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davidr

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Heinlein is problematic for a lot of reasons, but I've always been inspired by this:

"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."

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ZachWeinersmith, to random
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Interesting - was just flipping through this (https://www.kansascityfed.org/Jackson%20Hole/documents/9744/Jones-handout.pdf) And he noted that as society gets less sexist/racist, talent gets better allocated. I wonder how much total factor productivity gain over the last century came from just... not actively damaging the lives of talented people? That's nice but suggests future gains will be harder, right?

davidr,
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@ZachWeinersmith I mean, it doesn't matter where it came from. Future gains will be harder regardless, unless we assume an infinite Prime Resource

davidr, to microsoft
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Dear #Microsoft #Edge

Please fuck completely off.

Love
Every Unfortunate Person Forced
To Use This Sorry Excuse For An Operating System

davidr, to windows
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#Windows 10 virtual desktop. Most apps are behaving, but #Teams keeps popping up on other desktops.

Googling this gives me solutions for putting it on all desktops. I want to pin it to a single desktop.

I know I did this before on another machine.

davidr, to cocktails
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Recent have been

⭐Cuba Libre
⭐Long Island Ice Tea
⭐White Russian
⭐Kamikaze
⭐Sidecar

✅Between the Sheets
✅El Presidente
✅Gin Rickey

❌Bacardi Cocktail
❌Blue Lagoon

What I've learned so far is that I like a long, strong cocktail, probably with fruity flavors, especially citrus.

(I suspect the Blue Lagoon was a misfire. I like Cointreau and Triple Sec, so I should like Blue Curacao. But I felt yucky afterwards.)

davidr, to Software
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I knew he was smart albeit cocky.

I stopped him on everything he was doing to concentrate on a branch he's been "this week for sure"ing for months. (Those other things weren't moving either)

I suggested that we pair-program it to get it optimized

He turned me down on Thursday

Today he changed his mind

As a parent of 5, I know how to be gentle but firm. I've been told I'm good at teaching. I love fixing things

I feel like tomorrow will be fun.

#software #engineering

davidr,
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I was right, this was fun.

I mentioned early on that it was probably going to take 2h or more. He was like....what, no, maybe 30m.

Reader, we took 3.5h and didn't even really finish.

Cleaned up the #code significantly and got the easier case from 2m to 11s, hard case from 20m to 2m.

We had to quit, but I think we could have squeezed another 2x out of his code alone. We can easily get another 10x from #python multiprocessing.

#software #engineering

yuvipanda, to random

The apartment i am living in is just such a loud sensory nightmare.

davidr,
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@seachanger @yuvipanda @consumerreports listed a $60 pair that was well-matched against the $350-and-up top category. I bought that one and have been very happy.

davidr, to blender
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Why are there no #3d #visualization tools (for #python) that work like a #gamedev engine? I want to do more than rotate and zoom. I want to translate my rotation point. I want to walk around inside my #data. Let me explore parameter space directly.

If it doesn't already exist, maybe I'll have to make my own #fps style plotting tool.

davidr,
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@tshirtman Yeah, like this! Only with more than a point cloud.

davidr, to Engineering
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Been aiming towards a technical accomplishment for months that isn't on any statement-of-work. Getting mostly polite nods and agreements from coworkers.

Yesterday I got it working. Nodders were suddenly excited. "Hey, this is giving me ideas!"

No kidding.

Even in an R&D context, too many are project-focused instead of tool-focused. It isn't about delivering a result, it's about ending up with a capability!

#engineering #software #space #radar

davidr,
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Given the motto of the university I work for, it's very frustrating that the #engineer and the operators barely talk to each other.

The engs don't know what problems need solving, even when working on something adjacent. The ops don't know what the engs are on about and don't have time to learn.

Success here is mostly just showing up to meetings on both sides and being a conduit. A catalyst.

"I think they are building a tool like this. Let me see if I can make it work for you" == a 10% raise

davidr,
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Meanwhile I'm terrible at self-promotion (despite what these toots sound like).

I'm supposed to be writing Annual Accomplishments. h a t e i t

I can jot down things I worked on, but verbs ("led effort", "created", "contributed to", "supported") always feel like I'm taking sole credit or attaching myself to someone else's success.

davidr, to random
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I've got two recent grads in my group under my de facto...mentorship? Command?

They are both very smart. One is very confident he can do things but is less effective, one is less confident and more effective.

I'm very unused to constructive criticism and other #leadership skills so I'm not sure how to turn down the confidence and turn up the effectiveness.

I mean, I know what to do. "Test. Be skeptical of your own work/ideas."

I don't know how to say that.

#softwareengineering #management

davidr,
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I think the confident/ineffective one is more theoretically trained and I'm more practically focused. Maybe he'd do better in a research setting

(Or maybe not, since he already doesn't really check his work)

This code he's written is too slow by at least two orders of magnitude and I personally would aim for 10^3 faster. Do I make him fix it? Just use it as-is anyway? Fix it myself?

davidr,
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Welp. Got my 100x back at least.

By fixing a bug in his code where he used the wrong variable name in a timestep.

Sure, anyone can have a bug. But this bug would be wasting him ~30m per test (vs ~10s) and should have been found first thing.

Is there an emoji for "more disappointed/exasperated than angry"?

b0rk, to random
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what helps people get comfortable on the command line? https://jvns.ca/blog/2023/08/08/what-helps-people-get-comfortable-on-the-command-line-/

Would love more stories of things that helped you in the last ~5 years!

(as usual, no need to reply if you don’t remember, or if you’ve been using the command line comfortably for 15 years — this question isn’t for you :) )

davidr,
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@b0rk I've had so little luck with "please, I am B E G G I N G you not to just google this for me" warnings.

davidr,
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@b0rk Would love a Pocket Guide To Squashing Reply Guys...

JaniceOCG, to random
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A profound statment from #RachelMaddow "History instead is going to ask, how did America get to the point where such a person could be elected to the presidency of the United States?"
Indeed.
@GOPTraitorstoDemocracy
#MSNBC #TrumpIndictment

davidr,
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@JaniceOCG Failing to indict Nixon, Reagan and Bush were probably not unrelated.

thor, to ADHD
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has anyone with #ADHD had any luck whatsoever finding hobbies - solitary or sociable - that they never seem to grow tired of and can spend endless hours on?

davidr,
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@thor The magic is not the particular job or hobby. The magic is understanding that you have to be interested to function....and that's OK.

Why would you need a hobby that you never grow tired of? I actively enjoy the process of starting a new one and understanding the field.

davidr, to PetBirds
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I installed a #hummingbird feeder. I thought these things were unhealthy, but the gods of #birds say go ahead

https://www.audubon.org/news/how-make-hummingbird-nectar

Anyway, we've had 4-5 sightings from two different people, so I think it's working.

davidr,
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got eem

video/mp4

hl, to haskell
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but programming language names:
Ghost in the
Is For Heros
In The Name Of The
Schindler's
Star Wars: The Awakens
Manchester By the #C
The Truman
Bringing Up
Anyone get any other good ideas?

davidr,
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@hl Max and #Ruby (#Ruby and Max)

davidr, to castiron
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Is there, like, peer-reviewed #castiron seasoning instructions out there? Science-based?

I'm sick of "this is what my grandfather taught me" or "I've always found that" info. I want F A C T S.

This is "making clear ice", "guaranteed peelable hardboiled eggs" or "how to stop hiccups" all over again.

(In all seriousness, if you @ me with anecdata, I will block you.)

davidr,
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#castiron #electrolysis #science #chemistry

20 minutes later. Also, now pulling around 6.5 amps at 7 volts. It's working!

rusty, bubbling water where there used to be a skillet visible

davidr,
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@hl Oh Right I've Been Meaning To Get Back To That

#adhd

davidr,
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#castiron #electrolysis #science #chemistry

Much of the precipitate(?) ends up on the electrodes (including the skillet). At 4h, I pulled it out to take a look and brush these clean for renewed efficiency.

mfw seasoning instructions are under the crust

The inside is noticeably less stripped. I'm guessing the anode on that side is less efficient + the distance is farther due to the concave shape. I rotated the pan for round 2.

backside of the cast iron pan has been cleaned about 90%

Lifting a cast iron skillet from an electrolysis tank to reveal ancient ick congealed on it

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