ComicSans72's recent activity
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Comment on Former US President Donald Trump has been found guilty of thirty-four counts of falsifying business records to influence the outcome of the 2016 election in ~news
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Comment on Are there any backpacks which are both stylish and functional? in ~life.style
ComicSans72 Link ParentLol. I feel like timbuk2 is the primary techbro backpack. I had one when I lived in the bay and biked into my tech job every day too (but I hated mine because it had no organization or pockets). I...Lol. I feel like timbuk2 is the primary techbro backpack. I had one when I lived in the bay and biked into my tech job every day too (but I hated mine because it had no organization or pockets).
I usually buy packs in skate shops now. They've got a variety, they use color, and they're built to take a beating. But I've never worried about looking professional at work much either.
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Comment on What is a value or belief you have that is extremely outside the norm? in ~talk
ComicSans72 Link ParentThailand legalized marijuana last year and it's taken over like crqzy. Little shops that turned over every few years (and that COVID killed) have all been replaced with dispensaries. It's kinda...Thailand legalized marijuana last year and it's taken over like crqzy. Little shops that turned over every few years (and that COVID killed) have all been replaced with dispensaries. It's kinda frustrating and sad, but... I got no problem with people smoking. They stink like shit, but... whatever. And poverty being what it is here, it seems like a good way for people to escape. I feel like everyone self medicates somehow.
I used to smoke cigarettes and miss it a lot though, lol.
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Comment on What is a value or belief you have that is extremely outside the norm? in ~talk
ComicSans72 Link ParentI really enjoy the work that goes into making something. I like virtuoso piano pieces because they're crazy difficult to play. I like art because it takes work and practice (and for other reasons...I really enjoy the work that goes into making something. I like virtuoso piano pieces because they're crazy difficult to play. I like art because it takes work and practice (and for other reasons too). I think AI art is interesting because of all the years it's taken to develop it, but the art does lose something to me after the 100th example or when it's just some guy in his basement using a library for 10 minutes.
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Comment on Bitwarden transitions from Manifest V2 to V3 in ~tech
ComicSans72 Link ParentI think google will happily block loading assets they don't own or monetize from if that's what you're asking.I think google will happily block loading assets they don't own or monetize from if that's what you're asking.
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Comment on Google lays off hundreds of ‘Core’ employees, moves some positions to India and Mexico in ~tech
ComicSans72 Link ParentI'm so the opposite. I've hired indians and Americans in the last year and the Americans are just generally awful engineers. Cheap labor is cheap regardless of where you pay for it. But expensive...I'm so the opposite. I've hired indians and Americans in the last year and the Americans are just generally awful engineers. Cheap labor is cheap regardless of where you pay for it. But expensive labor in the us I find is pretty shitty.
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Comment on Google lays off hundreds of ‘Core’ employees, moves some positions to India and Mexico in ~tech
ComicSans72 Link ParentIt sounds like they're keeping the headcount though. Just outsourcing it. I'm an American working in Asia for a company wih an American tech branch, and generally the employees from it suck. They...It sounds like they're keeping the headcount though. Just outsourcing it. I'm an American working in Asia for a company wih an American tech branch, and generally the employees from it suck. They can't learn or grow or adapt, and they frequently expect us to optimize for their happiness over getting things done (i.e. "I don't feel fulfilled working on <x> so you need to find someone else" rather than just "yeah, I'll put in the boring work to get my paycheck so I can enjoy my life"). Ive hired a shit load of indians in the last few years who are soooooo much better. It's fucking night and day. Im not surprised to see tech investing more there.
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Comment on Calendar types in watches in ~engineering
ComicSans72 LinkI've been watching a lot of watch repair videos in recent years and I kinda doubt the premise here that fancier calendars are rarer because of the expense. I think that may have been true 100...I've been watching a lot of watch repair videos in recent years and I kinda doubt the premise here that fancier calendars are rarer because of the expense. I think that may have been true 100 years ago, but the watch makers I watch will fix up cheap watches sometimes, and they're often way more complex than "expensive" ones. Lots of cheap plastic mass produced components that are very hard to fit together or aren't designed to last. The engineering is kinda amazing though.
I'd guess fancier calendars just aren't in demand, just like mechanical watches aren't.
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Comment on "No CGI" is really just invisible CGI in ~movies
ComicSans72 Link ParentI'm not against practical effects, but I do see lots of wild takes in the film world. Sometimes that films that look fucking incredible have "shitty cgi" (basically any marvel film in the last 3...I'm not against practical effects, but I do see lots of wild takes in the film world. Sometimes that films that look fucking incredible have "shitty cgi" (basically any marvel film in the last 3 years), and sometimes that 80s films look amazing when the practical effects look pretty awful and stuff (big trouble in little china for instance).
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Comment on AI video won't work in Hollywood, because it can't make small iterative changes, former Pixar animator says in ~movies
ComicSans72 Link ParentI have to imagine it isnt already being used as well, to spit out or enhance models humans can then play with, or build/enhance shaders or lighting models. It's a weird comment for someone in the...I have to imagine it isnt already being used as well, to spit out or enhance models humans can then play with, or build/enhance shaders or lighting models. It's a weird comment for someone in the know to make.
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Comment on F1 drivers surprised by China track that’s been ‘repainted, not resurfaced’ in ~sports.motorsports
ComicSans72 LinkThe headline here is just some driver musing. The better quote from this article is probably "According to Motorsport.com, the paint believed to be coating the Chinese GP is actually a "bitumen...The headline here is just some driver musing. The better quote from this article is probably "According to Motorsport.com, the paint believed to be coating the Chinese GP is actually a "bitumen surface treatment" that's commonly used on Chinese roads (and even in the U.S.) for sealing and waterproofing. " That quote in the title (which again, is just some rando musing) is the only part of the article that even tries to imply the surface wasn't resurfaced.
I.e. this is a racist article trying to fuel a stereotype of Chinese things being inferior to their western counterparts.
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Comment on US Congress approves bill banning TikTok unless Chinese owner ByteDance sells platform in ~tech
ComicSans72 Link ParentThis is mostly about trying to maintain a us economic hegemony on the world. It also just seems unlikely to succeed. China has shown again and again they don't really need us.This is mostly about trying to maintain a us economic hegemony on the world. It also just seems unlikely to succeed. China has shown again and again they don't really need us.
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Comment on NPR suspends veteran editor as it grapples with his public criticism in ~news
ComicSans72 Link Parent"his essay did strike me as having elements of truth to it". Heh. I think that was the problem with even the editor who wrote that article's take. How things "strike you" is meaningless. There are..."his essay did strike me as having elements of truth to it". Heh. I think that was the problem with even the editor who wrote that article's take. How things "strike you" is meaningless.
There are lots of services out there that use data based methods to investigate media bias though. Use something like that and not your gut.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
ComicSans72 LinkI was out last night in Bangkok with xm4's on. Took them off for a second only to realize the truck in front of me was literally just 100 speakers on wheels (it's the water holiday this weekend...I was out last night in Bangkok with xm4's on. Took them off for a second only to realize the truck in front of me was literally just 100 speakers on wheels (it's the water holiday this weekend and people were partying harder than usual). I had no idea it was there. They were working amazingly.
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Comment on How do you feel about student loan forgiveness? in ~life
ComicSans72 Link ParentI don't see how it's brazenly buying votes when it's like the fourth time he's tried to do it in the past few years. Is any policy the economically benefits people buying votes?I don't see how it's brazenly buying votes when it's like the fourth time he's tried to do it in the past few years. Is any policy the economically benefits people buying votes?
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Comment on Will the Apple antitrust case affect your phone’s security? in ~tech
ComicSans72 Link Parent"That rationale means Apple doesn’t have any right to protect their users or their products from malicious actors" This is an exaggeration. Windows explicitly has built in anti virus just to kill..."That rationale means Apple doesn’t have any right to protect their users or their products from malicious actors"
This is an exaggeration. Windows explicitly has built in anti virus just to kill malicious code. OSes have huge guardrails put up to prevent malicious code. Apple has plenty of right and ways to stop malicious actors without requiring every penny to go through their coffers.
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Comment on Folks in those $100k+ jobs, corporate types, office workers... What would you say you actually do? in ~life
ComicSans72 LinkI'm a low level it manager. I wonder what I do a lot of days. Most of my job now is people stuff. I meet with all my reports for a half hour every week and keep up on what they're doing. It's...I'm a low level it manager. I wonder what I do a lot of days. Most of my job now is people stuff. I meet with all my reports for a half hour every week and keep up on what they're doing. It's probably 10 separate projects at a time they're juggling. I need to know low level details of all of them as much as possible. But I've given up on that often and just facilitate "joe will know about that!" Or "jim had the same problem you're having a month ago, ask him".
Anyway 1:1 meetings eat up an entire day+ but are critical to keeping them happy and getting them promotions and stuff. I also meet with some people above me to report on it. And we own some systems that are hubs for others so waste another day probably dealing with complaints and issues. All just meetings though. Understanding the problem. Finding the right owner. I never actually solve anything. So many fucking meetings, but they have to happen to resolve conflicts and keep stuff going.
Occasionally I go to design reviews and try to throw out bombs. "Why don't we do this or that? Have you thought about this thing that could cause issues?" Etc. again, doing nothing palpable, but there's 1000 systems interplaying. Having both low level and high level views represented and looking for issues has to happen. Having people who will embarrass themselves and throw out bad ideas or complaints is critical. The lower engineers are generally either too focused on small things or too nervous to talk which hampers them.
It's not worth 4x what a teacher makes. It's not worth the 4x I make over my reports. I do have to make critical decisions. I am way way way more on the hook for bad ones than my reports. It's stressful. But also, capitalism is a bitch who doesn't care what you do and tends to reward gambling mosy of all.
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Comment on The end of the MrBeast era in ~tech
ComicSans72 Link ParentI've become a YouTube person in the last few years, mostly watching a few gamers I really like. It's all I watch anymore and I still have never seen a mrbeast video. It's nuts to me how big the...I've become a YouTube person in the last few years, mostly watching a few gamers I really like. It's all I watch anymore and I still have never seen a mrbeast video. It's nuts to me how big the thing is.
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Comment on Supreme Court rules Donald Trump can remain on Colorado ballot (gifted link) in ~news
ComicSans72 LinkI don't really get their arguments about one state deciding the election. 1. That already happens and 2. How is Colorado (or any random state) kicking one person off the ballot deciding the...I don't really get their arguments about one state deciding the election. 1. That already happens and 2. How is Colorado (or any random state) kicking one person off the ballot deciding the election for the whole country?
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
ComicSans72 LinkSuper late to the game, but my kids finally got me into Minecraft and it's pretty much my ideal game. Lots of exploration. Little plot. Something new around (most) corners. I sorta knew that all...Super late to the game, but my kids finally got me into Minecraft and it's pretty much my ideal game. Lots of exploration. Little plot. Something new around (most) corners. I sorta knew that all these years, but finally stoped avoiding it.
It's weird though. The precedent is now, "if you cheat to win an election you can't be held accountable until after and even then you're free to run and cheat again if you want. Maybe we'll fine you"