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ktallett commented on Uber Found Liable in Rape by Driver, Setting Stage for Cases   nytimes.com/2026/02/05/bu... · Posted by u/buellerbueller
ktallett · 3 days ago
Drivers are only independent contractors due to poor employment policy from Uber. They work for Uber, therefore Uber do have a duty of care to the users of their service. Now some may say that they only provide the platform similar to Silkroad, however the key difference is that the drivers are representing Uber, in Silkroad's case the sellers were not representing silkroad.

If Uber wish to be seperate from those drivers, they need to provide the customer the chance to choose the driver, and have an appropriate review system.

ktallett commented on Iran's internet blackout may become permanent, with access for elites only   restofworld.org/2026/iran... · Posted by u/siev
gryfft · 14 days ago
Do you have a different definition of 'drawback' than I do?
ktallett · 14 days ago
As in the total opposite meaning?
ktallett commented on Vibe coding kills open source   arxiv.org/abs/2601.15494... · Posted by u/kgwgk
ktallett · 14 days ago
I think vibe coding would greatly struggle with large open source projects unless your planning was exceptional and your comments on optimal coding style was exceptional, however...... For those small open source tools that many of us use daily and find invaluable, I actually think vibe coding is ideal for that. It can make a functional version quickly and you can iterate and improve it, and feel no loss for making it free to use.

I was very sceptical but I will admit I think vibe coding has a place in society, just what it is yet is still to be determined. It can't help most for sure but it can help some in some situations.

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ktallett commented on Zotero 8   zotero.org/blog/zotero-8/... · Posted by u/bouchard
ktallett · 16 days ago
I'm delighted it's now become available on ARM as I now can have it on my lab computer (Pi) and the Pocket Reform that I use day to day. I still need to come up with an optimal folder system for it though.
ktallett commented on 3D printing my laptop ergonomic setup   ntietz.com/blog/3d-printi... · Posted by u/kurinikku
tra3 · 20 days ago
Have you tried using "traditional" modelling tools?

I've been trying to learn how to model using Fusion 360. It's not clicking for me. Probably lack of practice. Wondering if OpenSCAD would be a better solution. Goal is to be able to design useful things for 3d printing..

ktallett · 20 days ago
It depends what you are creating but for all I do Openscad (3d printed components in the lab) is very usable.
ktallett commented on IKEA for Software   tommaso-girotto.co/blog/a... · Posted by u/tgirotto
MagicMoonlight · 23 days ago
It exists, it’s called SAP, Workday, Salesforce etc…
ktallett · 23 days ago
That isn't ikea for software. That is as if Ikea only made chairs, and primarily focused on one type of chair, like wingbacks.
ktallett commented on IKEA for Software   tommaso-girotto.co/blog/a... · Posted by u/tgirotto
ktallett · 23 days ago
Hypercard is the IKEA for software.
ktallett commented on AI Can't Touch These Skilled Trade Jobs. If Only Enough Humans Would Fill Them   wsj.com/lifestyle/careers... · Posted by u/thm
ktallett · a month ago
If only the apprenticeships to do them paid well enough. Perhaps a subsidy to maintain potentially forgotten crafts and skills.

Reading Craft land by James Fox, there are many skills we need but we can't seem to fund to maintain.

u/ktallett

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