sxan
@sxan@midwest.social
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- Comment on Jon Stewart's first episode back on The Daily Show 4 months ago:
Yes. You’re right. It’s pretty close, though, and “genocide” is handier than a drawn-out, nuanced description for which there isn’t a convenient term. Abusing the word “genocide” is little worse than using the extremely broad and easily downplayed “human rights abuses.” The latter is as equally appropriate to US police treatment of minorities as to China’s treatment of the Uyghurs, but you’d agree they’re vastly different in scale and scope, right?
- Comment on Key & Peele in "Planning a Heist" - One of my favorite sketches from the show. What are yours? 5 months ago:
Al Quaida is good, but Airplane Turbulance makes me laugh so hard I cry.
- Comment on ‘Blade Runner’ Star Rutger Hauer Took Exception to His Character Roy Batty Being Labeled a Villain 5 months ago:
Yes.
But, Tyrell Corp is pretty villianous.
- Comment on ‘Our Flag Means Death’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Max 5 months ago:
I will never again lament that a show didn’t find closure before cancelation.
We were really liking Ragnarok (Netflix), but when it was clear thege wouldn’t be a fourth year, the writers threw together the worst, most unsatisfying, rushed, cop-out conclusion. Ever. Like, GoT season 8, but worse. Like they collectively said, “cancel us? Then fuck you!”
I honestly wish I’d have quit in the middle of S3. Not knowing would have been better.
- Comment on How long do you think until AI writes and debugs code better than the average programmer? 6 months ago:
I’ve managed software development orgs, and have seen better code from CS interns than from many veteran devs.
There’s a joke that goes:
Q: What do you call the med student who graduates lowest in his class?
A: “Doctor”
It applies to every career, IME.
- Comment on How long do you think until AI writes and debugs code better than the average programmer? 6 months ago:
This can’t be understated. Like many professions, software development is full of mediocre professionals.