Loaded questions are a rhetorical device taught in high school persuasive writing courses as a tool to dominate a conversation. Its indicative of a bad-faith participant in a discussion.
Readit NewsRobRivera commented on Id Software devs form "wall-to-wall" union rockpapershotgun.com/id-s... · Posted by u/simjue
RobRivera commented on Id Software devs form "wall-to-wall" union rockpapershotgun.com/id-s... · Posted by u/simjue
FWIW, the union (CWA) via its Seattle affiliate tried to get OPT banned, a visa status that many readers of HN benefited from - https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/cadc/2.... I encourage HN readers to better understand the relationship between unions and immigration before deciding whether they are in favor of joining/supporting unions.
Let's try to be honest when we discuss this kind of thing; Unions are like people. They have unique agendas, unique executive decisionmaking trends, and affect their members differently.
No single union is 1:1 alike.
When I had a family member get a job as a local grocery store bagger, then job stipulated he HAD to join the union and give his dues out of paycheck within 1 month or he would be fired from his job.
He quit. He was a 15yrold teenager just trying ro have an after school job and he got squeezed.
Unions are not good. Unions are not bad. Unions are.
I am eager to see how this specific union engages with the game development industry.
RobRivera commented on The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI Partner on Sora openai.com/index/disney-s... · Posted by u/inesranzo
Soras not even the main character, it's Roxas
RobRivera commented on UK House of Lords attempting to ban use of VPNs by anyone under 16 alecmuffett.com/article/1... · Posted by u/nvarsj
One thing I've learned over the years is that specifically setting out to enjoy and appreciate something on a daily basis is beneficial to overall satisfaction with life. And for me, that's my morning cuppa before the rest of the house wakes up. Is it (just) the coffee or is it (also) the rituals surrounding coffee?
Ah yes, the Twin Peaks method
RobRivera commented on Have I been Flocked? – Check if your license plate is being watched haveibeenflocked.com/... · Posted by u/pkaeding
What kind of reporte does the CEO of IBM expect the general technology workforce to hold for them?
RobRivera commented on The fall of Labubus and the mush of modern internet trends michigandaily.com/arts/di... · Posted by u/gnabgib
> Hermes can sell a $15,000 Birkin to everyone
Wait hold on, what?
Like, I get that you were referring to the fact that they keep things scarce even for rich people, but you literally said “everyone”, so I just gotta check: Are you saying that everyday people would be willing and able to spend $15000 on a luxury handbag?
I didn't read anything about the everyperson beung able to do this.
RobRivera commented on Rethinking C++: Architecture, Concepts, and Responsibility blogs.embarcadero.com/ret... · Posted by u/timeoperator
From TFA:
> C++ is often described as complex, hard to learn, and unsafe. That reputation is undeserved. The language itself is not unsafe. On the contrary: it is precise, honest, and consistent. What is unsafe is how it is used if it is misunderstood or if one remains in old patterns.
I think this take needs to stop. It’s a longer way to say “skill issue”. Meanwhile, decades of industry experience have shown that the governing principles of even modern C++ make it incredibly hard (expensive) to deliver high quality software. Not impossible - there’s lots of examples - but unreasonably hard.
C++ is fundamentally unsafe, because that’s how the language works, and if you think otherwise, you don’t know C++. There are patterns and paradigms that people use to limit the risk (and the size of the impact crater), and that’s helpful, but usually very difficult to get right if you also want any of the benefits of using C++ in the first place.
Certain people will disagree, but I surmise that they haven’t actually tried any alternative. Instead they are high on the feeling of having finally grokked C++, which is no small feat, and I know because I’ve been there. But we have to stop making excuses. The range of problems where C++ is unequivocally the superior solution is getting smaller.
Honestly, I find myself reassessing my stake in the c++ ecosystem on occasion when I discover a new way I broke it. Often my post mortem reveals, yes, skill issue, and yes I agree, many of my paradigms and patterns orient around limiting the impact crater.
Honestly tho, I keep the tool in my belt because I believe it is still the best for what I use it for: low latency financial applications and game engines.
If I find some time to migrate from c++ to a different language I may for certain games, but thats a future bridge to cross.
RobRivera commented on Implications of AI to schools twitter.com/karpathy/stat... · Posted by u/bilsbie
My son recently told me his teacher used him as an example for the class as someone who wrote a good piece himself. Teacher accused all the other students of using AI.
He also told me that he had in fact used AI, but asked AI multiple times to simplify the text, and he had entered the simplified version. He liked the first version best, but was aware his teacher would consider it written by AI.
Guess the teachers have already lost...
Giving a teacher judge/jury powers on administrative punishment jist creates a tyranny of the classroom.
Bart Simpson, we need you.