ARandomerDude

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by ARandomerDude 8y ago
> We’ve been at peace for a long time, but one day war will break out Say what? Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, Iraq, Panama, Grenada, ...
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by ARandomerDude 8y ago
Agreed! I think it's bad design, especially when it comes to other controls. I want to be able to adjust the temperature by a known amount without ever taking my eyes off the road. Knobs with positive clicks do this, screens don&#x2
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by ARandomerDude 8y ago
> data vandalism Words are powerful. Normalizing terms like "data vandalism" is the road to being legally required to use FAANG in such a way that maximizes their profitability. Probably not a great idea.
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by ARandomerDude 8y ago
Totally agree. I'm not at a company known as a "tech company," but it is a household name. Vastly superior in pay and culture to the startup I worked for.
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by ARandomerDude 8y ago
> the stripes make zebras harder to distinguish in a herd, which certainly lead to some percentage of survival From the article: > Amanda Melin of the University of Calgary recently showed that lions and hyenas can’t even make out the
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by ARandomerDude 8y ago
Unsubstantiated assumption: "doing exactly what you want" is oppression.
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by ARandomerDude 8y ago
Cost. The average American family uses 24 metric tons a year (at least as of 2007, but we're ball-parking here) [1]. The article says it's $500 - $600 to extract 1 metric ton of CO2. (24 metric tons * $550/metric ton) &#x2F
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by ARandomerDude 8y ago
> So why wouldn’t everyone just become an authoritative parent? Religious people...Donald Trump... Ah, now I know why it's an opinion piece. The author thinks if you love Jesus, you're a sub-optimal parenting, Donald Trump lov
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by ARandomerDude 8y ago
Not a full book, but one of the documents that had the most profound impact on my life was The Heidelberg Disputation by Martin Luther. It's no exaggeration to say it completely changed how I think about a wide range of topics.
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by ARandomerDude 8y ago
3. You need a tie-breaker between your product and your competitor's.
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by ARandomerDude 8y ago
> Almost all professional criminals know the antidote for this kind of interrogation. Military must know it too. Military interrogation is very different from criminal interrogation. The goals are different on both sides of the table.
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by ARandomerDude 8y ago
"borderline" -- I'm impressed by your restraint. :-)
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by ARandomerDude 8y ago
Ditto. After the family pics, I told the photographer I want one of myself for professional use and she did a great job with it.
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by ARandomerDude 8y ago
> the world's first Unless applied to technological advancement, this statement is usually false. Human behavior is astonishingly repetitive.
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by ARandomerDude 8y ago
I'm sure I believe some things that are wrong (everyone does)...but I hope my kids have the decency not to trash me in a blog post when they're older.