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On: Putting Ideas into Words

[xorencrypted]

The juxtaposition of a comment next to code best illustrates the real advantage natural language has. It's pretty good at moving the mind of the reader into the state intended. To convey information concisely. but isn't always right

On: DNA has a 521-year half-life (2012)

[xorencrypted]

At the speed of travel you would want to traverse space, wouldn't the time dilation make the half life of passengers less of a problem?

On: Hurt by Lockdowns, California’s Small Businesses Push to Recall Newsom

[xorencrypted]

Your analysis is not symmetric. If you're making a decision on what level of risk you're ok with, that is (by definition) in relation to other people also making similar calculations

On: Hurt by Lockdowns, California’s Small Businesses Push to Recall Newsom

[xorencrypted]

> Your freedom to swing your fist, etc

This is a freedom that changes during a boxing match for the obvious reason that both parties consent.

I'm sure the people attending this class are aware that viruses are a thing and that there's an ongoing pandemic

On: “Location-Based Pay” – Who are we to complain?

[xorencrypted]

They could also hire more engineers or expand into new territory which requires additional (non-engineering) labor. The cost of living in the bay area seems almost an artificial constraint on the supply of labor at these companies