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trap_goes_hot commented on A collection of Soviet control rooms (2017) blog.presentandcorrect.co... · Posted by u/irtefa

yamtaddle · 3 years ago

Can you even imagine how relaxing it would be to have the same interface to your systems, every day, with all the parts in one physical location and never moving? Learn it once, then nothing changes for years and years, or if it does it's usually adding on, not replacing or re-arranging existing stuff? Man, that would be nice.

trap_goes_hot · 3 years ago

I can see it working for certain industries, but overall we need digital systems too. I work in manufacturing (biotech); everything we do uses a automated recipe, and there are only a handful of systems where we need an operator to directly interact with a UI to make stuff happen.

trap_goes_hot commented on Richard Feynman on looking at the world from another point of view (1973) cassandradispatch.org/ric... · Posted by u/shafyy

aiwv · 3 years ago

Many if not most "hard" science cultures (math, physics, etc.) have a strong undercurrent of competitive gamesmanship. In its worst form, it becomes about vanquishing your rivals more than it is truly about advancing the human condition. I believe this is a factor in driving many people out of the field, including many extremely talented women. The womanizing is consistent with this culture even if it doesn't always come out directly in lectures or papers.

Also, I have direct experience with this having spent time in some of the most prestigious academic institutions in the US. I can assure you that the culture I'm describing exists. As a postdoc, my supervisor was so insecure that he would go out of his way to undermine me publicly and he was one of the leading scientists in his field and in his 70s at the time. There were also good, generous people, but as the old saying goes a rotten apple can spoil the lot.

trap_goes_hot · 3 years ago

Thanks for sharing your perspective.

trap_goes_hot commented on Wells Fargo to pay $3.7B for mistreating customers finance.yahoo.com/news/we... · Posted by u/DocFeind

trap_goes_hot · 3 years ago

The new kids get arrested (SBF) but the old institutional dudes continue to rob us blind.

trap_goes_hot commented on EABitTricks.h github.com/electronicarts... · Posted by u/mmastrac

trap_goes_hot · 3 years ago

Obviously a very very gross generalization (might get called out on it too :P) - But I think the low hanging fruit for modern software is optimizing data layouts for fast processing.

Optimizing code requires a lot of work, and requires skills that people usually learn from experience - therefore a rare and expensive skillset. Data-Oriented Design can be taught, and requires (IMO of course) a far less technical skillset.

trap_goes_hot commented on Ask HN: Can you recommend an “instant-switch” Monitor? Does one exist? · Posted by u/kappuchino

trap_goes_hot · 3 years ago

If I were you I'd use a hardware KVM device that goes to a single input source on the monitor and keep the monitor always-on with a black screen saver to prevent burn-in.

I was in a similar situation when I wanted a easy way to switch between speakers/headphone at any time without messing with settings or apps. I ended up using a physical switch. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008BMLXAU/

trap_goes_hot commented on Richard Feynman on looking at the world from another point of view (1973) cassandradispatch.org/ric... · Posted by u/shafyy

aiwv · 3 years ago

Sure, but the lesson isn't necessarily that we should emulate this particular human, genius though he may have been.

trap_goes_hot · 3 years ago

What are some instances of people en-masse trying to emulate a scientist's womanizing or similar traits? What I mean to say is, the problem we're trying to solve/avoid - does it actually exist, ever?

trap_goes_hot commented on Richard Feynman on looking at the world from another point of view (1973) cassandradispatch.org/ric... · Posted by u/shafyy

xqcgrek2 · 3 years ago

What point of view was he looking at when he abused people?

https://slate.com/technology/2019/01/richard-feynman-physica...

https://thebaffler.com/outbursts/surely-youre-a-creep-mr-fey...

https://caltechletters.org/viewpoints/feynman-harassment-sci...

trap_goes_hot · 3 years ago

If we can't learn from flawed humans, then we can't learn anything from anyone. Everyone is defective in one way or another.

trap_goes_hot commented on Twitter suspends pg's account [fixed] twitter.com/paulg/... · Posted by u/operatingthetan

trap_goes_hot · 3 years ago

It is a bit humorous to see people project their own insecurities onto Elon with the flimsiest of evidence. "pissed that he overpaid on twitter" "must be angry" "must be mad that TSLA is going down", etc.

trap_goes_hot commented on The Twitter Files, Part Six twitter.com/mtaibbi/statu... · Posted by u/GavCo

trap_goes_hot · 3 years ago

While LE probably has legitimate reason to have contacts in every major company SV company, its still chilling to see how friendly and obedient Twitter was, makes you wonder what other social media companies are doing with the government, and how they respond to "suggestions".

trap_goes_hot commented on Twitter applies 7-day suspension to half a dozen journalists washingtonpost.com/media/... · Posted by u/prawn

Sakos · 3 years ago

You can disagree all you want. Doesn't change the facts about what happened. Stop lying and trying to defend Elon.

trap_goes_hot · 3 years ago

Personal attacks are against HN guidelines. I think we're done here. Goodbye.