curried_haskell's comments

On: GitHub lost $66M in nine months of 2016

[curried_haskell]

I really hate this, because this is what bloats and kills products. It's never complete, it always needs more features, until it implodes.

It's the corpse model of product development.

On: Uber ordered to stop self-driving vehicle service in San Francisco

[curried_haskell]

Ah so that's what we're calling the wreckless endangerment of pedestrians these days... innovation!

On: A Backdoor in Skype for Mac OS X

[curried_haskell]

This is also the biggest fallacy in economic, and even political theory. The assumption of rational actors.

On: A Backdoor in Skype for Mac OS X

[curried_haskell]

If you have reading comprehension problems, sure, that's what he said.

On: A Backdoor in Skype for Mac OS X

[curried_haskell]

Intelligence agencies want as many possible vectors for attack as possible. Especially unknown ones that you are not prepared for them to exploit. Everyone is assuming they wouldn't bother with a client backdoor... That right there is enough reason for them to get a client backdoor!

On: React-redux v5.0.0

[curried_haskell]

Gotta keep the hype train rolling. All aboard!

On: Tech worker resistance is crucial to preventing human rights abuses in the U.S

[curried_haskell]

The problem is we need _something_ like government to advocate for, and protect the safety and interests of the people. Something that has teeth. Because without it, we, and our land, and resources, will be raped.

On: Everything You Know About Public-Key Encryption in PHP Is Wrong

[curried_haskell]

I'm disgusted that the words encryption and PHP were even used in the same sentence. I need to go shower.

On: 'Clean your desk': My Amazon interview experience

[curried_haskell]

In my university we often had group projects and at the end of the project you scored your team members. If the entire team scored one member highly or poorly, their grade could be weighted higher or lower.

On: Why I switched from Vim to Emacs

[curried_haskell]

That's why you can use vim in emacs. Since I've been using spacemacs, I don't miss vim anymore. Use the best editor together with the best operating system!