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Interesting (contrarian?) read from one of the founding engineers of BigQuery. A paragraph that gets at the heart of the issue is this: “An alternate definition of Big Data is “when the cost of keeping data around is less than the cost of figuring out what to throw away.” I like this definition because it encapsulates why people end up with Big Data. It isn’t because they need it; they just haven’t bothered to delete it. If you think about many data lakes that organizations collect, they fit this bill entirely: giant, messy swamps where no one really knows what they hold or whether it is safe to clean them up.⁠” He acknowledges that this doesn’t apply generally but it does most of the time. Any thoughts? https://motherduck.com/blog/big-data-is-dead/?utm_source=hackernewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=fav

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H/t @7858.eth Based on conversation we were having

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… and another perfect piece. Puccini’s Nessun dorma (Turandot) performed by Luciano Pavarotti. https://open.spotify.com/track/3uX11UryFh2ujpeZBWYgkv?si=cj5nwOkeRb-LTlhVAj8t_g&context=spotify%3Aplaylist%3A37i9dQZF1EQn1VBR3CMMWb

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The even longer answer is: mū

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Trying to control things you can’t control

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The usual suspects: stress, death, loss, love, getting old, having kids, losing parents, losing friends, loving friends, annoying boss, annoying neighbor

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How do you know you are using your life energy? Usually it involves the expenditure of some sort blood, sweat, tears, and things that make your hair go gray

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Goated Russian turn of the century pilled Great thread

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Ah you are clever The short answer is: yes The long answer is: no

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Creating something from nothing is like exchanging one’s well being for tangible real world things that were previously only imagined The cost of bringing the imaginary into the real is life energy At least then, life energy is being used for something rather than nothing

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I appreciate you linking these Thank you

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I would like to introduce another timeless classic: “Trademarks & Symbols of the World” by Japanese designer Yasaburo Kuwayama. This book features an extensive collection of logos and symbols from the mid-century era, particularly from Japan. It’s only available second-hand and tends to be expensive, there is a digital copy available. (I’ll link it below) This book is highly recommended for anyone looking for logo design inspiration.

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roots and wings, baby. roots and wings.

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My assessment is that they will collapse into revolution or chaos eventually but it'll just be a tragedy rather than immediate improvement. Gradual reform is best if its actually possible.

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Lebanon is a place thats close to my heart Shu be3ne reht takol men Barbar balaya?

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From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXhrUm-eGQY

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