towerful

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[–] towerful@programming.dev 6 points 1 day ago

When you solve the issue, take a pause and then walk back the problem and how to fix it.
If it's a "forgot where something was", take a pause then start with "sorry bout that, it's this...".

Own the mistake, learn from it, let others learn from it. But dont waste everyone's time

[–] towerful@programming.dev 31 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Predicting an impact 2500 days in the future - taking into account n-body physics while also trying to measure the objects current position and velocity as accurately as possible - is an impressive feat of science & technology.
I imagine this is going to change year on year until we have to train drillers to be astronauts.

[–] towerful@programming.dev 6 points 2 days ago

I'm sure you could mount an encrypted volume.
Or just have the keepas db on a usb stick or something

[–] towerful@programming.dev 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It's not a big deal. People like to rant on the internet when they are frustrated or angry.
I can see how my comment could be interpreted as "EU = US". It's not the sentiment I intended at all.
I meant that the UK is negotiating from a weaker position with both sides

[–] towerful@programming.dev 2 points 4 days ago

No, I don't.
And I didn't say that anywhere in my comment.

Morals don't have much to do with trade negotiations.

Trump is going to strong arm the UK, and the UK will have to make concessions. Because the UK wants to put themselves in the middle. Shit sandwich number 1.

The EU is going to strong arm the UK, and the UK will have to make concessions. Because the UK wants to put themselves in the middle. Shit sandwich number 2.

The UK government is negotiating with both parties from a weaker position. And the EU has shown that they won't give the UK concessions during Brexit negotiations.
If the UK get a trade deal with either party, the other party is going to have significantly more leverage. And they will know it.
Which means neither the EU nor the US are going to make any meaningful concessions. And whoever waits the longest gets the most leverage.
Hence, the UK has to make the significant concessions (required to be in the middle) work for itself.
And I bet the concessions are gonna go against what the UK people want.

[–] towerful@programming.dev 1 points 5 days ago

Shaping metal would need a more substantial central bearing, I assume.
Unless the bearings are on some sort of plates that lock into the 4 holes seen

[–] towerful@programming.dev 3 points 5 days ago

Stephen King dark tower?
No. Not western, no guns, no science, not really horror.

WoT is the whole "forgotten/suppressed magic, 'the one', forces of long imprisoned evil" kinda fantasy, along with a rise to power, world politics, massive battles, adventure, and - I guess - romance.
Has a lot of the tropes, but carves a great story and adventure.
I genuinely recommend it. I've read it 3 times, and I enjoy the TV series.

It's a 15 book epic fantasy, with the last 3 books written by Brandon Sanderson according to (deceased, 2007) Robert Jordans notes.

It's good.
It has it's faults, Robert Jordans writing has it's faults.
But it is good, a great story, a great adventure, a great over-arching story. And 15 books long, makes it great read to sink into and enjoy.

[–] towerful@programming.dev 13 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Sounds like:
eat a shit sandwich from the US.
eat a shit sandwich from the EU.

Unless - somehow - the perks from both are enough to outweigh the consequences from both. Which I doubt

[–] towerful@programming.dev 20 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I saw a book titled "How to solve 50% of your problems", so I bought ∞

[–] towerful@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hmm, maybe I mean moral?
Like, there is a correct way to go about something regardless of context.
As opposed to doing something because of the context.

Any exploit should be notified to the software/platform maintainers with a proper disclosure timeline to ensure it gets fixed in a timely way.
That is the correct way.

Abusing the shit out of a poorly implemented nazi government is the moral thing to do, but would go against a white hat's ethics. Collectively a good thing to do, but not the correct thing to do as a white hat.

Are gray hats more ethically and morally true?
This is getting to deep for me.

[–] towerful@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago

Yeh, venting on the internet helps. And it's always great when you actually connect with someone.

I always wish I'd learned a trade. Electrician, plumber or tiler. Get an apprenticeship, learn a trade, be a sole trader, do something physical that's always in demand.
Plenty out there to do, and it's ok to mourn your last job (being a student/doctorate is a job).
Connect with old friends and family. Meet some new people. Somebody will be looking for someone smart and compassionate

[–] towerful@programming.dev 4 points 1 week ago

I guess what I mean is that they are blasting through flimsy guardrails.

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