schraeds | 3 years ago | on: Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my friends in tech
A nation with a GDP smaller than California and a lot of wound licking to do from their most recent foray just to keep things in perspective.
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schraeds | 4 years ago | on: Old towns eager for new blood sell Italy homes for $1
For a majority of people, and for whole swaths of the economy this will always still be true. Can't really bartend or lay bricks remotely.
schraeds | 4 years ago | on: Army delays $22B augmented reality goggle program
schraeds | 4 years ago | on: Things I’ve learned in my 20 years as a software engineer
Even if you're volunteering you still have to work towards agreed upon objectives. You wouldn't show up on a Habitat for Humanity build site an start modifying the blueprints and working on whatever you found interesting because you are volunteering and are entitled to only work on interesting projects.
schraeds | 4 years ago | on: Leaving the Apple ecosystem behind
How do they integrate at all? Windows has ability to link to a android phone to view texts, place calls etc, but no such link exists for iPhones and Windows.
schraeds | 4 years ago | on: Brussels battles old prejudices as it frees unloved river from its vault
Even most beaches on the ocean have days with no swimming flags caused by algae bloom, storm drain off, excess sewage release in the area, etc.
schraeds | 4 years ago | on: Amazon Nears Deal to Buy Hollywood Studio MGM
Stargate Origins came out in 2018
schraeds | 4 years ago | on: Intel in talks to produce chips for automakers within six to nine months
Sounds like the natural progression of their Foundry Service announcement from a few weeks ago.
schraeds | 4 years ago | on: MacBook and iPad production delayed as supply crunch hits Apple
Crucial as in $100 of silicon enables a $30,000 dollar sale for auto instead of $3,000 for a computer
schraeds | 5 years ago | on: The Fed Is Down
About 3/4 of services seem to be back up now, including ACH
schraeds | 5 years ago | on: The Fed Is Down
Happened towards end of 2019, didn't seem to have a big impact on anything... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-19/fed-says-...
schraeds | 6 years ago | on: How the Boeing 737 Max disaster looks to a software Developer
Beyond funding is the issue of regulatory capture. The FAA is too cozy with the plane manufacturers, allowing them to help test,certify,document their own products.
The biggest overarching change I would like to see is the abandonment of allowing manufacturers to extend the type rating of airframes indefinitely and designing to avoid costly recertification and training vs a true focus on safety and innovation.
schraeds | 7 years ago | on: Google Home Beats Amazon Echo in Q1 2018 Smart Speaker Shipments
schraeds | 8 years ago | on: Be likeable or get fired
Maybe that's the problem; he wasn't hired or looked to as a leader, or as previous commentators have said, he hadn't earned the respect of the team yet.
schraeds | 8 years ago | on: SpaceX's Valuation Climbs to $25B with New Funding Round
7500 satellites can serve a billion users?
schraeds | 8 years ago | on: Coinbase Ventures
And about $660 18 months ago. Important to maintain perspective in matters like this.
schraeds | 8 years ago | on: Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro will be shaped by workflows
Don't know where you bought your laptop, but my MacBook Pro has 4 USB-C ports.
schraeds | 8 years ago | on: Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro will be shaped by workflows
Fluffy is about the worst adjective imaginable to describe Apple's butterfly keys. They are crisp and sharp, lacking in tactile response though.
schraeds | 10 years ago | on: Reddit: A Nine-Year Case Study in Absentee Management
Digg did the same
schraeds | 10 years ago | on: What's the Matter with San Francisco?
Housing restrictions protecting home values in Palo Alto. Lack of social services. These are relatively easy problems to exist that do not involve existential crisis.
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