journalctl's comments

On: Copenhagen Cycles with the Young, the Old, the Busy and the Dead

[journalctl]

What a remarkable testament to the power of automaker advertising that something as banal as riding a bike gets people so upset.

On: Microsoft REST API Guidelines

[journalctl]

That’s what Evernote did: binary protocol and implementations in a bunch of languages. Their API was apparently easier to develop this way.

On: The revolution of machine learning has been exaggerated

[journalctl]

“Who needs a neural net? OCaml can already match patterns!”

On: Average product lifespan of Google products before it kills them

[journalctl]

This is what happens when companies are disorganized and don’t communicate internally.

On: OnePlus Hit by Data Breach

[journalctl]

Nobody said they didn’t?

On: The Making of Margaret Atwood

[journalctl]

Considering that The Handmaid’s Tale was published in 1985, I’d say her work has lasting value.

On: Google to restrict political adverts worldwide

[journalctl]

Cool. When will they stop aggregating all of everyone’s data ever?

On: Slack’s new WYSIWYG input box is terrible

[journalctl]

After this change I really want to develop a native chat application on Windows and OS X. I think it’s almost to the point where someone who did they could make a killing.

On: Slack’s new WYSIWYG input box is terrible

[journalctl]

It’s heartening to see I’m not the only one with this problem, and also incredibly depressing.

On: ‘No one wants to open a restaurant in San Francisco’ because of break-ins, costs

[journalctl]

Too bad that’s incorrect. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/crime-and-punishment...

[tropo → journalctl]

We shouldn't mix up "chance of going to jail" with "severity of punishment". Potential criminals easily dismiss severe punishment, but they don't dismiss near-certain punishment. Quick and reliable punishment is highly effective. Increasing the severity is weakly effective.

There is also the simple fact that people in custody are physically separated from potential victims. This very obviously works.