Darrin West / is on Nostr

Online game developer, distributed systems, software. Compassionate philosopher. Home improvement, tools. Science. Sustainability. Democracy, equality. Dachshunds. Books, movies. The Princess Bride.

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2024-11-04 17:04:58

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@npub1z86…kn3q Imagine you had a relational database that gave you a list of rows that didn’t actually reflect the current contents of that database. No one would use that product. One hopes that regardless of the reason, if an author submits bogus references in a paper, their paper would be refused/retracted and they would be put on a “list”. This “squishy” data is not science.

2024-09-18 15:17:56

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@npub13vv…0sze There’s a story behind their 2160 panel community solar farm that is begging for telling. (Or a link) That’s a lot of panels. Would power nearly 100 homes.

2024-09-15 04:16:15

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@npub1hvd…9sq9 Not sure they even test those pages on mobile. Certainly not w large font enabled for those without young eyes. The scaling is crap and the ads are everywhere.

2024-07-30 00:39:30

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@npub1xpc…3t05 They have been doing this to citizens at the border (and all airports; and 200mi around it), using The Patriot Act as a guide. So the non-citizen argument shouldn’t apply.

2024-07-29 15:53:06

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@npub1s0r…972x This seems like marketing copy (not that I click on NYT articles anymore). Why are we hearing that VC’s are so anti democratic, and suddenly NYT publishes the opposite? Who else is feeling manipulated?

2024-07-19 19:51:07

My sweetheart made fresh bread! #baking
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2024-07-18 00:22:29

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@npub1dts…6798 We need food labels with total carbon footprint numbers.

2024-07-02 19:58:22

They are considering naming heat waves/storms like they do hurricanes. I would humbly suggest naming them after fossil fuel companies. Or their board members. #climatechange

2024-06-07 21:05:33

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@npub1ul2…5sjq #dauchsund It must be in the genes.
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2024-06-07 21:05:33

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@npub1ul2…5sjq #dauchsund It must be in the genes.
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2024-06-06 20:29:59

Adobe just did something shocking. They want a license to everything you create in their tools. “Derive, publicly display,…” (Probably to feed LLMs). But you can’t grant access to a client’s IP if you are a contractor. Law firms can’t use PDFs due to privacy. Health care has HIPPA restrictions. #gamedev contractors may have to drop photoshop. https://9to5mac.com/2024/06/06/change-to-adobe-terms-amp-conditions/

2024-05-27 15:53:52

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@npub1ks7…eg5u Oil lamps and quill pens. Horses and leeches. And this guy used long hand math to calculate ellipses to deduce an invisible planet.

2024-04-21 15:52:23

Omega-3 is supposed to reduce triglycerides and cholesterol. Sounds like a good idea. I found out yesterday that they make a #vegetarian version (from algae), instead of the classic “fish oil” version that always seems to give you burps. And we don’t need more harvesting of sea life, just to get “fish oil”. I’ve even seen Antarctic Krill fish oil. That’s a delicate #environment that should be left alone. Time to switch to algae, I guess.

2023-11-01 20:26:09

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@npub17ha…t8va I’m following Laffy’s live tooting. It seems like Jr is taking on a lot of responsibilities in the company between various dates. Maybe he doesn’t realize that could make him legally liable. Or maybe he’s unwisely trying to shield his father? Lots of details I’d need someone to point out the significance of.

2023-10-27 20:04:54

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@npub17ha…t8va it’s so puzzling. I watch Steven Colbert. And he has zero problem being blatantly progressive. Presumably he has an audience large enough to keep him on the air. How do these media companies deal with that dichotomy? Fully embrace (and profit from) one viewpoint in some circumstances, then try to talk themselves into the need for a contorted “balanced” view in another. Why not just pick one lane?