lucyjojo's comments

On: Why Clojure?

[lucyjojo]

core.typed main problem for many years was that it was maintained by 1 (busy) student.

i don't know about nowadays though, he probably has graduated long ago!

nowadays i'd just use core.spec/malli/other honestly (for what i use clojure for).

On: Why Clojure?

[lucyjojo]

maintained a few clojure code bases at my old company for 10+ years

i find core.spec did wonders for that problem.

also, i have a tendency to write a lot of in-code documentation, whichever language i use. so it probably helps too.

On: Distributed systems programming has stalled

[lucyjojo]

you and the guy you are answering too are not talking the same language (technically yes but you are putting different meanings to the same words).

this would lead to a pointless conversation, if it were to ever happen.

On: Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox

[lucyjojo]

been using mozilla since i was a teenager and now i'm an old family man...

this whole thing and recent change goes contrary to what i thought they were about.

i'm done with them at this point.

the migration will be painful...

On: Japan births fall to lowest in 125 years

[lucyjojo]

nobody has a clear answer, it's a complex problem. i personally don't either.

people in power need to run many, many experiments in parallel, and propagate what works. it's already too late so they should start yesterday...

pick a few hundred ideas, hire some good statisticians. run experiments for 2-3-4 years, then spread the good stuff and test a new batch of ideas.

i don't think that will happen though. so we got to prepare for the crash as best as we can.

the economy being not so good is certainly a part of the problem, but if we're going to over-focus on that we are pretty much doomed.

On: Unknown illness kills over 50 in Congo with hours between symptoms and death

[lucyjojo]

plants will give you nasty parasites.

On: What should I expect from moving tech jobs from USA to Europe?

[lucyjojo]

i don't need any of that though.

i live in tokyo as a senior engineer with a ~75-80k usd salary. it's comfortable.

it's safe and practical. i can walk to the park with my daughter in less than 5 minutes. and her school is 15mn by bike.

supermarket and restaurants etc. are all at walking distance.

flying is indeed expensive but i don't fly much nor do i want to, so i don't care

i don't need nannies and tutors, i can teach her most of the stuff by myself (i mean i was good at that when i was a kid, + i was a tutor in univ...)

On: Why aren't we losing our minds over the plastic in our brains?

[lucyjojo]

My wife considers microplastic ingestion unavoidable and refuses to make any effort to mitigate it. So I think a certain "health-fatigue" spread around the world.

I cannot comprehend it but I can certainly observe it.

On: Scientists invent "slime" – could be used in medical, energy, robot applications

[lucyjojo]

could it help to make better robot skin?