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by 2devnull 4y ago
There’s an understanding that people may be a few minutes late because of travel time. I have experienced a shift in expectations, where being in a virtual meeting at the exact start time is more expected now, than when meetings occurred on
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by 2devnull 4y ago
Do you realize how easy it is to get a person’s fingerprints?
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by 2devnull 4y ago
> Most people have their phone as the center of their information technology worlds. Those people are foolish. Putting all your eggs in one basket and then whining about the consequences is a sign of bad character. Besides that it’s pre
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by 2devnull 4y ago
Cato has always been very pro recreational drugs. I’d argue there s large part of the reason marijuana use has become so normalized. And people like Scott Gottlieb are a large part of the pro-vaxx lobby as well.
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by 2devnull 4y ago
No, the underlying business model, get people to watch your product in order to maximize ad sales, is basically the same. The incentives are therefore essentially the same. Money talks. Personally, I don’t watch anything. I read across a br
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by 2devnull 4y ago
Do you watch professional wrestling by any chance? They are in essence the same business model. Most people know both are largely fake, but some people actually believe. It’s the entertainment industry. Capital influences everything.
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by 2devnull 4y ago
Raskin is a serious guy actually. The headwear is because of cancer.
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by 2devnull 4y ago
It may be more common but it’s not exclusive to places outside the USA. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfside_condominium_collaps... Costs are costs. If you need lower cost anything (healthcare, pharmaceuticals, hou
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by 2devnull 4y ago
“Tech entrepreneur and academic Vivek Wadhwa said that it will likely take three years or so for Indian suppliers to be capable of the kind of volume production needed to make a noticeable dent in Chinese production.” I wonder how a war ove
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by 2devnull 4y ago
Excellent point. My sense is that this issue, similar to many Covid related issues, has gotten so political that the ordinary scientific processes and discussions have ceased operating as they should. I tend to therefore think greater cauti
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by 2devnull 4y ago
Explain how qgis doesn’t allow multiple layers. I have a project open right now with 6 layers. That to me seems like “multiple layers.” And how would that concept even apply to postgis? A postgis query can operate over many tables. And ther
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by 2devnull 4y ago
I’m not sure that I believe you know what you’re talking about. Not trying to be offensive in that statement, but “can’t back up my very broad, generalized statement with any detail or explanation” comes across as though you’re afraid to re
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by 2devnull 4y ago
Couldn’t you do travel time bands with postgis? I think so, but if it’s not possible please explain why.
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by 2devnull 4y ago
They explicitly target the universities as part of their business model. That’s why I say it’s a human capital Ponzi scheme. They give products out to students and educators way below cost, with the specific intention of making the field
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by 2devnull 4y ago
That’s reassuring. She did say that the doctor she found was like the only one in California, maybe even the whole country, that would treat people with mental health comorbidity. So even back then it wasn’t a widespread thing, just this on
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by 2devnull 4y ago
I’m relieved to hear that. It’s easy to get the impression that many children are now starting the process with hormones and whatnot, without too many barriers in place or a sufficient waiting period. It’s probably the most extreme cases th
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by 2devnull 4y ago
I witnessed this first hand in a close relative who, in the throws of a multi month long bipolar psychosis, concluded that the source of her mental health problems was gender dysphoria. The internet was very influential in her reaching this
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by 2devnull 4y ago
Yes, that is the apex of their human capital Ponzi scheme. But, you’d have to wait until the current profs who only know esri retire. Or until they put in the effort to learn how to use foss tools. The only motivation they might have, is a
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by 2devnull 4y ago
I can’t think of any other song writer who had so many hits that were so “of their time” across so many decades. When I think of 60’s music, his songs come to mind, 70’s music for sure, and a number of big hits in the 80’s. His songs were p
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by 2devnull 4y ago
I’ve always thought of zoom as the national socialist messaging app. Is it the sharepoint integration? That does seem a bit far left.
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by 2devnull 4y ago
I suppose other than learning their physical activity, so you could go to a gym. There is social activity, if you have people that you could talk to you could do that. There’s creative pursuits, so you could make art or music, or code or co
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by 2devnull 4y ago
I really want to agree. On an emotional level, I do agree. It’s important that the entire organization feel they rise or fall together, as a team, and this should impact leadership more heavily than the rank and file. But on the other, as y
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by 2devnull 4y ago
There is a general takeaway: laws, contracts, etc are not in and of themselves indicative of legal outcomes. Lawyers and process influence legal outcomes. That shouldn’t discourage the use of contracts, licenses, etc. But it should make yo
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by 2devnull 4y ago
You and I will disagree because, in my opinion, you ignore data and draw conclusion that stem from your own bigotry rather than an objective view of available information. Also, you should become friends with more Jews, Muslims, Christian’s
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by 2devnull 4y ago
Well, you’re simply wrong, arguably justifiably bigoted. I don’t think bigotry on (race or) creed is justified however. I speak from experience on this matter but if you don’t like personal testimony and prefer hard data, you can do the m
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by 2devnull 4y ago
Sometimes this can be a sign you need to put more energy into the spiritual side of your life. Many people find faith important to their mental well being. As society has abandoned its religious foundation, mental illness has increased. Per
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by 2devnull 4y ago
This implies we should spend less?
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by 2devnull 4y ago
“Is this suggesting that the public funders influence the outcome of research?” The funders decide what gets funded. One example, from Stanford, “ Stanford University receives hundreds of millions of dollars of funding from the NIH, without
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by 2devnull 4y ago
Answering my own question, they do. Maybe up to 10-25% reduction in CO2. It seems like a prayer plant might be the best.
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by 2devnull 4y ago
I wonder if houseplants would have an impact. Has anybody measured that?

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