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  • Greetings from Poland.

    "bambaryła" - someone who is very silly. Also: someone who is very fat. A little old-fashioned.

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    Why Konami Pushed Hideo Kojima Out of The Company (2020)

    This video game documentary about Hideo Kojima details the whole story of why Konami pushed Hideo Kojima out of the company after he was employed there for nearly three decades.

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    Domain Knowledge or a lack thereof (2013)

    I believe that a lack of domain knowledge is the root cause of a lot of very bad software that gets developed and I think that it is up to computer programmers and their managers to deal with this. Acquiring domain knowledge is an essential component in the development of software that really works well for its users.

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    Gaming @kbin.social lukem @kbin.social

    Captivating 4K car-related feature film made entirely by one person in GTA V Rockstar Editor.

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    [Marc Andreessen, a16z] Why AI Will Save The World
  • @bornach I agree. Tell me you're insanely privileged without telling me you're insanely privileged.

  • [Marc Andreessen, a16z] Why AI Will Save The World

    The era of Artificial Intelligence is here, and boy are people freaking out. Fortunately, I am here to bring the good news: AI will not destroy the world, and in fact may save it.

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    davestewart.co.uk The work is never just “the work”

    A deep dive on why projects always overrun and a framework to improve future estimation

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    [Rachel Kroll] Feedback: I try to answer "how to become a systems engineer"

    I think it goes something like this: you start from the assumption that when you see something, you wonder why it is the way it is. Then maybe you observe it and maybe do a little research to figure out how it came to be the thing you see in front of you.

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    These CCTV cameras recorded the Chernobyl disaster

    For the first time, this is an in-depth review of historical CCTV systems that were used with nearly all Chernobyl robots back in the 80-s.

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    lukem lukem @kbin.social

    Building web stuff for fun and living since 2000s. Blogger, sometimes translator, book author in hiatus, former teacher, overly curious mind.

    This is my account on Kbin, a link aggregating service similar to Lemmy. I use it to post links I find interesting for various reasons. Not always endorsing things I post here.

    I'm also there: https://hachyderm.io/@lukem

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