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Tech debt metaphor maximalism
I really like the "tech debt" metaphor. A lot of people don't,
but I think that's because they either don't extend the metaphor far enough,...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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You can try the 4via6 feature for this I think.
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
You can try the 4via6 feature for this I think.
It’s a pretty dark joke really. All the characters don’t notice and are even kind of having fun as their agency just kind of evaporates. They’re all better off afterwards, but what worth does that have? Will they ever even think about this? if not will they be happier? etc.
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
It’s a pretty dark joke really. All the characters don’t notice and are even kind of having fun as their agency just kind of evaporates. They’re all better off afterwards, but what worth does that have? Will they ever even think about this? if not will they be happier? etc.
I agree it’s not satisfying but I think exactly that is a pretty distinctive modern prediction about what it’s going to be like as AI (computers in general) get better and better and more… helpful.
November 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I agree it’s not satisfying but I think exactly that is a pretty distinctive modern prediction about what it’s going to be like as AI (computers in general) get better and better and more… helpful.
Agency struck me as kind of a book written from a joke thesis: what if the protagonist and every other character turned out to have no agency whatsoever? Of course the plot would have to be resolved off-screen. It took me 75% of the book at least before I got the gimmick :)
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Agency struck me as kind of a book written from a joke thesis: what if the protagonist and every other character turned out to have no agency whatsoever? Of course the plot would have to be resolved off-screen. It took me 75% of the book at least before I got the gimmick :)
Okay so you have a feeling but does that graph you posted explain it? Because I can’t see how. You can’t palp a 6% difference.
November 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Okay so you have a feeling but does that graph you posted explain it? Because I can’t see how. You can’t palp a 6% difference.
How does a consumer get something toxic? Perhaps a corporation gave it to them
November 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
How does a consumer get something toxic? Perhaps a corporation gave it to them
And despite that, the full range of the chart, including spikes, is a variation of 69-63 = 6%. It basically says nothing except that not much has changed.
November 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
And despite that, the full range of the chart, including spikes, is a variation of 69-63 = 6%. It basically says nothing except that not much has changed.
It depends. Would you rather have people not own houses, or have a lot of people kicked out of their houses because they foreclosed on the mortgage? Those are the two main segment types in the graph.
November 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It depends. Would you rather have people not own houses, or have a lot of people kicked out of their houses because they foreclosed on the mortgage? Those are the two main segment types in the graph.
For the record it was absolutely the banks’ fault
November 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
For the record it was absolutely the banks’ fault
But excluding the spikes, the plot you posted disagrees with your claim. Homeownership rate fluctuated between about 63 and 65 percent since… 1970?
November 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
But excluding the spikes, the plot you posted disagrees with your claim. Homeownership rate fluctuated between about 63 and 65 percent since… 1970?
That’s a picture of too many people getting unsustainable mortgages they couldn’t afford, leading to a global financial crisis in 2008, after which it went back to normal
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
That’s a picture of too many people getting unsustainable mortgages they couldn’t afford, leading to a global financial crisis in 2008, after which it went back to normal
Ah, I see they're p-hacking prediction market results now.
November 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Ah, I see they're p-hacking prediction market results now.
The best representation *so far*
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The best representation *so far*
Depends on the movie I guess. If you can kill them all by blowing up a single datacenter then I guess it’s hub-and-spoke. If it’s some kind of malware that gets them then it’s probably IPv6.
November 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Depends on the movie I guess. If you can kill them all by blowing up a single datacenter then I guess it’s hub-and-spoke. If it’s some kind of malware that gets them then it’s probably IPv6.
If you think IPv6 got rolled out before the rise of the machines and subsequent apocalypse, you‘re hopelessly optimistic and I love that for you
November 7, 2025 at 4:23 AM
If you think IPv6 got rolled out before the rise of the machines and subsequent apocalypse, you‘re hopelessly optimistic and I love that for you
Well, I don't know, system appears to be working as intended
November 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Well, I don't know, system appears to be working as intended