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New comment by mutex_man in "Costs of running a macOS app studio business"

mutex_man — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 23:42:12 +0000

We just hired a guy out of retirement a few years ago. Retired after 30 years of C dev but wanted to keep busy in the small town we're based in. He's beloved by all of the software devs and the cyber team (we're basically two companies in one). The first week he was asking questions about how git worked. Then like a week later he was explaining why massive amounts of python code we wrote for running simulations was inefficient and how it could be fixed.

New comment by mutex_man in "De-crufted Windows 11 coming to Europe soon"

mutex_man — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 03:55:44 +0000

My process for a new laptop for the last decade or so has just been to nuke Windows and immediately install Linux. The only machine I own that runs windows is my home gaming PC due to many online/competitive games not supporting proton or other tools.

Thankfully I work for a company who happily allows me to continue this practice with my work laptop. My last and current work laptops have run NixOS and it's been great.

New comment by mutex_man in "What if we replace guns and bullets with bows and arrows? (2022)"

mutex_man — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 20:12:39 +0000

I can get a u-haul for under $100 and move myself if it's same city, only a few hundred if it's between. My move from Florida to DC was ~$700 total. Quotes for movers were easily 4x that cost.

New comment by mutex_man in "NY Bill Would Require Background Checks to Buy 3D Printers"

mutex_man — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 23:37:06 +0000

The hardware and software for 3d printers is actually much simpler than that of regular printers. The only specific requirements for a 3D printer is basically just an Arduino and some stepper motors with drivers. Everything else can be (and was back when it started) made from off the shelf parts. Even the filament can be made at home from soda bottles.

It's relatively easy to detect modern US currency, it doesn't vary by much, and if you were to vary it a lot, it'd be an obvious counterfeit. Firearms don't operate like that. They are all wildly different designs with different complex parts. Even if you wrote something to detect the current models that are out there, they could be easily changed to be identically functional but unrecognizable.

New comment by mutex_man in "Lotus 1-2-3 For Linux"

mutex_man — Sun, 15 Oct 2023 16:16:18 +0000

Found visidata last week. I was blown away by how much it can do.

New comment by mutex_man in "The British Mosquito once carried Niels Bohr in its bomb bay"

mutex_man — Sun, 15 Oct 2023 16:10:40 +0000

I'm not surprised at all that it slowed down. The A-10 slows down when firing as well, the gun produces more thrust than the engine.

New comment by mutex_man in "Organization probably doesn't want to improve things"

mutex_man — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 14:59:10 +0000

Every time I see these articles I'm amazed at how at odds it is with my experience. I work for a tiny company of ~30 people and it's awesome. I'm super well taken care of in pay, benefits, and work/life balance. I could make a bit more at a large corp, but I get some pretty stellar benefits here. Also if it's anything like what I read on here then there's no way it's worth it.

New comment by mutex_man in "The Ingenious Cardboard Bed"

mutex_man — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 03:08:56 +0000

I just checked their website and their prices are insane. $250 for a cardboard bookcase? I can get significantly nicer stuff for less than that at a bunch of other places.

New comment by mutex_man in "Every single Onewheel is being recalled after four deaths"

mutex_man — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 18:54:39 +0000

That is a very dumb segment.

New comment by mutex_man in "Mistral releases ‘unmoderated’ chatbot via torrent"

mutex_man — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 13:17:37 +0000

You could run it on a single high end GPU. I can run llama2's models ,(except 70b) on my 4080.

New comment by mutex_man in "I Tested an HDMI Adapter That Demands Your Location and Spams You with Ads"

mutex_man — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 22:37:54 +0000

They're referring to the USB protocol, which lightning uses.

New comment by mutex_man in "Building a defence startup"

mutex_man — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 13:41:23 +0000

It's a mixed bag. You obviously need to know the rules, but they aren't too complicated. SBIR topics are released several times a year in huge batches. Pretty much every branch of government has topics out for proposal, military, health, education, etc. Topics vary in specificity from "Pitch us anything" to "We want this very complicated component that does XYZ, is this exact size, and meets these exact specifications and performance values". The latter are usually pretty clearly intended for a specific company who either already makes or is already researching that component, but they're using the SBIR fund for money so they can't just pick them specifically. I can't prove it, but those just seem to be someone that knows someone important and managed to get a very specific SBIR written for their thing. Some are also clearly written by people who have no idea what they want. I used to work for a start up that did a lot of SBIRs while trying to get off the ground. They'd write like 10-15 proposals per year and maybe get approved for 1-4.

New comment by mutex_man in "66% of Americans say they want extended European-style vacation policies at work"

mutex_man — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 11:25:22 +0000

I get ~28 vacation days per year in the US, and I've only been with my company for 5 years. It's going to heavily depend on your industry and level of experience. Even outside of vacation I also have a pretty relaxed work/life balance. If I want to visit family for 2 weeks but not take a bunch of vacation my boss isn't going to care if I work half days remote the whole time.

New comment by mutex_man in "How to register a Kei truck in Pennsylvania"

mutex_man — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:29:04 +0000

CAFE regulations basically make it so no manufacturer will touch that market. The yearly MPG requirements for vehicle manufacturers are heavily influenced by the vehicle size (track width and wheelbase). Bigger footprint means lower MPG target, that's why every new truck now is massive, and they don't make small trucks anymore like the old Tacomas and Rangers.