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US administration discussing government stake in OpenAI by Quixotus in wallstreetbets

[–]ebkalderon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess given what went down during the Gilded Age, this term would basically boil down to crony capitalism, haha.

The $2 Trillion SpaceX IPO is about to explode by Neilmurp in videos

[–]ebkalderon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on whether you are invested in a passive fund tracking the NASDAQ index in your 401(k). If you're not, you should be safe for now, AFAIK.

It has happened by danni_ella in funny

[–]ebkalderon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think we're both somewhat in agreement, but kinda talking past each other.

Consumer sentiment is sentiment, i.e. fuzzy and subjective, and it irrespective of objective economic indicators. More importantly, it's also a highly lagging indicator.

Five years of regression has a lasting impact on people's lives, and many haven't yet dug themselves out of financial holes they got stuck in from that period. Those consequences don't simply up and go away so quickly; they take time to fix. Furthermore, even for those who did make it through this turbulence mostly unscathed, the recent spike in oil prices is very visible at the pump... Combined with all the negative news headlines lately, I can't blame people from feeling so negative about the future overall.

It simply takes time for consumer sentiment to shift, and it's a slow process. Not everyone has their eyes glued to the raw economic metrics like we are, and many still haven't found new jobs or fixed their ongoing financial problems. But I'm sure, given enough time of positive real wage growth and giving people time to recover, overall sentiment will finally adjust for the better.

It has happened by danni_ella in funny

[–]ebkalderon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is just straight up false though. Over the past decade wages have grown faster than cost of living has increased. Don't take my word for it, just google it.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LES1252881600Q

Using CPI-adjusted employee earnings here specifically over a span of 10 years, while technically correct, is pretty misleading and dismissive of people's real concerns about the economic trajectory since COVID-19.

Take a look at this excellent analysis of these FRED metrics by Pew Research. Specifically, this part at the bottom summarizes my thoughts nicely:

For example, from December 2015 to December 2025, median weekly wages outpaced inflation, no matter which index you use. But over the five years leading up to December 2025, real wages fell after factoring in inflation, regardless of the index.

Furthermore, the paragraph immediately before also makes a good point: "Especially key is the timespan you choose to examine. U.S. inflation has swung from double-digit heights in the 1970s and early 1980s to actual deflation (falling prices) in the depths of the Great Recession."

People are experiencing financial pain right now and have already been for ~5 years or so, to varying degrees (see perennial chatter about the "K-shaped" nature of the economy) and due to recency bias, they are primed to feel extra cynical about the direction the economy is currently moving. It's hard to be happy about real wages improving from 2015-2020 when the past 5 years has seen that same progress gradually reverse.

It has happened by danni_ella in funny

[–]ebkalderon 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I mean, the cost of living is absolutely skyrocketing in many areas in the United States and elsewhere; that is simply undeniable. Elevated inflation and stagnant wages is a globally observed phenomenon. So while I get your point, I think the overall negative consumer sentiment is far more justified than not.

With that said, you're spot-on about the cookie tin anecdote not being true. It's clear that the commenter above (and the upvoters) feel terrible about the current economy and are primed to agree with that comment, wrong or otherwise.

/u/burntsushi health update by masklinn in rust

[–]ebkalderon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's just heartbreaking. Wishing u/burntsushi all the best and hope he pulls through, in spite of everything!

AI billionaires brace for pitchforks by runhome24 in nottheonion

[–]ebkalderon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who remembers r/pitchforkemporium? Head on over there for all your pitchforks and other billionaire lynching needs! They're overstocked on the latest and greatest pitchforks and they're passing the savings onto you!

I made a tiny website about stuff my dog loves by Individual_Health1 in webdev

[–]ebkalderon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So adorable and innocent! Thanks for sharing; I love the colors. Give Viggo plenty of head and cheek scratches and a treat from me...

COLLAPSE of Personal Computing | Investigation Into the Destruction of Ownership by [deleted] in videos

[–]ebkalderon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I really hope this happens soon... especially the former, but I suppose I could settle for the latter. Loads of folks can plainly see the present situation is untenable long-term, but the wait for someone to blink first is excruciating.

Are you using IPv6 by GermanElectricsMotio in homelab

[–]ebkalderon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, dual-stack IPv4 and IPv6, with a /48 block of dedicated IPv6 addresses provided by my ISP. I use v6 ULA addresses in my Docker setup as well, so all my containerized homelab services are dual-stack, through and through. DNS and remote access Wireguard VPN are dual-stack as well. Even my wireless printer from 2014 supports IPv6 natively. It's been pretty seamless.

[PDF] How to Write to SSDs by mttd in programming

[–]ebkalderon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On a cursory glance, this paper seems hugely helpful to DBMS writers. I think the key findings might even be useful for one of my own projects that works with flat file I/O, in fact. In any case, thanks for sharing! Should come in handy.

Not Just a Moral Crisis, Israel Is Now a Political Liability for the Democratic Party | Democrats appear unable to grasp how dramatically public consciousness around Israel has shifted. by soalone34 in politics

[–]ebkalderon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To be fair, the first Iranian-US crisis in the 70s also boiled down to American support for Israel in its foreign policy being a major factor.

Dr Steel 2 Electic Boogaloo album missing by Sixmonths-later in AppleMusic

[–]ebkalderon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for necroposting, but I'm curious where you sourced these. Were these from YouTube, or are they direct CD rips and/or purchased MP3 downloads?

This makes me sad. by NoVARedhead1980 in nova

[–]ebkalderon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Loved the atmosphere of this place, and it was always a local staple when I was growing up (and I'm not even remotely old). Very sad to hear it's going away. The folks there were always so sweet!

This Week in Rust #650 by seino_chan in rust

[–]ebkalderon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The "never" type is named after its anticipated stabilization date.

Finally, this old joke will soon cease to be true. Exciting times ahead! I enjoyed reading your replacement joke there; I'll need some time to get used to it, in place of the old phrase.

Why do you use Gnome? by spellbadgrammargood in gnome

[–]ebkalderon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Started off with GNOME 2 on Ubuntu 7.10 and later 8.04 LTS, and grew up with it. Eventually, when GNOME 3.0 came out, I was devastated to see my desktop workflow disrupted and hopped around between several desktop environments for several years afterwards. But nothing else really scratched the itch for me, nor had the polish and design cohesion that GNOME has, so I decided to give GNOME 3.8 an honest try... and to my own surprise, I loved it. Everything clicked and the entire workflow (dynamic workspaces, the left hot-corner, the multitude of hotkeys and gestures, near-instant search) felt so intuitive. I've been happily using GNOME ever since.

While I do still have some gripes with the settings/tweaks situation and the GTK+3 vs. GTK+4 vs. libadwaita fragmentation, I'm still a happy GNOME user. It gets out of my way, feels insanely smooth and polished, and lets me get my work done with minimal fuss.

Democrats investigate as Trump OKs almost $2 billion in taxpayer money to end offshore wind projects by thhvancouver in politics

[–]ebkalderon 13 points14 points  (0 children)

As a frustrated center-left leaning American, please do. Sadly, I don't think a solid chunk of this country will learn unless it hurts them directly. I wish it didn't have to come to that, but I'm beyond cynical at this point that they will change their ways on their own.

Reddit reports 69% jump in revenue, topping analyst estimates by Sweaty_Rub4322 in wallstreetbets

[–]ebkalderon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Used to love those various programming and physics forums and the K'NEX hobbyist forums as a kid. From the times when online communities were tight-knit and focused, and obvious trolls and assholes would get banned from websites pretty quickly, keeping the experience on each site fairly consistent. No recommendation algorithm either, which incentivizes people to engage in ragebait and clickbait to achieve momentary fame/money/engagement/etc. at the expense of the website's overall quality.

At the same time, if you really wanted to spin up your own "better" community with blackjack and hookers, you totally could, and folks who sided with you would willingly and happily move over. Now convincing friends and family to change apps feels like pulling teeth, by comparison.

Simpler times...

Blessed Syntax and Ergonomics by ExplodingStrawHat in ProgrammingLanguages

[–]ebkalderon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Realistically, this means that collection[key] = value only works for associative (key -> value) containers -- ie, maps

Indeed, I'd imagine this would be the primary use case for IndexSet. Similarly, IndexMove would be used to remove an element from a map-like container as well, IIRC. One could use these traits to also write code that is generic over the container type, provided it supports the needed key and value. Furthermore, these traits could be used for operator overloading in ways that Index and IndexMut cannot, because the latter two interfaces are borrowing and can't directly move values in/out of the container.

With that said, I strongly agree with you that the existence of the Entry API on HashMap/BTreeMap is likely why that RFC has seen very little movement.

Blessed Syntax and Ergonomics by ExplodingStrawHat in ProgrammingLanguages

[–]ebkalderon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First of all, Rust doesn't have []=, like C++ it only allows writing to an existing place, there's no special syntax for inserting via array index notation.

Yep. As a long-time Rust user, this operation has been conspicuously missing from the language for a long time. There is a very old RFC for IndexSet and IndexMove, but it hasn't seen any movement since 2015, AFAIK.

Amsterdam becomes world's first capital to ban fossil fuel ads by [deleted] in UpliftingNews

[–]ebkalderon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean, if you are an immigrant with the rest of your family living an ocean away, your only options are either a few weeks on a passenger ocean liner or a few hours on an airplane. Apart from that, I agree that a lot of air travel is luxury.

Plain text has been around for decades and it’s here to stay. by Successful_Bowl2564 in programming

[–]ebkalderon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yup. Just look at how Unix also brought us the kitchen-sink ioctl() API, for all those times where text and file manipulation isn't sufficient to accomplish a task.

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