Building web stuff for fun and living since 2000s. Blogger, sometimes translator, book author in hiatus, former teacher, overly curious mind.
This is my account on Kbin, a link aggregating service similar to Lemmy. I use it to post links I find interesting for various reasons. Not always endorsing things I post here.
I'm also there: https://hachyderm.io/@lukem
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What is your favorite insult in your native language that doesn't exist or cant be directly translated in English?
Ill start:...
Why Konami Pushed Hideo Kojima Out of The Company (2020) (www.youtube.com)
This video game documentary about Hideo Kojima details the whole story of why Konami pushed Hideo Kojima out of the company after he was employed there for nearly three decades.
Domain Knowledge or a lack thereof (2013) (jacquesmattheij.com)
I believe that a lack of domain knowledge is the root cause of a lot of very bad software that gets developed and I think that it is up to computer programmers and their managers to deal with this. Acquiring domain knowledge is an essential component in the development of software that really works well for its users.
[Marc Andreessen, a16z] Why AI Will Save The World (pmarca.substack.com)
The era of Artificial Intelligence is here, and boy are people freaking out. Fortunately, I am here to bring the good news: AI will not destroy the world, and in fact may save it.
[Rachel Kroll] Feedback: I try to answer "how to become a systems engineer" (rachelbythebay.com)
I think it goes something like this: you start from the assumption that when you see something, you wonder why it is the way it is. Then maybe you observe it and maybe do a little research to figure out how it came to be the thing you see in front of you.
These CCTV cameras recorded the Chernobyl disaster (www.youtube.com)
For the first time, this is an in-depth review of historical CCTV systems that were used with nearly all Chernobyl robots back in the 80-s.