dilandau (u/dilandau)

dilandau commented on We Can Do Better Than SQL edgedb.com/blog/we-can-do... · Posted by u/kristianp

dilandau · 6 years ago

>sql alternative #1427904 that absolutely nobody will ever use

Love it or hate it, sql is a standard and there is a ton of knowledge (stackoverflow answers, books, tutorials) and tooling (query builders, orms). This is either hopelessly naive, or hopelessly arrogant.

dilandau commented on Uber and Lyft ordered by California judge to classify drivers as employees theverge.com/2020/8/10/21... · Posted by u/uptown

rdgthree · 6 years ago

It strikes me that these articles are always biased in the direction of the benefits of being an employee. I have several friends that actively choose to be contractors because they prefer the (legally protected) flexibility to decide their own hours, among other things. It's a personal decision, and there are upsides and downsides in both directions.

Sure - some (non-insignificant) portion of Uber and Lyft drivers would like to be employees. But surely some (also non-insignificant) portion would prefer to be contractors for Uber and Lyft and keep the legal protections that come with that.

These articles always make it seem like it's a no-brainer win for all drivers no matter what, but it's never seemed so clear cut to me.

dilandau · 6 years ago

Doesn't understand the difference between free-lance software engineer and indentured gypsy cab driver.

...not going to make it.

dilandau commented on Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 4A theverge.com/2020/8/3/213... · Posted by u/0xedb

malkia · 6 years ago

Has Audio Jack! (Comparison with other Pixel 4's) - https://store.google.com/magazine/compare_pixel?toggler0=Pix...

dilandau · 6 years ago

Rightful king of the top comment.

I got a phone that is just usb-c. Carrying around the adapter sucks, and Bluetooth is an even bigger pain in the ass.

dilandau commented on Making Advanced GUI Applications with Godot medium.com/swlh/what-make... · Posted by u/artemisart

miki123211 · 6 years ago

If you want to use this in a business, either for an internal tool or for an application you sell, this is a horrible idea.

Godot doesn't display native widgets, so it has no support for accessibility, for example to screen readers and blind users. Some people think blind people bring too little profit to care, but this is wrong for one single reason. There are some laws mandating accessibility, and more laws are being passed, for example in the EU. Even if you don't really focus on accessibility at this point, you always want to keep your options open, in case the law forces you to. If you choose Electron, WX or even QT, some minor tweaks will usually be enough to make it right. If you choose Godot, you will need to rewrite the whole thing from the ground, which might kill your business, or risk fines and litigation, which might also kill your business. This is even true about internal tools, as there are laws mandating accessibility of the tools used at the workplace, and you never know when a blind person gets hired for a job they theoretically should be able to perform.

This might sound very harsh, but it's important to get this right early, as one bad decision here is usually irreversible. Of course, this applies not just to Godot, but to any GUI tool which doesn't implement accessibility properly (including those that theoretically work on the web, but use canvas instead of DOM rendering).

dilandau · 6 years ago

It's easier to pull out a soapbox and make ridiculous speeches like these, than to actually make a gui application.

If you're making something for free or for fun, then let curiosity guide you. Bureaucrats like yourself can comment all you want. I'll be making applications.

dilandau commented on The Truth Is Paywalled but the Lies Are Free currentaffairs.org/2020/0... · Posted by u/praptak

loriverkutya · 6 years ago

Lies are not free, they are paid by ads and a complete industry is built on keeping this going. The price of the ads are built into the price of the product/service you buy, so we are basically paying for the lies too, it’s just not as obvious as paying to get through the paywall.

dilandau · 6 years ago

Great point. You could say that the "lies" are propaganda, as much as the advertisement that they are the vehicle for. Inundated with this much propaganda, which points to the impotence of the individual, no wonder we're seeing so much mass unrest.