington Vermont (during ski season).

Is there research that proves that in-person teams are more successful than remote/hybrid ones?

If not, I think remote/hybrid employees should be equal class citizens to on-site employees, and that should be reflected in a consistent composition of those roles thru all levels of leadership.

What if you don’t have any “why”? How would you go about finding one?

What if my room is planet earth?

Interesting question.

I think there are those of us that enjoy following along with a discussion as opposed to directly participating in it. A “lurker” if you will.

For myself, I like to do this to see opposing viewpoints on a topic, to help crystalize my own thoughts. Also, I often read on mobile and don’t have the patience to write lengthy replies on my iPhone keyboard.

I’m not necessarily saying that users like myself deserve the right to dowvote, but I do consider myself part of this community, even if I am not actively “participating” by writing comments.

no/low code tools that are accessible/useable by the masses.

if it is worthless, then why force him to do it?

if his situation is anything like mine was, then the answer is likely to maintain good grades to support future educational prospects.

which is unfortunate as this system encourages the pursuit of the grade over the pursuit of knowledge. it took me many years to shake that mindset.