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by 4wsn 4y ago
I know, that's implied. That's why I said it's a cultural class; both parties are unable to co-exist. It's nothing personal. It's just, outside of FAANG and fields with a FAANG-like culture, the expectation is gener
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by 4wsn 4y ago
> In my opinion, these things work best quietly. Reach out on 1:1 basis to people you know and expand network. Don’t sob in public. I concur but I noticed recently that with a lot of younger folks, it seems like a cultural shift. Maybe e
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by 4wsn 4y ago
Japan isn't the US, though. The effects of Japan's stagnation and economic woes are very real on the ground, and in terms of quality of life. I'm not praising Japan as being somehow superior in that regard, but Japanese cultu
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by 4wsn 4y ago
I got a Makita shop vac a couple of years ago for home use. It's huge, loud, and heavy. But it sure is the best vacuum I've ever owned.
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by 4wsn 4y ago
I remember those; especially the smell. Nobody ever cleaned inside them. Definitely built up your immune system though! Just imagine what the bacterial load in those things was. edit: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6b&#
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by 4wsn 4y ago
I haven't had a close look at contemporary playgrounds but they certainly don't look anything like this. I'm kind of torn on this. On the one hand, I was lucky enough to grow up in an environment without much supervision; jus
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by 4wsn 4y ago
I think it was this. > So give customers both what they want AND what will actually help them. So, instead of giving them what they want (security in the form of a deadbolt), also give them what will actually help them (a properly instal
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by 4wsn 4y ago
This is one of the worst responses to a major disclosure I've ever read. I know that non-tech companies that slap on IoT junk tend to be terrible at security but this is easily a top 10 finish.
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by 4wsn 4y ago
> Unfortunately, when people see you own a Tesla, they assume you are a fan of Musk. I see. Musk being an asshole attracts assholes who act like assholes towards you for your choice of car. I have to admit that would also be a factor in
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by 4wsn 4y ago
I think it has to do more with the compromise between sound engineering practices and the legitimate demands of marketing rather than any inherent nature of electronic parts. I don't mean to suggest that the electronic parts that fail
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by 4wsn 4y ago
Not to derail from your main point, but how does Musk's public conduct play into your reason for selling your Tesla? I'm not a fan of the man but that shouldn't really be a factor in whether or not I use a product he's i
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by 4wsn 4y ago
This is one of my favorite things about living in Germany. I bought my current car in 2018; it doesn't have a single scratch. Back home I'd be lucky to go six months without some careless idiot damaging it.
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by 4wsn 5y ago
Oh, buddy, I also can't wait to receive more instructions from our heroic leaders. I love that extra spring in my step from knowing my selfless acts are _literally saving the world_. I still haven't come down from the moral high o
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by 4wsn 5y ago
I had never heard of Weebly before but I assumed you had made a typo because surely nobody would call their product "Weebly". I was wrong.
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by 4wsn 5y ago
My sentiments as well. It gives the impression of a society where the only sentiment not scoffed at is satisfying one's urges and impulses. It's so hollow and empty.
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by 4wsn 5y ago
I haven't missed them, that's for sure. I've been blocking custom fonts (and only allowing whitelisted JS) with uBlock for a very long time. It's insane how bloated, janky, and slow things have become.
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by 4wsn 5y ago
> It's important to stand up to lies and to speak against recognized propaganda for what it is, but how capable are we as a society even to recognize the propaganda and lies when we see them? And how many of us have the courage to d
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by 4wsn 5y ago
> There's much at stake for Egypt in any new agreement. The largely desert nation’s population of some 100 million people relies on the Nile for more than 90% of its fresh water. > Ethiopia has banned all flights over the area fo
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by 4wsn 5y ago
https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/video/2021/crystalclose.mp4
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by 4wsn 5y ago
https://www.politico.eu/article/pr-problem-high-flying-start... Relevant bits to this particular point. > For investors, the European market is less overheated and so more attractive to participate in than the U.S.
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by 4wsn 5y ago
Yeah, I was clearly wrong on that point.
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by 4wsn 5y ago
Someone must've used The Verge's guide.
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by 4wsn 5y ago
Criticism of the EU on this point ≠ the US is better at it. It's not a competition of "my politicians are better than yours". Almost _all_ of the EU's legislation on anything tech related has been playing to the voters b
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by 4wsn 5y ago
Ah, yes, the European Parliament. They have a great track record regulating technology, not at all like a bunch of out of touch clueless boomers. I'm sure something as complex as facial recognition is well within their capabilities to
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by 4wsn 5y ago
What's solar rapture? Sounds like a Scientology ritual.
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by 4wsn 5y ago
Gotta love how much time on their hands people who work in corporations have. It's a paradox how corporations generate so much wealth while simultaneously having internal cultures that rival parliamentary democracies in time wasting bu
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by 4wsn 5y ago
The best part about things not working in Germany is seeing the lengths they'll go to to blame you for the failure and refuse to admit the system in question is anything other than the Best Thing Ever That Never Breaks.
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by 4wsn 5y ago
Just install uBlock Origin and disable JavaScript by default. There's no other practical way to actually use the web on a mobile device these days. For what it's worth it was a great and very entertaining article.
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by 4wsn 5y ago
> These companies are at war trying to capture our attention on smartphones. Imagine what they'll do to win when we're all plugged in. I don't disagree that they're competing for attention, nor that the field is perfe
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by 4wsn 5y ago
It sounds very ambitious and very vague. We know and I'm sure FB knows that this isn't going anywhere interesting, so what're the 700 openings for? If it weren't for the hires and the market being comically inflated I&#x

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