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New comment by doyoulikeworms in "Spotify CEO: musicians can no longer release music only “once every 3-4 years”"

doyoulikeworms — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 04:49:54 +0000

"This writing looks computer-generated" as a compliment is kind of blowing my mind

New comment by doyoulikeworms in "Show HN: Angeldust – a fast and efficient video game"

doyoulikeworms — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 06:53:49 +0000

this looks incredible, thank you for sharing!!

New comment by doyoulikeworms in "Intel’s Manufacturing Roadmap from 2019 to 2029"

doyoulikeworms — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 01:04:39 +0000

OOC, do you view Intel's projections as being too slow or just plain wrong (i.e., impossible)? I am not knowledgeable about this industry or the engineering behind it, just follow it casually, and I'm shocked to see 1.4nm on a slide.

New comment by doyoulikeworms in "Small share of U.S. adults produce majority of tweets on national politics"

doyoulikeworms — Sat, 23 Nov 2019 22:47:45 +0000

Imagine believing that anyone, anywhere was ever "neutral".

New comment by doyoulikeworms in "U.S. Workers Show Little Improvement in 21st Century Skills"

doyoulikeworms — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 09:13:18 +0000

I think that it's hard to determine people's desires from voting habits. Voting is kind of a game, wouldn't you say? It's got teams and everything, almost like a spectator sport.

When asked directly, though, progressive policies (or whatever word you want to use here to mean "anti-misery") are very popular!

New comment by doyoulikeworms in "U.S. Workers Show Little Improvement in 21st Century Skills"

doyoulikeworms — Sat, 16 Nov 2019 09:28:54 +0000

You sound like an exceptional person!

I don't want to live in a society that requires everyone to be as exceptional as you are in order to live comfortably.

New comment by doyoulikeworms in "Before Deadly Crashes, Boeing Pushed for Law That Undercut Oversight"

doyoulikeworms — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 23:59:20 +0000

This is like describing socialism as being about authoritarian governments and centrally planned economies. Everybody misuses labels to their advantage.

New comment by doyoulikeworms in "Cambridge gallery lends art to students 'with none damaged' in 60 years"

doyoulikeworms — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 01:12:27 +0000

Wow, I love this. It'll be stuck in my head for a long time, thank you.

New comment by doyoulikeworms in "Why Enterprise Software Sucks"

doyoulikeworms — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 15:11:34 +0000

I really love this thread!

I spent a few years doing indie game development, and one of this biggest lessons that stuck with me was how to think about a product as an experience. To me, game design was mostly that, but focused on making the experience fun, I guess. A huge amount of time and effort went into thinking about what the end user's experience would be like. By instinct, I tend to lean on thinking about the "player's" experience.

New comment by doyoulikeworms in "SerenityOS: From Zero to HTML in a Year"

doyoulikeworms — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 12:54:11 +0000

This is absolutely incredible!! Inspiring and awe inspiring. This is art and more. Thank you for sharing!

New comment by doyoulikeworms in "China Says ‘Stay Tuned’ for Retaliation over U.S. Tech Blacklist"

doyoulikeworms — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 19:00:19 +0000

Hmm, what if we cut everything out except for the space race?

New comment by doyoulikeworms in "Announcing your plans makes you less motivated to accomplish them (2009)"

doyoulikeworms — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 02:54:44 +0000

I definitely buy this. I've blogged about personal projects, and writing out plans for a project tends to take some wind out of its sails. It's motivating to share progress, though.

New comment by doyoulikeworms in "Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinner MacBooks"

doyoulikeworms — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 06:12:45 +0000

I just want the keyboard to last longer than a year without breaking.

New comment by doyoulikeworms in "Should I start thinking about moving away from embedded software development?"

doyoulikeworms — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 06:11:13 +0000

Software engineering is broad and deep. If you want to explore, go explore. You may make less money, but you may make more. You may like something else less, but you may like it more. I think it’s up to you!

That said, I never stayed put very long in any particular programming job. Embedded systems were fun, but I was curious to learn about the cloud, so I went to Salesforce. YMMV

New comment by doyoulikeworms in "Apple and Foxconn broke a Chinese labor law to build the latest iPhones"

doyoulikeworms — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 09:10:01 +0000

What does that even mean?

New comment by doyoulikeworms in "A man who destroyed his multimillion dollar company in 10 seconds (2018)"

doyoulikeworms — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 08:04:23 +0000

> but they are thriving, simply because the store feels like a proper high quality shoe store.

Shopping isn't just about the products themselves. It's also about the experience of shopping, wouldn't you say? If I had to choose between cheap + bad shopping experience and cheap + nice shopping experience, the latter would be a no-brainer!

New comment by doyoulikeworms in "How Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun punished the computers of the day [video]"

doyoulikeworms — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 08:22:27 +0000

I think it's more about age. It's fun to ask people a question like, "What was your golden age for gaming?" That said, I really miss LAN parties and static multiplayer game servers-- we've got the same "golden age" :)

New comment by doyoulikeworms in "Facebook Research Warned of ‘Tipping Point’ Threat to Core App"

doyoulikeworms — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 09:49:45 +0000

It's the headline, and "secret research" sounds sexier than "internal research," at least to me.

New comment by doyoulikeworms in "Anatomy of a Mechanical Keyboard (2018)"

doyoulikeworms — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 11:15:38 +0000

> Kinesis Advantages and slapping touchpads in the middle

that sounds like an amazing product TBH-- does anything like that exist?

New comment by doyoulikeworms in "One player spent 10 years exploring every corner of Eve Online"

doyoulikeworms — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 04:17:23 +0000

There's more to life than achievements. An experience, however unreal it may be, is valuable to the person experiencing it, regardless of whether or not anything is achieved outside of the experience itself. It's only escapism if it's a problem. My 2 cents.